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| Nanopharmaceutical cancer therapy trial data presented by Cerulean Pharma | 25 août 2010 |
| The company also presented pre-clinical findings on CRLX288, a docetaxel nanopharmaceutical. The presentation highlighted animal data that suggest Cerulean's nanopharmaceutical platform has the potential to improve efficacy and mitigate side effects of a highly efficacious, broadly prescribed chemotherapy. |
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| Carbon nanotubes making waves in kayak design | 13 août 2010 |
| Today's kayaks are usually made from plastics and composite materials. Some new kayak prototypes have now been coated with an epoxy gelcoat modified with Baytubes® that has been developed by Norwegian research company Re-Turn AS. |
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| The Science of a Sparkling Shave | 13 août 2010 |
| First, the German company created a film of synthetic diamond. The resulting blade has a "radius of curvature"--the tiny edge of the blade, which is actually rounded at the microscopic level -- of about 50 nanometers. |
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| DARPA to Begin Testing Hybrid Armor | 22 juil. 2010 |
| The armor is a remarkable blend of the very best in conventional light-armor materials with the most advanced application of nanomaterials. This blended layering fundamentally improves the armor's resilience to impact, penetration, and thus defeats the hostile round as it strikes the new composite material. |
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| Safer, Longer-Lasting Batteries for Cars | 20 juil. 2010 |
| Planar Energy has developed a roll-to-roll process for making larger solid lithium-ion batteries. The company, can print solid batteries that offer three times more storage than liquid lithium-ion batteries of the same size. |
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