Chip-based gene transfer
Dutch researchers have developed a highly efficient method of transferring DNA into stem cells using a lab on a chip style approach.
Dec 20th, 2007
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Utra-fast fibre lasers, dopey photons... what's next?
A new generation of ultra-fast fibre lasers being developed in Europe is creating even more uses for the beams of high-intensity light, while lowering production and maintenance costs and increasing efficiency.
Dec 20th, 2007
Read moreAllegany College of Maryland offering nanotechnology program
In the near future, Allegany College of Maryland, in partnership with Penn State University, will offer a nanotechnology degree program.
Dec 20th, 2007
Read moreUNC systems awards nearly $4m in R&D grants
The University of North Carolina systems is handing out nearly $4 million in research and development grants to faculty across the UNC system for projects that could lead to new jobs.
Dec 20th, 2007
Read moreNanovideo captures motion of RNA molecules in 3-D
You may not find it on YouTube, but Hashim Al-Hashimi's video could create quite a stir in scientific circles.
Dec 20th, 2007
Read moreOne of the smallest optical switches ever
A team of researchers at the University of St. Andrews has developed one of the smallest optical switches ever made.
Dec 20th, 2007
Read moreResults promising for computational quantum chemical methods for drug development
New research, led by a Virginia Tech chemist, may someday help natural-products chemists decrease by years the amount of time it takes for the development of certain types of medicinal drugs.
Dec 20th, 2007
Read moreNylon reveals its antibiotic powers
Researchers report that variants of nylon have a capacity to mimic the antibacterial molecules produced by cells in response to infection.
Dec 20th, 2007
Read moreSticky questions tackled in gecko research
New paper on gecko adhesion system the latest development in the quest for 'gecko glue'.
Dec 20th, 2007
Read moreSandwich technique eases 3D optical chip fabrication
Complex three-dimensional integrated circuits involving both optical and electronic elements are now easier to make, thanks to a wafer bonding technique developed by a European research consortium.
Dec 20th, 2007
Read moreThe crystal strikes back
The dashing start of electrons in a crystal does not remain without consequences for their further fate. This has been reported by researchers in Germany.
Dec 20th, 2007
Read moreNanotechnology, except in food, viewed favorably by majority of German consumers
The BfR study does, however, reveal that the majority are against nanoparticles in food.
Dec 20th, 2007
Read moreMetal foam has a good memory
Poking holes in magnetic alloy improves its shape-morphing capability.
Dec 20th, 2007
Read moreTunable and multicolor emissions from crystalline organic 1D nanomaterials
Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences Institute of Chemistry have developed an adsorbent-assisted physical vapor deposition method for the fabrication of crystalline organic nanowires with single composition, in which the introduction of adsorbents was proven to be indispensable for improving the uniformity of the products.
Dec 20th, 2007
Read moreCanadian nanotechnology gets $36 million boost
The NRC National Institute for Nanotechnology (NINT) will receive $36 million over the next three years.
Dec 20th, 2007
Read moreIsraeli nanotechnology companies have doubled since 2005
To keep up with these fast developments, d&a in collaboration with the Israel National Nanotechnology Initiative and with support of the Office of the Chief Scientist at the Israeli Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor, are launching the 1st Israeli Nanotech Knowledge Center, a visual directory of the entire industry.
Dec 20th, 2007
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