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New Technology Enables Scientists to Identify Proteins Inside Cells

A new technology which enables scientists to identify proteins by making a map of the energy flow inside the protein is revealed today in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) journal. The scientists...

23 Sep 2008

Nanobiotix Announces EPO Issued Patent Protecting nanoXray Anticancer Platform

Nanobiotix, an emerging nanomedicine company focused on cancer therapy, announced today that the European Patent Office (EPO) has issued Patent No. 1744789 to the Company, related to its "novel activable particles t...

From Nanobiotix 22 Sep 2008

University of Essex Awarded EU Marie Curie Fellowships to Study Injected Spin Lasers

The Department of Computing and Electronic Systems at the University of Essex has received over £120,000 for a prestigious EU Marie Curie Fellowship. The Department’s Professor Mike Adams explains: 'Th...

22 Sep 2008

Broadcom Announces Industry's First Family of 65 nm 10G Physical Layer Devices

Broadcom Corporation, a global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications, today announced the industry's first family of 65 nanometer (nm) 10 Gigabit (10G) physical layer (PHY) devices that suppo...

22 Sep 2008

Low-Cost Disposable Cartridges Could Speed Up Diagnosis and Treatment

Low-cost, disposable cartridges that would let doctors perform diagnostic tests at the point-of-care could speed up diagnosis and treatment while lowering costs. European researchers are rapidly closing in on that goal. ...

21 Sep 2008

Mycelium Coated with Nanoparticles - An Approach to New Catalytic Systems

When fungi, such as penicillium, grow, they form a thread-like network, the mycelium. If the fungus is grown in a medium containing nanoscopic particles of a noble metal, the resulting mycelium is coated with the nanopar...

19 Sep 2008

Scientists Produces First High-Density Gas of Ultracold Molecules

Scientists at JILA, a joint institute of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Colorado at Boulder (CU-Boulder), have applied their expertise in ultracold atoms and lasers to produce the first high-density gas of ultracold molecules-two different atoms bonded together-that are both stable and capable of strong interactions.

19 Sep 2008

PTB Succeeds in Absolute Measurement of Terahertz Radiation

Within the last few years the number of transport checks - above all at airports - has been increased considerably. A worthwhile effort as, after all, it concerns the protection of passengers. Possibilities for new and s...

18 Sep 2008

Nationally Recognized Leader in Nanotechnology Joins The Implementation Group

Kristin A. Bennett, Ph.D., a nationally recognized expert in materials sciences and a leader in nanotechnology, has joined The Implementation Group, a consulting firm that helps clients win and successfully carry out Fed...

18 Sep 2008

DFI Nanotechnology Awarded Contract to Apply Diamon-Fusion Coating to NIKE HQ

Diamon-Fusion International, Inc. (DFI Nanotechnology), global developer and exclusive licensor of patented hydrophobic nanotechnologies, announced today it was awarded the exclusive contract to apply the Diamon-Fusion® nano-coating to the NIKE building world headquarters in Beaverton, Oregon near Portland.

From DFI- Diamon-Fusion International, Inc. 18 Sep 2008