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Shanta Dhara, Nagesh Kolishettib, Stephen J. Lippar- da, and Omid C. Farokhzad: Targeted delivery of a cisplatin prodrug for safer and more effective prostate cancer therapy in vivo, In: PNAS, Vol. 108(2011), No. 5, February 1, 2011, Pages 1850-1855, DOI:10.1073/ pnas.1011379108:

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Jason Reese: http://cms.mecheng.strath.ac.uk/t4/cmsstaffprofile. asp?id=72

In this month’s Physics World, Jason Reese, Weir Professor of Thermodynamics and Fluid Mecha- nics at the University of Strathclyde, describes the role that carbon nanotubes (CNTs) could play in the desalination of water, providing a possible solution to the problem of the world‘s ever-growing population demanding more and more fresh drin- king water.

Reese has, however, shown that CNTs can rea- listically expect to have water permeability 20 times that of modern commercial reverse-osmosis membranes, greatly reducing the cost and energy required for desalination. Additionally, CNTs are highly efficient at repelling salt ions, more so becau- se specific chemical groups can be attached to them to create a specific “gatekeeper” function.

The Sunday Times Complete University Guide 2011 has again rated Mechanical Engineering at Strathc- lyde as Number 1 in Scotland and an impressive 8th overall in the UK (from a total of 66).

A trio of books about the idea of the multiverse. http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/indepth/45846

The Division of Surface Engineering &. Remanu- facturing, the Ningbo Institute of Materials Tech- nology &. Engineering (NIMTE) has recently made a series of progress in the development of printa- ble low-cost copper ink. Financially supported by the Zhejiang Natural Science Foundation, Xiong Jing, a doctoral candidate and Wang Ye, an engine- er OF NIMTE developed an environmental friendly and pollution free synthesis route of highly stable nanosized copper particles. The resulting colloid can be restored in air without oxidization, by using Vitamin C as both the reductant and dressing agent; which paved the way for making copper conductive ink and other applications.

Jing Xiong, Ye Wang, Qunji Xue and Xuedong Wu: Syn- thesis of highly stable dispersions of nanosized copper