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EU natural plastic project breathes life into bone implants

European researchers looking into bone implants believe that the future could lie with natural plastics which, they claim, can better adapt to the skeleton, thereby eliminating the need for repeated operations.

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Self-organizing nanoparticles: a model for tomorrow's nanofactories

With inspiration from bacteria and butterflies, researchers at Stockholm University have developed a new method that shows how nanomaterials can be produced in the future.

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NIH recognizes Clemson nanotechnology for molecule tracking

The National Institutes of Health has awarded two Clemson chemistry faculty nearly $1 million to detect, track and image the interior of cells.

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MU researchers go nano, natural and green

Using only soybeans and water, scientists discover a clean process for making nanoparticles.

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UCLA, Tokyo University nanobiotechnology symposium at UCLA to highlight advances in nanomedicine

UCLA's California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI) and the University of Tokyo's Center for NanoBio Integration (CNBI) will jointly sponsor an international symposium on nanobiotechnology at UCLA Nov. 1â??2.

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Rice University expert calls for coordination in nanotechnology research

In House testimony, Vicki Colvin says nano community needs 'research harmonization'.

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US government delays nanotechnology safety measures

Expert warns Congress that safety questions put nanotech enterprise at risk.

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Scientists discover fluorescence in key marine creature

Scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego have discovered fluorescent-light emitting features in an evolutionarily important marine organism and say such a capacity may be much more prevalent across the animal kingdom than previously believed.

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World's most complex silicon phased-array chip developed at UC-San Diego

Innovations in chip design may prompt new methods for high-speed wireless data transfer.

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Rice University nanotechnology expert to give testimony

Vicki Colvin, director of Rice University's Center for Biological and Environmental Nanotechnology, will testify before the House Science Committee at its hearing on Research on Environmental and Safety Impacts of Nanotechnology Oct. 31.

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Star Trek? MIT develops 'tractor beam' for cells

Tool could manipulate tiny objects on a chip.

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'Nature-made' computers: engineers teach nature to 'grow' high-tech components

Computers don't grow on trees, but with a little prodding from engineers, nature can produce computer components.

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Could nanotechnology revolutionize natural gas industry?

Nanotechnology could revolutionize the natural gas industry across the whole lifecycle from extraction to pollution reduction or be an enormous missed opportunity, claim two industry experts.

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Speed plays crucial role in breaking protein's H-bonds

Researchers at MIT studying the architecture of proteins have finally explained why computer models of proteins' behavior under mechanical duress differ dramatically from experimental observations.

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Evolution in the nanoworld

The observation of molecular organization at surfaces may lead to further insight of how simple, inanimate molecules can build up biological entities of increasing structural and functional complexity, such as membranes, cells, leaves, trees, etc.

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New nanotechnology fabrication plant will spark regional development

A $1.8 million nanotechnology pilot plant to develop and test new products will 'be the spark' for development of Allegany County and the region, said State Senator Catharine Young at a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the opening of the new facility.

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