Sales of chicken products in China plummeted recently during an outbreak of a deadly new strain of bird flu. From bird flu to mad cow disease, numerous food scares have made global headlines in recent years. A technique developed by University of Missouri Professor of Engineering Shubhra Gangopadhyay's group may make food contamination testing more rapid and accurate. The detection test also could accelerate warnings after bioterrorism attacks.
Apr 18th, 2013
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IUCLID, used by chemical industry to register substances under REACH, now features thirteen nanomaterial-specific reporting templates designed by JRC scientists.
Apr 18th, 2013
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An advanced nanofocusing optic dubbed multilayer Laue lens is being developed by the optics fabrication group at Brookhaven National Laboratory's National Synchrotron Light Source II for nanoscale imaging.
Apr 18th, 2013
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An Indiana University School of Medicine breast cancer surgeon is pursuing research that will utilize glass, gold, nanotechnology and Greek mythology hoping to vanquish breast cancer that has metastasized to the brain.
Apr 18th, 2013
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Ultrafast high-resolution imaging in real time could be a reality with a new research discovery led by the University of Melbourne.
Apr 18th, 2013
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A new non-profit organization was launched this month to promote the responsible development and commercialization of graphene and graphene-enabled products.
Apr 18th, 2013
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The goal of INFINITEX (the Spanish acronym for Research into New Functions and Incorporated Intelligence in Textiles) project is to provide a boost to a national value chain for working with high added value functional and intelligent fabrics, as well as increasing their functions performances in terms of protection and comfort.
Apr 18th, 2013
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Researchers have created a simpler, greener bottom-up method that replaces some of the carbon atoms with boron and nitrogen. This enables them to 'grow' graphene-like honeycomb lattices, simply by exposing the compounds to light.
Apr 18th, 2013
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Researchers used a new casting method to produce polymeric nanoparticles casted by ethanol molecules in order to sense ethanol gas.
Apr 18th, 2013
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Like spreading a thin layer of butter on toast, Cornell scientists have helped develop a novel process of spreading extremely thin organic transistors, and used synchrotron X-rays to watch how the films crystallize.
Apr 18th, 2013
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Nanosilver in wastewater can cause severe environmental damage if it occurs as a metal. A study now shows that nanosilver is quickly transformed into less problematic substances on its way to the wastewater treatment plant.
Apr 18th, 2013
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A team of researchers from the NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology, the University of Maryland, and Korea University (Seoul, Korea) has measured the nanoscale distribution of photoacid molecules in photoresists using a fluorescence technique originally developed to provide images of biological structures smaller than the wavelength of light.
Apr 18th, 2013
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Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Kansas State University have demonstrated a spray-on mixture of carbon nanotubes and ceramic that has unprecedented ability to resist damage while absorbing laser light.
Apr 18th, 2013
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Call it the ultimate nature documentary. Scientists at the University of Toronto have recorded atomic motions in real time, offering a glimpse into the very essence of chemistry and biology at the atomic level.
Apr 17th, 2013
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Physicists at ETH Zurich have developed a method for precisely controlling quantum systems by exploiting a trick that helps cats to land on their feet and motorists to fit their cars into parking spots. In the longer run, the method could lead to the development of more reliable quantum computers.
Apr 17th, 2013
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Engineers have created a functional quantum bit based on the nucleus of a single atom in silicon.
Apr 17th, 2013
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