Archive for the ‘Nanotechnology and Microtechnology’ Category
Thursday, February 25th, 2010
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Researcher Nere Garmendia, based in the Basque city of Donostia-San Sebastián, has published a doctoral thesis that may pave the way for the development of implants with impressive lifespans. According to Garmendia, orthopaedic implants could be developed that would last more than 150 years by developing ...
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Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010
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From the Wire: By dipping ordinary paper or fabric in a special ink infused with nanoparticles, Stanford engineer Yi Cui has found a ...
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Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010
Bayer MaterialScience has reported that it has opened a new pilot facility for the manufacture of carbon nanotubes in Leverkusen, Germany. The company has invested some €22-million in the planning, development and construction of the facility, which is reportedly the largest of its kind in the world and has an ...
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Thursday, January 28th, 2010
The automotive industry squeaked past the medical technology sector as the primary target market for German micro and nanotechnology companies in 2009, according to a report published today by the IVAM Microtechnology Network. Slightly more than half of the German companies surveyed by IVAM supplied the automobile industry, compared with ...
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Thursday, January 21st, 2010
From the Wire: Using nanoparticle technology, researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Harvard University have designed new particles that can cling to damaged artery walls and slowly release medicine, opening a front in the war against cardiovascular disease.
Called “nanoburrs,” the particles are coated with tiny protein fragments ...
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Tuesday, January 12th, 2010
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From the Wire: Nanoscience has the potential to enhance a range of ...
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Tuesday, January 5th, 2010
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Researchers at London's Royal Free Hospital have used nanotechnology tools to develop a bypass graft from a ...
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Tuesday, January 5th, 2010
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One day, you won’t just be reading about medical miracles in your daily newspaper—your local gazette may be helping, literally, to advance medical technology.
Researchers at ...
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Thursday, December 3rd, 2009
The German state of Hessen is also known as "Germany's pharmacy" because of its strong chemical and pharmaceutical industry and research landscape. “It is our declared aim to make Hessen a leading nanotechnology location,” said Klaus-Dieter Jäger, Head of the Department of Scientific Promotion and Technology at Hessen’s Ministry of ...
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Sunday, November 29th, 2009
From the wire: The EU ERA-NET initiative EuroNanoMed will support eight transnational research projects with €17 million based on the result of its first call for proposals, reports the Cordis website. Launched in May 2009, the call sought proposals that promoted collaborative and interdisciplinary research into nanomedicine.
EuroNanoMed's first call for ...
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Wednesday, November 18th, 2009
From the Wire: New research makes it possible to scrutinise activities that occur over hours or even days inside cells, potentially solving many of the mysteries associated with molecular-scale events occurring within them. A joint research team, working at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the National ...
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Wednesday, November 18th, 2009
The surfaces of many insect wings have unique properties that have long interested materials scientists. Some insect wings, for example, are superhydrophobic, which is the combined result of their chemistry and the detailed nanoscale structures on their surface. Other insect wings have the unique ability to reduce the effects of ...
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