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New projects to raise UK profile in synthetic biology

Four UK Research Councils have come together to announce funding for new projects designed to rapidly build the UK?s expertise and capacity in the emerging field of synthetic biology.

May 30, 2008 Read more

MIT develops a 'paper towel' for oil spills

Nanowire mesh can absorb up to 20 times its weight in oil.

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Workshop: Green nanotechnologies conquer construction

Green nanotechnology allows sustainable construction. This is the theme of one day workshop in Copenhagen. The workshop takes place in connection with this years Nanotech Northern Europe Conference (NTNE), the largest annual nanotech conference in Europe.

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Brown to host conference on advances in neurotechnology

'Neurotechnology isn't science fiction - it's here today,"'says John Donoghue, professor of neuroscience and engineering and director of the Brown Institute for Brain Science. 'Devices that connect to the nervous system are already helping those with paralysis to move again, those with blindness to see and those with deafness to hear.'

May 30, 2008 Read more

Nanoparticles assemble by millions to encase oil drops

Designer 'nanobatons' could be used to trap oil, deliver drugs.

May 29, 2008 Read more

Lecture: The Age of Nanotechnology

A lecture by Professor James Gimzewski (UCLA) in London/UK on July 8.

May 29, 2008 Read more

Moving molecules within molecules

Experts in the field of nanoscience have discovered a way of controlling the motion and detecting the forces that move molecules within molecules.

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Engineers whip up the first long-lived nanoscale bubbles

Discovery could significantly extend the lifetimes of common gas-liquid products.

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Learn about nanosoccer from new website and video

If you love soccer but don't want to wait until the next World Cup in 2010 to satisfy your appetite for the most popular game on Earth, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has the answer - though the nourishment comes in very small bites.

May 29, 2008 Read more

A molecular 'salve' to sooth surface stresses

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have shown for the first time that a single layer of molecular 'salve' can significantly soothe the stresses affecting clean metal surfaces.

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World's smallest bowl of Ramen

Japanese scientists say they have used cutting-edge technology to create a noodle bowl so small it can be seen only through a microscope.

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UQ researchers make breakthrough in renewable energy materials

University of Queensland researchers have made a ground-breaking discovery that produces highly efficient miniature crystals which could revolutionise the way we harvest and use solar energy.

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FEST award promotes innovative Nanoelectronics Research

Avik Ghosh, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Virginia, recently won an internal Fund for Excellence in Science and Technology (FEST) Distinguished Young Investigator Grant for a research proposal that could ultimately transform transistor technology.

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INO signs a cooperation agreement with a major German partner

INO (the National Optics Institute in Canada) announces the signing of a cooperation agreement with the Bavarian Laser Centre GmbH (BLZ), a research centre in Erlangen, Germany, specializing in photonic microsystems research, development, and production.

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Monkeys control a bionic arm with their thoughts

A monkey has successfully fed itself with fluid, well-controlled movements of a human-like robotic arm by using only signals from its brain, researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine report in the journal Nature.

May 28, 2008 Read more

Sullivan wins NSF Career Award for research on therapeutic drug carriers

The five-year, $489,798 grant will support the University of Delaware scientist's research to determine how cells interact with potential drug carriers and how the resulting structural changes of the carrier affect its ability to efficiently deliver its payload.

May 28, 2008 Read more