Professor Paul O'Brien and his research team in the School of Chemistry at The University of Manchester are joining forces with Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd, a Japan based manufacturer, to form a new research collaboration.
Aug 20th, 2009
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In future, it will be possible to detect malignant tumors more rapidly and more reliably - with instruments that combine magnetic resonance tomography and positron emission tomography, two conventional methods in medical diagnostics.
Aug 20th, 2009
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From superfluid to Mott insulator, density profiles of ultracold atomic gases reveal secrets of quantum phase transitions.
Aug 20th, 2009
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Researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine have destroyed prostate cancer tumors in mice by injecting them with specially-coated, miniscule carbon tubes and then superheating the tubes with a brief zap of a laser.
Aug 20th, 2009
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The funding will allow the ALS - one of the world's brightest sources of ultraviolet and soft x-ray beams - to upgrade its facilities and maintain its position at the cutting edge of soft x-ray science.
Aug 20th, 2009
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A new technique uses light to manipulate the activity of a protein at precise times and places within a living cell, providing a new tool for scientists who study the fundamentals of protein function.
Aug 20th, 2009
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Researchers of the CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Nanostructure and Nanotechnology successfully designed and synthesized a nanocomposite of LiFePO4 nanoparticles embedded in nanoporous carbon matrix as a superior cathode material for lithium-ion batteries.
Aug 20th, 2009
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A new method for attaching a large protective polymer molecule to a protein appears to improve protein drugs significantly.
Aug 19th, 2009
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In a report today at the 238th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, scientists describe development of a test for performance of smudge- and reflection-resistant coatings and its use to determine how to improve that performance.
Aug 19th, 2009
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Computational biologists at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have shown that proteins have an intrinsic ability to change shape, and this is required for their biological activity.
Aug 19th, 2009
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Friends of the Earth, Consumers Union, and the International Center for Technology Assessment (ICTA) released a report today detailing why consumers should be wary of sunscreens that contain nanomaterials.
Aug 19th, 2009
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Nano-bio material kills cancer cells, leaves healthy cells in unharmed.
Aug 19th, 2009
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Using thin films of silk as templates, researchers have incorporated inorganic nanoparticles that join with the silk to form strong and flexible composite structures that have unusual optical and mechanical properties.
Aug 19th, 2009
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A non-toxic and environmentally friendly way to make tiny nanorods of zinc oxide has been developed for the first time by researchers in Saudi Arabia.
Aug 19th, 2009
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After engineers and scientists at Virginia Tech, Harvard and Drexel finish studying the locomotion of fish in water, Michael Phelps may find he still has a few new ways to increase his own world-breaking Olympic times.
Aug 19th, 2009
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A team at the University of Bristol (UK) and the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces in Golm (Germany) has now successfully liquefied a protein without the assistance of a solvent.
Aug 19th, 2009
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