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Cancer-killing twin nanoparticle shown effective with breast cancer cells

Brown University chemists have created a twin nanoparticle that specifically targets the Her-2-positive tumor cell, a type of malignant cell that affects up to 30 percent of breast cancer patients.

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Further 100 million euros allocated to Netherlands-based R+D targeting the early diagnosis and treatment of disease

The Center for Translational Molecular Medicine (CTMM) - the Dutch public-private partnership committed to the research and development of new techniques for the diagnosis and treatment of major diseases - today announced that eight new research projects will receive funding from the CTMM.

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IMEC reports ultra-thin chip embedding for wearable electronics

At today's Smart Systems Integration Conference in Brussels, technologists from IMEC and its associated laboratory at Ghent University present a new 3D integration process enabling flexible electronic systems with a thickness of less than 60 micrometer.

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Leading nanomedicine and biomedical informatics experts to meet in Madrid

On March 16, the International Symposium on Research in Grid/Nano/Bio/Medical Informatics, called Bioinforsalud 2009, is to be held in Madrid.

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Poren-tiefe Entdeckung

Sie sehen aus wie kleine Faesser und es gibt sie tausendfach in fast jeder Zelle: Vault-Partikel. Obwohl sie schon vor rund dreissig Jahren beschrieben wurden, war ihre Funktion bislang unbekannt. Einem Forschungsteam der Universitaet Wuerzburg ist es jetzt gelungen, das Raetsel um die Vaults zu loesen.

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Researchers developing renewable energy for ethanol industry

Iowa State University researchers are working to produce clean, renewable energy by developing a new, low-emissions burner and a new catalyst for ethanol production.

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High-profile national nanotechnology network receives $85 million renewal grant

A high-profile consortium of nanotechnology research centers, of which Cornell is a founding member, has received a five-year renewal grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) in the amount of $17 million per year.

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Millie Dresselhaus to receive 2009 Vannevar Bush Award

Once dubbed the 'Queen of Carbon Science' as one of the nation's foremost experts in the multifaceted field of carbon science, longtime Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Institute Professor Mildred Dresselhaus has been named the National Science Board's 2009 Vannevar Bush Awardee.

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DVDs and conference on how nanotechnology manufacturing ushers in a new industrial revolution

The Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) offers a number of ways to get up to speed on this technology with the current release of three DVDs ? the best-selling 'Nanomanufacturing', the new 'Structural DNA' and 'Nanometrology' as well as the upcoming two-day NanoManufacturing Conference and Exhibits.

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Spinning carbon nanotubes into longer fibers spawns new wireless applications

Lighter, cheaper, safer - a team of researchers at the University of Cincinnati, known for their world record-breaking carbon nanotubes, has discovered new applications of use to both military and consumer audiences.

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TCD hosts international scientific symposium on nanotechnology

An international symposium on nanotechnology, featuring leaders of world nanoscience institutes hosted by Trinity College's Centre for Research on Adaptive Nanostructures and Nanodevices (CRANN) took place today.

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Nanotech Europe 2009 registration is open. Register now to get early bird price.

Nanotech Europe 2009 will be bigger and better than ever before.

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New nanoporous material has highest surface area yet

University of Michigan researchers have developed a nanoporous material with a surface area significantly higher than that of any other porous material reported to date.

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Researchers from Purdue, India lead conference on nanotechnology's role in future electronics

Researchers at Discovery Park are joining colleagues from Indian and other U.S. institutions for a three-day conference this week at Purdue University on nanotechnology's growing role in creating future electronics.

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Polymer crossroads act as tiny reactors

Scientists in the US have taken inspiration from a Dutch painter to create ultrasmall chemical reactors at the junctions of overlapping polymer nanofibres.

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Water executive forum will discuss nanotechnology in water treatment

This year's WATER EXECUTIVE Forum will feature Emerging Technology presentations on the coming use of nanotechnology in water treatment, which many experts see as the technology that will impact for future water treatment methods.

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