World Cancer Day: United by Unique
World Cancer Day – How earlier, real-time & nano-enabled diagnostics can support “United by Unique”: Equity, earlier interception, faster & dignified care.
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Rice University – Homogeneous nano-scale dip coating – Carbon nanotube films show promise for next generation touch-screens
Researchers at Rice University (RU), USA, have potentially hit upon a method to produce almost transparent films of electrically conductive carbon nanotubes (CNT) – a milestone…
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IBM nano-technique – Scientists peer within Carbon nanotubes to see atomic structure in 3-D
New York Stock Exchange: International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE: IBM) researchers have demonstrated a new approach to Carbon nanotube (CNT) technology, which could open-up the path…
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Rubber Stiffing by Silver nanoparticles – Potential inactivation of HIV & other STDs/STIs
Research just published in Canada by researchers at the University of Manitoba – International Journal of Nanotechnology – have shown that Siliver nanoparticles (AgNP) when soaked or plastered on polyurethane…
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A*STAR Singapore – Gold nano-cluster arrays developed for commercial applications as a high-performance sensing technique
Since its first observance Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) has shown potential for detection of cancerous tumors, food pathogens and bio-security threats. However, with having to meet ever-increasing…
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University of Notre Dame – Research reveals that nano-sensors can detect contaminants in water
Low-level concentration of organic contaminants in air and drinking water is a key sensor industry. Recent research published at University of Notre Dame (UoND) by…
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Rice University – Gold starfruit shaped nanorods for medical imaging – chemical sensing
Starfruit shaped Gold (Au) nanorods synthesised at Rice University’s BioScience Research Collaborative could potentially reveal nano-applications that rely on SERS. The Rice researchers found that…
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IBM integrated Silicon nano-photonics – Moving from lab to the fab
IBM announced on Monday 10/12/2012 a major advancement in optical communications by claiming to verify a manufacturing environment in the use of light instead of…
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology – Nanoparticles amplify cancer tumor signals – detection in the urine
Research published by teams at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Nature Biotechnology 16/12/2012 – have claimed to have found means to diagnose…
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Iranian University – Unveils new system for purifying waste water using nanotechnology
Similar to a news article entitled “Innovative nano-sensors: Detection of trace containments in water” – on 18/12/2012 a northern Iranian university unveiled (with Iranian President Dr Mahmoud…
