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Speaking to packed audience (The Star)
APPLICANTS for The Star Education Fund are reminded not to change their contact number until they are called for an interview. (read on…) Related items Dakota County Technical College to Serve as Inaugural Pilot of NanoProfessor NanoScience Education Program (Marketwire) Governor Rendell: State Investments Lead Nanotech Company to Expand in Centre County (redOrbit) UAlbany awarded $1.5 million by NYSERDA... »
Colour Changing Contact Lenses In Development For Diabetics To Replace The Need To Routinely Draw Blood Throughout The … (Medical News Today)
Diabetics may soon be able to wear contact lenses that continuously alert them to variations in their glucose levels by changing colours - replacing the need to routinely draw blood throughout the day. The non-invasive technology, developed by Chemical and Biochemical Engineering professor Jin Zhang at The University of Western Ontario, uses extremely small... »
Nanoparticles could damage DNA at a distance (Guardian Unlimited)
Lab tests show that metal nanoparticles can affect DNA without actually coming into contact with it – though the results are difficult to extrapolate to the human body Nanoparticles of metal can damage the DNA inside cells even if there is no direct contact between them, scientists have found. The discovery provides an insight... »
Nanopatterns Improve Thin-Film Solar Cells (Technology Review)
Thin-film silicon solar cells are more efficient with tiny holes in the back electrical contact. (read on…) Related items Near-frictionless diamond material created using nanotechnology (Science Daily) Strung-out plastic performs heat feat (New Scientist) Process Allows Nanoscale MEMS to be created inside CMOS wafer. (ThomasNet) Stick Electrode suits weld overlay hardfacing applications. (ThomasNet) U of Minnesota researcher discovers how electricity moves... »
