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New method provides panoramic view of protein-RNA interactions in living cells
By adapting techniques mastered in the test tube and combining them with high throughput technology, scientists haves developed a genome-wide platform to study how specialized proteins regulate RNA in living, intact cells.
November 3, 2008 Read more
Designer molecule tackles skin cancer from two sides
By playing it safe and using a two-pronged attack, a novel designer molecule fights malignant melanoma.
November 2, 2008 Read more
Nanoscale torsion resonator measures miniscule amounts of twisting in a metallic nanowire
Researchers at Boston University working with collaborators in Germany, France and Korea have developed a nanoscale torsion resonator that measures miniscule amounts of twisting or torque in a metallic nanowire
November 2, 2008 Read more
Six New York undergrads to compete in the first annual Science and Energy Research Challenge
Six undergraduate students from colleges and universities in New York State have been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) from Brookhaven National Laboratory to compete in the first annual Science and Energy Research Challenge (SERCh).
November 1, 2008 Read more
New study identifies world's most innovative nations
A new study published in the September/October issue of the journal Marketing Science reveals the world's most innovative countries, with Japan and the Nordic countries earning top spots and the United States finishing in sixth.
November 1, 2008 Read more
Confederation of Indian Industry to push nanotechnology
To make Indian industry a part of the nanotechnology revolution, the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has decided to tie up with educational and research institutes in the country under its 10-point action plan.
November 1, 2008 Read more
Advances in titanium powder research for artificial joint manufacturing
A research team led by Iver Anderson is developing a cheaper and better way to make a titanium alloy powder that can be used to manufacture artificial joints.
November 1, 2008 Read more
NJIT seminar set for Nov. 6 to focus on bioelectronics
Thanks to companies, universities, and inventors designing and manufacturing biomedical sensors, healthcare and its related economy will radically change over the next decade.
October 31, 2008 Read more
New nanocluster to boost thin films for semiconductors
Oregon researchers have synthesized an elusive metal-hydroxide compound in sufficient and rapidly produced yields, potentially paving the way for improved precursor inks that could boost semiconductor capabilities for large-area applications.
October 31, 2008 Read more
Welche Auswirkungen haben Nanotechnologien auf die Umwelt?
Die Bremer Produktionstechniker um Professor Lutz Maedler sind Partner einer internationalen Forschungsinitiative zur Etablierung der wissenschaftlichen Grundlagen fuer Nano-Bio-Wechselwirkungen innerhalb des Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (CEIN)
October 31, 2008 Read more
Laser painting with proteins
Scientists in Canada have recreated a famous painting on the microscale using a new protein patterning technique. The technique can also be used to mimic patterns of proteins found in cells and could lead to advances in neuroscience.
October 31, 2008 Read more
Antimatter trap to test nature's symmetry
RIKEN scientists have developed a method for trapping and manipulating antimatter that could be key to solving one of the universe?s biggest mysteries.
October 31, 2008 Read more
Cells traverse developmental divide via Blimp
An animal's reproductive capabilities are established early in development, when a homogeneous embryonic cell population gives rise to two distinct cell types - somatic cells that form the vast majority of body tissues, and primordial germ cells (PGCs) that ultimately yield spermatozoa or ova.
October 31, 2008 Read more
A new design for compact free-electron lasers leads the way towards exploiting extremely short wavelengths
Researchers in Japan report on the superior properties of extreme ultraviolet FEL laser radiation from a first-test system.
October 31, 2008 Read more
Liquid crystals line up to make self-healing photovoltaic device
A team of Japanese researchers have designed liquid crystals - a phase that flows like a liquid but has short-range order between the molecules - that spontaneously assemble to form a donor-acceptor array for photovoltaic devices.
October 31, 2008 Read more
Test reveals nanoparticles present in 80% of sunscreens, even when companies claim they are not
Consumers Union, nonprofit publisher of Consumer Reports, today released new product tests showing that 4 out of 5 sunscreens that claimed not to contain nanoparticles actually do contain them.
October 30, 2008 Read more
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