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RNA nanotechnology shows promise for treating cancer

A new study by researchers at the University of Kentucky Cancer Nanotechnology Platform Partnership (Kentucky CNPP) shows promise for developing ultrastable RNA nanoparticles that may help treat cancer by regulating cell function and binding to tumors without harming surrounding tissue.

Oct 18th, 2012

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Coating imroves nanoparticle penetration within brain tissue

Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Center of Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence (Hopkins CCNE) report they are one step closer to a drug-delivery system flexible enough to overcome some key challenges posed by brain cancer and other maladies affecting the brain.

Oct 18th, 2012

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Optical vortices on a chip

An international research group led by scientists from the University of Bristol and the Universities of Glasgow (UK) and Sun Yat-sen and Fudan in China, have demonstrated integrated arrays of emitters of so call 'optical vortex beams' onto a silicon chip.

Oct 18th, 2012

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Bus service for qubits

A Princeton-Joint Quantum Institute (JQI) collaboration announces the successful excitation of a spin qubit using a resonant cavity. The circuit, via the cavity, senses the presence of the qubit as if it were a bit of capacitance.

Oct 17th, 2012

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