University at Buffalo researchers have identified a new mechanism that plays a central role in adult brain stem cell development and prompts brain stem cells to differentiate into neurons.
May 20th, 2009
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The discovery opens the prospect of a new, major front in the fight to eradicate cancer with promise for a new generation of cancer treatment beyond surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy.
May 20th, 2009
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Doctoral researchers to earn doctorates in topics such as globalization, nanostructures and civil security applications in Sstructured programs.
May 20th, 2009
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Researchers at the Helmholtz Centre demonstrate how bacteria measure temperature and thereby control infection.
May 20th, 2009
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Die Universitaet Bayreuth erhaelt einen neuen Sonderforschungsbereich auf dem Gebiet der Makromolekuel- und Kolloidforschung
May 20th, 2009
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Researchers have created a new type of invisibility cloak that is simpler than previous designs and works for all colors of the visible spectrum, making it possible to cloak larger objects than before and possibly leading to practical applications in 'transformation optics'.
May 20th, 2009
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By combining the art of origami with nanotechnology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute researchers have folded sheets of DNA into multilayered objects with dimensions thousands of times smaller than the thickness of a human hair.
May 20th, 2009
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Civil engineers at Duke University believe they have come up with a novel way of estimating how much of one specific industrial chemical - titanium dioxide - is being generated, laying the groundwork for future studies to assess any possible risks.
May 20th, 2009
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Scientists are reporting an advance toward remedying this situation with a new computer memory device that can store thousands of times more data than conventional silicon chips with an estimated lifetime of more than one billion years.
May 20th, 2009
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In an advance toward preventing car windshields and eyeglasses from fogging up, researchers in China are reporting development of a new way to make raspberry-shaped nanoparticles that can give glass a permanent antifogging coating.
May 20th, 2009
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Die Senkung der thermischen Ausdehnungskoeffizienten von Metallen durch die Zugabe von Carbon-Nanotubes soll in Zukunft Abhilfe schaffen bei Ueberhitzungsschaeden.
May 20th, 2009
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A newly discovered nanocomposite could vastly simplify and enhance the maintenance of large-scale infrastructure such as bridges and aircraft.
May 20th, 2009
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Rice University's Andrew Barron and his group, working with labs in Italy, Germany and Greece, have identified specific molecules that could block the means by which the deadly virus spreads by taking away its ability to bind with other proteins.
May 20th, 2009
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A $1.3 million State Government grant will help Queensland University of Technology create a new class of solar-powered nano-sensors capable of detecting pollution and monitoring the environment in remote areas.
May 20th, 2009
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Die Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) richtet zum 1. Juli 2009 neun weitere Sonderforschungsbereiche (SFB) ein.
May 20th, 2009
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Using DNA not as a genetic material but as a structural support, Cornell researchers have created thin sheets of gold nanoparticles held together by strands of DNA. The work could prove useful for making thin transistors or other electronic devices.
May 20th, 2009
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