Word: nanotechnologyã
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Harvard has already established a foothold in the field of nanotechnology??the study and development of devices on the scale of a nanometer, which is one-millionth of a meter*. [SEE CORRECTION BELOW...
...Harvard Medical School (HMS) and director of the Center for Molecular Imaging Research at Massachusetts General Hospital, and Robert Langer, an Institute Professor in MIT’s Department of Chemical Engineering, will head the new center. “We’re hoping to use new nanotechnology??things that have been developed for cell phones and computers—for medical applications, especially in the use of cancer prevention. In particular, we’d like to use the technology for the earlier detection, more efficient treatment, and more advanced monitoring of cancer or cancer patients...
...right sized walls, doors, and corridors to keep up with what is currently being developed on the market.” And just to be safe, additional unused space has been set aside just in case a breakthrough in technology—such as the development of therapeutic nanotechnology??comes while the building is still being constructed. As most of the cardiovascular services move out into the new facility, unused space in the main Brigham and Women’s building will be used to restructure other services within the hospital. Extensive renovations for cancer treatment centers...
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