Harvard materials scientists have come up with what they believe is a new way to model the formation of glasses, a type of amorphous solid that includes common window glass.
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Scientists have successfully wired a state-of-the-art artificial hand to existing nerve endings in the stump of a severed arm. The device, called SmartHand, resembles - in function, sensitivity and appearance - a real hand.
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Engineering researchers at McMaster University have fabricated a palm-sized, automated, micro-injector that can insert proteins, DNA and other biomolecules into individual cells at volumes exponentially higher than current procedures, and at a fraction of the cost.
Posted: Nov 4th, 2009
Read moreElectric vehicles are the future and researchers are working on developing such cars to fuel technology and protect the environment. Rising to meet this challenge head on is the E3CAR ('Energy efficient electrical car') project, funded in part by the EU and ENIAC (the European Nanoelectronics Initiative Advisory Council).
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Zum Ende des Jahres 2009 werden am 17. Dezember in Wetzlar die neusten Trends der Mikroskopie zur Betrachtung der unterschiedlichen Groessenskalen vorgestellt.
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Read moreThis thesis focuses on the development and fabrication of low-loss ceramic thin film devices for radio and microwave frequency applications.
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The lifespan of these coated yeast cells is tripled, whilst their division is suppressed. The shell also protects the cells from unfavorable external conditions.
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Theoretical studies suggest that silicon nanowires shorter than 3 nm lose their intrinsic electronic characteristics when incorporated between metal electrodes.
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Nanowire sensors could indicate whether a patient is at risk of a heart attack, or myocardial infarction, by detecting a protein called cardiac troponin-T (cTnT).
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Custom-built antimicrobial peptides can cross the blood-brain barrier and destroy harmful bacteria and fungi.
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In a breakthrough development, researchers in Singapore have reported the invention of an essential component for single-molecule mechanical machines: a molecular gear that can be controllably rotated with a 100% rate of success.
Posted: Nov 4th, 2009
Read moreSingapore's Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) and Macmillan Scientific Communications (MSC) have launched a new open access website, A*STAR Research to highlight some of the best research published by A*STAR's research institutions.
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A theoretical physicist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed a method for calculating the motions and forces of thousands of atoms simultaneously over a wider range of time scales than previously possible.
Posted: Nov 3rd, 2009
Read moreAm 20. Januar 2010 findet bei der Evonik Industries AG der naechste Inno.CNT-Jahreskongress statt. Ziel des Kongresses ist es, ein offenes und kreatives Forum zum Ergebnis- und Ideenaustausch der CNT-Community zu schaffen.
Posted: Nov 3rd, 2009
Read moreLMU Munich biophysicists Professor Dieter Braun und Franz Weinert now developed a non-invasive optical molecule trap.
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By building a tiny microscope small enough to be carried around on a rats' head, scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics in Germany, have found a way to study the complex activity of many brain cells simultaneously while animals are free to move around.
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