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| Cyanine doped silica nanoparticles. "... points out an important hysteresis effect for quantum dots that was not detected for cyanine molecules and was only slightly detected for cyanine doped silica nanoparticles."
"Fluorescence techniques are widely used as detection methods in a wide range of biological imaging and analytical applications."1
Researchers from Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca Metrologica, Department of Thermodynamics, Optical Molecular Spectroscopy Group, Torino, Italy; Department of Inorganic, Physics and.....
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| Nanomaterials. Shelf life. Food products.
Larry Branen, Food Scientist from the University of Idaho,has said:
"There's also no question that nanomaterials may help increase the shelf stability of food products and assure their safety."
"We've seen lots of technologies where we didn't get adoption because we didn't get consumer acceptance and.....
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| Femtosecond laser. Space-selective precipitation. Xerogel suspension. "... precipitation of semiconducting nanoparticles inside a transparent silica xerogel ..."
"A simple method, suitable for direct space-selective precipitation of semiconducting nanoparticles inside a transparent silica xerogel, is presented."1
Researchers from Laboratoire de Physique des Lasers, Atomes et Molécules (CNRS, UMR 8523), Centre d'Etudes et de Recherches Lasers et Applications (CERLA),.....
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| Batteries. Paper. Cloth.
Yi Cui, Assistant Professor of Materials Science and Engineering from Stanford University, has indicated '... a way to cheaply and efficiently manufacture lightweight paper batteries and supercapacitors (which, like batteries, store energy, but by electrostatic rather than chemical means), as well as stretchable, conductive.....
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| Smart nanoparticles. "To be a smart therapy, it should be targeted, and it should have some ability to be activated only when it's there and then kills just the cancer cells."
Biomedical graduate student Dickson Kirui, from Cornell University, has said:
"If, down the line, you could clinically just target the cancer cells, you could then spare the health surrounding cells from being harmed - that is the critical thing ..."
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| Gold nanoparticles. "... if we direct those gold nanoparticles into the nucleus, we can kill the cancer cells that are in spots we can't hit with the light ..."
Mostafa El-Sayed, Regents Professor and Director of the Laser Dynamics Laboratory, Georgia Institute of Technology, has said:
"We've developed a system that can kill cancer cells by shining light on gold nanoparticles, but what if the cancer is in a place where we can't shine light on it?"
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| Single molecules detection. "The sensor consists of a film of carbon nanotubes embedded in collagen."
Chemical engineers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology have reported the production of "... a sensor array that, for the first time, can detect single molecules of hydrogen peroxide emanating from a single living cell."
Michael Strano, leader of the research team, has said:
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| Nanoscale electric current. '... nano-sized molecules of gold, respond to electromagnetic waves by creating surface plasmons that induce and project electrical current across molecules, similar to that of photovoltaic solar cells.'
Researchers from the Nano/Bio Interface Center of the University of Pennsylvania have reported '... the transduction of optical radiation to electrical current in a molecular circuit.'
More from a Release dated February 12, sourced from University of Pennsylvania:
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| Nanocrystals in the bone. "... nanotech investigation into the proteins, enzymes and other molecules that control the coupling of mineral ions (calcium and phosphate) ..."
Dr Marc McKee, from the Faculty of Dentistry and the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, at McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, has indicated
"Montreal is a world-leader in the biomineralization field, having attracted some of the top international specialists."
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| Nitric oxide releasing nanoparticles. "... can effectively treat experimental skin abscesses caused by antibiotic-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, even without surgical drainage ..."
Joshua D Nosanchuk MD, Associate Professor of Medicine and of Microbiology and Immunology, from Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University has said:
"Our work shows that nitric oxide-releasing nanoparticles developed here at Einstein can effectively treat experimental skin abscesses caused by.....
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| Nano-precipitated calcium carbonate. "... Zibo facility, including 58-acres, has a total designed annual production capacity of 240,000 MT ..."
ShengdaTech Inc has reported that the first phase of the Company's nano-precipitated calcium carbonate "... facility in Zibo, Shandong Province with annual capacity of 60,000 metric tons ("MT") is operating at 100% utilization rate since January, 2010."
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| Metallic nanoparticles. Heat resistance. "... more efficient catalysts used to produce hydrogen and render car exhaust less toxic."
Researchers from University of Pittsburgh have reported "... the first demonstration of high-temperature stability in metallic nanoparticles, the vaunted next-generation materials hampered by a vulnerability to extreme heat."
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| nano-SIMS "... function of microbial fuel cells, carbon and nitrogen processing in cyanobacteria using nano-SIMS, the genomics of important metal-biotransforming microorganisms, and the mechanisms of microbial mineral formation and dissolution."
According to a Release dated March 2, sourced from American Society for Microbiology, Kenneth H Nealson PhD, Wrigley Professor of Geobiology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles and his colleagues "... have researched the function of microbial fuel cells, carbon and nitrogen processing in cyanobacteria using.....
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| Magnetic nanosensor. Nanotags.
Shan Wang, Professor of Materials Science and engineering and of Electrical Engineering from Stanford University has informed:
"In the early stage [of a cancer], the protein biomarker level in blood is very, very low, so you need ultra-sensitive technology to detect it ..."
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| Nanocrystalline grains.
Kevin Hemker, Professor and Chair of Mechanical Engineering, from Johns Hopkins' Whiting School of Engineering has said:
"As we make smaller and smaller devices, we've been using more nanocrystalline materials that have much smaller crystallites -- what materials scientists call grains -- and are believed to be much.....
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| Graphite. Magnetic behavior. "Carbon is biocompatible and the explored magnetic behaviour is therefore particularly promising for the development of biosensors."
Scientists from the Eindhoven University of Technology and the Radboud University Nijmegen in the Netherlands have indicated that '... a material containing only carbon atoms can be a weak ferro magnet. This opens new routes for spintronics in carbon-based materials.'
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| Southwestern biofuels. Policy summit. Albuquerque. New Mexico.
Vaughn Gangwish from Southwestern Biofuels Association has said:
"Biofuels are an increasingly important part of our national energy policy as we make the transition from petroleum-based fuels to renewable ‘green energy’ technologies ..."
"The Summit provides leaders in the biofuels field the opportunity to.....
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| Naegleria genome. "... could help biologists understand hydrogen production that, in other organisms, might be used to produce energy.'
Simon E Prochnik, Bbioinformaticist, from University of California - Berkeley, has said:
"In a sense, analyzing the Naegleria genome shows us what it would be like to be on this planet more than a billion years ago, and what kind of organisms were around then and what they might have looked like ..."
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| Biodiesel blend. Ethanol blend. Dallas. "... includes E10 (10% ethanol blended with 90% petroleum gasoline), E20, and E85, as well as B20 (20% biodiesel blended with 80% petroleum diesel)."
Evolution Fuels Inc has reported:
'... lease agreement for the Company's first fuel station located in Dallas, Texas ...'
"... the station will offer renewable fuel blends at the pump."
"The planned product offering includes E10 (10% ethanol blended with 90% petroleum gasoline), E20, and E85, as well as.....
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| Biochemicals and biofuels from waste wood. "... discovered that the bacterium Cupriavidus basilensis is capable of breaking furans down into harmless waste products, while leaving the wood sugars untouched."
Han de Winde, Professor of Industrial Microbiology, from Delft University of Technology's Biotechnology Department has informed:
"The fact that we now have a process for breaking down furans, not to mention one that can be successfully incorporated into other organisms, paves the way for removing these kinds of.....
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| Energy. Utilities. Solutions lab. Beijing.
Dr Matt Wang, Vice president, China Development Labs for IBM, has said:
"As part of our growth strategy, we strive to become a key part of China's energy and utilities ecosystem, working with the Chinese government, utility companies, solution providers and business partners ...."
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| Second generation ethanol production. Southeast Asia. "... now looking at making large-scale production of second-generation ethanol truly practical ..."
Shunichi Yamashita, Director of Mitsui Engineering ;amp; Shipbuilding, has said:
"... we have taken an important step towards the establishing of a plant engineering business for the production of second-generation ethanol in Southeast Asia."
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| Lignocellulosic ethanol. Techno-economic analysis. "... high spread of current and projected production costs ... composition and cost of feedstock, process design, conversion efficiency, valorisation of co-products, and energy conservation."
"Lignocellulosic ethanol is expected to be commercialised during the next decade as renewable energy for transport."1
"Competiveness with first generation bioethanol and with gasoline is commonly considered in techno-economic analyses for commercial stage."
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| Cyanobacteria. "These bacteria build miniature factories inside themselves that turn carbon into fuel."
According to a Release dated March 4, sourced from Harvard Medical School:
"One of the biggest movers and shakers is the lowly cyanobacteria, an ocean-dwelling, one-celled organism. Pamela Silver, HMS professor of systems biology, and colleagues have uncovered details about how this bacteria fixes, or digests, carbon......
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| Microwave irradiation. Energy consumption. Biogas production. "... water content was the most important factor that influenced the energy efficiency of raising the temperature and promoting the solubilization of solid materials."
"... energy consumption of pre-treating excess sewage sludge with microwave irradiation using several parameters, including temperature rise, degree of cell destruction, SCOD/TCOD ratio (solids solubilization), and biogas production to evaluate the energy efficiency."1
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| Cellulose. Biofuel. Enzyme. Wood. Conversion. Industrial setting. "One of the most abundant enzymes is a cellulose degrading enzyme never before seen in animals."
According to a Release dated March 8, sourced from University of York, in England, United Kingdom:
"... a team headed by Professor Simon McQueen-Mason and Professor Neil Bruce at York, and Dr Simon Cragg at Portsmouth reveal that the gribble digestive tract is dominated by enzymes that attack the polymers that make up.....
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| Lignocellulosic bioethanol in Europe. "... policy instruments should explicitly reward the higher value of lignocellulosic ethanol compared to first the generation ethanol and gasoline."
"Contrary to the case of the United States where a systematic management of the RD;amp;D on lignocellulosic ethanol prevails, in Europe the research works remain fragmented despite the efforts made by the European Union and in few member states."1
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| Bioethonal bioproducts. "... bioethanol processing changes protein molecular structures, compared with original grains."
"... to determine the protein molecular structures of the new coproducts from bioethanol production, quantify protein structure amide I to II and alpha-helix to beta-sheet spectral peak intensity ratio, and illustrate multivariate molecular spectral analyses as a novel research tool for rapid characterization of.....
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| Bioethanol. Oxalic acid pretreatment. Bioconversion. Second generation bioethanol production.
"Saccharum (Saccharum spontaneum L. ssp. aegyptiacum (Willd.) Hack.), is a rapidly growing, wide ranging high-yield perennial, suitable for second generation bioethanol production."
Researchers from Dipartimento di Scienze Agronomiche, Agrochimiche e delle Produzioni Animali - Sezione Scienze Agronomiche,.....
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| Microfluids. Miniature lab. "... biofuels developer could use the device to screen populations of millions of organisms or metabolic pathways to find the most efficient producer of a chemical or fuel."
Adam Abate, Postdoctoral Fellow in Applied Physics from Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, has said:
"Our concept was to build a miniature laboratory for performing biological experiments quickly and efficiently ..."
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| Sustainable Operations Summit. "President Bill Clinton will be the Keynote speaker at the 2010 Sustainable Operations Summit."
The invitation-only 2010 Sustainable Operations Summit is scheduled for May 16-18 at the Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort in San Antonio, Texas.
More from a Release dated February , sourced from CraigMichaels Inc:
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| Flex technology. Ten million. Milestone. " ... more production and availability of ethanol, as results in Brazil have shown for decades."
Marcos Jank, President of the Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association, has said:
"We know this is not a simple or quick process, but the introduction of Flex-Fuel vehicles around the world is something that has to be considered, and it can only happen with decisive support from automakers."
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| Algae biofuels. Production in the ocean. "... making the costs of algae oil production more economical ..."
Weinqiao Yuan, Assistant Professor of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, from Kansas State University, has said:
"Knowledge obtained from this research will foster design and manufacturing of solid carriers -- the major equipment proposed for manufacturing algae biofuels in the ocean ..."
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| Tele-satellite data. "... the potential, and the limits, of these tools, based on what we've learned during this pilot exercise."
European Investment Bank's Mr Harald Jahn, Head of Division Services ;amp; SMEs, Argo-Industry (including Biofuels) in the Projects Directorate, has said:
"The service provides useful information about the land cover of the area, both in the EIB project area and on the rest of the island, and it verifies the progress.....
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| Melatonin. Hormone switch. "... via a circuit that involves the eye and nervous system ..."
Andrew Loudon from the University of Manchester, in England, United Kingdom, has indicated:
'Light-dark cycles drive hormone rhythms via a circuit that involves the eye and nervous system projections to structures involved in regulating hormone rhythms, in particular melatonin ...'
Andrew London has said:
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| LASIK. Non-linear aspheric micro-monovision.
"... monocular and binocular visual outcomes of LASIK with a non-linear aspheric micro-monovision protocol for the correction of myopic astigmatism and presbyopia."1
Researchers from London, England, United Kingdom; have presented an article titled: "LASIK for Myopic Astigmatism and Presbyopia Using.....
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| Upper eyelid surgery. Supratarsal crease. "... for the younger patient seeking cosmetic eyelid enhancement."
"Supratarsal crease fixation in the Asian patient can provide a more open-eyed, awake look without compromising their ethnic appearance."1
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| Curcumin. "... anti-inflammatory, cytokines release, antioxidant, immunomodulatory, enhancing of the apoptotic process, and anti-angiogenic properties."
"Curcumin, commonly called diferuloyl methane, is a hydrophobic polyphenol derived from rhizome (turmeric) of the herb Curcuma longa."1
"Extensive research over the last half century has revealed important functions of curcumin."
"In vitro and in vivo research has shown various activities,.....
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| Glaucoma. Cataract. "Combined phacotrabeculectomy resulted in significantly more surgical complications than phacoemulsification alone ..."
"To compare the complications of phacoemulsification alone vs combined phacotrabeculectomy in chronic angle-closure glaucoma (CACG) with coexisting cataract."1
Professor Dennis S C Lam and researchers in Hong Kong, China; from Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Chinese University of Hong Kong,.....
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| Implants. Cell attachment. Dielectric barrier discharge. "The LEC adhered and proliferated readily on the DBD treated PMMA and PS surfaces ..."
"Selective control of cellular response to polymeric biomaterials is an important consideration for many ocular implant applications."1
"In particular, there is often a need to have one surface of an ophthalmic implant capable of promoting cell attachment while the other needs to be resistant to this.....
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| Omega-3 fatty acids. Macular xanthophylls lutein. Zeaxanthin. Vitamin C. Vitamin E. Beta-carotene. Zinc with copper. Age-Related Eye Disease study. AREDS.
"Age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a leading cause of visual loss in older adults, has limited therapeutic options."1
Researchers from National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA; have presented an article titled: "Nutritional supplements for age-related macular.....
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| Resonance frequency. Eye surgery. Elasticity. Cornea. "For laser-ablative procedures like laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis, it has been found that elastic properties of the cornea have a role in the outcome of corneal refractive surgery ..."
"A novel application of pulsed electronic speckle pattern interferometry (PulseESPI) techniques in important corneal elasticity measurements is presented in this pilot study."1
"For laser-ablative procedures like laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis, it has been found that elastic properties of the cornea.....
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| Corneal surface shape after LASIK and Epi-LASIK. "... displacement following Epi-LASIK showed as region-dependent changes that could be divided into central and peripheral parts ..."
"To evaluate the shape of posterior corneal surface in normal myopic and myopic astigmatism eyes and the changes following LASIK and Epi-LASIK."1
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| Sustained drug release. Implants. Injectable devices. "... eye drops and systemically administered drugs cannot achieve therapeutic drug concentrations ..."
"Development of intraocular drug delivery systems (DDSs) is urgently required for the treatment of eye diseases, especially in the posterior segment of the eye (the vitreous cavity, retina, and choroid), most of which are refractory to conventional pharmacologic approaches; eye drops and systemically administered.....
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| Multifocal intraocular lens.
Abbott has reported that "... it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for the TECNIS® Multifocal 1-Piece intraocular lens (IOL) for cataract patients with and without presbyopia."
More from a Release dated March 10, sourced from Abbott:
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| Gene therapy. Hypoxia. siRNA medication. 'siRNA, or small interfering ribonucleic acid, is a class of double-stranded RNA molecules that can be used to interfere with the expression of a specific gene.'
Dolores Takemoto, Professor of Biochemistry, from Kansas State University, has said:
"Any time there's a drop in oxygen within the body, Cx46 appears ..."
A Release dated March 9, sourced from Kansas State University informs:
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| Contact lens metrology. "... algorithm that automatically analyzes OCT images and calculates prism."
"Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a nondestructive imaging modality with the potential to make quantitative spatial measurements."1
"OCT's noncontact nature, sensitivity to small refractive index mismatches, and micron-scale resolution make it attractive for contact lens metrology, specifically,.....
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| Gene therapy. Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells. Retina.
"... effects and possible mechanisms of rat bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) transplantation on light-damaged retinal structure and the apoptosis of photoreceptors."1
Researchers from Peking University Third Hospital, Peking University Eye Center, Beijing, China; have presented an article titled:.....
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| Multifocal lenses. Single-vision distance eyeglasses. "... use of single-vision distance lenses in everyday locomotion may be advantageous for elderly multifocal wearers who have a high risk of falling."
"Epidemiological research has shown that multifocal spectacle wearers (bifocal and progressive addition lenses, PALs) are more than twice as likely to fall compared with non-multifocal spectacle wearers with this risk further increasing when negotiating stairs."1
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"... eye movements in a patient, FK, who has action disorganisation syndrome (ADS), as he performed the everyday task of making a cup of tea."1
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| Eyelid injury. "Her vision in the right eye decreased to light perception with commotio retinae, intraretinal hemorrhage, and severe lid swelling."
"... a patient who had a perforating eyelid injury that extended to the brain stem."1
Researchers from Kyorin Eye Center, Kyorin University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan; have presented an article titled: "Perforating eyelid injury extending to the brain stem in a 17-year-old woman: a case.....
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| Corneal collagen. LASIK. "... whether CXL influences ablation rate, flap thickness and refractive results of Excimer laser procedures ex vivo."
Riboflavin is also commonly known as vitamin B2 (E101).
Riboflavin/UVA crosslinking treatment often involves anesthetic eye drops, corneal deepithlization and a specially prepared 0.1% riboflavin solution; followed by UVA irradiation (370 nm) at five minute intervals for 30 minutes.
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