With a new grant of more than $675,000 from the National Science Foundation, Warren Zipfel, associate professor of biomedical engineering, is working to make fluorescence lifetime imaging more efficient and simpler to implement.
Nov 17th, 2009
Read moreA team led by University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences researchers on the cutting edge of nanotechnology has found a way to capture tumor cells in the bloodstream that could dramatically improve earlier cancer diagnosis and prevent deadly metastasis.
Nov 17th, 2009
Read moreThe European Research Council (ERC) has awarded a prestigious EUR 2.5 million Advanced Grant to the Institute of Nanoscience at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands (TU Delft) for its work in bio-nano research.
Nov 17th, 2009
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The nanoelectronics research center IMEC, Hasselt University and the Belgian screen printing company Artist Screen announce the start of their spin-off Lumoza NV. The new company develops and commercializes large area screen printed electronics for the advertising and packaging industry.
Nov 17th, 2009
Read moreIMEC has achieved promising results in the race to scale CMOS to 22nm and below. The breakthroughs from its transistor scaling programs include a successful integration of the laser-anneal technique in a high-K/metal-gate first process and a step forward towards fabricating aggressively scaled germanium-pFET transistors.
Nov 17th, 2009
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Using a new biophysical method called single molecule spectroscopy, scientists were able to directly observe the unwrapping mechanisms and characterize the intermediate stages leading to free genetic material.
Nov 17th, 2009
Read moreResearchers at the Laboratoire de Chimie de Lyon have used numerical simulation methods to show how the selectivity of reaction mechanisms at the surface of a metal catalyst can be understood far more simply.
Nov 17th, 2009
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The UK's Technology Strategy Board has developed a nanotechnology strategy document that sets out the processes the Technology Strategy Board will use to determine how it will invest in the nanotechnology space in a way that helps UK businesses to succeed on a global scale.
Nov 17th, 2009
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IBM scientists have created a one-step point-of-care-diagnostic test, based on an innovative silicon chip that requires less sample volume, is significantly faster, portable, easy to use and can test for many diseases, including one of world's leading cause of death, cardiovascular disease.
Nov 17th, 2009
Read moreTitanium dioxide (TiO2) nanoparticles, found in everything from cosmetics to sunscreen to paint to vitamins, caused systemic genetic damage in mice, according to a comprehensive study conducted by researchers at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Nov 16th, 2009
Read moreWhile the chemistry, physics, and optical properties of simple atoms and molecules are quite well understood, this new book demonstrates that there is much to be learned about the optics of nanomaterials.
Nov 16th, 2009
Read moreThe talk will include highlights from a recent article 'Spontaneous Dispersion of Particles on Liquid Surfaces'.
Nov 16th, 2009
Read moreArizona State University has been awarded nearly $3 million in federal stimulus funds from the National Institutes of Health. ASU professors Stuart Lindsay and Paul Westerhoff will lead a pair of two-year, innovative projects designed to tackle challenges in the fields of rapid DNA sequencing and the potential health risks of nanotechnology.
Nov 16th, 2009
Read moreA first-of-its kind inhalable measles vaccine for developing countries, where the disease remains a scourge. A nanogenerator that could recharge iPods and other electronic devices with a shake. And for Fido and Fluffy, a long-awaited once-a-month pill for both ticks and fleas. It's list season, the time to prepare inventories of what stood out in 2009 and holds promise for the year ahead.
Nov 16th, 2009
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With a bit of leverage, Cornell researchers have used a very tiny beam of light with as little as 1 milliwatt of power to move a silicon structure up to 12 nanometers. That's enough to completely switch the optical properties of the structure from opaque to transparent.
Nov 16th, 2009
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A team led by Yale University scientists has developed a new approach to studying how immune cells chase down bacteria in our bodies.
Nov 16th, 2009
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