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Lab-on-a-chip could improve success of in vitro fertilization
In a finding that could boost the success rate of in vitro fertilization (IVF), researchers report development of a tiny 'lab on a chip' to evaluate the fitness of embryos harvested for transfer.
August 27, 2008 Read more
New nanotechnology center helps entrepreneurs move products to market
Small or large companies and tech-savvy entrepreneurs that want to bring nanotechnology products to world markets can now access technical and business services thanks to a new leading-edge centre in Edmonton?s Research Park.
August 27, 2008 Read more
Nanotechnology researchers develop fabrication technique for large-area molecular networks
A crucial step in developing minuscule structures with application potential in sophisticated sensors, catalysis, and nanoelectronics has been developed by Scottish researchers.
August 27, 2008 Read more
European Space Agency commissions nanotechnology encyclopedia for space materials
The European Space Agency (ESA) has appointed the UK's National Physical Laboratory to survey nanotechnology capabilities in Europe. NPL's Nanomaterials group will lead a consortium to identify the next generation of nano and smart materials that will be used in future space missions.
August 27, 2008 Read more
Quantum 'traffic jam' in high-temperature superconductors may point to new materials
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have uncovered the first experimental evidence for why the transition temperature of high-temperature superconductors cannot simply be elevated by increasing the electrons' binding energy.
August 27, 2008 Read more
Nano-Krater: Hochgeladene Ionen verdampfen Atome von Kristalloberflaeche
Wissenschaftler vom Forschungszentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (FZD) konnten ein weiteres Mal erfolgreich ihr Know-how in der Nano-Strukturierung von Oberflaechen demonstrieren.
August 27, 2008 Read more
Photonic crystal drug detective
A new high-throughput screening system based on photonic crystals could quickly and cheaply detect molecules that disrupt binding between proteins and DNA, offering a new way to look for novel classes of drugs, say scientists in the U.S.
August 26, 2008 Read more
Rare earth elements as tags for living cell protein microscopy
While sophisticated microscopes allow scientists to take pictures of a single molecule, capturing images of single molecules in a living cell has been particularly challenging. Lawrence Miller, assistant professor of chemistry at the University of Illinois at Chicago, hopes to meet that challenge with the help of a four-year, $1.16 million grant from the National Institutes of Health.
August 26, 2008 Read more
AACR Hosts Molecular Diagnostics in Cancer Therapeutic Development Meeting
The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Molecular Diagnostics in Cancer Therapeutics Development Meeting features the latest findings in laboratory, translational and clinical cancer research. This year's meeting focuses on new biologic markers and imaging methods.
August 26, 2008 Read more
Semiconductor nanotechnology used to create microlens for telecommunication frequencies
Using semiconductor nanotechnology, Srinivas Sridhar, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor and Chair of Physics at Northeastern University, and his team of researchers from the university?s Electronic Materials Research Institute have created a new microlens that focuses infrared light at telecommunication frequencies.
August 26, 2008 Read more
New method could reduce cost of making expensive cancer and arthritis drugs
Researchers at the University have pioneered a simple way to remove dead cells from cell cultures used to make protein-based drugs.
August 26, 2008 Read more
Inaugural Kavli Prize ceremony and symposia: Sept. 8-11 in Oslo
The inaugural year of The Kavli Prize will be celebrated with a special ceremony that features H.R.H. Crown Prince Haakon Magnus presenting the prize to the seven Kavli laureates.
August 26, 2008 Read more
New sensor to detect cancer biomarker gases exhaled in breath
A group of internationally known researchers at the University of Oklahoma with expertise in the development of mid-infrared lasers is working to create a sensor to detect biomarker gases exhaled in the breath of a person with cancer.
August 26, 2008 Read more
Future for clean energy lies with bacteria
Amid mounting agreement that future clean, carbon-neutral, energy will rely on efficient conversion of the sun?s light energy into fuels and electric power, attention is focusing on one of the most ancient groups of organism, the cyanobacteria.
August 26, 2008 Read more
New podcast discusses nanotechnology risk management issues
ACE USA today launched a new audio podcast discussing the risk management issues and challenges associated with rapidly evolving nanotechnologies as medical research and government regulation lag marketing development.
August 25, 2008 Read more
George A. Jeffrey NanoExplorers NanoTech Institute is a finalist in the 8th annual Tech Titans Awards
The UT Dallas' Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (IIE) and the George A. Jeffrey NanoExplorers NanoTech Institute are both finalists in the 8th annual Tech Titans Awards.
August 25, 2008 Read more
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