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“There will be increased applications“
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[01/07/2010] We could barely live today without laser technology, whether we would like to play a DVD, hang a picture up straight or quickly remove a tattoo with the name of an ex. And yet, when the laser was “born” few would have thought that focused light could be anything more than just child’s play. “There will be increased applications“ - read more
World's thinnest material
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[17/06/2010] World's thinnest material - read more
Computational Model Reveals Brain Activity
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[16/06/2010] A new mathematical model was recently developed to describe how the human brain visually identifies objects. The model accurately predicts human performance on certain visual-perception tasks, which suggests that it’s a good indication of what actually happens in the brain. Computational Model Reveals Brain Activity - read more
World's Thinnest Material
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[17/06/2010] Graphene oxide, a single - atomic-layered material made by reacting graphite powders with strong oxidizing agents - has attracted a lot of interest from scientists. They focused on its ability to easily convert to grapheme - a hotly studied material that scientists believe could be used to produce low-cost carbon-based transparent and flexible electronics. World's Thinnest Material - read more
Peering Into the Never Before Seen
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[18/06/2010] Scientists can now peer into the inner workings of catalyst nanoparticles 3,000 times smaller than a human hair within nanoseconds. Peering Into the Never Before Seen - read more
Virtual Heart Attacks
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[23/06/2010] Bioengineers from the University of Pennsylvania Institute for Medicine and Engineering have trained a computer neural network model to accurately predict how blood platelets would respond to complex conditions found during a heart attack or stroke. Virtual Heart Attacks - read more
BC5 Shows Superhard, Superconducting Potential
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[24/06/2010] What could be better than diamond when it comes to a superhard material for electronics under extreme thermal and pressure conditions? Quite possibly BC5, a diamond-like material. BC5 Shows Superhard, Superconducting Potential - read more
New Insights Into the Vibrations of Water
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[25/06/2010] Using Terahertz spectroscopy, RUB-chemists recently detected the surprisingly long-ranged influence of solvated biomolecules on the “dance” of surrounding water molecules. New Insights Into the Vibrations of Water - read more
Scientists Create 3-D Models of Whole Mouse Organs
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[29/06/2010] Yale University engineers have for the first time created 3D models of whole intact mouse organs, a feat they accomplished using fluorescence microscopy. Scientists Create 3-D Models of Whole Mouse Organs - read more
Ultrasensitive Biosensor to Detect Proteins
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[30/06/2010] A cluster of carbon nanotubes coated with a thin layer of protein-recognizing polymer form a biosensor capable of using electrochemical signals to detect minute amounts of proteins, which could provide a crucial new diagnostic tool for the detection of a range of illnesses. Ultrasensitive Biosensor to Detect Proteins - read more
Laser Procedures with a Future
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[01/07/2010] Light prevails over matter, which we know not just since the science-fiction success of the Star Wars movies. In reality, the red beam has particularly asserted itself in surgical procedures. The vision: Light is intended to substitute the scalpel in the operating room and make more precise surgical procedures possible. Laser Procedures with a Future - read more
Management of Large-Scale Computing Commercial Systems
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[01/07/2010] Researchers of the University of Barcelona have developed DIRAC, a software package for managing high-power commercial computing systems that optimizes the use of large-scale resources. Management of Large-Scale Computing Commercial Systems - read more
Pathway for Radiotracers
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[02/07/2010] A study reports on investigative research of a novel optical imaging technique called “Cerenkov luminescence imaging (CLI).” According to the authors, the technique could lead to the faster and more cost-effective development of radiopharmaceuticals for the diagnosis and treatment of cancer and other conditions. Pathway for Radiotracers - read more
Light Source Technology
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[06/07/2010] The University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland has secured a spin-out deal to form a company working in the field of novel next-generation light source technology, which could open up a range of opportunities in multi-billion dollar applications including neuroscience, microscopy and communications. Light Source Technology - read more
Wet Breathing System Filters Suspected
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[07/07/2010] Doctors have highlighted potential problems with the breathing system filters used in anaesthesia, including intensive care units, after demonstrating that they don’t provide protection from harmful bacteria and yeast when they become wet. Wet Breathing System Filters Suspected - read more
Delivering a Biochemical Payload to One Cell
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[08/07/2010] To drop a toothpick on the head of one particular person standing among 100,000 people in a stadium sounds impossible. Yet this degree of precision at the cellular level has now been demonstrated by researchers. Delivering a Biochemical Payload to One Cell - read more
Robots Preclude Neck Incision
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[09/07/2010] Robots now offer the option of removing at least a portion of their diseased thyroid gland without the hallmark neck incision. Robots Preclude Neck Incision - read more
The Brain of the Fly
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[10/07/2010] Scientists at the Max Planck Institute of Neurobiology are now the first to successfully establish the necessary technical conditions for decoding the underlying mechanisms of motion vision. The Brain of the Fly - read more
Creating Bone Replacements
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[15/07/2010] Scientists are using the engineering technology behind the creation of high-performance aircraft components to design 3-D models for the replacement of delicate and complex facial bones lost to cancer surgery or trauma. Creating Bone Replacements - read more
Nano-technology to Fight Infection
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[14/07/2010] Scientists at the University of Bath and the burns team at the Southwest UK Paediatric Burns Centre at Frenchay Hospital in Bristol are working together: The Researchers are using nanotechnology to develop a medical dressing which will detect and treat infection in wounds. Nano-technology to Fight Infection - read more
New Arsenic Nanoparticle Treatment
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[16/07/2010] Northwestern University researchers took a drug therapy proven for blood cancers but ineffective against solid tumours, packaged it with nanotechnology and got it to combat breast cancer. New Arsenic Nanoparticle Treatment - read more
Melting into a Barcode
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[20/07/2010] A new method for producing an image of individual DNA molecules’ genetic make-up has been developed by researchers in Sweden and Denmark. Melting into a Barcode - read more
MRI Better Than CT Scans at Diagnosing Stroke
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[21/07/2010] Doctors should use a diffusion MRI scan to diagnose stroke instead of a CT scan, according to a new guideline from the American Academy of Neurology. MRI Better Than CT Scans at Diagnosing Stroke - read more
Novel Microfluidic
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[22/07/2010] Microfluidic device uses antibodies to 'capture' white blood cells called T cells affected by HIV. Researchers have developed a "lab on a chip" device for HIV testing. Novel Microfluidic - read more
Microparticles Can Be Captured
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[23/07/2010] To trap and hold tiny microparticles, engineers at Harvard University have "put a ring on it," using a silicon-based circular resonator to confine particles stably for up to several minutes. Microparticles Can Be Captured - read more
Imaging of Blood Vessel Growth in Tumours
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[28/07/2010] Formation of new blood vessels, also known as angiogenesis, is crucial for sustained tumour growth and cancer metastasis. Recently, clinically available therapies to suppress the growth of these vessels have been available to improve patient survival in some cancer types. Imaging of Blood Vessel Growth in Tumours - read more
Repairing of Sun-damaged DNA
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[27/07/2010] Researchers have long known that humans lack a key enzyme - one possessed by most of the animal kingdom and even plants - that reverses severe sun damage. Repairing of Sun-damaged DNA - read more
Vascular-targeted Photodynamic Therapy
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[29/07/2010] NYU Langone Medical Center has begun a clinical trial offering vascular-targeted photodynamic therapy to patients with localized prostate cancer. This novel, minimally invasive procedure uses a light-activated drug to deliver light energy waves by way of laser fibers in order to destroy prostate cancer cells. Vascular-targeted Photodynamic Therapy - read more
New Theory of Protein Transport
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[30/07/2010] Polymer strands wriggle their way through nanometer-sized pores in a membrane to get from here to there and do their jobs. New theoretical research by Rice University scientists quantifies precisely how long the journey takes. New Theory of Protein Transport - read more
Using Clouds of Ultracold Atoms MPQ-LMU
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[03/08/2010] A novel technique developed by a group of scientists allows for the direct and complete imaging of microwave magnetic fields with high spatial resolution. In this technique, clouds of ultracold atoms serve as sensors for the microwave field. Using Clouds of Ultracold Atoms MPQ-LMU - read more
Short Welding
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[04/08/2010] The Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V. (LZH) and the Institute of Electrotechnology (ETP) at the Leibniz Universität Hannover have developed a process to inductively harden and weld multi-piece construction elements of heat-treatable steels in one step. Short Welding - read more
Molecules delivering drugs as they walk
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[05/08/2010] An octopus-like polymer can "walk" along the wall of a narrow channel as it is pushed through by a solvent. Molecules delivering drugs as they walk - read more
Faster Analysis at Room Temperature
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[06/08/2010] DNA microarrays are one of the most powerful tools in molecular biology today. The devices, which can be used to probe biological samples and detect particular genes or genetic sequences, are employed in everything from forensic analysis to disease detection to drug development. Faster Analysis at Room Temperature - read more
High-quality Medical Engineering
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[10/08/2010] The Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT presented an innovative In-volume Selective Laser Etching (ISLE) process for glass. High-quality Medical Engineering - read more
Made to Fluoresce
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[11/08/2010] Individual molecules and their dynamics can also be made visible in living cells using conventional fluorophores at a resolution of around 20 nanometers. How this is done is being revealed by researchers from Würzburg, Bielefeld, and New York. Made to Fluoresce - read more
Future Radiation Therapy
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[13/08/2010] Currently, new treatment facilities for radiation therapy with ions are built all over the world. These particles destroy cancer cells and have a better ability to spare the surrounding healthy tissue than other techniques. Future Radiation Therapy - read more
Electrons in Motion
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[12/08/2010] In order to understand the behavior of atoms and molecules, it does not suffice to know their structure, but physicists furthermore want to observe their motions, and the motions of the electrons that are contained in them. Electrons in Motion - read more
Predicting How Nanoparticles Will React In the Human Body
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[17/08/2010] Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a method for predicting the ways nanoparticles will interact with biological systems – including the human body. Predicting How Nanoparticles Will React In the Human Body - read more
High Definition Diagnostic Ultrasonics on the Nanoscale
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[18/08/2010] Scientists and Engineers at The University of Nottingham have built the world's smallest ultrasonic transducers capable of generating and detecting ultrasound. High Definition Diagnostic Ultrasonics on the Nanoscale - read more
Fully Reversible Functionalisation of Inorganic Nanotubes
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[19/08/2010] Scientists at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU), Germany have devised a tool which allows fully reversible binding of metal oxides to inorganic nanotubes. Fully Reversible Functionalisation of Inorganic Nanotubes - read more
More Light For a Better Quality of Life
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[20/08/2010] Fire thought of as the quintessential human invention. Now scientists have found that emerging, more energy efficient lighting technologies could be the key to a better quality of life. More Light For a Better Quality of Life - read more
Researchers Take a Look Inside Molecules
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[23/08/2010] For their look into the nanoworld, the researchers used a scanning tunnelling microscope. Researchers Take a Look Inside Molecules - read more
MIT researchers develop a better way to grow stem cells
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[24/08/2010] Human pluripotent stem cells, which can become any other kind of body cell, hold great potential to treat a wide range of ailments, including Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis and spinal cord injuries. MIT researchers develop a better way to grow stem cells - read more
Open Door to New Clinical Cancer Tools
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[27/08/2010] Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed extremely small microneedles that can be used to deliver medically-relevant nanoscale dyes called quantum dots into skin. Open Door to New Clinical Cancer Tools - read more
Making good taste measurable
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[31/08/2010] The human being is a "measuring instrument" which can recognise and interpret taste impressions. A machine cannot. However, compared to technical measurement, taste tests are inaccurate and depend on subjective factors. The aim of methods taken from the area of artificial intelligence is to allow a synthesis of complex taste experience and unequivocal chemical analysis. Making good taste measurable - read more
Filming Organs and Joints in Real Time
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[01/09/2010] "Please hold absolutely still": This instruction is crucial for patients being examined by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). It is the only way to obtain clear images for diagnosis. Up to now, it was therefore almost impossible to image moving organs using MRI. Filming Organs and Joints in Real Time - read more
Replacing Injured Bones
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[03/09/2010] Flexible yet rigid like a human bone, and immediately capable of bearing loads: A new kind of implant, made of titanium foam, resembles the inside of a bone in terms of its structural configuration. Replacing Injured Bones - read more
Promise to Revolutionise Manufacturing of Products
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[02/09/2010] A new "smart materials" process - Multiple Memory Material Technology - promises to revolutionise the manufacture of diverse products such as medical devices, microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), printers, hard drives, automotive components, valves and actuators. Promise to Revolutionise Manufacturing of Products - read more
'Slow Light' on a Chip
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[07/09/2010] A tiny optical device built into a silicon chip has achieved the slowest light propagation on a chip to date, reducing the speed of light by a factor of 1,200. 'Slow Light' on a Chip - read more
Implantable Artificial Kidney to Replace Dialysis
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[08/09/2010] Researchers from the University of California – San Francisco unveiled a prototype model of the first implantable artificial kidney, in a development that one day could eliminate the need for dialysis. Implantable Artificial Kidney to Replace Dialysis - read more
New Ground in Energy Storage
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[09/09/2010] Researchers have delivered an innovative lead and non lead acid battery system that gives users unprecedented real time information on the health and charge level of their batteries. New Ground in Energy Storage - read more
Tractor Beam One Step Closer to Reality
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[10/09/2010] Researchers from The Australian National University have developed the ability to move particles over large distances, using a specially designed laser beam. Tractor Beam One Step Closer to Reality - read more
