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Scientists capture the speediest ever motion in a molecule

The fastest ever observations of protons moving within a molecule open a new window on fundamental processes in chemistry and biology.

Mar 6th, 2006

First optically controlled basic device structure for quantum computers

The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) in Japan has successfully developed the first basic device structure extendable to multi-quantum-bits for an optically controlled quantum logic gate.

Mar 6th, 2006

Russia and Hungary to set up joint nanotechnology research center

The centre's main areas of research include nano research, developing new products, producing medical protheses, multi-component fluids with nano-dispersal technology and applying nanotechnology in meteorology.

Mar 3rd, 2006

French and Japanese create joint laboratory to study nanostructures of lipids

The French National Institute for Health and Medical Research (Inserm), the engineering university INSA Lyon, and Riken, a Japanese research centre for biomedicine, signed an agreement to establish a joint laboratory studying lipids nanostructures.

Mar 3rd, 2006

A new magetic phenomenon that will improve RAMs and increase computer hard drive capacity

A team of scientists has for the first time produced microscopic magnetic states, known as "displaced vortex states" that will allow an increase in the size of MRAMs.

Mar 2nd, 2006

Magnetic nanoparticles used to develop polymers with a "memory"

Researchers in germany succeeded in controlling the shape of polymers with the help of magnetic nanoparticles, thus paving the way for exciting new applications in the field of medical technology.

Mar 1st, 2006

"Nano Skins" Show Promise as Flexible Electronic Devices

A team of researchers has developed a new process to make flexible, conducting "nano skins" for a variety of applications, from electronic paper to sensors for detecting chemical and biological agents.

Mar 1st, 2006

U.S. Regulators, Experts Launch "Green" Nanotechnology Effort

U.S. regulators and experts who specialize in nanotechnology have launched an effort they say will help minimize environmental and health risks that may be associated with such processes and products.

Feb 28th, 2006

Nanoscale tubing assembles itself instantly

Researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the Christian Albrechts University of Kiel, Germany, have found a completely new way to form complex networks of nanotubes.

Feb 27th, 2006

A toxicologic review of quantum dots

A review of published toxicology studies argues that there are as yet no ways to predict which quantum dots will be toxic and which will be safe, making it necessary to test each type of quantum dot for toxicity before reaching any conclusions about their clinical utility.

Feb 27th, 2006

Engineered nanomaterials provide two approaches to improving magnetic resonance

Two groups of investigators in Europe have developed engineered nanoscale materials that enhance images obtained using magnetic resonance (MR) imaging. With further development, these nanomaterials have the potential to improve the detection of early stage cancer.

Feb 27th, 2006

Glowing carbon nanotubes could sniff out the DNA signatures of bioterrorism agents

Carbon nanotubes have already found many valuable applications in nanotechnology. Now researchers are adding yet another potential use for these unique nanomaterials: as a detector for specific sequences of DNA. The work suggests that carbon nanotubes could be the basis for ultrasensitive devices for detecting pathogens such as anthrax and DNA mutations that cause genetic diseases, as well as leading to a more precise tool for understanding genetic mechanisms inside cells.

Feb 27th, 2006

NanoMedicine center strives to develop technologies for regenerative medicine

Columbia University is a major contributor to the NanoMedicine Center for Mechanical Biology, a multi-disciplinary initiative aimed at developing new technologies for regenerative medicine and treating human diseases that involve mechanical malfunction, such as cancer.

Feb 24th, 2006

Aerosol deposition process used to develop smallest fibre-optic electric field probe

NEC Corporation announced the successful development of the world's smallest fiber-optic electric field probe, enabled through the adoption of a nanotechnology process.

Feb 23rd, 2006

Researchers in Germany unveil the first three-dimensional electron microscope for examining nanomaterial structures

The first electron microscope for simultaneously and automatically investigating in three-dimensions the phase content, crystallographic texture, and crystal interfaces of materials was co-designed and put into service at the Max Planck Institute for Iron Research in Germany.

Feb 22nd, 2006

Fluorescent nanosensor detects cell death

A team of investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital has developed a nanoparticle that signals when cells are undergoing apoptosis, the kind of cell death triggered by cancer therapies.

Feb 22nd, 2006

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