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Nanowire coating for bone implants, stents

Researchers have found a simple, inexpensive way to create a nanowire coating on the surface of biocompatible titanium that can be used to create more effective surfaces for hip replacement, dental reconstruction and vascular stenting.

Aug 20th, 2007

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Working toward new energy with electrochemistry

In an effort to develop alternative energy sources such as fuel cells and solar fuel from "artificial" photosynthesis, scientists are taking a detailed look at electrons - the particles that set almost all chemical processes in motion.

Aug 20th, 2007

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Nanotechnology in British Columbia

Nanotech BC has released the final draft of its Nanotechnology Asset Map. This Map is the most comprehensive view of the nanotechnology community in BC to date.

Aug 18th, 2007

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The true cost of biofuels

Researchers have warned that growing biofuel crops to make eco-friendly car fuel could actually be harmful to the environment.

Aug 17th, 2007

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Nanoscale blasting adjusts resistance in magnetic sensors

A new process for adjusting the resistance of semiconductor devices by carpeting a small area of the device with tiny pits, like a yard dug up by demented terriers, may be the key to a new class of magnetic sensors, enabling new, ultra-dense data storage devices.

Aug 16th, 2007

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