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European collaborative research to develop lab-on-chip system for cheap and fast cancer diagnosis

Today, at the Engineering in Medicine and Biology Conference (EMBC) in Buenos Aires (Argentina), imec and its project partners announce the launch of the European Seventh Framework Project MIRACLE. The MIRACLE project aims at developing an operational lab-on-chip for the isolation and detection of circulating and disseminated tumor cells (CTCs and DTCs) in blood. The new lab-on-chip is an essential step towards faster and cost-efficient diagnosis of cancer.

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Playing snooker with atoms

Scientists speak of sputtering when energy-rich ions hit a solid object and cause atoms to be released from its surface. The phenomenon can be exploited to apply microscopically thin coatings to glass surfaces. A research team has developed a special sputtering technique that greatly increases the efficiency of the coating process.

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Atomares Billard-Spiel

Wenn energiereiche Ionen auf einen Festkoerper treffen und aus ihm Atome loesen, nennt man das Sputtern. Damit lassen sich Glasoberflaechen hauchduenn beschichten. Forscher haben ein spezielles Sputter-Verfahren entwickelt und die Beschichtungseffizienz enorm erhoeht. Von dem Ergebnis profitiert nicht nur die Architektur.

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Photonics: Silicon steps up

Silicon-based photonic circuits achieve data transmission capabilities sufficient for next-generation devices.

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Thermoelectrics: Unearthing hidden 'talent'

Two oxides show strong thermoelectric properties despite being metallic.

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Biosensors: Color-coding hormone tricksters

Gold nanoparticles power a quick and colorful method to detect protein-DNA interactions with nucleotide-specific sensitivity.

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Nanolithography: One-shot spots

A single laser pulse is sufficient to fabricate nanostructures suitable for microelectronic devices.

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Tyndall CEO welcomes report on the commercialisation of nanotechnology in Ireland

Professor Roger Whatmore, CEO of Tyndall National Institute welcomed today the Forf s report on Ireland s Nanotechnology Commercialisation Framework 2010-2014.

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New infrared light may open new frontier in fighting cancer, Tay Sachs

A 'game-changing' technique using near infrared light enables scientists to look deeper into the guts of cells, potentially opening up a new frontier in the fights against cancer and many other diseases.

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Developments in nanobiotechnology at UCSB point to medical applications

Two new groundbreaking scientific papers by researchers at UC Santa Barbara demonstrate the synthesis of nanosize biological particles with the potential to fight cancer and other illnesses. The studies introduce new approaches that are considered 'green' nanobiotechnology because they use no artificial compounds.

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New material may reveal inner workings of high-temperature superconductors

Measurements taken at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) may help physicists develop a clearer understanding of high-temperature superconductors, whose behavior remains in many ways mysterious decades after their discovery.

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Washington Metro Region Nanotechnology Partnership Forum at NIST

On Sept. 13, 2010, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the Federal Laboratory Consortium, the Maryland Technology Development Corporation (TEDCO) and the Montgomery County Department of Economic Development will co-sponsor a nanotechnology forum on NIST's Gaithersburg, Md., campus.

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The perfect nanocube: Precise control of size, shape, and composition

Researchers have developed a simple process for producing nanocrystals that will enable studies of certain physical and chemical properties that affect how nanoparticles interact with the world around them.

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Micro rheometer is latest lab-on-a-chip device

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated a microminiaturized device that can make complex viscosity measurements - critical data for a wide variety of fields dealing with things that have to flow - on sample sizes as small as a few nanoliters.

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Berkeley Lab researchers present on energy applications

Shipping Out to Boston for ACS Meeting: Berkeley Lab researchers present on medicine, energy, the environment and more.

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Off-the-shelf dyes improve solar cells

The best result came from a blend of dyes used in canned vegetables, jellies and sauces.

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