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Nanotechnology part of 2009 U.S. R&D budget priorities

The White House is now seeking to place its stamp on federal scientific spending during the Bush administration�??s final year in office, according to a memo released last Friday by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility.

Sep 30th, 2007

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Researchers make electron spin useful

In the global race for possibilities for the use of electron spin, an international research team is right at the forefront: The researchers have managed to maintain the polarisation of nuclear spin and its associated electron spin for some ten minutes - a virtually endless amount of time for typical computer calculation steps.

Sep 28th, 2007

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Nanoparticle could help detect cancer and other diseases early

Researchers have created the first nanoparticle capable of detecting and imaging trace amounts of hydrogen peroxide in animals. The nanoparticles, thought to be completely nontoxic, could someday be used as a simple, all-purpose diagnostic tool to detect the earliest stages of any disease that involves chronic inflammation, including cancer, Alzheimer's disease, heart disease, and arthritis.

Sep 27th, 2007

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Gold nanorods image tumors

By linking gold nanorods to an antibody that binds to tumor cells, researchers have found that gold nanorods will align themselves in an ordered fashion on the surface of cancer cells, further intensifying the optical signal the nanorods produce and providing a unique optical signature for tumor cells.

Sep 27th, 2007

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Nanowire generates power by harvesting energy from the environment

As the sizes of sensor networks and mobile devices shrink toward the microscale, and even nanoscale, there is a growing need for suitable power sources. Because even the tiniest battery is too big to be used in nanoscale devices, scientists are exploring nanosize systems that can salvage energy from the environment.

Sep 27th, 2007

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