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The first drug-delivery particles capable of passing through human mucus

Chemical engineers from Johns Hopkins University have broken the mucus barrier, engineering the first drug-delivery particles capable of passing through human mucus - regarded by many as nearly impenetrable - and carrying medication that could treat a range of diseases.

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240 elephants in a tunnel

September 2008 will see particle physicists setting protons on a collision course through the Large Hadron Collider with more energy than ever before. Their intention is to track down the Higgs boson and solve the problem of why the universe contains almost no antimatter.

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Biomarkers reveal our biological age

Researchers are hoping for improved therapies for treating age-related diseases.

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Monolithic comb drive - a nanoscale manipulator with atomic-scale precision

Engineers have created a tiny motorized positioning device that has twice the dexterity of similar devices being developed for applications that include biological sensors and more compact, powerful computer hard drives.

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Spying on self-assembly

Proteins attaching to gold nanoparticles don't mill around randomly, but organise into clusters, according to UK scientists who say they have for the first time spied in detail peptides assembling on a surface.

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Fastest quantum computer building block created

The fastest quantum computer bit that exploits the main advantage of the qubit over the conventional bit has been demonstrated by researchers.

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Polymer electric storage better than conventional batteries

A team of Penn State materials scientists is developing ferroelectric polymer-based capacitors that can deliver power more rapidly and are much lighter than conventional batteries.

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Team discovers quantum halfway house between magnet and semiconductor

Scientists report that they have combined silicon and ferromagnetic iron with a small amount of another common metal, manganese, to create a new material which is neither a magnet nor an ordinary semiconductor.

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E-health closer to reality thanks to real-time medical data extraction

In the framework of Holst Centre, IMEC - Europe's leading independent nanoelectronics research institute - has broadened the functionality and scope of its wireless health monitoring technology by linking it to real-time extraction of relevant medical data.

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Graphene pioneer named as one of world's top young innovators

Dr. Novoselov, a Royal Society Research Fellow in The School of Physics and Astronomy, was selected from more than 300 nominees under the age of 35 following his discovery of graphene with Professor Andre Geim in 2004.

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Atomic structure of gold nanoparticles now determined

The structure of gold nanoparticles has been largely unknown for over a decade. The current study helps to understand the stability, composition as well as electronic, chemical and optical properties of the particles.

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Kohlenstoff bringt Magnetismus in die Elektronik

Forscher in Japan stellten vor einigen Jahren in einem Experiment zufaellig eine Verbindung aus Silizium, Mangan und Kohlenstoff her, die unerwarteterweise auch bei Raumtemperatur ferromagnetisch war. Forschern aus Karlsruhe und Dresden gelang nun die Herstellung von magnetischen 'Nano-Draehten' aus diesem Material.

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Sri Lanka sets up nanotechnology park

The first nanotechnology park in Sri Lanka is expected to commence operations from November with an investment of US$10 million

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U.S. Department of Energy invests $15.3 million in hydrogen storage for vehicles

The U.S. Department of Energy announced on August 14 that it has selected 10 hydrogen storage research and development projects to receive $15.3 million over the next 5 years, subject to annual appropriations.

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Indonesian nanotechnology researchers inspired by physics conference

Indonesian researchers can access the latest research in particle physics from world-class scientists gathering for the 4th Asia-Pacific Conference on Few-Body Problems in Physics, which opened Tuesday.

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New online forum for established and emerging materials technologies

The new Materials Technology@TMS site provides forums for those engaged in developing emerging materials technologies, improving established materials technologies, educating the next generation of materials scientists and engineers, and using technical skills to meet societal needs.

August 19, 2008 Read more