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MIT creates gecko-inspired bandage

MIT researchers and colleagues have created a waterproof adhesive bandage inspired by gecko lizards that may soon join sutures and staples as a basic operating room tool for patching up surgical wounds or internal injuries.

February 18, 2008 Read more

New filter clears up fiber optic communications

Ames Lab shows 3-D photonic crystals make novel add-drop filters.

February 18, 2008 Read more

India's Fab City investment to top $7 billion as focus moves to solar

The Indian government has approved an additional five companies to take part in projects in Fab City, a proposed semiconductor manufacturing location near Hyderabad. This would take the total investment in Fab City to $7 billion, Minister of State for Commerce, Jairam Ramesh said on Monday (Feb. 18), speaking at the two-day India Semiconductor Association summit.

February 18, 2008 Read more

Prestigious global nanoelectronics research collaboration awarded to UAlbany NanoCollege

Semiconductor Research Corporation and NY CAIST will team to enable development of smaller, faster and cheaper computer nanochips.

February 18, 2008 Read more

A joint initiative to bring science and technology to life through art and design

Addictlab and IMEC are launching a new call for ideas and visions on future applications of emerging technologies in the field of art, design , architecture, fashion, communication, environments, health and well-being. After a first successful collaboration researching visual, conceptual and more practical ways of communicating about nanotechnology, a new call will take it one step further into the world of emerging technologies and their applications, with a focus on the emerging invisible (a-material) production, where benefits are perceptions centred.

February 18, 2008 Read more

Stem cells safely made into nerve tissues

South Korean scientists on Monday said they have successfully used nano and bio technologies to grow nerve, muscle and liver tissues from stem cells.

February 18, 2008 Read more

Solar cell directly splits water for hydrogen

Plants trees and algae do it. Even some bacteria and moss do it, but scientists have had a difficult time developing methods to turn sunlight into useful fuel. Now, Penn State researchers have a proof-of-concept device that can split water and produce recoverable hydrogen.

February 17, 2008 Read more

There is 'design' in nature, Brown biologist argues at AAAS

Brown University biologist Kenneth Miller has to hand one victory to the 'intelligent design' crowd. They know how to frame an issue.

February 17, 2008 Read more

You can't teach old materials new tricks

Decades-old challenge has researchers seeking new materials for radiation detection.

February 16, 2008 Read more

Discussion on medical and energy research and transferring technology to the marketplace

On Feb. 15 Reporters met with four of America's foremost nanotechnology experts in Boston, Mass.for a wide-ranging discussion about using the technology to more effectively treat patients and to better produce and secure energy.

February 16, 2008 Read more

Turning 'funky' quantum mysteries into computing reality

The strange world of quantum mechanics can provide a way to surpass limits in speed, efficiency and accuracy of computing, communications and measurement, according to research by MIT scientist Seth Lloyd.

February 16, 2008 Read more

India-Japan trade to treble in three years

India-Japan trade is set to treble in three years, according to Indian Ambassador to US Ronen Sen. India and Japan have set a trade turnover target of $20 billion by 2010, up from last year's figure of about $7.5 billion, in which Japan enjoyed a trade surplus of $1.7 billion, Sen said in his address to the Japan Society here Friday.

February 16, 2008 Read more

Leading engineers and scientists identify advances that could improve quality of life around the world

The U.S. National Academy of Engineering today announced the grand challenges for engineering in the 21st century. A diverse committee of experts from around the world, convened at the request of the U.S. National Science Foundation, revealed 14 challenges that, if met, would improve how we live.

February 15, 2008 Read more

Microfluidics, nanoparticles drive novel cancer detection schemes

Early detection of tumors is one of the Holy Grails of cancer research, an achievement that would greatly improve cancer therapy and prognosis. Two new reports describe different but promising approaches to solving this problem.

February 15, 2008 Read more

Fluorescent nanoparticles image tumor marker in animals

Since 2004 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved three new-generation anticancer therapies that target epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), a protein that is greatly overexpressed on certain types of tumors, including some forms of colorectal and lung cancer. For patients with EGFR-positive tumors, these drugs can be lifesavers, but at present, there is no good way to predict who will respond to anti-EGFR therapy. That may change, though, thanks to the development of two quantum dot-based systems that can image EGFR expression in living animals.

February 15, 2008 Read more

Targeted dendrimer advances in preclinical studies

Although a variety of nanoparticles continue to show promise for improving cancer imaging and therapy, regulators and drug developers are concerned that these delivery systems may prove difficult to manufacture on a consistent basis, which is key for any agent designed for use in humans. A new study provides data showing that such concerns can be overcome.

February 15, 2008 Read more