String-like connections found between T-cells could be important to how HIV spreads between cells in the human immune system, according to new research published online in Nature Cell Biology. The newly-discovered strands, named “membrane
T-Cell ‘Nanotubes’ May Explain How HIV Virus Conquers Human Immune System
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NIST Reference Materials Are ‘Gold Standard’ for Bio-Nanotech Research
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued its first reference standards for
Veeco Introduces New InSight 3D Atomic Force Microscope
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Veeco Instruments Inc., announced the introduction of its new InSight™ 3D Automated Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) Platform, the only metrology system available with the accuracy and precision required for non-destructive, high resolution three-dimensional (3D) measurements of critical 45nm and 32nm semiconductor features, with the speed to qualify as a true fab tool. Veeco's InSight 3DAFM […]
Veeco BioScope II Selected By M.E. Muller Institute for Structural Biology
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Veeco Instruments Inc., a leading provider of instrumentation to the
Self-Organising Nanoparticles: A Model for Tomorrow’s Nanofactories
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With inspiration from bacteria and butterflies, researchers at Stockholm University have developed a new method that shows how
Bouncing Bucky Balls
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C60 molecules have an intriguing ball-shaped structure that suggests several interesting possibilities for motion on surfaces. Indeed, researchers have found that the passage of electrons through a bucky ball in a transistor is correlated to the spinning of the ball around its centre of mass. Moreover, since bucky balls look like molecular ball bearings, it […]
Gold Nanorods Shed Light on New Approach to Fighting Cancer
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Researchers have shown how tiny “
Researchers Measure Carbon Nanotube Interaction
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K-State Chemistry Professor to Receive Masao Horiba Award
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An award-winning Kansas State University chemistry professor’s most recent honour comes from a Japanese company recognising him for work on microfluidic devices.
Chris Culbertson, associate professor of chemistry, has won a 2007 Masao Horiba Award for “Rapid Analysis of Individual T-Lymphocyte Cells on Microfluidic Devices.” He received the award on Wednesday, Oct. 17, during a […]
Novel Semiconductor Structure Bends Light ‘Wrong’ Way ?the Right Direction for Many Applications
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A Princeton-led research team has created an easy-to-produce substance from the stuff of computer chips that has the rare ability to bend light in the opposite direction from all naturally occurring substances. This startling property may contribute to significant advances in many areas, including high-speed communications, medical diagnostics and detection of terrorist threats.
New Molecules Discovered that Block Cancer Cells from Modifying Cell DNA
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Researchers have discovered new small molecules that may prevent prostate cancer cells from turning off normal genes in a process that transforms normal cells into cancer cells. This significant discovery in the field of epigenetics has immediate implications in the development of new diagnostic tests and cancer medications. The findings were presented today at the […]
Using Nanotech to Make Robocops
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Bulletproof jackets do not turn security guards, police officers and armed forces into Robocops, repelling the force of bullets in their stride. New research in carbon
New Research May Show Why Some Prostate Cancer Recurs After Treatment
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Cancer researchers have long worked to understand why some prostate cancers recur after the use of therapies designed to stop the production of testosterone and other androgens that fuel cancer cell growth. New research has now detected that androgen-synthesising proteins are present within cancer cells, which suggests that cancer cells may develop the capacity to […]
Nanofabrication Method Paves Way for New Optical Devices
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An innovative and inexpensive way of making
Peter Cummings to Receive the 2007 AIChE Nanoscale Science and Engineering Forum Award
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Peter Cummings, John R. Hall Professor of Chemical Engineering at Vanderbilt, will receive the 2007 American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Nanoscale Science and Engineering Forum Award at the institute’s annual meeting in November.
Developing a Modular, Nanoparticle Drug Delivery System
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There are two aspects to creating an effective drug: finding a chemical compound that has the desired biological effect and minimal side-effects and then delivering it to the right place in the body for it to do its job. With the support from a $478,000, five-year CAREER award from the National Science Foundation, Eva Harth […]
NIBIB Invests in Quantum Research
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The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), today announced the award of more than $12 million in grants to support research and development of potentially high-impact, innovative technologies to advance health care. The new grants will fund four investigators in developing groundbreaking technologies: disposable microchips […]
Studying Component Parts of Living Cells with Carbon Nanotube Cellular Probes
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New Plastic is Strong as Steel, Transparent
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By mimicking a brick-and-mortar molecular structure found in seashells, University of Michigan researchers created a composite plastic that’s as strong as steel but lighter and transparent. It’s made of layers of clay
Digital Pioneer Wins National Physics Prize
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Anxious celebrities worried about how their skin looks on high-definition television can attribute their woes to Texas Instruments’ (TI) (NYSE: TXN) Larry J. Hornbeck. He invented Digital Micromirror Devices (DMD), the chip technology that constitutes the heart of the products from DLP®, a division of TI.
Today these devices are used in a broad range […]
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