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Warming up for Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Higher temperatures yield tunable, supersensitive Hyper-CEST MRI.

May 9, 2008 Read more

All-in-one gene detection on a chip

Scientists in Singapore have invented a tiny machine that can rapidly prepare, purify and genetically analyse blood or other biological samples in less than 20 minutes

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Finnish research result: Future electronics will give more space for design

In the future, the rigid electronic boards will not place restrictions in the design of new products, as the manufacturing technology is being developed towards more flexible, design-friendly and inexpensive form of electronics. New manufacturing methods will change the production processes and will enable the manufacturing of entirely new kinds of products.

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Blueprint for GBP 1bn UK technology drive unveiled

The UK's Technology Strategy Board has revealed its three-year strategic plan and outlined how it will promote and invest in technology-driven innovation for the benefit of business, to increase sustainable economic growth and to improve quality of life.

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Molecular cables get insulating sheath

Good insulation for nanowires provided by self-assembling molecular-scale sheaths.

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Make India a significant player in nanotechnology: Kalam

Government and private sector should join hands and carry out focussed research to make India a significant player in nanotechnology, former President APJ Abdul Kalam said.

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Help design the future of nanotechnology

The Center for Nanotechnology in Society at Arizona State University invites you to help design the future of nanotechnology.

May 8, 2008 Read more

New technique measures ultrashort laser pulses at focus

Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology developed the first device to directly measure complex ultrashort light pulses in space and time at and near the focus.

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Scientists demonstrate method for integrating nanowire devices directly onto silicon

Fabrication technique could yield low-cost, scalable nanowire photonic and electronic circuits.

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Indiana ready to flex subatomic muscles with nanotechnology advances

A cure for cancer, a solution to rising fuel prices or a whole new generation of super-strong materials coming out of the Hoosier state? This and much more possibly lies within the emerging realm of nanotechnology, according to a covey of national nanotechnology experts in Indiana on May 2, 2008.

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House Science and Technology Committee unanimously reports National Nanotechnology Initiative Amendments Act

The House Science and Technology Committee yesterday unanimously supported H.R. 5940, the National Nanotechnology Initiative Amendments Act, which will update and expand the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI).

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Institute of Nanotechnology in the UK announces new Chair

Professor Richard A.L. Jones to head Institute's advisory group.

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Researchers demonstrate for the first time how light squeezes through small holes

How does light pass through a tiny hole? For the first time, researchers from Delft University of Technology, in conjunction with two South Korean and one German research groups, have succeeded in mapping this process properly.

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Towards a European observatory on nanotechnologies

Establishing a permanent European Observatory on Nanotechnologies is one of the goals of the EU-funded observatoryNANO project, which started recently.

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Researchers identify pressure effects on nanomaterials

Transistors, lasers and solar-energy conversion devices may be easier to manipulate because of recent research by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory scientists. The researchers defined the role high pressure plays in precisely tuning the fundamental properties of nanomaterials and, in particular, nanoparticle assemblies that are important for device applications.

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Molecular espionage shows a single HIV enzyme's many tasks

Reverse transcriptase, target of major anti-HIV drugs, dynamically binds both DNA, RNA.

May 7, 2008 Read more