Cutting edge nanotechnology research at North Carolina State University is leading to advances in everything from revitalizing HIV drugs to creating harder, stronger nanocrystalline iron that can really take the heat.
May 30th, 2008
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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 30th, 2008
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Nanowire mesh can absorb up to 20 times its weight in oil.
May 30th, 2008
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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.
May 30th, 2008
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'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 30th, 2008
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Designer 'nanobatons' could be used to trap oil, deliver drugs.
May 29th, 2008
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A lecture by Professor James Gimzewski (UCLA) in London/UK on July 8.
May 29th, 2008
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Experts in the field of nanoscience have discovered a way of controlling the motion and detecting the forces that move molecules within molecules.
May 29th, 2008
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Discovery could significantly extend the lifetimes of common gas-liquid products.
May 29th, 2008
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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 29th, 2008
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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.
May 29th, 2008
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Japanese scientists say they have used cutting-edge technology to create a noodle bowl so small it can be seen only through a microscope.
May 29th, 2008
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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.
May 29th, 2008
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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.
May 29th, 2008
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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.
May 29th, 2008
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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 28th, 2008
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