| 7/19/2008 11:45:16 PM | New x-ray microscope reveals the secrets of the nanoworld |
| A novel super-resolution X-ray microscope developed by a team of researchers from the Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI) and EPFL combines the high penetration power of x-rays with high spatial resolution, making it possible for the first time to shed light on the detailed interior composition of semiconductor devices and cellular structures. |
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| 7/19/2008 11:42:23 PM | Nanotechnology to provide cheap solar energy |
| Research into new types of solar cells produced by nanotechnology will be described by Professor Darren Bagnall at the World Renewable Energy Conference in Glasgow which begins tomorrow. |
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| 7/19/2008 4:23:35 PM | Holey Nanoparticles Create New Tumor Imaging and Therapeutic Agent |
| Using a polymer that has both water-soluble and water-insoluble regions, a team of investigators from the Siteman Center of Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence has created a nanoparticle shaped like a bialy, a close relative of the bagel. |
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| 7/19/2008 4:22:26 PM | Nanoparticles Detect Telomerase Activity |
| A team of investigators at Northwestern University?s Nanomaterials for Cancer Diagnostics and Therapeutics has developed a new type of nanoparticle-based assay that appears to be both accurate and sensitive enough for clinical use. |
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| 7/19/2008 4:21:22 PM | Improving Quantum Dot Synthesis |
| By using a laboratory microwave reactor to promote the synthesis of the widely used nanomaterials, the recently published NIST process avoids a problematic step in the conventional approach to making quantum dots, resulting in brighter, more stable dots. |
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| 7/19/2008 4:20:17 PM | Nanocantilevers Image Nanoparticles in Cells |
| Borrowing from a Nobel Prize winner's technique credited with starting the nanotechnology revolution, a team of researchers from Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and Northwestern University?s Nanomaterials for Cancer Diagnostics and Therapeutics has developed a method for imaging nanoparticles inside of cells. |
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| 7/19/2008 4:18:37 PM | Nanoparticle Research in Review of Ophthalmology |
| While nanotechnology is being used in everything from paints to car exteriors, clothing and cosmetics, research is also underway using the technology to discover medical breakthroughs. |
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| 7/18/2008 6:46:57 PM | Molecular Hula Hoop |
| Spinning motion of a molecular rotor detected |
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| 7/18/2008 6:46:03 PM | "Nanosculpture" Could Enable New Types of Heat Pumps and Energy Converters |
| Researchers discover method to induce, suppress ?branching? of nanorods |
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| 7/18/2008 6:44:46 PM | Advance brings low-cost, bright LED lighting closer to reality |
| Researchers at Purdue University have overcome a major obstacle in reducing the cost of "solid state lighting," a technology that could cut electricity consumption by 10 percent if widely adopted. |
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