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Three-Dimensional Reconstruction of HIV using New Electron Microscopy Images

Scientists at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) and the University Clinic Heidelberg, Germany, have produced a three-dimensional reconstruction of HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), which shows the structure of the immature form of the virus at unprecedented detail.

23 Jun 2009

Researchers Develop Model of How Errors are Corrected Whilst Proteins are Being Built

Researchers at the Universities of Leeds and Bristol have developed a model of how errors are corrected whilst proteins are being built. Ensuring that proteins are built correctly is essential to the proper functionin...

23 Jun 2009

Latest Findings of Research on Micropollutants Presented to More than 350 Scientists at Eawag Info Day

At this year's Eawag Info Day - held on Tuesday, 23 June - the latest findings of research on anthropogenic micropollutants are being presented to more than 350 scientists, water professionals, administration officials and policymakers.

23 Jun 2009

Applied Materials and Dainippon Screen Signs Agreement to Revise Ownership Structure of Sokudo

Applied Materials, Inc., the global leader in Nanomanufacturing Technology solutions, and Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (Screen) today announced that they have signed an agreement to revise the ownership structure of t...

From Applied Materials Inc. 23 Jun 2009

AIXTRON Receives Order for MOCVD tool from Fraunhofer Institute

AIXTRON AG today announced that in the fourth quarter 2008 the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE), Freiburg, Germany, ordered an AIX 2800G4-R MOCVD tool with automated wafer handler. The Planetary Reactor system with 8x6 inch configuration will be delivered in the fourth quarter 2009.

From AIXTRON SE 23 Jun 2009

Global Market for Nanopatterning Expects to Reach $481.48 Million by 2012

GIA announces the release of a comprehensive global report on Nanopatterning market. Though conventional optical lithography techniques are widely used for fabricating integrated circuit chips with feature sizes up to su...

From Global Industry Analysts 23 Jun 2009

New Report Calls for a Broad Ethics of Emerging Technologies

The emerging field of synthetic biology will allow researchers to create biological systems that do not occur naturally as well as to re-engineer existing biological systems to perform novel and beneficial tasks. Synthet...

23 Jun 2009

USTC President Invited to Join Nanoscience Committee of the Kavli Prize

Hou Jianguo, President of University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), Chinese Academy of Sciences was invited to join Nanoscience Committee of the Kavli Prize on June 12, 2009.

From Chinese Academy of Sciences 22 Jun 2009

Micronics Issued Patent for Rapid Thermocycling on Microfluidic Device

Micronics, Inc. today announced that it has been issued a letters patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for a system and method for performing rapid thermocycling on a microfluidic device.

From Sony Group Corporation 22 Jun 2009

Keio University Selects Fluidigm BioMark System for Stem Cell Research

Fluidigm Corporation, manufactures and markets proprietary Integrated Fluidic Circuit (IFC) systems that significantly improve productivity in life science research, today announced that Dr. Toshio Suda of Keio Universit...

From Standard BioTools 22 Jun 2009

Nanotechnology Researcher Wins Premio Award for the Top Italian Woman Scientist in North America

Alessandra Luchini, a scientist in George Mason University's Center for Applied Proteomics and Molecular Medicine, has captured the inaugural Premio Award for the top Italian woman scientist in North America. She rec...

22 Jun 2009

Using Nanoparticles and Polymers to Differentiate Between Healthy and Cancerous Cells

Using a "chemical nose" array of nanoparticles and polymers, researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have developed a fundamentally new, more effective way to differentiate not only between healthy and cancerous cells but also between metastatic and non-metastatic cancer cells.

22 Jun 2009