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Earlier this year, controversy surrounded ultrasound legislation in Texas, Virginia, North Carolina, Texas, and Idaho. Lost in the critical commentaries on abuses of patients’ and physicians’ rights was concern over a fundamental violation of liberty. This issue hasn’t gone away, even though sonogram coverage isn’t currently grabbing headlines. Medical experts routinely use ultrasound technology in ways that favor the Right ... Read More »

New-generation sensor combines lasers and mechanics The disk and the “cord” interact to allow ultra-sharp measures. (Phys.org) – Swiss scientists have developed a rapid, precise opto-mechanical measurement system that can be embedded into a silicon chip. This new technology could revolutionize the domain of sensors and atomic force microscopy. Resonators are used to detect infinitesimal quantities of matter in the ... Read More »

A research team at the RIKEN Advanced Science Institute has created a first-of-its-kind transistor that utilizes the electrostatic build-up of electrical charge on a strongly-correlated material’s surface to activate bulk transformation of electronic state. A schematic and an optical micrograph of a new transistor based on VO2 enabling electrical switching of the state of matter (credit: RIKEN) Activated by an ... Read More »

Nanotechnology — which has been hailed as the “Next Industrial Revolution” — is maturing rapidly as more and more products move from concept to commercialization.UMass Lowell has been leading the way in nanotechnology research and development in the region. At the center of the University’s efforts is the brand-new, $80 million state-of-the-art Emerging Technologies and Innovation Center (ETIC), which is ... Read More »

Inhalable and thermo-responsive, fat-encased nanoparticles have been developed by researchers at the University of Sydney as possible treatment for lung cancer. The team has recently designed inhalable, targetable particles that can attack tumours but leave healthy cells undamaged, reducing the side effects of cancer treatment. The particles consist of a drug encased in a lipid ‘fat’ that can be activated ... Read More »

Scientists at the Biodesign Institute in Arizona State University have made use of DNA nanotechnology to produce a new group of synthetic vaccines. The team wanted to replicate the assembly of molecules in the body that initiate an immune response. Synthetic Vaccine Complex (Credit: Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University) Nanotechnology innovator Hao Yan is credited with the development of ... Read More »

Shiver Me Nanotubes! Carbon-Fiber Boat Body Protects Against Pirates A new boat designed to escort cargo ships through pirate-infested waters is the first vessel of its kind to take advantage of nanocomposite materials. The LRV-17 is the creation of Zyvex Marine, a division of nanotechnology company Zyvex Technologies. It’s the first crewed boat to be built from Arovex, a carbon-fiber ... Read More »