Is space just like a chessboard?
March 19th, 2011 - 3:29 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 19 (ANI): Researchers at the UCLA have discovered a new way to think about the structure of space.Space is usually considered infinitely divisible - given any two positions, there is ... Read more...
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New device to efficiently identify and ‘grab’ circulating cancer cells
March 8th, 2011 - 5:08 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 08 (ANI): A UCLA research team has developed an innovative device based on Velcro-like nanoscale technology to efficiently identify and 'grab' circulating tumor cells, or CTCs, in the blood, which ... Read more...
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Scientists create nano-materials to trap record amounts of CO2
July 16th, 2010 - 1:14 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 16 (ANI): Scientists have achieved world records for creating both porosity and carbon dioxide storage capacity in an important class of materials known as MOFs, or metal-organic frameworks.MOFs are ... Read more...
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Nanoparticles used to shrink tumors in mice
July 10th, 2010 - 2:26 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 10 (ANI): Scientists have demonstrated that that mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs), tiny particles with thousands of pores, can store and deliver chemotherapeutic drugs in vivo and effectively suppress tumors in ... Read more...
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Scientists create synthetic DNA-like crystals for CO2 capture
February 12th, 2010 - 4:13 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 12 (ANI): Chemists at University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) have created a synthetic DNA-like crystals that could capture heat-trapping carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, which contribute to global warming, rising ... Read more...
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‘Fly paper’ to capture circulating cancer cells created
November 19th, 2009 - 2:31 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 19 (ANI): Scientists from University of California, Los Angeles have developed a novel device that grabs cancer cells circulating in the blood, and help improve diagnosis, prognosis and treatment monitoring.These ... Read more...
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Scientists call for measures to enable safe design of nanomaterials
June 21st, 2009 - 12:00 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 21 (ANI): A new research has called for measures to enable safe design of nanomaterials because of the increased likelihood of people coming into direct contact with these materials in ... Read more...
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Scientists find novel method for large-scale production of nanomaterial graphene
November 11th, 2008 - 4:20 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 11 (ANI): Scientists at UCLA''s California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI) have come up with a new method for the large-scale production of graphene sheets, which are used as nanomaterial.Graphene is ... Read more...
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Soon, smaller and faster integrated circuits for cell phones, computers
December 20th, 2007 - 4:02 pm ICT by admin
Washington, December 20 (ANI): Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles have achieved success in improving integrated circuits, which are known to be the brain in computers, cell phones, DVD players, ... Read more...
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