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UW's Research on Tiny Computers for Restoring Brain Function Receives $1 Million Grant

Tiny, implantable computers that would restore brain function lost to disease or injury is the goal of University of Washington research recently funded by a $1 million, three-year grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation. ...

9 Feb 2011

Single-Molecule Imaging Method to Inspect Receptors in Living Cell Membranes

Unprecedented single molecule imaging movies of living cell membranes, taken by a research team based at Kyoto University and the University of New Mexico, have clarified a decades-old enigma surrounding receptor molecul...

8 Feb 2011

Nano-Miniature Connector Developer to Adapt and Support Neurological Research Groups

Omnetics Connector Corporation, the leading manufacturer of miniature high-rel connectors, Omnetics has made it their goal to adapt and support the neurological research groups in hopes of understanding exactly how the b...

From Omnetics Connector Corporation 8 Feb 2011

New Programable Molecular Transport System Shows Advancement in Nanoengineering

In a complex feat of nanoengineering, a team of scientists at Kyoto University and the University of Oxford have succeeded in creating a programable molecular transport system, the workings of which can be observed in real time.

7 Feb 2011

Researchers Work to Develop New Biomarker Platform for Early Lung Cancer Detection

The earlier cancers can be detected, the better the chances of a cure. Researchers are now working to develop a new diagnostics platform with which the illness can be diagnosed in its early stages, even during a visit to the general practitioner: protein biomarkers in exhaled air divulge the presence of pathological cells in the lung.

5 Feb 2011

New Generated Data of Life Technologies' Ion Torrent System to be Presented at AGBT Conference

Life Technologies Corporation today announced that just six weeks following the launch of the Ion Torrent PGM sequencer, independent researchers will present data they generated with the system at the annual Advances in Genome Biology and Technology (AGBT) conference.

5 Feb 2011

BWH Researchers Develop Stem Cells with Tiny Depots

In work that could jumpstart the promising field of cell therapy, in which cells are transplanted into the body to treat a variety of diseases and tissue defects, researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) have engineered cells that could solve one of the key challenges associated with the procedure: control of the cells and their microenvironment following transplantation.

4 Feb 2011

Applied DNA Sciences Provides Unique DNA Taggant to Prestigio en Moda

Applied DNA Sciences, Inc. a provider of DNA-based anti-counterfeiting technology and product authentication solutions, announced that is has provided a unique DNA taggant to Prestigio en Moda for use in marking textiles to assist in the authentication of their products.

3 Feb 2011

Scientists Develop New Method to Detect Formation of Oligomers in Human Proteins

Researchers from the Institute of Biotechnology and Biomedicine and the UAB Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology have developed and patented a method using Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast to detect in human proteins the formation of oligomers, small toxic aggregations of molecules which can initiate the assembly of amyloid fibres found in neurodegenerative diseases.

3 Feb 2011

Intracellular Signaling Molecule Helps to Prevent Blood Clot Formation

A scientist from The Scripps Research Institute has identified a new role for a natural signaling molecule in preventing blood clot formation. The molecule could become a target for the development of novel and cost-e...

3 Feb 2011

Bionanotechnology News

UW's Research on Tiny Computers for Restoring Brain Function Receives $1 Million Grant

Single-Molecule Imaging Method to Inspect Receptors in Living Cell Membranes

Nano-Miniature Connector Developer to Adapt and Support Neurological Research Groups

New Programable Molecular Transport System Shows Advancement in Nanoengineering

Researchers Work to Develop New Biomarker Platform for Early Lung Cancer Detection

New Generated Data of Life Technologies' Ion Torrent System to be Presented at AGBT Conference

BWH Researchers Develop Stem Cells with Tiny Depots

Applied DNA Sciences Provides Unique DNA Taggant to Prestigio en Moda

Scientists Develop New Method to Detect Formation of Oligomers in Human Proteins

Intracellular Signaling Molecule Helps to Prevent Blood Clot Formation

Revolutionary Nanofibers Made from Flour for Tissue Regeneration

A New Language for Nanopore Design

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Automated Image Acquisition and Analysis of Graphene and Hexagonal Boron Nitride Structures

Breakthrough in Broadband Photodetectors: Nanomaterial Gii Could Bring Faster Broadband and Higher Quality Medical Imaging

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