Melding nanotechnology and medical research, researchers from Sandia National Laboratories, the University of New Mexico, and the UNM Cancer Research and Treatment Center have produced an effective strategy that uses nanoparticles to treat tumors with a melange of anticancer agents. This strategy relies on using silica nanoparticles honeycombed with cavities that can store large amounts and varieties of drugs loaded inside a lipid-based nanoparticle known as a liposome.
May 20th, 2011
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A team of investigators from Stanford University has developed a new biosensor microchip that could significantly speed up the process of drug development. The microchips, packed with highly sensitive magnetic nanosensors, analyze how proteins bind to one another, a critical step for evaluating the effectiveness and possible side effects of a potential medication.
May 20th, 2011
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CRDF Global is soliciting applications from U.S. researchers in the field of nanotechnology to serve as subject matter experts and presenters at a 3-day workshop entitled "On the Frontiers of Nanotechnology: Research and Collaboration in the U.S. and Uzbekistan" in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on September 21-23, 2011.
May 20th, 2011
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3-dimensional surfaces with features below 100 nanometres have numerous applications ranging from optics to life sciences. The development of new manufacturing processes, based on nanoimprinting techniques (NIL), is a core aspect for the success of these applications.
May 20th, 2011
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Auf der Suche nach Materialien etwa fuer elektronische Bauteile koennen Physiker kuenftig einer neuen Spur folgen: Ein internationales Forscherteam hat zum ersten Mal praezise beobachtet, wie sich die physikalischen Eigenschaften einer Substanz - genauer gesagt des Metalloxids Lanthannickeloxid - aendern, wenn es in zweidimensionaler statt dreidimensionaler Form verarbeitet wird.
May 20th, 2011
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NVIDIA and the CGSociety, a division of Ballistic Media, have announced 'NVArt 6: Moving Innovation', a new worldwide digital art contest for artists to explore the future of electronic device design, with over $34,000 in prizes.
May 20th, 2011
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Touch control, based on innovative large-area capacitive sensors, is enjoying exponential market growth. LOPE-C 2011 in Frankfurt, Germany, will present the state of the art and the trends of touch.
May 20th, 2011
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In the computer displays of medical equipment in hospitals and clinics, liquid crystal technologies have already found a major role. But a discovery reported from the University of Wisconsin-Madison suggests that micrometer-sized droplets of liquid crystal, which have been found to change their ordering and optical appearance in response to the presence of very low concentrations of a particular bacterial lipid, might find new uses in a range of biological contexts.
May 19th, 2011
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Berkeley Lab scientists reveal how protein-making machine bends without breaking.
May 19th, 2011
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Research proposals from University of Bath and Manchester's Metropolitan University confirmed as winners.
May 19th, 2011
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Scientists from NPL, in collaboration with Linkoping University, Sweden, have shown that regions of graphene of different thickness can be easily identified in ambient conditions using Electrostatic Force Microscopy (EFM).
May 19th, 2011
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Scientists at Empa, the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, have further boosted the energy conversion efficiency of flexible solar cells made of copper indium gallium (di)selenide (also known as CIGS) to a new world record of 18.7% - a significant improvement over the previous record of 17.6% achieved by the same team in June 2010.
May 19th, 2011
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Scientists at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have conducted experiments confirming which of three possible mechanisms is responsible for the spontaneous formation of three-dimensional pillar arrays in nanofilms. These protrusions appear suddenly when the surface of a molten nanofilm is exposed to an extreme temperature gradient and self-organize into hexagonal, lamellar, square, or spiral patterns.
May 19th, 2011
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Two-dimensional graphene may lead to faster electronics, stronger spacecraft and much more.
May 19th, 2011
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Researchers have developed a technique, exploiting a specific defect in the lattice structure of diamond, to externally detect the spins of individual molecules.
May 19th, 2011
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Scientists built a scaffold-looking structure consisting of carbon nanofibers and a government-approved polymer. Tests showed the synthetic nanopatch regenerated natural heart tissue cells - called cardiomyocytes - as well as neurons. In short, the tests showed that a dead region of the heart can be brought back to life.
May 19th, 2011
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