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A Venus flytrap for nuclear waste

New material finds 'needle in a haystack,' shows promise for clean-up.

January 26, 2010 Read more

To restore vision, implant preps and seeds a damaged eye

Researchers trying to restore vision damaged by disease have found promise in a tiny implant that sows seeds of new cells in the eye.

January 26, 2010 Read more

European research project DIAMOND launched - goal is to reduce semiconductor verification costs

The aim of DIAMOND is improving the productivity and reliability of semiconductor and electronic systems design in Europe by providing a systematic methodology and an integrated environment for the diagnosis and correction of errors.

January 26, 2010 Read more

U.S. senators introduce legislation to address nanotechnology risks

U.S. Senators Mark Pryor (D-AR) and Benjamin L. Cardin (D-MD) have introduced legislation to address potential health and safety risks about products that contain nanotechnology materials.

January 26, 2010 Read more

Im Harz entsteht Nano-Kompetenznetzwerk zu Nano-Beschichtungstechnologien

Auf Initiative der Halberstaedter Panadur GmbH, die eine besonders kostenguenstige und umweltfreundliche Nano-Beschichtungstechnologie auf Basis spezieller Polymere entwickelt hat, soll ein laenderuebergreifendes Nano-Kompetenznetzwerk entstehen.

January 26, 2010 Read more

Sperm count chip to provide men with home fertility tests

A revolutionary DIY sperm count testing kit has been developed by scientists that will give men the easiest option of determining their fertility.

January 26, 2010 Read more

Chaos at public nanotechnology debates in France

Protestors have caused the public to be banned from four debates on nanotechnology taking place across France.

January 26, 2010 Read more

Where droplets gently touch a membrane

Scientists at the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces have described mathematically why some vesicles constrict to form a figure-eight shape. As part of this process, they have established that this constriction differs in its details to what was previously thought, and that its shape is dependent on the material characteristics of the components involved.

January 26, 2010 Read more

New strategies in the fight against influenza

Flu viruses are extremely adaptable and difficult to combat as a result. Scientists in Berlin have now identified new starting points for the treatment of influenza.

January 26, 2010 Read more

Large current to flow with zero resistance

How can one increase the maximum current which can flow in a superconductor without any resistance? Counter-intuitively the answer in some circumstances is to increase the dissipation (i.e. the energy losses) in the superconductor.

January 26, 2010 Read more

Breakthrough for the super material graphene

Graphene produced using a method developed at Linkoeping University is now being used as part of a study at Chalmers University of Technology, where it has been shown that graphene maintains the same high quality as silicon, thus paving the way for large-scale production.

January 26, 2010 Read more

Building body parts using nanocellulose

As the first group in the world, researchers from Chalmers will build up body parts using nanocellulose and the body's own cells.

January 26, 2010 Read more

Conference to focus on therapeutics of the future

Some of the leading scientists in bioengineering, nanotechnology and pharmaco-genomics will gather on Tuesday, January 26, 2010 to discuss how to harness the tools of these emerging fields to develop new diagnostics and treatments for complex diseases.

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Scientists achieve first rewire of genetic switches

A team of scientists from the School of Chemistry and the Manchester Interdisciplinary Biocentre (MIB) at The University of Manchester have found a way of hijacking so-called 'riboswitches' and directing gene activity.

January 25, 2010 Read more

Carbon nanotubes in coating make a heatable paint to prevent ice buildup

Scientists have created a technology that will work to prevent ice from forming during in-flight applications.

January 25, 2010 Read more

Students are using nanotechnology to pursue advances in clean energy and health care technologies

Three student researchers at UAlbany NanoCollege named semifinalists in prestigious Intel Science Competition.

January 25, 2010 Read more