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Scientists investigate transport of nanoparticles in the human body (PhysOrg)
The question of whether or not nanoparticles have an effect on the human body - and if so, how - is still largely unanswered. There is little information, for instance, on whether pregnant women exposed to these minute particles pass them on to their unborn babies. Scientists from Empa and the University Hospital Zurich... »
WBTshowcase Announces Mentoring and Dress Rehearsal Opportunities for WBT2010 (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
ARLINGTON, Texas—-One hundred emerging and converging materials science, information technology, energy, life science and nanotechnology companies and technologies from across the nation will each have six minutes to present to a national audience of seasoned venture investors and Fortune 1000 licensing scouts at WBTshowcase. (read the story…) Related items Media invitation for WBT2010 (Business Wire via Yahoo!... »
Knovel Launches Nanotechnology Collection (Marketwire)
Addresses High Demand for Reliable Information on Nanotechnology Best Practices (read the story…) Related items Warrenâs Laucik to bike for cancer (Echoes-Sentinel) How nanotechnology helps Bluetooth and Wi-Fi work together (TechRepublic) Five-day winter school on nanotechnology advancement begins at NIPER (PharmaBiz) The Methodist Hospital initiates program on nanotechnology in orthopedics and spine surgery (News-Medical-Net) WBTshowcase Announces Mentoring and Dress Rehearsal Opportunities... »
DoST unveils nanotech roadmap (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
For the information technology industry, nanotechnology can innovate existing devices resulting into thinner and lighter mobile phones and widescreen TV sets, higher capacity digital storage devices, smaller notebook computers, and other “wearable” multimedia devices. (read on…) Related items Chemical Industry Needs to Reverse Trends to Find Profits Over Next Decade (Industry Week) Valley companies helping unlock the secrets... »
Chemical Approach For Treating Retinal Degenerative Diseases (Medical News Today)
Inspired by nature’s complex mechanism of converting visual information into chemical signals at the nerve junction, a group of University of Illinois at Chicago researchers is studying a chemical approach to treating retinal diseases in which neurotransmitters would be delivered to the retina through specially engineered micro- and nanoscale implanted devices. (read on…) Related items New Insight... »
