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Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Image# 1494911Have you heard of the Nanopump? Well, Debiotech in Switzerland is developing the Nanopump to micro-dose medications by utilizing a volumetric membrane pump

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Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Martin McCarthy Researchers at Columbia University have published their research on the synthesis of thin, transparent, and highly catalytic carbon nanotube films. So wh

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Posted 7 weeks ago

Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Jeremy Edwards Today is the 4th of July and on this day, I wish to write about the freedom associated with nanotechnology research. Last year, Professor Rao spoke at Ban

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Posted 8 weeks ago

Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Image# 5005868We've been seeing a lot of news lately about fake drugs. It seems so inhumane to be distributing fake drugs to people who may need these life-saving agents

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Posted 8 weeks ago

Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Andrew Buckin Cartilage is an essential part of our bodies. Once lost, it's very difficult to replace. Our joints are particularly prone to wear and tear, especially as

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Posted 9 weeks ago

Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Andrey Prokhorov Do you know what an exciton is? Excitons are formed by linking a negatively-charged electron with a positively-charged hole . An exciton decays when th

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Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Pali Rao Can you imagine having strong paper that can't be torn? Super strong paper may be possible through some advances in nanotechnology. Engineering experts at the R

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Posted 10 weeks ago

Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Sven Hoppe If you've been following any nanotechnology news, you've probably seen this term called apoptosis. What does this word mean? Programmed cell death. That's r

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Posted 10 weeks ago

How small is a molecule? The answer depends on the type of molecule. Researchers at the Michigan Technological University (Department of Physics) and the Advanced Nano Characterization Center (Nationa

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Posted 10 weeks ago

The government is serious about investing resources to research cures for cancer. This includes nanotechnology research aimed at improving patient outcomes. The phrase nanotech oncology is a buzzwor

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