Liquid crystals, the same phase-shifting materials used to display information on cell phones, monitors and other electronic equipment, can also be used to report in real time on the differentiation of embryonic stem cells.
Mar 7th, 2006
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Scientists have created a new gel which provides a pH neutral environment for culturing cells in 3D.
Mar 7th, 2006
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Researchers have recently developed the principles of operation and completed an experimental testing of a single molecule for use as a diode.
Mar 6th, 2006
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An innovative strategy of mixing lipids and nanoparticles to produce new drug and agricultural materials and delivery vehicles has been developed.
Mar 6th, 2006
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The fastest ever observations of protons moving within a molecule open a new window on fundamental processes in chemistry and biology.
Mar 6th, 2006
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The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) in Japan has successfully developed the first basic device structure extendable to multi-quantum-bits for an optically controlled quantum logic gate.
Mar 6th, 2006
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The centre's main areas of research include nano research, developing new products, producing medical protheses, multi-component fluids with nano-dispersal technology and applying nanotechnology in meteorology.
Mar 3rd, 2006
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The French National Institute for Health and Medical Research (Inserm), the engineering university INSA Lyon, and Riken, a Japanese research centre for biomedicine, signed an agreement to establish a joint laboratory studying lipids nanostructures.
Mar 3rd, 2006
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A team of scientists has for the first time produced microscopic magnetic states, known as "displaced vortex states" that will allow an increase in the size of MRAMs.
Mar 2nd, 2006
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Researchers in germany succeeded in controlling the shape of polymers with the help of magnetic nanoparticles, thus paving the way for exciting new applications in the field of medical technology.
Mar 1st, 2006
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A team of researchers has developed a new process to make flexible, conducting "nano skins" for a variety of applications, from electronic paper to sensors for detecting chemical and biological agents.
Mar 1st, 2006
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U.S. regulators and experts who specialize in nanotechnology have launched an effort they say will help minimize environmental and health risks that may be associated with such processes and products.
Feb 28th, 2006
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Researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the Christian Albrechts University of Kiel, Germany, have found a completely new way to form complex networks of nanotubes.
Feb 27th, 2006
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A review of published toxicology studies argues that there are as yet no ways to predict which quantum dots will be toxic and which will be safe, making it necessary to test each type of quantum dot for toxicity before reaching any conclusions about their clinical utility.
Feb 27th, 2006
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Two groups of investigators in Europe have developed engineered nanoscale materials that enhance images obtained using magnetic resonance (MR) imaging. With further development, these nanomaterials have the potential to improve the detection of early stage cancer.
Feb 27th, 2006
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Carbon nanotubes have already found many valuable applications in nanotechnology. Now researchers are adding yet another potential use for these unique nanomaterials: as a detector for specific sequences of DNA. The work suggests that carbon nanotubes could be the basis for ultrasensitive devices for detecting pathogens such as anthrax and DNA mutations that cause genetic diseases, as well as leading to a more precise tool for understanding genetic mechanisms inside cells.
Feb 27th, 2006
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