New research by scientists at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) and The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center could make it easier for patients to use a family of promising experimental cancer therapeutics known as small interfering RNA (siRNA).
May 5th, 2010
Read moreThis report presents the information obtained from the Questionnaire on Regulatory Regimes on Manufactured Nanomaterials. 24 legislations from 9 jurisdictions were analyzed. The report summarizes objectives and activities covered by each legislation, as well as information on registration/notification, assessment and management of substances which are either pre-market or already in commerce. It also provides a number of legislative features identified in the legislations for consideration when amending or drafting legislation for regulatory oversight of nanomaterials and their products.
May 5th, 2010
Read moreIn September 2009, the OECD held a workshop on Risk Assessment of Manufactured Nanomaterials in a Regulatory Context. This is the report of the workshop.
May 5th, 2010
Read moreAt the 6th meeting of the WPMN (October 2009), the operational plans 2009-2012 for each project were proposed and discussed. This document compiles the operational plans, which include information on their respective objectives, expected outputs, and linkages with other OECD bodies and other activities.
May 5th, 2010
Read more20 Preistraeger wurden gestern im Ministerium fuer Innovation, Wissenschaft, Forschung und Technologie des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen (MIWFT) von Dr. Michael Stueckradt, Staatssekretaer im Innovationsministerium, geehrt. Zugleich eroeffnete er die Ausstellung, in der alle fuer den Wettbewerb eingesandten Bilder vom 5. bis 21. Mai fuer interessierte Besucher zugaenglich sind.
May 5th, 2010
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Professor Dr. Mukundan Thelakkat, Professor fuer Angewandte Funktionspolymere an der Universitaet Bayreuth, erhaelt von der Europaeischen Union 1,64 Millionen Euro fuer die Polymersolarzellenforschung.
May 5th, 2010
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National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) Microelectronics and Chemical Engineering students, led by Department of Electrical Engineering and Institute of Microelectronics Prof. Wen-Chau Liu and Department of Chemical Engineering Prof. Huey-Ing Chen, have won a gold medal at the 38th International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva with their Semiconductor Transistor-Type Hydrogen Sensor.
May 5th, 2010
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Durable paint, water purification, faster computers, tougher shoe soles, and lighter and cheaper televisions are all possibilities now that a Queensland University of Technology scientist has discovered a way to disperse gold nanoparticles evenly through plastic.
May 4th, 2010
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Scientists have successfully used a specialized fluorescent protein to visualize electrical activity in neurons of living mice. In a milestone study, scientists are able to apply the method to watch activity in nerve cells during animal behavior.
May 4th, 2010
Read moreA University of Florida engineering researcher has crafted a nickel-sized imaging device that uses organic light-emitting diode technology similar to that found in cell phone or laptop screens for night vision.
May 4th, 2010
Read moreThe U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)'s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) has been awarded $8.6 million in Recovery Act funding for what the DOE calls 'ambitious research projects that could fundamentally change the way the country uses and produces energy'.
May 4th, 2010
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Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft foerdert interdisziplinaere Gruppe unter Leitung der TU Chemnitz, die neue Molekuele fuer praxisnahe Anwendungen entwickelt.
May 4th, 2010
Read moreA new national survey on public attitudes toward medical applications and physical enhancements that rely on nanotechnology shows that support for the technology increases when the public is informed of the technology's risks as well as its benefits - at least among those people who have heard of nanotechnology.
May 4th, 2010
Read moreCryo-electron microscopy images shed light on virus structure, function.
May 4th, 2010
Read moreA recently published article discusses the huge impact that informatics will have in the immediate future on vanguard medicine and innovation in a field, translational nanoinformatics, that is set to translate advances in basic nanomedical research into clinical applications of growing importance.
May 4th, 2010
Read moreMIT researchers are exploring a new technology funded by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, and the National Science Foundation, which they call a thermopower wave, that may convert chemical energy to fuel cells for micro-machines, sensors and emergency communication beacons.
May 4th, 2010
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