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Governing uncertainty: Environmental regulation in the age of nanotechnology

This is the first volume to engage scholarly perspectives on environmental regulation in light of the challenges posed by nanotechnology. Contributors focus on the overarching lessons of decades of regulatory response, while posing a fundamental question: How can government regulatory systems satisfy the desire for scientific innovation while also taking into account the direct and indirect effects of 21st century emerging technologies, particularly in the face of scientific uncertainties?

Mar 22nd, 2010

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Flexible Elektronik aus dem Drucker

Elektronische Anwendungen effektiver, sparsamer und umweltfreundlicher zu gestalten - dieses Ziel verfolgen Chemiker der Friedrich-Schiller-Universitaet Jena. Das Team um Prof. Dr. Ulrich S. Schubert vom Institut fuer Organische Chemie und Makromolekulare Chemie ist Partner im neuen europaeischen Gemeinschaftsprojekt LOTUS.

Mar 22nd, 2010

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Printable sensor reacts to finger's heat signal without being touched

The cellphone is switched off but immediately springs into action at the point of a finger. It is not necessary to touch the display. This touchless control is made possible by a polymer sensor affixed to the cellphone which, like human skin, reacts to the tiniest fluctuations in temperature and differences in pressure and recognizes the finger as it approaches.

Mar 22nd, 2010

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Exploiting molecular forces to control the form of nanostructures

DNA is found in linear and closed-circular forms in cells, and as such they can serve as component for the assembly of nanostructures of technological interest. The conformations adopted by DNA molecules depend on their intrinsic characteristics and the forces that act upon them. Scientists have quantified the effects of these different factors on the shapes of DNA rings on surface.

Mar 22nd, 2010

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Research provides proof in humans of RNA interference using targeted nanoparticles

A California Institute of Technology-led team of researchers and clinicians has published the first proof that a targeted nanoparticle - used as an experimental therapeutic and injected directly into a patient's bloodstream - can traffic into tumors, deliver double-stranded small interfering RNAs (siRNAs), and turn off an important cancer gene using a mechanism known as RNA interference (RNAi).

Mar 21st, 2010

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Symposium on the convergence of nanotechnology and life sciences

The intersection of nanotechnology with the field of life sciences - including its growing impact on health care through improved diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disease - was the theme of a national conference held at the University of Albany's College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering on March 19.

Mar 21st, 2010

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