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Finding hope in a meltdown

Experimentalists at The University of Tokyo have possibly discovered a new state of matter, called a 'chiral spin liquid' when they reported evidence of time-reversal symmetry breaking - a difference between the trajectory of a particle moving along one path or its inverse - in the oxide called Pr2Ir2O7.

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Entangled frameworks limber up

The degree of interconnectivity of molecular frameworks in microporous materials influences their structural flexibility and gas sorption.

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New program for support of grant preparation by CRAIC Technologies

CRAIC Technologies, the worlds leading innovator of UV-visible-NIR micro-analysis solutions, announces the formation of a Grant Preparation Assistance program for prospective purchasers of CRAIC Technologies microspectrophotometers and UV-visible-NIR microscopes.

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Physicists control chemical reactions mechanically - an important advance in nanotechnology

UCLA physicists have taken a significant step in controlling chemical reactions mechanically, an important advance in nanotechnology, UCLA physics professor Giovanni Zocchi and colleagues report.

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Ultrasensitive biosensor can detect proteins, aid in cancer diagnosis

Researchers at Boston College discovered that a cluster of carbon nanotubes coated with a thin layer of protein-recognizing polymer forms a biosensor capable of using electrochemical signals to detect minute amounts of proteins. This new biosensor could provide a crucial new diagnostic tool for the detection of cancer and other illnesses.

September 16, 2010 Read more

Nanovehicle acts as cluster bomb for tumors

Scientists have developed a nano-sized vehicle with the ability to deliver chemotherapy drugs directly into cancer cells while avoiding interaction with healthy cells, increasing the efficiency of chemotherapeutic treatment while reducing its side effects.

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Predicting nanoparticle interactions in the body

Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a method for predicting the ways that nanoparticles will interact with biological systems - including the human body. Their work could have implications for improved human and environmental safety in the handling of nanomaterials, as well as applications for drug delivery.

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Nanoparticle-decorated cells power novel approach to cancer therapy

A team of MIT engineers has devised a way to deliver the necessary drugs by smuggling them within nanoparticles that are attached to the cells sent in to fight the tumor. As a result, the immune cell stimulating drug reaches only its intended targets, greatly reducing the risk to the patient.

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Novel chemistry amplifies ability of nanoparticles to detect rare cells

Researchers have developed a chemical methodology that can be used to attach virtually any antibody to a nanoparticle without the need to optimize the reaction conditions.

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Magical BEANs: New nanoparticles could provide mega-sized data storage

The ability of phase-change materials to readily and swiftly transition between different phases has made them valuable as a low-power source of non-volatile or flash memory and data storage. Now an entire new class of phase-change materials has been discovered by researchers with the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the University of California Berkeley that could be applied to phase change random access memory technologies and possibly optical data storage as well.

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'Nanosprings' offer improved performance in biomedicine, nanoelectronics

Researchers at Oregon State University have reported the successful loading of biological molecules onto 'nanosprings' - a type of nanostructure that has gained significant interest in recent years for its ability to maximize surface area in microreactors.

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Optical chip enables new approach to quantum computing

Scientists from Bristol's Centre for Quantum Photonics have developed a silicon chip that could be used to perform complex calculations and simulations using quantum particles in the near future.

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Nanotechnology research spawns new companies to market anti-counterfeit solution

Two new Arkansas start up companies have announced exclusive license agreements with UALR - the University of Arkansas at Little Rock - to bring to market a patent-pending technology developed by the university's Nanotechnology Center to provide anti-counterfeiting solutions for manufacturers.

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