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Biologists Synthesize Ribosomes from Scratch in a Test Tube

Synthetic biology researchers at Northwestern University, working with partners at Harvard Medical School, have for the first time synthesized ribosomes -- cell structures responsible for generating all proteins and enzymes in our bodies -- from scratch in a test tube.

29 Jun 2013

Comprehensive Report on Printed, Organic & Flexible Electronics Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Printed, Organic & Flexible Electronics Forecasts, Players & Opportunities 2013-2023" report to their offering.

29 Jun 2013

Biochemistry and Mass Spectrometry Help Trap New Candidate Substrates of Protease ClpXP

Reporting this month in Molecular Microbiology, Peter Chien and colleagues at the University of Massachusetts Amherst describe using a combination of biochemistry and mass spectrometry to “trap” scores of new candidate substrates of the protease ClpXP to reveal how protein degradation is critical to cell cycle progression and bacterial development.

29 Jun 2013

Scientists Observe How Ribosome Performs Precise Mechanical Movements for Genetic Code Translation

Scientists at the University of California, Santa Cruz, have trapped the ribosome, a protein-building molecular machine essential to all life, in a key transitional state that has long eluded researchers.

29 Jun 2013

Sophisticated Imaging Techniques Help Observe Protein Origami

Scientists using sophisticated imaging techniques have observed a molecular protein folding process that may help medical researchers understand and treat diseases such as Alzheimer’s, Lou Gehrig’s and cancer.

29 Jun 2013

NIST Announces Competition to Create Advanced Materials Center of Excellence

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has announced a competition to create an Advanced Materials Center of Excellence to foster interdisciplinary collaborations between NIST researchers and scientists and engineers from academia and industry.

29 Jun 2013

New Report Tracks Five Main Functionalities of Flexible & Printed Electronics Market

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue:

29 Jun 2013

Bioadhesive Coating Increases Intestinal Uptake of Polymer Nanoparticles

In a new study, a “bioadhesive” coating developed at Brown University significantly improved the intestinal absorption into the bloodstream of nanoparticles that someday could carry protein drugs such as insulin. Such a step is necessary for drugs taken by mouth, rather than injected directly into the blood.

28 Jun 2013

New Market Research Report on Bioinspired and Nanoengineered Surfaces

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Bioinspired and Nanoengineered Surfaces: Technologies, Applications and Global Markets

28 Jun 2013

Researchers Observe Growth of High-Efficiency Chalcopyrite Thin Film Solar Cells in Real Time

For the first time, a team of researchers at the HZB led by Dr. Roland Mainz and Dr. Christian Kaufmann has managed to observe growth of high-efficiency chalcopyrite thin film solar cells in real time and to study the formation and degradation of defects that compromise efficiency.

28 Jun 2013

Novel Technique to Coat Glass with Antibacterial Silver Ions

The antibacterial effects of silver are well established. Now, researchers at Yonsei University in Seoul, Republic of Korea, have developed a technique to coat glass with a layer of silver ions that can prevent growth of pathogenic bacteria including Escherichia coli, Salmonella typhimurium and Campylobacter jejuni.

28 Jun 2013

Novel Laser Method to Visualize Material Defects in Thin-Film Solar Cells

An LMU research team led by Bert Nickel has, for the first time, succeeded in functionally characterizing the active layer in organic thin-film solar cells using laser light for localized excitation of the material. The findings are reported in the scientific journal “Advanced Materials”.

28 Jun 2013

Entegris and SEMI Partner to Discuss Nanodefectivity in Semiconductor Manufacturing at SEMICON West 2013

Entegris, Inc. and SEMI® are collaborating to organize a breakfast forum and panel discussion on achieving "Defect Reduction in the Sub-20 nm Era" for semiconductor manufacturing at the upcoming SEMICON West 2013 tradeshow. The forum will be held on Thursday, July 11, 2013 from 7:30 am to 10 am at the San Francisco Marriott Marquis in San Francisco, California.

28 Jun 2013

Novel Method to Utilize Iron Nanoparticles as Hydrogenation Catalysts

Researchers from McGill University, RIKEN (The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research, Wako, Japan) and the Institute for Molecular Science (Okazaki, Japan) have discovered a way to make the widely used chemical process of hydrogenation more environmentally friendly – and less expensive.

28 Jun 2013

BiOptix to Highlight 404pi SPR Instrument at IBC’s 8th Annual Next Generation Protein Therapeutics Summit

BiOptix today announced participation and support in IBC’s 8th Annual Next Generation Protein Therapeutics Summit in San Diego, California. At the event, BiOptix will highlight the BiOptix 404pi, a next-generation SPR instrument that is changing the way that scientific researchers think about label-free instrumentation.

28 Jun 2013

Nanotechnology News

Biologists Synthesize Ribosomes from Scratch in a Test Tube

Comprehensive Report on Printed, Organic & Flexible Electronics Market

Biochemistry and Mass Spectrometry Help Trap New Candidate Substrates of Protease ClpXP

Scientists Observe How Ribosome Performs Precise Mechanical Movements for Genetic Code Translation

Sophisticated Imaging Techniques Help Observe Protein Origami

NIST Announces Competition to Create Advanced Materials Center of Excellence

New Report Tracks Five Main Functionalities of Flexible & Printed Electronics Market

Bioadhesive Coating Increases Intestinal Uptake of Polymer Nanoparticles

New Market Research Report on Bioinspired and Nanoengineered Surfaces

Researchers Observe Growth of High-Efficiency Chalcopyrite Thin Film Solar Cells in Real Time

Novel Technique to Coat Glass with Antibacterial Silver Ions

Novel Laser Method to Visualize Material Defects in Thin-Film Solar Cells

Entegris and SEMI Partner to Discuss Nanodefectivity in Semiconductor Manufacturing at SEMICON West 2013

Novel Method to Utilize Iron Nanoparticles as Hydrogenation Catalysts

BiOptix to Highlight 404pi SPR Instrument at IBC’s 8th Annual Next Generation Protein Therapeutics Summit

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