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New stem cell therapy for heart repair with self-assembling peptide nanofiber hydrogel
Assistant Prof. Patrick C. H. Hsieh of Institute of Nanotechnology and Microsystems Engineering, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), Tainan, Taiwan, has led a research team of myocardial regeneration to conduct an experiment on pigs and has proved that by combining self-assembling peptide nanofiber hydrogel with autologous bone marrow stem cell, myocardial protection after acute myocardial infarction, vascular regeneration and heart functions can be improved.
October 12, 2010 Read more
From aerospace, food packaging to armour: New age nanocomposite materials developed for a variety of industries
A*STAR's Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE) showcases R+D in polymer and nanocomposites that are used to produce new transparent high-barrier film packaging, low dental shrinkage materials, anti-scratch coatings, aerospace carbon-fibre reinforced polymers and soft, high-impact resistant protective padding.
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Planar power
Flat sodium-nickel chloride battery could improve performance, cost of energy storage.
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Breakthrough carbon nanotube technology produces up to tenfold increase in lithium-ion battery power
Contour Energy Systems, Inc. an innovative portable power company commercializing next-generation battery systems, today announced the acquisition of a breakthrough carbon nanotube technology that can dramatically improve the power capability of lithium-ion batteries, through an exclusive technology licensing agreement with Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
October 12, 2010 Read more
Microchip technology rapidly identifies compounds for regrowing nerves in live animals
A faster way to look for drugs that regenerate nerve cells.
October 11, 2010 Read more
Microbial hair: It's electric
Specialized bacterial filaments shown to conduct electricity.
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Berkeley Lab technology spawns successful start-up companies
What do a smart window company, a microbial analysis start-up and waste-heat recovery start-up have in common? They're all located in the San Francisco Bay Area and they're all based on technology developed at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
October 11, 2010 Read more
Nanoscopic particles resist full encapsulation, simulations show
Sandia researchers use molecular dynamics simulations at the New Mexico Computational Center supercomputer to show that simple coatings are actually incapable of fully covering each spherical nanoparticle in a set.
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Ergebnisse des BMBF-Branchendialoges 'NanoCleanTech' jetzt online abrufbar
Beim Branchendialog NanoCleanTech des Bundesministeriums fuer Bildung und Forschung (BMBF) diskutierten Experten aus der Material- und Nanotechnologieforschung mit Fachleuten der Umweltbranche ueber Chancen und Herausforderungen.
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Natural nanoparticles en route to 'sick cells'
At the exclusive invitation of Nature Physics, Wouter Roos and Gijs Wuite, respectively FOM researcher and FOM workgroup leader at VU University Amsterdam, discuss recent developments in the area of 'physical virology' in this month's issue.
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Smaller and cheaper but 300 times more intense
More brilliant X-rays, more cost-effective methods for developing new energy sources and advanced manufacturing processes are just some of the benefits which may come from a novel technology, proven at the theoretical level by a consortium of British and European laser scientists.
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Riso Energy Day 2010: Non-fossil energy technologies in 2050 and beyond
Don't miss out on Riso Energy Day 2010 on 10 November 2010 in the Niels Bohr Auditorium at Riso National Laboratory for Sustainable Energy, Roskilde, Denmark.
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CeNTech Ausbau erweitert Nanotechnologieforschung in Nordrhein-Westfalen
In Muenster entsteht ein neues Gebaeude fuer Nanotechnologieforschung.
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IT industry - half the productivity, twice the carbon
Green technologies key for IT industry profitability in 2020.
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Researchers develop oral nanoparticle delivery system to treat inflammatory bowel diseases
Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University have developed a novel approach for delivering small bits of genetic material into the body to improve the treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases.
October 10, 2010 Read more
Discovery paves way for development of efficient, inexpensive plastic solar cells
The discovery reveals that energy-carrying particles generated by packets of light can travel on the order of a thousand times farther in organic (carbon-based) semiconductors than scientists previously observed.
October 10, 2010 Read more
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