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Chemical engineers discover an enhanced delivery method of DNA payloads into cells

Chang Lu and his chemical engineering research group at Virginia Tech have discovered how to greatly enhance the delivery of DNA payloads into cells

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Registration opens for inaugural Particle Summit

Information-rich, practical program focusing on particle and molecular characterization.

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Researchers use nanoparticles to shrink tumors in mice

Researchers at UCLA's California NanoSystems Institute and Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center demonstrate that mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs), tiny particles with thousands of pores, can store and deliver chemotherapeutic drugs in vivo and effectively suppress tumors in mice.

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OSIRIS Project to increase competitiveness of Europeans in ICT

IBBT leads an International Consortium which has acquired EU funding for coordinating and support action project and establishing an Open and Sustainable ICT Research Infrastructure Strategy.

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Wie sich Fullerene unter Graphenschichten verschieben

HZB-Forscher beobachten atomare Vorgaenge beim Dotieren von Halbleitermaterialien.

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Thailand's National Nanotechnology Center studies triacetin methanolysis to develop biodiesel

Researchers at Thailand's National Nanotechnology Center (NANOTEC), Nanoscale Simulation Laboratory are investigating the thermodynamic and kinetic aspects of the methanolysis and hydrolysis reactions of glycerol triacetate or triacetin, using Density Functional Theory (DFT).

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A new ultrabright source of entangled photon pairs

A new source of entangled photons twenty times brighter than all existing systems has been developed by a team from the Laboratoire de Photonique et de Nano-structures (LPN) of CNRS. This novel device is capable of considerably boosting the rate of quantum communications and constitutes a key component in future quantum logic processes.

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Novel nanoparticle drug delivery system triggered by electromagnetic field

A new system for the controlled delivery of pharmaceutical drugs has been developed by a team of University of Rhode Island chemical engineers using nanoparticles embedded in a liposome that can be triggered by non-invasive electromagnetic fields.

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National Nanotechnology Initiative's strategic planning stakeholder workshop

Gaining stakeholder inputs and exploring the goals and objectives for the NNI's updated strategic plan.

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Instant testing for sore throats with DNA nanobarcodes

A novel application for applying DNA nanobarcodes in a clinical assay could help primary-care physicians quickly and more accurately determine what's causing a patient's acute pharyngitis from an easy throat swab.

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Magnetic fields can turn highly conductive carbon nanotubes into semiconductors

Metallic carbon nanotubes show great promise for applications from microelectronics to power lines because of their ballistic transmission of electrons. But who knew magnets could stop those electrons in their tracks?

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European Environmental Bureau welcomes European Parliament's vote on nanofoods

The European Environmental Bureau, Europe's largest federation of environmental citizens' organisations, welcomes the outcome of yesterday's vote in European Parliament, endorsing strong safety and labelling measures for food containing nanomaterials.

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European superconducting quantum information processor

Quantum physics is entering the computer age thanks to the work of a dedicated band of European researchers.

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New microscope captures amazing images of embryonic cell development

It is now possible to film development of fruit fly and of zebrafish's eyes and brain.

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ERC Forschungsgelder an Dresdner Nanomechanik und Molekulare Motoren Projekt

Zwei Gruppen am Biotechnologischen Zentrum der TU Dresden koennen durch eine Foerderung des Europaeischen Forschungsrates fuenf weitere Jahre forschen. Diese Starting Grants wurden zum ersten Mal an Wissenschaftler der TU Dresden vergeben.

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Improved MRI contrast agents made from nanoscale metal-organic frameworks

A new class of materials that appear promising in this quest were introduced in 2006 by Prof. Wenbin Lin of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Ever since, this emerging area has been growing rapidly as new materials with improved properties are discovered.

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