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Nanotubes boost neurons
Sunday, January 04, 2009 - 10:00 PM - 1 year, 6 months ago - Nanotech - Technology Research News
Bring brain cells into contact with carbon nanotubes and you can treat diseases and brain injuries, and maybe even improve your thinking.
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Gold rolls DNA nanotubes
Sunday, January 04, 2009 - 10:00 PM - 1 year, 6 months ago - Nanotech - Technology Research News
Tether gold nanoparticles to bundles of DNA and you can make DNA nanotubes.
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Laser tweezers go nano
Sunday, January 04, 2009 - 10:00 PM - 1 year, 6 months ago - Nanotech - Technology Research News
Condense laser light in a nanoscale channel and you can trap and move nanoparticles and individual molecules.
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Chemical logic flips electric switch
Sunday, January 04, 2009 - 10:00 PM - 1 year, 6 months ago - Nanotech - Technology Research News
Come up with the right electrode and you can make biochemical changes in the body trigger an electronic signal.
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Micro backpacks let cells carry loads
Sunday, November 09, 2008 - 10:00 PM - 1 year, 8 months ago - Nanotech - Technology Research News
Stick a microscopic plastic patch on a living cell and you have a tiny pack mule capable of delivering drugs or imaging agents.
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Madeover microbe keeps time
Sunday, November 09, 2008 - 10:00 PM - 1 year, 8 months ago - Nanotech - Technology Research News
Redesign the genetic network in an E. coli bacteria to make fluorescent proteins blink at regular intervals and you you've made a microbe into a living clock.
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Biochip tracks molecular signals
Sunday, November 09, 2008 - 10:00 PM - 1 year, 8 months ago - Nanotech - Technology Research News
Build a biochip that rapidly injects and captures tiny amounts of chemicals and you have a tool for unlocking medical and biological mysteries.
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Nanotube plastic makes cotton smarter
Sunday, November 09, 2008 - 10:00 PM - 1 year, 8 months ago - Nanotech - Technology Research News
Coat cotton thread with a mix of carbon nanotubes and electrically-conducting plastic and you have a material for making smart clothing and bandages.
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Plastic memory gets tough
Sunday, November 09, 2008 - 10:00 PM - 1 year, 8 months ago - Nanotech - Technology Research News
Cook up a durable plastic that can be switched between high and low electrical conductivity and you have the makings of very inexpensive computer memory that stores data with the power off.
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Seeing logic
Sunday, August 03, 2008 - 11:00 PM - 1 year, 12 months ago - Nanotech - Technology Research News
It turns out that you can compute just by looking at something, as long as the something is a visual representation of a logic circuit. A novel method of computing takes advantage of human visual ... (Read More)
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Software sees structure
Sunday, August 03, 2008 - 11:00 PM - 1 year, 12 months ago - Nanotech - Technology Research News
Software that analyzes data sets determines the most appropriate data structure to use.
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Programming biology
Sunday, August 03, 2008 - 11:00 PM - 1 year, 12 months ago - Nanotech - Technology Research News
A programming language for simulating biology makes it easier for scientists to create computer models of protein molecules, whole organisms and everything in between.
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Tiny microscope goes with the flow
Sunday, August 03, 2008 - 11:00 PM - 1 year, 12 months ago - Nanotech - Technology Research News
Position a series of microscopic pinholes over digital camera pixels and you have a microscope-on-a-biochip without the bulky lenses of traditional microscopes.
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Rubber biochips get sophisticated
Sunday, August 03, 2008 - 11:00 PM - 1 year, 12 months ago - Nanotech - Technology Research News
Pretreat portions of the rubber sheets that will form the channels and containers of disposable biochips, and after the biochips are made you can put microscopic pores, patterns and electrodes on ... (Read More)
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Cut nanotubes speed flexible circuits
Sunday, August 03, 2008 - 11:00 PM - 1 year, 12 months ago - Nanotech - Technology Research News
Cut single layers of overlapping, randomly oriented carbon nanotubes into strips and you've got an inexpensive route to high-performance, flexible electronics.
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What were you thinking -- the computer knows
Wednesday, July 16, 2008 - 06:14 AM - 2 years ago - Nanotech - Technology Research News
A brain scan that can read people's thoughts is a step closer to reality with a computer model that predicts neural activity patterns for thousands of words.
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Monkey cyborg
Wednesday, July 16, 2008 - 06:14 AM - 2 years ago - Nanotech - Technology Research News
People have been able to control cursors on computer screens and monkeys have been able to control robotic arms using thought via signals picked up through electrodes implanted in the part of the ... (Read More)
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Toys make teamed robots
Wednesday, July 16, 2008 - 06:14 AM - 2 years ago - Nanotech - Technology Research News
Turning a pack of autonomous robots into a movable sensor network is tricky enough, but doing it in the harsh arctic environment and doing it affordably is a formidable challenge.
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Light-inspired biochip
Wednesday, July 16, 2008 - 06:14 AM - 2 years ago - Nanotech - Technology Research News
A type of biochip steers, bends and focuses streams of cells and microscopic beads, making it possible to mix and sort cells and bead-borne biological molecules on chip.
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Artificial cells get chatty
Wednesday, July 16, 2008 - 06:14 AM - 2 years ago - Nanotech - Technology Research News
Artificial cells that communicate chemically with bacteria open a new route to delivering drugs to diseased cells or antibiotics to harmful bacteria.
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