Implants: Coating Opens Door to More Safety

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[04/02/2010] Researchers have developed a “smart coating”, as they call it themselves, that is to help surgical implants bond more closely with bone and ward off infection. Implants: Coating Opens Door to More Safety - read more

Energy: Rubber Sheets Could Power Pacemakers

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[29/01/2010] Power-generating rubber films could harness natural body movements such as breathing and walking to power pacemakers and other electronic devices.  Energy: Rubber Sheets Could Power Pacemakers - read more

Cell Structures: New Technique Against Cancer

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[27/01/2010] A new technique to catch cancer early has taken an important step forward thanks to the National Physical Laboratory (NPL). NPL's 'phantoms' will ensure an new screening technique can be relied upon by hospitals to identify early signs of cancer.  Cell Structures: New Technique Against Cancer - read more

New Technology for Small Robots

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[08/01/2010] Researchers at Purdue University have created a magnetic "ferropaper" that might be used to make low-cost "micromotors" for surgical instruments, tiny tweezers to study cells and miniature speakers. New Technology for Small Robots - read more

Nanoparticles: Behaviour Modification Could Ease Concerns

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[23/12/2009] In an advance that could help ease health and environmental concerns about the emerging nanotechnology industry, scientists are reporting development of technology for changing the behaviour of nanoparticles in municipal sewage treatment plants — their main gateway into the environment. Nanoparticles: Behaviour Modification Could Ease Concerns - read more

Bones: Bioactive Glass Nanofibers Produced

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[22/12/2009] A team of researchers has developed "laser spinning", a novel method of producing glass nanofibres with materials. They have been able to manufacture bioglass nanofibres, the bioactive glass used in regenerating bone. Bones: Bioactive Glass Nanofibers Produced - read more

Machines: Chiral Materials To Overcome Casimir Effect

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[16/12/2009] Nanoscale machines may someday operate far more efficiently thanks to new discoveries.  Machines: Chiral Materials To Overcome Casimir Effect - read more

Drugs: Nanoprobes Hit Targets in Tumours

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[15/12/2009] Tiny nanoprobes have shown to be effective in delivering cancer drugs more directly to tumour cells and research has shown that the nanoprobes are getting the drugs to right cellular compartments.  Drugs: Nanoprobes Hit Targets in Tumours - read more