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18 hrs ago | Physics Org

Researchers reveal 3-D structure of bullet-shaped virus with potential to fight cancer, HIV

Using cryo-electron microscopy and advanced image-processing methods, UCLA researchers have developed a model of how the potentially therapeutic vesicular stomatitis virus assembles.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Genetics, Immunology, Microbiology, Biology, Science, Baylor College of Medicine

Yesterday | Earth Times

Emergence of a oeFemtomedicinea - New Frontier of Biomed Sciences -...

Bombarding DNA nucleotides and mammalian meat with 'femto-neutrons' has opened up the path to femtomedicine, an entirely new cancer diagnostics, it was reported today at First Global Congress on NanoEngineering for Medicine and Biology in Houston, TX.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, UC Irvine, Irvine, CA

Sun Feb 07, 2010

The Hindu

Nanotechnology is the future, says expert

"A day will come when the size, weight and thickness of a television will be that of a single sheet of paper or the paint on the wall will be capable of dissipating the bad odour in you and the room." This passage is not from any science fiction comic or novel.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Solar Energy, Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy

Sat Feb 06, 2010

Douglas County Sentinel

Nobel prize winning author to speak at UWG

Sir Harold Kroto, a Nobel Prize winning chemist, will lecture on Feb. 19 at the Townsend Performing Arts Center on the University of West Georgia campus.

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Related Topix: Chemistry, Science, Georgia, University of Georgia West Georgia State, Science / Technology

Fri Feb 05, 2010

PhysOrg Weblog

Nanotechnology in the Fight Against Cancer

A world-renowned medical researcher discusses the key role that nanotechnology has begun to play in the detection and treatment of cancer in an article that will appear in the March 2010 edition of Mechanical Engineering magazine.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Cancer, Health, Science / Technology, Houston Metro

Science Daily

Physicists Kill Cancer With 'Nanobubbles'

The scientists used lasers to make "nanobubbles" by zapping gold nanoparticles inside cells.

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Related Topix: Rice University, Science / Technology

Thu Feb 04, 2010

Nanotech Buzz

NanoBio Patents Drug Tech

NanoBio Corp. , based in Ann Arbor, Mich., has been awarded a patent for the technology behind its anti-infection and dermatology drugs.

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Related Topix: Biotech, Medicine, Healthcare Industry, Ann Arbor, MI, Ann Arbor Metro, Detroit Metro, Dermatology, Science / Technology

Wed Feb 03, 2010

New Haven Independent

Is It "Nano" Cream? Or Isn't It?

The luxury makeup company Chantecaille hawks1.7 ounce pots of high-tech sounding "Nano Gold Energizing Cream" for $420. Other cosmetics companies avoid references to nanotechnology like a dead rat on the samples counter.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, US Politics, Mark Pryor, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Healthcare Law, Law, Food and Drug Administration

Tue Feb 02, 2010

PhysOrg Weblog

Nano for the senses

Pin-sharp projections, light that's whiter than white, varnishes that make sounds if the temperature changes: at nano tech 2010 in Tokyo, Fraunhofer researchers present nanotechnology that is a veritable feast for the senses.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Chemistry, Science

EurekAlert!

SNM's nanomedicine summit advances molecular imaging

SNM's Nanomedicine and Molecular Imaging Summit wrapped up today in Albuquerque, N.M., with in-depth discussion-and a high sense of energy looking ahead.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Medicine, Medical Equipment, Healthcare Industry, Food and Drug Administration

Mon Feb 01, 2010

EurekAlert!

Engineers explore environmental concerns of nanotechnology

As researchers around the world hasten to employ nanotechnology to improve production methods for applications that range from manufacturing materials to creating new pharmaceutical drugs, a separate but equally compelling challenge exists.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Duke University, Howard University, Carnegie Mellon University, University of Kentucky, Stanford University

EETimes.com

Dublin lab lays groundwork for Intel's nanotech future

Back in 1994, Leonard Hobbs, now process engineering department manager and research programs manager for Intel Ireland, helped transfer a 0.5-micron CMOS process to Dublin, making Fab 10 Intel's most advanced wafer facility when it opened that year.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology

Sun Jan 31, 2010

The Epoch Times

Nanotechnology for Saving the Planet

James Chon of MelbourneAfA A A A1 2A A A1 2s Swinburne University of Technology holds up a DVD that can store data in five dimensions, making it possible to pack more than 2,000 movies onto a single disc.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology

Sat Jan 30, 2010

The Sydney Morning Herald

Smart work gear KOs BO

A day on the tools just got a whole lot sweeter for the nation's tradesmen, thanks to a new range of so-called smart clothing that kills body odour.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology

Fri Jan 29, 2010

Small Times

Governor Rendell: $5.7 Million Investment in Nanotechnology Will...

Governor Edward G. Rendell today announced a $5.7 million investment that will expand upon university research efforts, bring new products to the marketplace, and educate the next generation of high-tech workers.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Ed Rendell, US Governors, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Government, Medicine, Hospital Administration, Healthcare Industry, Community Health Systems, Lehigh University

Thu Jan 28, 2010

Medical News Today

Stopping Bacterial Infections Without Antibiotics

New research at the A. James Clark School of Engineering could prevent bacterial infections using tiny biochemical machines nanofactories that can confuse bacteria and stop them from spreading, without the use of antibiotics .

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Biotech, Cell Biology, Biology, Science, Carnegie Mellon University, Health

Wed Jan 27, 2010

The Hindu

"Nanotech research must have end value"

Scientific platform: G.J. Samathanam, Advisor and Head, Technology Development and Transfer, Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi, addressing a conference at Anna University, Tiruchi on Thursday.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, India, World News

Tue Jan 26, 2010

Pharmaceutical Online

Pryor, Cardin Call For Increased Research To Ensure Product...

U.S. Senators Mark Pryor and Benjamin L. Cardin recently introduced legislation to address potential health and safety risks about products that contain nanotechnology materials.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Benjamin Cardin, Democrat, Healthcare Law, Law, Science / Technology, Food and Drug Administration

EurActiv.com

Supermarkets urged to lead debate on nanotech in foods

Big-name retailers like Tesco and Carrefour should help prepare consumers for innovations in the food sector, according to the top civil servant in the EU executive's directorate for health and consumer protection.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology

Mon Jan 25, 2010

The Scientist

Outreach gone wrong?

When we talk nano to the public, we are leaving behind key audiences. Scholars, policy-makers, and outreach specialists in the nanotechnology community may be struggling with toxicological data and regulatory frameworks, but they seem to be able to agree on one thing: The public is unaware of the new technology and uninformed about the science ...

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Related Topix: Science / Technology

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