Researchers at the University of Washington have studied vessel walls and found the cells pull more tightly together, reducing vascular leakage, in areas of fast-flowing blood. The finding could influence how doctors design drugs to treat high cholesterol, or how cardiac surgeons plan their procedures.
Apr 26th, 2012
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A new study has shown that adding boron-nitride nanotubes to the surface of cancer cells can double the effectiveness of Irreversible Electroporation, a minimally invasive treatment for soft tissue tumors in the liver, lung, prostate, head and neck, kidney and pancreas.
Apr 26th, 2012
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New insight on molecular motor movement.
Apr 26th, 2012
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This high-level scientific meeting aims to present a broad range of current research in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology as well as related policies (European Commission, etc.) or other kind of initiatives (nanoGUNE, FinNano, GDR-I, etc.).
Apr 26th, 2012
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Here is another installment of our collection of amazing images from nanotechnology labs from all over the world.
Apr 26th, 2012
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Chalmers Nanofabrication Laboratory will receive SEK 22 million that will be used for new nanolithography equipment. The funds will primarily be used for a new electron beam lithography (EBL) system, which is a technology used to produce electronics components and other nanosized structures.
Apr 26th, 2012
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Einem deutsch-japanischen Forscherteam ist es gelungen, das Einfangen - Physiker sprechen von Lokalisierung - von Licht in kuenstlichen Nanostrukturen in Echtzeit zu verfolgen.
Apr 26th, 2012
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Scientist Jan Meiss has been awarded with the "Green Photonics" for young academics on April 23, 2012 at the Hanover Fair. Within his dissertation in cooperation with Heliatek GmbH and Fraunhofer IPMS - COMEDD he succeeded in the development of new concepts for organic solar cells with high impact: his solar cells are four times more efficient as conventional organic solar cells.
Apr 26th, 2012
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A tiny crystal that enables a computer to perform calculations that currently stump the world's most powerful supercomputers has been developed by an international team including the University of Sydney's Dr Michael Biercuk.
Apr 26th, 2012
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Up to now, the brain's magnetic field is measurable only under technical laboratory conditions. This technique is therefore not feasible in terms of the broader medical use, although it would be significant for diagnosing numerous conditions such as epilepsy and dementia, or even for improving therapies such as deep brain stimulation for treating Parkinson's disease. Researchers have now developed a new type of magnetoelectric sensor, which is intended to allow the use of this important technology in the future.
Apr 26th, 2012
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The University of Manchester I3 Ltd (UMI3), the University's Innovation Group, and The UMIP Premier Fund (UPF), managed by MTI Partners, are pleased to announce the launch of a GBP 1M Graphene and innovative materials technology development funding call. This is for proof-of-principle and feasibility work, beyond the research grant stage.
Apr 26th, 2012
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CRANN, the Science Foundation Ireland funded nanoscience institute based in Trinity College Dublin (TCD), today announced the addition of three new Board members, from the Irish and European business communities.
Apr 26th, 2012
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Asylum Research, the technology leader in scanning probe and atomic force microscopy (SPM/AFM), will present Part 1 of three nanomechanics webinars on May 23.
Apr 26th, 2012
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One of the most instantly recognizable features of glass is the way it reflects light. But a new way of creating surface textures on glass, developed by researchers at MIT, virtually eliminates reflections, producing glass that is almost unrecognizable because of its absence of glare - and whose surface causes water droplets to bounce right off, like tiny rubber balls.
Apr 26th, 2012
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Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have built a quantum simulator that can engineer interactions among hundreds of quantum bits (qubits) - 10 times more than previous devices.
Apr 26th, 2012
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Protein design is technique that is increasingly valuable to a variety of fields, from biochemistry to therapeutics to materials engineering. University of Pennsylvania chemists have taken this kind of design a step further; using computational methods, they have created the first custom-designed protein crystal.
Apr 25th, 2012
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