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Clinical trial started in France for cancer nanomedicine
Patients with locally advanced cancers of the oral cavity or oropharynx to be treated with Nanobiotix’s NBTXR3 at the Institut Curie in Paris.
Plasmonic transducer can measure motion on the nanoscale
Researchers confine plasmons in a resonant cavity only 20 nanometers wide to precisely measure mechanical motion smaller than the size of an atom.
3D printing can produce lithium-ion microbatteries
Novel application of 3D printing could enable the development of miniaturized medical implants, compact electronics, tiny robots, and more.
World's most powerful microscope open for business in Canada
Scanning transmission electron holography microscope, the first such microscope of its type in the world, up and running at University of Victoria.
SRC-NIST award to fund nanoelectronics research in Texas
The Semiconductor Research Corporation and the National Institute of Standards and Technology have awarded UT Austin a $7.8 million nanoelectronics award.
Qiaobing Xu named Pew Scholar for nanomedicine work
Tufts nanomedicine and tissue engineering researcher will receive $240,000 over four years to advance his research.
Nano-sensor to be developed for commercial applications
An “electronic nose” sensor being commercialized by Innovation Economy Crowd (ieCrowd), will be further refined to detect deadly pathogens.
Single atom contacts between gold and graphene
Scientists at Aalto University and Utrecht University have created single atom contacts between gold and graphene nanoribbons.
"Blood pressure watch" could make health monitoring cheaper
Innovative device produced by STBL Medical Research using piezoelectric fibers from Empa.