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Nanoparticles used in common household items caused genetic damage in mice

Titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanoparticles, found in everything from cosmetics to sunscreen to paint to vitamins, caused systemic genetic damage in mice, according to a comprehensive study conducted by researchers at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center.

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The optics of nanomaterials

While the chemistry, physics, and optical properties of simple atoms and molecules are quite well understood, this new book demonstrates that there is much to be learned about the optics of nanomaterials.

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Speech about explosive dispersion at Physical Society

The talk will include highlights from a recent article 'Spontaneous Dispersion of Particles on Liquid Surfaces'.

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NIH grants $3 million for nanotechnology risk and DNA sequencing research

Arizona State University has been awarded nearly $3 million in federal stimulus funds from the National Institutes of Health. ASU professors Stuart Lindsay and Paul Westerhoff will lead a pair of two-year, innovative projects designed to tackle challenges in the fields of rapid DNA sequencing and the potential health risks of nanotechnology.

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Ten technologies that made news in 2009 and warrant watching in 2010

A first-of-its kind inhalable measles vaccine for developing countries, where the disease remains a scourge. A nanogenerator that could recharge iPods and other electronic devices with a shake. And for Fido and Fluffy, a long-awaited once-a-month pill for both ticks and fleas. It's list season, the time to prepare inventories of what stood out in 2009 and holds promise for the year ahead.

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Tiny beam of light can budge nano-objects

With a bit of leverage, Cornell researchers have used a very tiny beam of light with as little as 1 milliwatt of power to move a silicon structure up to 12 nanometers. That's enough to completely switch the optical properties of the structure from opaque to transparent.

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Scientists guide immune cells with light and microparticles

A team led by Yale University scientists has developed a new approach to studying how immune cells chase down bacteria in our bodies.

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UAlbany NanoCollege presents first-ever 'Nano in the Mall' program

The College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering ("CNSE") presented its first-ever 'Nano in the Mall' program on November 14, highlighting the role of nanotechnology in enabling energy efficiency and conservation.

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NSF awards Cornell grant to deploy MATLAB on the TeraGrid

Cornell University announced today that the Cornell Center for Advanced Computing (CAC) in partnership with Purdue University has received a National Science Foundation award to deploy The MathWorks MATLAB on the TeraGrid as an experimental computing resource.

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Custom-made bacteria glows green when it comes into contact with explosives

Scientists have developed a simple, cheap, accurate test to find undetected landmines. Students from the University of Edinburgh have created a custom-made bacteria that glows green when it comes into contact with chemicals leaked by buried explosives.

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New detector can reliably and rapidly identify liquid explosives

Juelich physicists have presented their prototype of a new detector that can reliably and rapidly distinguish between liquid explosives and harmless substances.

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Inaugural pilot of NanoProfessor nanotechnology education program

NanoProfessor, a division of NanoInk, Inc. focused on nanotechnology education, announced today that Dakota County Technical College, in Rosemount, Minn., will serve as the inaugural pilot site of the NanoProfessor NanoScience Education Program.

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Freezing: a phenomenon that 'jumps'

The freezing of suspensions of particles is not always a uniform phenomenon; in certain conditions it leads to a modification of the redistribution of particles and the growth of crystals.

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Researchers measure electron density in individual molecular states

For the first time, it has been possible to measure electron density in individual molecular states using what is known as the photoelectric effect.

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New European research project NanoConSens explores drug delivery with nanocontainers

Jena scientists from different disciplines founded a new network in order to utilize so-called nanocontainers for applications in the biomedical field. The research collaboration is now being funded by the State of Thuringia for the next 3 years with EUR 1.25 million.

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Exzellenznetzwerk Biophotonik Photonics4Life bekommt seches neue Mitglieder

Das Exzellenznetzwerk fuer Biophotonik Photonics4Life, bisher bestehend aus 13 europaeischen Forschungsinstituten, hat sich heute um sechs neue Partner verstaerkt.

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