Tagging faulty genes with fluorescent nanodots
...gnal and other properties. These particles, called quantum dots, have unique electronic and optical propertie...omedical research. The NIST team demonstrated that quantum dots give off signals that are 200 to 1,100 percent more intense than those from two types of conven...Optically recording millisecond brain nerve impulses
...and close with changes in electrical polarity. The quantum physical optics phenomenon, second-harmonic generation (SHG) is the first multiphoton technique capable of detecting action potentials. SHG is particularly useful for imaging these impulses because it picks out only the cell membrane where impulses o...Three personal ads for physics
...ured a relationship-oriented, romance novel around quantum physics, for example. With more time than can be allotted to football-halftime shows, she draws her readers into plots lined with science. "Readers are more willing to embrace science if the science impacts the character," Asaro said. "People don't u...Nanoparticle probes are destined for major new role in medical diagnostics and drug delivery
...d has developed semiconductor nanoparticles called quantum dots, which can be bound to particular genes and p... In a process called "multiplexing, bioconjugated quantum dots of different sizes can be embedded in tiny polymer beads and finely tuned to tag a multitude of...Breakthroughs in acoustic tracking shine new light on the lives of fish
...bility to answer these questions is poised to make quantum leaps in the next few years."...'Grey goo' misconceptions could harm poor in developing world
...k cells; improved detection of tuberculosis with quantum dot optical biosensors. Development plans for a nanotech-based diagnostic kit to reduce the cost, time and the amount of blood required for TB tests was recently announced in India; inexpensive miniaturized medical diagnostic devices easily used in r...Gulf between rich, poor will grow if high-profile nanotechnology opponents prevail: ethics experts
...cells; Improved detection of tuberculosis with quantum dot optical biosensors. Development plans for a nanotech-based diagnostic kit to reduce the cost, time and the amount of blood required for TB tests was recently announced in India; Inexpensive miniaturized medical diagnostic devices easily used in...Carnegie Mellon enhances Quantum Dot Corp. technology for long-term, live-animal imaging
...g the surface of tiny, fluorescent crystals called quantum dots, Carnegie Mellon University scientists have e...eight months, the longest that anyone has observed quantum dot fluorescence in a living animal. This technological feat overcomes a major limitation, making qu...A possible new form of 'supersolid' matter
...tenth of a degree above absolute zero, the laws of quantum uncertainty take over. In effect, the helium atoms start to behave as if they were both solid and fluid--at the same time. Under the right circumstances, in fact, some fraction of the helium atoms can begin to move through the lattice like a substa...New understanding of why brain cells die after stroke will lead to development of new treatments
... "This is a quantum leap forward in understanding how stroke causes brain damage," says Dr. Michael Tymianski, neurosurgeon at the Krembil Neuroscience Centre at Toronto Western Hospital and associate professor of surgery and physiology at the University of Toronto. "N...Max Planck Research awards 2003 presented
... (Stimulated Raman Adiabatic Passage) that enables quantum processes to be examined precisely. These processe... that have to be controlled to reach the goal of a quantum computer for an unimaginable large number of parallel computer operations. The "Max Planck Research ...UK science research to beat breast cancer
...single-molecule sensing, which could bring about a quantum leap in patient treatment. By identifying structural changes within individual molecules and so enabling cancer proteins to be detected earlier than is currently possible, this technique could aid earlier diagnosis of breast cancer, as well as many o...Launch of Ariadna to boost advanced space research in Europe
...ions in subjects such as gravitational physics and quantum mechanics. Advanced power systems: Research looking beyond photovoltaic systems (solar cells) into power systems for future space missions. This includes investigation of in-space power production systems for transmission to Earth, such as Solar P...SPR Annual Meeting features newsworthy discoveries
...h unwieldy sounding devices called superconducting quantum interference detectors, or SQUIDs for short. SQUIDs are able to record the magnetic fields generated by living brain tissue but, when it came to fetal brain activity, researchers couldn't rule out the possibility that they may have simply been picki...UC San Diego researchers receive $14 million from NSF for 10 new information technology projects
...am is focused on fundamental studies of control of quantum electron dynamics, and the development of 'designe... the emerging fields of spin-based electronics and quantum information processing. New courses on nanotechnology and quantum information science will also be d......r the first time in tetraphenylporphyrin (TPP) and quantum interference has been shown for the largest molecu...t the interference happens exactly as predicted by quantum mechanics, despite the molecules consisting of 78 and 108 atoms each. Journal article: http://link...Popular Science announces second annual 'Brilliant 10:' the country's top young scientists
...dards and Technology, for his work in the field of quantum cryptography. Scientists have long wanted to use p...sensitive photon detector. By interacting with the quantum world, his device could make coded messages uncrackable. For a complete profile on each of the scie...Von Liebig Center awards funding to six projects to commercialize UCSD faculty research
... The proposal involves the development of pairs of quantum dots and fluorescent quencher probes which can sel...tors and photodetectors -- using inner stepbarrier quantum well (IQW) and peripheral coupled waveguide (PCW) technologies. The goal will be to bring them to ma...Chirping frogs keep UH scientists hopping
...r a single gene that controls metamorphosis."Its a quantum leap for our understanding," he said. "Master genes are not a completely far fetched notion they have been found. For example, master genes control sexual development in mammals if the gene is on, you form male structures, if it is off, you form fe......abels, which are molecule-size nanocrystals called quantum dots circulating through the bloodstream. Quantum ...ing. "We have demonstrated a new approach to using quantum dots for biological studies of living animals," says Watt W. Webb, Cornell's S.B. Eckert Professor o...