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Ground-Breaking Research into Molecular Depleted Uranium Chemistry

A scientist at The University of Nottingham has been recognised for his outstanding and creative early career research with a prestigious €1m (£893,775) grant to study speculative and ground-breaking research ...

19 Nov 2009

Proton's Nearest Neighbors May Modify its Internal Structure

A recent experiment at the Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility has found that a proton's nearest neighbors in the nucleus of the atom may modify the proton's internal structure.

18 Nov 2009

How Sulfate Groups can be Protected During Construction of a Molecule

Sulfate groups are crucial building blocks for many molecules but are difficult to handle. Dutch researcher Martijn Huibers has discovered how sulfate groups can be protected during the construction of a molecule. Thanks...

18 Nov 2009

Nano Device Help Improve Diagnosis, Prognosis and Treatment Monitoring

Just as fly paper captures insects, an innovative new device with nano-sized features developed by researchers at UCLA is able to grab cancer cells in the blood that have broken off from a tumor.

18 Nov 2009

Illumination Activates Compounds with Therapeutic Potential

Proteins that can switch between closed and open states control the passage of electrically charged ions across cell membranes, and are responsible for the generation and propagation of nerve impulses. Chemicals that inf...

18 Nov 2009

Molecules in Firm Grip

The charge flow from a single C60 molecule to another one has been probed. Due to the constantly progressing miniaturization of electronic components, the performance of modern electronics could continuously beenhanced. ...

18 Nov 2009

Nanostructured Substrates Capturing Circulating Tumor Cells

Perhaps the earliest sign that cancer is starting to spread is the appearance of so-called circulating tumor cells, or CTCs, in the blood stream. These are the forward army of a metastatic tumor, the cells that escape fr...

17 Nov 2009

Effects of Molecular Size and Binding Affinity on Tumor Targeting

One of the great promises of nanotechnologies lies in its ability to create drug-containing nanoparticles decorated with targeting molecules that recognize and bind to cancer cells, providing drug delivery only at the site of the targeted cells.

17 Nov 2009

American Biotech ASAP Antibacterial Silver Wound Dressing Gel Receives FDA Clearance

American Biotech Labs, LLC (ABL), developer of a new class of products based on the company's patented nano-catalytic SilverSol Technology(R), today announced that the company has obtained clearance by the U.S. Food ...

17 Nov 2009

A More Straightforward Route Towards Engineering the Next Generation of Complex and Nanostructured Fluids

Manufacturers and materials professionals can now access an online article that describes the efficient application of performance-controlling design rules through the use of expert system rheometry.

From Malvern Panalytical 17 Nov 2009