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'Microfluidic palette' may paint clearer picture of biological processes

The tool can be used to study the complex biological mechanisms in cells responsible for cancer metastasis, wound healing, biofilm formation and other fluid-related processes.

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Bio-benchmarking for electronic noses - e-nose against house fly

CSIRO scientists have made a breakthrough in efforts to extend the sensory range of electronic noses.

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Artificial Golgi may provide new insight into key cell structure

Scientists in New York and North Carolina are reporting assembly of the first functioning prototype of an artificial Golgi organelle. That key structure inside cells helps process and package hormones, enzymes, and other substances that allow the body to function normally.

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Coming soon: Tuberculosis detection with a chip?

Lab on a chip: Highly sensitive detection of bacteria with magnetic nanoparticles and a miniaturized NMR method.

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EPA clarifies Significant New Use Rules for carbon nanotubes

Upon reviewing the rules some stakeholders have asked EPA whether these SNURs apply to all variants of carbon nanotubes. This is not the case.

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Indian government recalls nanotechnology-based breast cancer drug

According to a recent article published in the Economic Times, the Government of India has ordered pharmaceutical company Natco Pharma, based in Hyderabad in India, to recall its breast cancer drug Albupax from the market within two weeks.

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A multifunctional storage device for light

Physicists have for the first time realized a microresonator that combines all the desired properties, i.e., long storage time, small volume, and tunability to arbitrary optical frequencies, in a single monolithic device.

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Nanoparticles affect brain development in mice

Maternal exposure to nanoparticles of titanium dioxide (TiO2) affects the expression of genes related to the central nervous system in developing mice. Researchers writing in BioMed Central?s open access journal Particle and Fibre Toxicology found that mice whose mothers were injected with the nanoparticles while pregnant showed alteration in gene expression related to neurological dysfunction.

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Jet-propelled imaging for an ultrafast light source

A particle gun that fires liquid droplets less than a millionth of a meter in diameter, faster than hundreds of thousands of times a second, is poised to revolutionize biological imaging. Tested at Berkeley Lab?s Advanced Light Source and soon to be installed at SLAC?s Linac Coherent Light Source, the sample jet injects a beam of droplets across a tightly focused x-ray beam in single file, each droplet so small it contains only a single protein or virus.

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Tiny X-ray tubes for cancer research packed with carbon nanotubes

The tubes that power X-ray machines are shrinking, improving the clarity and detail of their Superman-like vision. A team of nanomaterial scientists, medical physicists, and cancer biologists at the University of North Carolina has developed new lower-cost X-ray tubes packed with sharp-tipped carbon nanotubes for cancer research and treatment.

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Nanoparticles package cancer-killing isotopes and deliver them into cancer cells

A group of researchers at Johns Hopkins University has designed nanoparticles that can carry cancer-treating radioisotopes through the body and deliver them selectively to tumors. Today in Anaheim, CA, they will report the latest results of their research, including studies in animal models, at the 51st meeting of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine.

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Ohio Nanotech Industry Leaders to Present at Nano Convergence Conference in New Mexico

Executives from Ohio's most promising nanotechnology companies will present at the upcoming Nano Convergence Conference, October 26-27 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

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Demonstration of nanoscale laser holds promise of better computers and Internet access

Ways to make lasers smaller are being discovered through collaborative efforts of researchers at Arizona State University (ASU) and Technical University of Eindhoven in the Netherlands. The work opens up possibilities for using nanoscale lasers to significantly improve the performance of computers and speed up Internet access.

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Graphene nanocomposite material could help automakers meet fuel efficiency standards

Michigan State University (MSU) researchers have developed a composite material modified with nanoparticles that is economical and could also help automakers meet the new fuel efficiency standards recently announced by President Barack Obama.

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Nanosensor can detect possible mutations in DNA more quickly

Researchers from CIDETEC-IK4, the CSIC and the University of Berkeley develop a nanosensor to detect diseases.

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NPL and University of Surrey collaborate on GBP 10m technology commercialization deal

The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) and the University of Surrey have signed an agreement to collaborate on the delivery of a GBP10m programme to translate the results of research into innovation that makes a real-world difference.

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