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Artificial optical material might allow the study of the effects of general relativity in the lab

Even Albert Einstein might have been impressed. His theory of general relativity, which describes how the gravity of a massive object, such as a star, can curve space and time, has been successfully used to predict such astronomical observations as the bending of starlight by the sun, small shifts in the orbit of the planet Mercury and the phenomenon known as gravitational lensing. Now, however, it may soon be possible to study the effects of general relativity in bench-top laboratory experiments.

July 20, 2009 Read more

Holographic video allows 3-D movies of biomolecules

Physicists at New York University have developed a technique to record three-dimensional movies of microscopic systems, such as biological molecules, through holographic video. The work has potential to improve medical diagnostics and drug discovery.

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Nanotechnology and the environment: A mismatch between claims and reality

Two international coalitions of NGOs, the European Environmental Bureau and the International POPs Elimination Network (IPEN) Nanotechnology Working Group, have challenged industry claims about the potential environmental benefits provided by nanotechnology products.

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Elsevier announces the "Article of the Future"

Elsevier today announces the 'Article of the Future' project, an ongoing collaboration with the scientific community to redefine how a scientific article is presented online. The project takes full advantage of online capabilities, allowing readers individualized entry points and routes through content, while exploiting the latest advances in visualization techniques.

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On-demand webcast with overview of ultracapacitors

Enable IPC Corporation today released an on-demand webcast designed as a brief introductory overview of ultracapacitors.

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CNT-aptamer biosensor detects extremely low bacteria concentrations quickly, easily, and reliably

A Spanish research team has developed a novel biosensor with which they have been able to detect extremely low concentrations of the typhus-inducing Salmonella typhi.

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Microscope shows how nanoparticle cargo carriers invade cells

In future therapies, synthetic nanoparticles may well be able to ferry medicines and even genes to targets inside the body. These nanovehicles can now be directly tested and optimized using a highly sensitive microscopic method that can trace single particles all the way into a cell.

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Scientists directly observe formation of nanodot domain state

British and German scientists claim they have directly observed how domain states form in nanometre-scale ferroelectric crystals for the first time.

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Zellen reagieren auf Nanostrukturen

Unterschiede im Bereich von einigen tausendstel Mikrometern bei einer Oberflaechenbeschichtung koennen darueber entscheiden, ob Implantate sich ihrer organischen Umgebung mehr oder weniger gut anpassen.

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New results make it easier to characterize quantum turbulence

Scientists in Brazil report the controllable formation of quantum turbulence in an ultra-cold atom gas. The results may make it easier to characterize quantum turbulence

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Key step towards a prototype for designing a quantum internet

Scientists at MIT have figured out a key step toward the design of quantum information networks.

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Funding expands research into nanostructured coatings for joint replacements

Newly announced National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding will expand the reach of ongoing University of Alabama at Birmingham research into a unique nanostructured coating to improve the performance and longevity of total joint replacement components.

July 19, 2009 Read more

New $14m research and product development centre for nanotechnology for Canada

Canada's National Institute for Nanotechnology will soon be home to a new electron microscopy research and product development center.

July 17, 2009 Read more

Researchers engineer first artificial graphene

The first artificial graphene has been created at the NEST laboratory of the Italian Institute for the Physics of Matter in Pisa. It is sculpted on the surface of a gallium-arsenide semiconductor, to which it grants the extraordinary properties of the original graphene.

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Key European Nano2012 program will build on European leadership in CMOS platforms

Participating organizations celebrate the formal launch of the Nano2012 Research and Development program in France.

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Iberia invests big in nanotechnology center

The leaders of Portugal and Spain on Friday opened a joint research center for nanotechnology that they hope will become one of the world's leading laboratories.

July 17, 2009 Read more