Scientists exploring the physics of hearing have found an underlying molecular cause for one form of deafness, and a conceptual connection between deafness and the organization of liquid crystals, which are used in flat-panel displays.
Feb 5th, 2007
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How and why the electrical conductance of metal nanowires changes as their length varies.
Feb 5th, 2007
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The layers of mucus that protect sensitive tissue throughout the body have an undesirable side effect: they can also keep helpful medications away.
Feb 5th, 2007
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Using a novel polymer that becomes unstable under the pH conditions inside tumor cells, scientists have developed a core-shell nanoparticle targeted to deliver drugs to tumors.
Feb 5th, 2007
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By taking advantage of the unique optical and other physical properties of nanoscale materials, researchers have created a veritable toolbox of nanoparticle probes.
Feb 5th, 2007
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Ten university projects received grants from the EPA for research to develop better methods for detecting harmful organisms in drinking water.
Feb 3rd, 2007
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U.S. company appears to have gained a significant legal victory in a dispute over a carbon nanotube patent.
Feb 2nd, 2007
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A conference in Washington, DC next week.
Feb 2nd, 2007
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A Finnish-Japanese joint research project has discovered a phase transition in the structure of crystalline materials in atomistic simulations.
Feb 2nd, 2007
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MIT reports that the source of concrete's strength and durability lies in the organization of its nanoparticles. The discovery could one day lead to a major reduction in carbon dioxide emissions during manufacturing.
Feb 2nd, 2007
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A new process for creating patterns of individual molecules on a surface combines control of self-assembled monolayers and a soft-lithography technique known as microcontact printing.
Feb 1st, 2007
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Scientists have fashioned a living, changeable ecosystem out of a tiny chip of silicon.
Feb 1st, 2007
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A sensitive new method for rapidly assessing the quality of carbon nanotubes.
Feb 1st, 2007
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Nanoscale magnets in the form of iron-containing molecules might be used to improve the contrast between healthy and diseased tissue in magnetic resonance imaging.
Feb 1st, 2007
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Using artificial atoms on a chip, physicists have taken the next step toward quantum computing by demonstrating that the particle nature of microwave photons can now be detected.
Feb 1st, 2007
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The EU is preparing to channel some 100 million euros into nanomedicine projects annually under its Seventh Framework Programme for research.
Feb 1st, 2007
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