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Optical techniques show continued promise in detecting pancreatic cancer

Optical technology developed by a Northwestern University professor of biomedical engineering has been shown to be effective in detecting the presence of pancreatic cancer through analysis of neighboring tissue in the duodenum.

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Quantum paradox directly observed - a milestone in quantum mechanics

In quantum mechanics, a vanguard of physics where science often merges into philosophy, much of our understanding is based on conjecture and probabilities, but a group of researchers in Japan has moved one of the fundamental paradoxes in quantum mechanics into the lab for experimentation and observed some of the 'spooky action of quantum mechanics' directly.

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Study suggests new regulations needed to govern nanotechnology risks

In order for the potential health risks associated with nanotechnology to be properly assessed, the current regulatory system in the US must be changed. That is the conclusion of a new paper, published in the peer-reviewed journal Environmental Science and Technology.

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Researchers discover a potential on-off switch for nanoelectronics

New research findings reveal the electrical resistance through molecular junctions can be turned 'on' and 'off' simply by pushing and pulling the junction - a feature that could be used as a switch in nanoscale electronic devices.

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World's first proven ultrasound holographic imaging allows correction of nanoscale subsurface defects

Just as x-ray technology, MRI and sonography transformed the practice of medicine, a newly created approach for seeing the invisible promises great potential for finding new ways to improve the health of human and microelectronic patients alike.

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Researchers produce hollow carbon particles from biomass

Researchers in Japan have developed a new method for producing ultra-lightweight hollow carbon fine particles (diameters ranging from several nanometers to several tens of micrometers) from lignin, which is a byproduct obtained in large quantities during the manufacture of paper or bio-ethanol, and inorganic salts.

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Lemelson-MIT student prize for inventions awarded for nanomedicine work

Geoffrey von Maltzahn, a Ph.D. candidate in the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology, received the prestigious $30,000 Lemelson-MIT Student Prize for his promising innovations in the area of cancer therapy, specifically two inventions in nanomedicine: a new class of cancer therapeutics and a new paradigm for enhancing drug delivery to tumors.

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Major step toward less energy loss in new electromagnetic materials

Researchers at Uppsala University have managed for the first time to measure magnetic properties in new materials quantitatively with the help of electron microscopy - with unparalleled precision.

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Nanostructure boosts efficiency in energy transport

Overcoming a critical conductivity challenge to clean energy technologies, Boston College researchers have developed a titanium nanostructure that provides an expanded surface area and demonstrates significantly greater efficiency in the transport of electrons.

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Nanotechnology: Will it drive a new innovation economy for the U.S.?

the Center for Nanotechnology in Society and the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies will address this question at a March 23 program.

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Pioneering New York model for nanotechnology-enabled growth to be showcased at prestigious economic event

Successful CNSE-IBM-New York State strategy to advance innovation, education and economic investment featured at National Association for Business Economics conference

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IMEC presents innovation in the next 25 years of science and technology

The IMEC Technology Forum brings together executives from companies and institutes in Asia, Europe and the USA to discuss advances in science and technology and to present visions for future innovations.

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X-ray nanoprobe pushes observation to ever smaller frontiers

The unparalleled access to state-of-the-art tools and high-intensity X-rays gives researchers at Argonne's Advanced Photon Source the capability to see structural details of cells and materials at smaller scales than ever before.

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Novel technique for imaging nanostructures on the surface of living cells

An international team of scientists, co-led by a University of Kentucky researcher, has developed a technique for imaging nanostructures on the surface of living cells.

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Nanosensors to detect possible mutations in DNA

Researchers at the Cidetec-IK4 technological centre in Spain have developed electrochemical sensors that, amongst other functions, enable the detection of possible mutations in DNA in a more rapid manner that has been achieved to date.

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Human Enhancement and Nanotechnology conference to convene at Western Michigan University

The Nanoethics Group today announced its upcoming conference on the ethical and social impacts of human enhancement technologies, especially related to nanotechnology.

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