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imec Launches European Seventh Framework Project MIRACLE

Today, at the Engineering in Medicine and Biology Conference (EMBC) in Buenos Aires (Argentina), imec and its project partners announce the launch of the European Seventh Framework Project MIRACLE. The MIRACLE project ai...

From IMEC 1 Sep 2010

Microfluidic Platform for Molecular Dissection of Single Brain Tumor Cells

New technologies for the diagnosis of cancer are rapidly changing the clinical practice of oncology. As scientists learn more about the molecular basis of cancer, the development of new tools capable of multiple, inexpen...

18 Aug 2010

Sheffield Team Receives Grant to Develop Nano-Bio-Chip for Oral Cancer Test

A new test for oral cancer, which a dentist could perform by simply using a brush to collect cells from a patient's mouth, is set to be developed by researchers at the University of Sheffield and Sheffield Teaching H...

10 Aug 2010

Shrink Chips, New Subsidiary of Shrink Nanotechnologies

Shrink Nanotechnologies, Inc. (“Shrink”) (OTCBB:INKN), an innovative nanotechnology company developing products and licensing opportunities in the solar energy production, medical diagnostics and sensors and ...

4 Aug 2010

SolMateS Receives STW Valorisation Grant for NanoNed National Program

SolMateS, a spinoff company of the MESA + Institute for Nanotechnology of the UT, gets a STW Valorisation Grant of 200,000 euros from the national program NanoNed for nanotechnology. This money helps the company&#3...

31 Jul 2010

Nanotechnologists Develop New Sensor to Detect Anthrax Spores

Nanotechnologists at University of Twente’s MESA+ research institute have developed a sensor that can detect anthrax spores.

19 Jul 2010

New Lab on a Chip Device Developed to Diagnose HIV Infection

UC Davis biomedical engineer Prof. Alexander Revzin has developed a "lab on a chip" device for HIV testing.

17 Jul 2010

PNNL Scientists Win Four R+D 100 Awards for Environment, Biology, Security Technologies

Technologies that enhance threat and radiation detection, improve life sciences research and reduce our dependence on fossil fuels received recognition for their innovation today. R+D Magazine honored four advancements developed by researchers at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory with its annual R+D 100 awards.

8 Jul 2010

Scientists Describe Simple, Safe Way to Build Microfluidic Devices

With "hands-on" experiences in childhood and adolescence having sparked so many science careers, scientists in Canada are describing a quick, simple, safe, and inexpensive way for kids to participate in making microfluidic devices.

17 Jun 2010

Silk Microchip for Rapid Medical Testing

Silk could provide a sophisticated new way of monitoring health, Peter Domachuk, a physicist from the University of Sydney, has found. He and his colleagues have created microchips using silk fibres. In the lab they've demonstrated that these microchips can measure oxygen using haemoglobin embedded in the silk.

10 Jun 2010