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Forschungszentrum Jülich Awards Günther Leibfried Prize for Successful Scholarly Communication

Moving cells, atomic storage, fragile spins and the building blocks of life: these were the topics of this year's Günther Leibfried Prize at Forschungszentrum Jülich, a member of the Helmholtz Association.

2 Sep 2009

Researchers Decipher Well-Known Cell Phenomenon

A research team led by Lucas Pelkmans at ETH Zürich has managed to decipher a well-known phenomenon that had, until now, remained unexplained: why cells of the same type can react differently and what the reason for this is.

2 Sep 2009

IMEC Showcases Prototype ECG Necklace

IMEC, a world-leading independent research center in nanoelectronics and nanotechnology, and its research affiliate Holst Centre today present a prototype of an electrocardiogram or ECG necklace at the IEEE Engineering in Medicine + Biology Conference (EMBC) in Minneapolis, Minnesota (USA).

From IMEC 2 Sep 2009

Nanodiamonds as Novel Gene Delivery Technology

Gene therapy holds promise in the treatment of a myriad of diseases, including cancer, heart disease and diabetes, among many others. However, developing a scalable system for delivering genes to cells both efficiently a...

1 Sep 2009

Prize Draw for Samples of New Intracellular Delivery System

At EMBO today, Biocompatibles has launched a new product in its CelLuminate™ range of intracellular delivery systems. To celebrate this launch, Biocompatibles is giving away 10 free samples of the new CelLuminate V...

1 Sep 2009

$Researchers Measure Coherent X-Ray Diffraction Patterns of Collagen in Soft Tissues$

Researchers Measure Coherent X-Ray Diffraction Patterns of Collagen in Soft Tissues

Coherent X-ray Diffraction patterns of collagen in soft tissues have been measured for the first time by Dr Felisa Berenguer (London Centre for Nanotechnology) with her colleagues.

1 Sep 2009

NSF Awarded Clemson $2 million to Mimic Nature's Probes

The National Science Foundation has awarded Clemson University researchers $2 million to study ways to mimic the suction mechanism used by butterflies and moths to feed so that the same method can be used in medical diagnostics.

31 Aug 2009

Infectious Disease Research Institute and NanoPass Reaches Agreement

The Infectious Disease Research Institute (IDRI) and NanoPass Technologies Ltd. (NanoPass) today announced they have entered into an agreement whereby IDRI licenses NanoPass' proprietary MicronJet microneedle technol...

From NanoPass Technologies 31 Aug 2009

Nanotechnology Panel Addressing Standards for Nanomedicine

The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Nanotechnology Standards Panel (NSP) will hold a panel addressing standards for nanomedicine during its upcoming meeting on September 9, 2009, in Chicago.

30 Aug 2009

New Molecular Sensor Revealing the Amount of Zinc in Cells

Scientists have developed a new molecular sensor that can reveal the amount of zinc in cells, which could tell us more about a number of diseases, including type 2 diabetes. The research, published today in Nature Method...

30 Aug 2009