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Nanomedical approach targets multiple cancer genes, shrinks tumors more effectively

Nanoparticles filled with a drug that targets two genes that trigger melanoma could offer a potential cure for this deadly disease, according to cancer researchers.

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Nanotechnology used in making solar control window films

Advanced ceramics have been used by NASA to thermally protect the Space Shuttle Orbiter. Now, due to nanotechnology, they are being used by window film suppliers in the manufacture of solar control window film.

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Microbiological treatment can remove selenium nanoparticles from environment

A new study funded by the European Union has demonstrated that unsafe levels of selenium, sometimes referred to as an 'essential toxin', can be reduced by a microbiological treatment

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Experiments confirm calculations of the ideal strength of graphene

The ideal strength refers to the highest achievable strength of a defect-free crystal at 0 K. It is a crucial theoretical parameter because it plays a critical role in characterizing the nature of chemical bonding of the crystal.

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New findings on how cancer cells develop chemotherapy drug resistance

Researchers have shown that increased expression of a gene called SIRT1 in cancer cells plays a significant role in the development of resistance to the chemotherapy drug cisplatin.

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Cientificos espanoles patentan una celula solar un 30% mas eficiente

Un equipo de investigadores del Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cienificas (CSIC) ha patentado un nuevo tipo de celula solar cuya eficiencia es hasta un 30% superior a las celulas solares convencionales.

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Brandeis is smallest university to join elite group of universities with a materials research center

Brandeis University has won a highly competitive $7.8 million grant from the National Science Foundation to establish a Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC).

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First three-dimensional synchronization circuitry runs at 1.4 gigahertz

The next major advance in computer processors will likely be the move from today's two-dimensional chips to three-dimensional circuits, and the first three-dimensional synchronization circuitry is now running at 1.4 gigahertz at the University of Rochester.

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Could nanotechnology solve the water crisis?

Researchers in India explain how carbon nanotubes could replace conventional materials in water-purification systems.

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Nanopartikel als Kuriere in der Krebstherapie

Prof. Dr. Katharina Landfester, neue Direktorin am Max-Planck-Institut fuer Polymerforschung in Mainz, untersucht, wie Nanopartikel als Kuriere unter anderem in der Krebstherapie eingesetzt werden koennen.

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New method cuts waste in making most efficient solar cells

University of Utah engineers devised a new way to slice thin wafers of the chemical element germanium for use in the most efficient type of solar power cells. They say the new method should lower the cost of such cells by reducing the waste and breakage of the brittle semiconductor.

September 14, 2008 Read more

Three scientists share 2008 Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research

Top US medical science award honors discovery of small regulatory RNAs.

September 13, 2008 Read more

Symposium: Transnational Models for Regulation of Nanotechnology

The University of Dayton School of Law's Intellectual Property Law Society and its Program in Law and Technology are hosting 'Transnational Models for Regulation of Nanotechnology' on Tuesday, October 7, 2008.

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Nanotechnology pioneer honored at Montana State University

Professor Trevor Douglas has been appointed Letters and Science Distinguished Professors at Montana State University.

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Cornell brings its medical researchers closer to cutting-edge nanotechnology

Symposium on nanomedicine to introduce new nanotechnology facility office at New York's Weill Cornell Medical College.

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Nanofiltration method could play a role in search for innovative drinking water treatments

In industrialized countries water utilities are ageing and need to be renewed. In partnership with the water sector, the aquatic research institute Eawag is identifying ways of ensuring that high-quality drinking water supplies remain available in the future.

September 12, 2008 Read more