http://www.nanowerk.com/ Nanotechnology research news headlines from Nanowerk Copyright 2005-2009 Nanowerk LLC http://www.nanowerk.com/ http://www.nanowerk.com/images/logo10.gif michael@nanowerk.com (Michael Berger) en-us Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:13:44 -0500 http://www.nanowerk.com/news/newsid=13403.php A landmark selection of review articles published this week in IOP Publishing's Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 'Progress in Applications of Magnetic Nanoparticles in Biomedicine', shows just how far magnetic nanoparticles for application in biomedicine have come and what exciting promise they hold for the future. http://www.nanowerk.com/news/newsid=13403.php http://www.nanowerk.com/news/newsid=13404.php The awards are part of DOE's investment to support the development of new solar energy technologies and the rapid deployment of available carbon-free solar energy systems. http://www.nanowerk.com/news/newsid=13404.php http://www.nanowerk.com/news/newsid=13405.php Two labs report that nanoparticle-delivered gene therapy successfully suppressed ovarian tumor growth in mice. http://www.nanowerk.com/news/newsid=13405.php http://www.nanowerk.com/news/newsid=13406.php Mit der Spitze eines Rastertunnelmikroskops schalten Forscher einzelne Atome von 'Spin up' auf 'Spin down' um - einfach indem sie den Abstand der Spitze zum Atom aendern. http://www.nanowerk.com/news/newsid=13406.php http://www.nanowerk.com/news/newsid=13407.php A novel method of detection of cervical cancer cells has been developed by Clarkson University Professor Igor Sokolov's group, an affiliate of the University's Nanoengineering and Biotechnology Laboratories Center (NABLAB). http://www.nanowerk.com/news/newsid=13407.php http://www.nanowerk.com/news/newsid=13408.php Under the umbrella of the Juelich Aachen Research Alliance (JARA), from 2010 the Centre for Microscopy and Spectroscopy with Electrons will be operating a unique electron microscope with a world-beating resolution of 50 billionths of a millimetre. http://www.nanowerk.com/news/newsid=13408.php http://www.nanowerk.com/news/newsid=13409.php Imitating photosynthesis in plants? If we were to accomplish this, mankind would have a little less to worry about. Chemists have now made progress on the road to achieving artificial photosynthesis. http://www.nanowerk.com/news/newsid=13409.php http://www.nanowerk.com/news/newsid=13410.php Since 2004, 50 million euros has been invested in high-calibre research and commercially-oriented development work as part of the Austrian NANO initiative. This approach has launched numerous patents and inventions onto the international market. These developments will be presented at the exhibition as part of a programme involving both Austrian and international experts. http://www.nanowerk.com/news/newsid=13410.php http://www.nanowerk.com/news/newsid=13411.php Good news for heterogeneous catalysis and the hydrogen economy: computers can now be used to make accurate predictions of the reactions of (hydrogen) molecules with surfaces. http://www.nanowerk.com/news/newsid=13411.php http://www.nanowerk.com/news/newsid=13412.php Researchers at Yale University have developed synthetic molecules capable of enhancing the body's immune response to HIV and HIV-infected cells, as well as to prostate cancer cells. http://www.nanowerk.com/news/newsid=13412.php http://www.nanowerk.com/news/newsid=13414.php Prof. Luisa De Cola vom Physikalischen Institut der Westfaelischen Wilhelms-Universitaet Muenster erhaelt eine besonders prestigetraechtige Auszeichnung des Europaeischen Forschungsrats (ERC): den hoch angesehenen 'Advanced Researcher Grant' 2009. http://www.nanowerk.com/news/newsid=13414.php http://www.nanowerk.com/news/newsid=13416.php U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced that the Senate has approved the FY10 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill which includes $500,000 for the University at Albany's College of Nanoscience and Engineering. http://www.nanowerk.com/news/newsid=13416.php http://this-week-in-nanotechnology.blogspot.com/ This week's most interesting nanotechnology news. http://this-week-in-nanotechnology.blogspot.com/ http://www.nanowerk.com/news/newsid=13418.php The Top-level Research Initiative is launching a call for user-driven research projects within the sub-programme 'Energy Efficiency with Nanotechnology' in the beginning of 2010. The Top-level Research Initiative is the largest joint Nordic research and innovation initiative to date. The overall scope of the sub-programme 'Energy Efficiency with Nanotechnology' is 'Improvement of the efficiency of future sustainable energy system by applying nanotechnology to the transport sector, energy conversion and use'. http://www.nanowerk.com/news/newsid=13418.php http://www.nanowerk.com/news/newsid=13420.php The speakers' presentations from the OECD 'Conference on Potential Environmental Benefits of Nanotechnology: Fostering Safe Innovation-Led Growth' are now available online on the OECD site. http://www.nanowerk.com/news/newsid=13420.php http://www.nanowerk.com/news/newsid=13421.php The European Commission has opened a public consultation in order to receive input from all people and organisations involved or interested in nanosciences and nanotechnologies research in Europe, and notably research, policy makers, industry, media and civil society organisations. http://www.nanowerk.com/news/newsid=13421.php http://www.nanowerk.com/news/newsid=13378.php An electron microscope with glasses that correct the spherical aberration of the lens in order to achieve even higher resolution is currently being assembled at the Electron Microscopy Centre (EMEZ) at ETH Zurich. http://www.nanowerk.com/news/newsid=13378.php http://www.nanowerk.com/news/newsid=13383.php The Center of Excellence in Nanotechnology at Asian Institute of Technology in Thailand organizing the the 3rd Thailand Nanotechnology Conference 2009 Health, Energy, Environment on December 21-22, 2009 in Bangkok, Thailand. http://www.nanowerk.com/news/newsid=13383.php http://www.nanowerk.com/news/newsid=13384.php Wissenschaftler am Center for Imaging Science and Technology (CIMST) der ETH Zuerich haben eine neue Methode entwickelt, die es erstmals ermoeglicht, in Echtzeit kleinste Bewegungen von Viren zu verfolgen. http://www.nanowerk.com/news/newsid=13384.php http://www.nanowerk.com/news/newsid=13385.php Interessierte Buerger habe jetzt die Gelegenheit bis zum 19. November zum Entwurf des Oesterreichischen Aktionsplans Nanotechnologie Stellung zu nehmen. http://www.nanowerk.com/news/newsid=13385.php http://www.nanowerk.com/news/newsid=13387.php Can an intense laser rip photons into electron-positron pairs? Seeking to shed light on this burning question is the ELI ('Extreme light infrastructure') project, which received EUR 6 million in funding under the 'Infrastructures' Theme of the EU's Seventh Framework Programme. http://www.nanowerk.com/news/newsid=13387.php http://www.nanowerk.com/news/newsid=13389.php A powerful new biosensor developed by European researchers will help identify cells in the immune system that actively suppress tumour growth, then put them to use. Enlisting the patient's own immune system would be like sending reinforcements for resistance fighters. http://www.nanowerk.com/news/newsid=13389.php http://www.nanowerk.com/news/newsid=13391.php The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded researchers in Rice University's new BioScience Research Collaborative (BRC) a $2 million Grand Opportunity (GO) grant to develop a fast, inexpensive test for oral cancer that a dentist could perform simply by using a brush to collect a small sample of cells from a patient's mouth. http://www.nanowerk.com/news/newsid=13391.php http://www.nanowerk.com/news/newsid=13392.php In diseases such as multiple sclerosis, cells of the immune system infiltrate the brain tissue, where they cause immense damage. For many years, it was an enigma as to how these cells can escape from the bloodstream. Now, a team of scientists has witnessed the movements of these cells 'live' under the microscope for the very first time. http://www.nanowerk.com/news/newsid=13392.php http://www.nanowerk.com/news/newsid=13394.php A unique large-scale research device from Juelich went into operation in the USA yesterday. At the strongest neutron source in the world, the spallation source SNS in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, Forschungszentrum Juelich inaugurated a so-called neutron spin echo (NSE) spectrometer. http://www.nanowerk.com/news/newsid=13394.php http://www.nanowerk.com/news/newsid=13396.php Dr Davide Mariotti, who is based at Ulster's Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials Research Institute (NAMRI) at Jordanstown, was recently awarded the Invitation Fellowship by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS). http://www.nanowerk.com/news/newsid=13396.php http://www.nanowerk.com/news/newsid=13397.php Scientists are making progress toward development of an "artificial leaf" that mimics a real leaf's chemical magic with photosynthesis - but instead converts sunlight and water into a liquid fuel such as methanol for cars and trucks. http://www.nanowerk.com/news/newsid=13397.php http://www.nanowerk.com/news/newsid=13398.php Three top British nanotechnology firms whose innovations make solar cells more efficient, help in the fight against heart disease, and improve the production of fine chemical compounds won Business Innovation Awards today at the UK NanoForum and Emerging Technologies Conference 2009. http://www.nanowerk.com/news/newsid=13398.php http://www.nanowerk.com/news/newsid=13399.php Medically used nanoparticles can damage the DNA of cells without crossing cellular barriers in the body. http://www.nanowerk.com/news/newsid=13399.php http://www.nanowerk.com/news/newsid=13400.php Am 26. November laedt die Aktionslinie Hessen-Nanotech des Hessischen Wirtschaftsministeriums zum 6. Nanotechnologieforum nach Hanau ein. http://www.nanowerk.com/news/newsid=13400.php