Researchers from New York are reporting production of the longest platinum nanowires ever made - an advance that they say could speed development of fuel cells for cars, trucks, and other everyday uses.
Mar 11th, 2009
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The EU-funded NANOMED ('Nanomedicine ethical, regulatory, social and economic environment') project is focusing on all aspects of nanomedicine, with emphasis on providing an objective answer to claims that this field will have a huge impact on the healthcare sector.
Mar 11th, 2009
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Honoring the next generation of American innovators, Intel Corporation has announced the winners of America's oldest and most prestigious pre-college science competition, the Intel Science Talent Search.
Mar 10th, 2009
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Researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have taken a critical step towards the goal of artificial photosynthesis with the discovery that nano-sized crystals of cobalt oxide can effectively carry out the critical photosynthetic reaction of splitting water molecules.
Mar 10th, 2009
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says it will collaborate with the Alliance for NanoHealth to speed creation of safe nanotechnology medical products.
Mar 10th, 2009
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Biomedical and materials engineers at the University of Michigan have developed a nanotech coating for brain implants that helps the devices operate longer and could improve treatment for deafness, paralysis, blindness, epilepsy and Parkinson's disease.
Mar 10th, 2009
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New research from Rice University and the University of Oulu in Oulu, Finland, finds that carbon nanotubes could significantly improve the performance of electrical commutators that are common in electric motors and generators.
Mar 10th, 2009
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Brown University chemists have created a twin nanoparticle that specifically targets the Her-2-positive tumor cell, a type of malignant cell that affects up to 30 percent of breast cancer patients.
Mar 10th, 2009
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The Center for Translational Molecular Medicine (CTMM) - the Dutch public-private partnership committed to the research and development of new techniques for the diagnosis and treatment of major diseases - today announced that eight new research projects will receive funding from the CTMM.
Mar 10th, 2009
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At today's Smart Systems Integration Conference in Brussels, technologists from IMEC and its associated laboratory at Ghent University present a new 3D integration process enabling flexible electronic systems with a thickness of less than 60 micrometer.
Mar 10th, 2009
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On March 16, the International Symposium on Research in Grid/Nano/Bio/Medical Informatics, called Bioinforsalud 2009, is to be held in Madrid.
Mar 10th, 2009
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Sie sehen aus wie kleine Faesser und es gibt sie tausendfach in fast jeder Zelle: Vault-Partikel. Obwohl sie schon vor rund dreissig Jahren beschrieben wurden, war ihre Funktion bislang unbekannt. Einem Forschungsteam der Universitaet Wuerzburg ist es jetzt gelungen, das Raetsel um die Vaults zu loesen.
Mar 10th, 2009
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Iowa State University researchers are working to produce clean, renewable energy by developing a new, low-emissions burner and a new catalyst for ethanol production.
Mar 9th, 2009
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A high-profile consortium of nanotechnology research centers, of which Cornell is a founding member, has received a five-year renewal grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) in the amount of $17 million per year.
Mar 9th, 2009
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Once dubbed the 'Queen of Carbon Science' as one of the nation's foremost experts in the multifaceted field of carbon science, longtime Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Institute Professor Mildred Dresselhaus has been named the National Science Board's 2009 Vannevar Bush Awardee.
Mar 9th, 2009
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The Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) offers a number of ways to get up to speed on this technology with the current release of three DVDs ? the best-selling 'Nanomanufacturing', the new 'Structural DNA' and 'Nanometrology' as well as the upcoming two-day NanoManufacturing Conference and Exhibits.
Mar 9th, 2009
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