More than 15 years ago, scientists discovered a way to stop a particular gene in its tracks. The Nobel Prize-winning finding holds tantalizing promise for medical science, but so far it has been difficult to apply the technique, known as RNA interference, in living cells.
Now scientists have succeeded in using quantum dots to address this problem.
Jul 9th, 2008
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A new treatment strategy using targeted nanoparticles to block metastasis with anti-cancer drugs leads to good results using significantly lower doses of toxic chemotherapy, with less collateral damage to surrounding tissue.
Jul 9th, 2008
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JPK announces the seventh annual symposium on the applications of scanning probe microscopy (SPM) in areas such as biophysical, biochemical and medical research. It will be held on the 8-9th October 2008 in Berlin.
Jul 9th, 2008
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One year after launch, important tool is now available in Mandarin, French and Spanish.
Jul 9th, 2008
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Join former Environmental Protection Agency official J. Clarence Davies, one of the nation's foremost authorities on environmental regulation and policy, at the release of his new report that identifies the steps the incoming president must take to deal with the potential risks posed by nanotechnology.
Jul 9th, 2008
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A team of researchers in Auburn University's Samuel Ginn College of Engineering has produced new antimicrobial coatings with potential to prevent diseases from spreading on contaminated surfaces - possibly solving a growing problem not only in hospitals but also in schools, offices, airplanes and elsewhere.
Jul 8th, 2008
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Event to focus on nanomedical applications in diagnostics, imaging, and therapeutics.
Jul 8th, 2008
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SEMATECH's thought leaders and technical experts will be on hand during SEMICON West, July 15-17, 2008, to discuss technical and manufacturing solutions that will enable continued progress in device scaling.
Jul 8th, 2008
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The FAST-DOT project, backed by the EU with EUR 10.1 million in financing, is underway to develop a new line of lasers for biomedical applications.
Jul 8th, 2008
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Advance could lead to next-generation computer chips, solar cells, more.
Jul 8th, 2008
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Researchers have applied the laws of thermodynamics down to the molecular scale and discovered theoretically that the molecular structure of copolymers - such as DNA - may be arranged in order when they are synthetized out of the thermodynamic equilibrium while they stay disorganized when in equilibrium.
Jul 8th, 2008
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A balanced injection of positive and negative charge carriers into the organic layer is important to achieve high quantum efficiency, but the interface between the metallic coating and organic layer where the injection occurs is poorly understood.
Jul 8th, 2008
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Zukunftstechnologie bekommt an der CAU einen neuen Raum: das Kieler Nanolabor.
Jul 8th, 2008
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A proposed North Carolina Nanomedicine Institute has taken another step with the hiring of a local consultant as its first director.
Jul 8th, 2008
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In cooperation with their US co-workers, Chinese Academy of Sciences researchers recently discovered a new nano-material with high-capacity hydrogen storage.
Jul 8th, 2008
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Chemical and Environmental Engineering Professor Yushan Yan is part of a multidisciplinary team working to develop an 'electronic nose' - an ultra-sensitive sensor system that is designed to quickly detect trace quantities of explosives in high-traffic high-risk security areas, such as airports.
Jul 8th, 2008
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