No nanorobots yet, but will nanomedicine soon be changing our lives?
New EU NANOMED project aims to separate fact from fiction.
Posted: Feb 24th, 2009
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Argonne named a 'Best Place' to work for postdocs
The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory was recently ranked as the 13th best place for postdocs to work by The Scientist, a life sciences magazine.
Posted: Feb 23rd, 2009
Read moreNanotechnology-enabled portable lab may one day detect plant disease before outbreak
This science may literally be outside the box: A briefcase-sized kit is carried to a field where thousands of tons of food are growing. The search is for microorganisms that could infect and kill the plants, wreaking havoc on the food supply and market.
Posted: Feb 23rd, 2009
Read moreGovernment of Canada funds the Canadian Forest NanoProducts Network ArboraNano
FPInnovations has announced that ArboraNano - the Canadian Forest NanoProducts Network - has been selected as one of four new Business-led Networks funded by the Government of Canada. ArboraNano is receiving $8.9 million over four years.
Posted: Feb 23rd, 2009
Read moreComputer simulations help explain the photostability of DNA
Complex computer simulations have, for the first time, allowed scientists to examine in detail the processes that help to ensure the stability of DNA when exposed to UV light.
Posted: Feb 23rd, 2009
Read moreFirst report of wireless brain stimulation using light-activated semiconductor nanoparticles
Traditionally, stimulating nerves or brain tissue involves cumbersome wiring and a sharp metal electrode. But a team of researchers at Case Western Reserve University is going 'wireless'.
Posted: Feb 23rd, 2009
Read moreWorkshop 'Trends in nanomechanics and nanoengineering'
The main purpose of the Workshop "Trends in Nanomechanics and Nanoengineering", which will take place on August, 24-28, 2009, in Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, is to highlight the latest scientific advances within the broad field of nanomechanics in academia and industry.
Posted: Feb 23rd, 2009
Read moreMajor European grant to support ground-breaking research in energy and sustainability
A major new grant of 2.5m euros will support ground-breaking research in energy and sustainability at The University of Nottingham. The award, made to Professor Martin Schroeder in the School of Chemistry, will be used to develop new ideas and techniques at the cutting-edge of this field over the next five years.
Posted: Feb 23rd, 2009
Read moreSEMATECH SPCC 2009 to focus on solutions for emerging technologies in semiconductor surface preparation
SEMATECH announced today that its Surface Preparation and Cleaning Conference (SPCC), the premier technical forum for discussion of the latest innovations in wafer and mask-cleaning technologies, will be held on March 23 - 25, 2009 at the Sheraton Hotel in Austin, Texas.
Posted: Feb 23rd, 2009
Read moreCould gold-palladium nanoparticles revolutionize hydrogen peroxide production?
EU-funded scientists have developed a simpler, cleaner method of producing hydrogen peroxide, which is widely used as an antiseptic and disinfectant.
Posted: Feb 23rd, 2009
Read moreOne of the most important problems in materials science solved
Together with three colleagues Professor Peter Oppeneer of Uppsala University has explained the hitherto unsolved mystery in materials science known as 'the hidden order' - how a new phase arises and why.
Posted: Feb 23rd, 2009
Read moreRevolutionary copolymer may enable 10 times more computer memory
Researchers say a newly tested method for producing super dense, defect-free, thin polymer films is the fastest, most efficient method ever achieved and it may dramatically improve microelectronic storage capabilities such as those in computer memory sticks.
Posted: Feb 23rd, 2009
Read moreNew imaging methods let scientists 'see' biomolecules more clearly
Scientists describe a technique for imaging whole cells in liquid with a scanning transmission electron microscope (STEM).
Posted: Feb 23rd, 2009
Read moreMicrofluidic device mimics tumor microenvironment, helps drug discovery efforts
Researchers have built a microfluidic device that can mimic the chemical and physical barriers created by tumors, providing researchers with a new screening tool that may help with the design of more effective anticancer drugs.
Posted: Feb 23rd, 2009
Read moreNanoparticles detect dying cancer cells
Two years ago, researchers at the University of South Australia discovered a new molecular marker specific for chemotherapy-induced cancer cell death. Now, those same investigators have used this marker to develop an imaging agent that can pinpoint tumor cell death using magnetic resonance imaging.
Posted: Feb 23rd, 2009
Read moreRadiolabeled nanoparticles boost PET-CT combo imaging
In an attempt to decrease the amount of cancer-targeting nanoparticle needed to image tumors, a team of investigators has developed a simple method for creating iron oxide nanoparticles labeled with 18F, a radioisotope that is easily detected using positron emission tomography.
Posted: Feb 23rd, 2009
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