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Synthetic nanoscale transport system could benefit nanomedicine

Japanese researchers have developed a synthetic molecular transport system that could form the basis for the development of a method for transporting therapeutic genes into cell nuclei.

December 21, 2009 Read more

Klar wie ein Kristall - Bayreuther Physiker machen komplexe molekulare Strukturen sichtbar

Bei der Aufklaerung der Strukturen von transparenten Festkoerpern sind Physiker einen bedeutenden Schritt vorangekommen. Ein von ihnen entwickeltes, auf der Einzelmolekuelspektroskopie beruhendes Verfahren ist imstande, die Strukturen eines Festkoerpers, z.B. eines polykristallinen Materials, unter dem Mikroskop sichtbar zu machen.

December 21, 2009 Read more

Joint professorships / Max-Planck fusion research to enhance TU Munich's new focus on energy sciences

Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (IPP) at Garching and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have concluded an agreement to intensify their collaboration in the field of fusion research. This will entail inauguration of three joint professorships.

December 21, 2009 Read more

Reseachers develop faster, cheaper DNA sequencing method

Boston University biomedical engineers have devised a method for making future genome sequencing faster and cheaper by dramatically reducing the amount of DNA required, thus eliminating the expensive, time-consuming and error-prone step of DNA amplification.

December 20, 2009 Read more

Switchable DNA nanostructures open possibility of responsive nanomachines for applications in energy and data storage

Scientists at Brookhaven National Laboratory have found a new way to use a synthetic form of DNA to control the assembly of nanoparticles - this time resulting in switchable, three-dimensional and small-cluster structures that might be useful, for example, as biosensors, in solar cells, and as new materials for data storage.

December 20, 2009 Read more

National conference on nanomaterials and nanotechnology in India

The Physics department of Lucknow University is organizing a three-days conference '2nd National Conference on Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology' between December 21 and 23.

December 20, 2009 Read more

Imec demonstrates high-performance plasmonic nanoslit-cavity devices for molecular detection

Imec has made a plasmonic nanostructure for use with surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) spectroscopy.

December 19, 2009 Read more

Using graphene quilts to keep electronics cool

Professor Alexander Balandin studies single-atom-thick structures with remarkable ability to conduct heat.

December 19, 2009 Read more

The next medical frontier: nano-surgery

Nader Jalili, an associate professor of mechanical and industrial engineering at Northeastern University, is working to create a controlled nanorobot that will be capable of performing non-invasive cancer surgery with a degree of precision not possible through existing surgical procedures.

December 18, 2009 Read more

Prof. Z.L. Wang elected as member of Chinese Academy of Sciences

Georgia Tech Prof. Zhong Lin Wang is one of six foreign scientists selected as academicians to be inducted into the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) this year.

December 18, 2009 Read more

Tiny whispering gallery - sensor can detect a single nanoparticle and take its measurement

Researchers have devised a sensor on a chip that can not only detect but also measure single particles. They expect the sensor will be able to measure nanoparticles smaller than 100 nanometers in diameter (about the size of a virus particle) on the fly.

December 18, 2009 Read more

3D images at the nanoscale with a single measurement

A quick and easy way to take 3D images at the nanoscale with a single measurement has been developed by US researchers. The process works by bouncing a single beam of x-rays off an object, then collecting the scattered wave pattern using a curved detector.

December 18, 2009 Read more

Researchers create new 'smart' nanocapsule delivery system for use in protein therapy

Shell of single-protein capsule degrades or remains intact based on environment.

December 18, 2009 Read more

American University in Cairo are conducting leading-edge nanotechnology research

Through the Yousef Jameel Science and Technology Research Center, AUC faculty are conducting cutting-edge research that includes the development of novel diagnostic tests for sensitive detection of the hepatitis C virus; detection of cancer biomarkers, as well as creating a new generation of nano-devices that include smart bricks with tiny sensors, which can analyze building safety and warn of fires and earthquakes.

December 18, 2009 Read more

'Laser spinning' as anew method to produce bioactive glass nanofibers

A team of researchers from the University of Vigo, Rutgers University in the United States and Imperial College London, in the United Kingdom, has developed 'laser spinning', a novel method of producing glass nanofibres with materials.

December 18, 2009 Read more

BASF and KIT open joint lab to develop integrated processes to produce functional nanomaterials

The Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and BASF SE have founded IP3 (innovative products, intelligent particles, integrated processes), a joint laboratory for process technology in Karlsruhe.

December 18, 2009 Read more