Decision-making on science - especially emerging technologies such as nanotechnology - must become more democratic, a new report on science policy released today argues.
Sep 25th, 2009
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Professor Ian W Boyd of the London Centre for Nanotechnology will take the first leadership role over the new Melbourne Centre for Nanofabrication from the 1st of October.
Sep 25th, 2009
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Researchers at the University of Kurdistan have devised special electrochemical nanosensors to measure diabetic patients' insulin level.
Sep 25th, 2009
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Porous coordination polymers that strongly adsorb polar guest molecules can be made using a ligand with separated positive and negative charges.
Sep 25th, 2009
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Titanium dioxide nanotubes can now attain a quality, which was until recently missing: an electrical conductivity that resembles those of metals.
Sep 25th, 2009
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Dr. Jiwoong Park of Cornell University, who receives funding for basic research from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR), is investigating carbon nanostructures that may some day be used in electronic, thermal, mechanical and sensing devices for the Air Force.
Sep 25th, 2009
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New chemical sensor chips made with carbon nanotubes could enable rapid, low-cost detection of TNT and poison in rivers, reservoirs.
Sep 25th, 2009
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To test whether graphene, a good conductor on its own, can help, researchers at PNNL added graphene, sheets made up of single carbon atoms, to titanium dioxide.
Sep 25th, 2009
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Disease diagnosis, toxin detection and more are possible with DNA-graphene nanostructure.
Sep 25th, 2009
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A nanomedicine research group led by a University of Toronto chemist has received a $5-million grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), giving them the green light to develop faster ways of detecting leukemia and lung cancer cells.
Sep 25th, 2009
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Discovery of way to balance effects of 2 drugs sets stage for safer pain relief.
Sep 25th, 2009
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Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have been able to confirm the production of the superheavy element 114.
Sep 24th, 2009
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The University of Twente will contribute to the Enhanced Oil Recovery Exploratory Research Program (ExploRe) from the energy company BP.
Sep 24th, 2009
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A two-day nanotechnology symposium will be held Thursday and Friday, Sept. 24 and 25, in the Whitaker Hall auditorium to highlight the opening of Washington University's nano research center.
Sep 24th, 2009
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A comprehensive nationwide infrastructure for hydrogen refueling will be in place in Germany by 2015. This is the declaration of the landmark agreement signed on September 10.
Sep 24th, 2009
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Held in Edmonton, AB, Canada, and co-sponsored by TAPPI and the Alberta Ingenuity Fund, the conference revealed developments for revolutionizing paper and wood products, as well as capturing sustainability-focused markets with bionanocomposites and capitalizing on wood-derived nanocrystalline cellulose and nanofibrillar cellulose.
Sep 24th, 2009
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