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Generic drug may improve the effectiveness of cancer nanotherapies

Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators describe experiments showing that the generic drug losartan, by modifying the network of collagen fibers that characterizes most solid tumors, improved the effectiveness of two nanotherapeutics against several types of cancer.

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New lithography technique allows nanoscale resolution with visible light

University of Maryland researchers have made a breakthrough in the use of visible light for making tiny integrated circuits. Though their advance is probably at least a decade from commercial use, they say it could one day make it possible for companies like Intel to continue their decades long tread of making ever smaller, faster, and cheaper computer chips.

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Fresh technology for new cell creation

The European MODPLEUV project brings together Austrian, Czech and Polish researchers to successfully develop a novel yet easy way to create nano-structured materials that would facilitate human cell development.

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Using quantum mechanics to melt glass at Absolute Zero

Scientists have discovered a new quantum mechanical effect with glass-forming liquids. They've determined that it's possible to melt glass - not by heating it, but by cooling it to a temperature near Absolute Zero.

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NanoKommission der Bundesregierung stellt Bericht zur zweiten Arbeitsphase vor

Der Bericht und die Empfehlungen der NanoKommission sowie die Ergebnisse der einzelnen Arbeitsgruppen in der zweiten Dialogphase 2009-2011 sind als download herunterladbar.

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Engineered cells could usher in programmable cell therapies

Researchers have engineered cells that could solve one of the key challenges associated with the procedure: Control of the cells and their microenvironment following transplantation.

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$1 million up for grabs for performing DNA and RNA sequencing of a single cancer cell

Life Technologies Corporation today announced that the Life Grand Challenges Contest, initially introduced in December 2010, is expanding to include a fourth challenge. This latest contest challenges scientists to sequence the genome and all RNA content derived from a single cancer cell.

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DNA origami could be key building block for smaller, smarter electronics

Using a concept called DNA origami, Arizona State University researchers are trying to pave the way to produce the next generations of electronics products.

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Nanotechnology research fit for a king

Rice University scientists test strength of composite bonds one nanotube at a time.

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Solar cells can be made thinner and lighter with the help of aluminum particles

The light conversion efficiency of thin-film solar cells can be improved by depositing aluminum particles on the cell surface.

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Nanomaterial with peapod structures can help improve the performance of lithium-ion batteries

Researchers in Singapore have demonstrated an elegant strategy to reduce the degradation problem and increase the capacity retention of lithium-ion batteries over many charge-discharge cycles.

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Tuning graphene film so it sheds water

Researchers have figured out how to create a freestanding film of graphene oxide and alter its surface roughness so that it either causes water to bead up and run off or causes it to spread out in a thin layer.

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Brookhaven Lab wins inaugural Gordon Battelle prizes for scientific discovery and technology impact

The winning scientific discoveries included a new way to use a synthetic form of DNA to control the assembly of nanoparticles.

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Physicist receives NSF CAREER Award for quantum research

Dr. Stefan Strauf, Assistant Professor of Physics and Engineering Physics at Stevens Institute of Technology, has been honored by the National Science Foundation (NSF) with the prestigious CAREER Award.

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Exotic phases on an atom chip

The realization of topological insulators with cold atoms is extremely attractive, as it would offer an ideal quantum spin Hall effect within a laboratory. In an article recently published, an international team lay out such an experiment.

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Early tests find nanoshell therapy effective against brain cancer

Rice bioengineers, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's physician-scientists zap tumors with light-activated nanoparticles.

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