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Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft to establish 10 new Collaborative Research Centers
On January 1, 2008 the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) will establish ten new Collaborative Research Centers, which will receive a total of 74.4 million euros in funding over the next four years.
December 4, 2007 Read more
The million Euro nanoreactor
Jeroen Cornelissen of the Institute for Molecules and Materials at the Radboud University in the Netherlands has recently received EUR 1 million (approx. $2.9 million) from EURYI (European Young Investigator Awards).
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Honor for UK-Japanese research
Scientists at The University of Nottingham have won the prestigious Daiwa Adrian Prize for collaborative research with a Japanese university.
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Technique controls nanoparticle size, creates large numbers
Pratim Biswas at Washington University has shown that he can independently control the size of the nanoparticles that he makes while keeping their other properties the same. He's also shown with his technique that the nanoparticles can be made in large quantities in scalable systems, opening up the possibility for more applications and different techniques.
December 3, 2007 Read more
Upcoming nanotechnology presentations in Second Life's NanoLands
The NanoShow is a bimonthly global seminar series on Second Life's NanoIsland.
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In vivo observation of a photoprotection mechanism in plants
If plants need light to perform the photosynthesis essential to their survival, how do they protect themselves against too much light? A joint CEA-CNRS research team at the Saclay Institute of Biology and Technology is currently exploring this question, in collaboration with several other teams at universities in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands.
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'Trojan Horse' delivers drug-loaded nanoparticles deep into tumors
A team of investigators has developed methods for loading gold nanoshells into precursor cells known as monocytes, which turn into macrophages in the tumor environment.
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Building tumor balls for better drug discovery
Researchers have developed a microfluidics device that can form tumor spheroids in a large-scale, reproducible manner amenable to high-throughput drug screening protocols.
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Polymer cage stabilizes liposome, improves drug delivery
Researchers have developed a method for stabilizing liposomes within a polymer cage. More importantly, the polymer cage is constructed to fall apart and trigger drug release from the liposome when taken into cells.
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Coated ultrasmall quantum dots suitable for in vivo imaging
Researchers at the Massachussetts Institute of Technology and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center have developed a new procedure that produces ultracompact quantum dots.
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Antibody targeting boosts liposomal drug anticancer activity
The first drug-loaded nanoparticle approved to treat cancer is in line for an upgrade. Researchers at Northeastern University have improved the tumor-killing activity of liposomal doxorubicin, known as Doxil.
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Radio waves fire up nanotubes embedded in tumors, destroying liver cancer
Cancer cells treated with carbon nanotubes can be destroyed by noninvasive radio waves that heat up the nanotubes while sparing untreated tissue, a research team led by scientists at The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center and Rice University has shown in preclinical experiments.
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First winter school on nanotechnology begins at NIPER
The five-day first winter school on nanotechnology in advanced drug delivery began on December 2 at the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) at Mohali in Punjab.
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Eleventh Annual NSTI Nanotech 2008 final call for papers
The Nano Science and Technology Institute (NSTI) Nanotech 2008 Call for Papers will close December 6, 2007.
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Chemists characterize Alzheimer's neurotoxin structure
Amyloid plaques, the hallmark of Alzheimer's disease, are clumps of fiber-like misfolded proteins which many experts think cause this devastating neurodegenerative disease.
December 3, 2007 Read more
Well-known Washington environmental editor and reporter joins nanotechnology project
Inside Washington's Colin Finan takes on communications and policy role.
December 3, 2007 Read more
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