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Three "star physicists" to become new Humboldt Professors in Germany
New Humboldt Professorships have been awarded, among them three prominent international physicists working on electronic, magnetic and superconducting materials.
Funding to develop anti-heart-disease nanoparticles
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Nanoelectronics gets a boost from electron-beam processed nanowires
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Fluorescence shows real-time nanoparticle biodegradation
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New hydrogel promotes bone growth on titanium implants
New gel to promote bone growth on implants used in orthopaedic and dental surgical procedures.
Glutathione-sensitive nanoparticles get drugs straight to the source of cancer
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