Archive for the ‘From the Wire’ Category
Monday, July 26th, 2010
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From the Wire: Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have developed a new, carbon-based nanoscale platform to electrically detect single DNA molecules. Using electric fields, the tiny DNA strands are pushed through nanoscale-sized, atomically thin pores on a graphene platform ...
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Monday, July 19th, 2010
In the future, electronic visual displays could be made brighter, clearer and more energy-efficient as a result of a process developed by a team of researchers from Canada and the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). The synthesis of a conjugated organic polymer—widely used as a conductive material ...
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Monday, July 19th, 2010
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Inspired by the social interactions of ants and slime molds, University of Pittsburgh engineers have designed artificial cells capable of self-organising into independent groups that can communicate ...
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Wednesday, July 7th, 2010
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From the Wire: The University of Strathclyde has secured a spin-out deal to form a company working in the field of novel next-generation light source technology. Known as mLED Ltd, the company will work to open up a range of opportunities in multi-billion dollar applications ...
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Wednesday, June 30th, 2010
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Thursday, June 24th, 2010
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From the Wire: Organic semiconductors are promising candidates as starting materials for the manufacture of cheap, large area and flexible electronic ...
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Thursday, May 27th, 2010
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Scientists from four universities in the United States have created a way to use light-activated nanoshells as building blocks for 2D and 3D structures. The structures could be used in chemical sensors, nanolasers and light-absorbing ...
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Monday, May 24th, 2010
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From the Wire: Researchers from Columbia University, Arizona State University, the University of Michigan and the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have ...
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Wednesday, May 19th, 2010
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From the Wire: Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed two new approaches for incorporating antimicrobial properties into microneedles – vanishingly thin needles that hold great promise for ...
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Tuesday, May 18th, 2010
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Researchers in France have announced the development of the first functional glucose biofuel cell. Led by Philippe Cinquin, a team of scientists at Joseph Fourier University confined selected enzymes inside graphite discs ...
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Thursday, May 13th, 2010
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From the Wire: Led by Stanford University and Brown University, researchers at four institutions have begun an effort with more ...
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Tuesday, April 20th, 2010
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) launched the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) Transparency website on 19 April as part of the agency's transparency initiative. The site will provide information about medical device and radiation-emitting product regulatory processes and decisions and summaries of data that provide the ...
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