Nanotechnology shows promise in quest for improved power storage devices
New research offers tantalizing insights into a new, lightweight, reliable means of delivering power via the mighty supercapacitor.
Posted: Sep 19th, 2008
Read moreWorld's thinnest balloon is one atom thick
Using a lump of graphite, a piece of Scotch tape and a silicon wafer, Cornell researchers have created a balloonlike membrane that is just one atom thick - but strong enough to contain gases under several atmospheres of pressure without popping.
Posted: Sep 19th, 2008
Read moreGenetics testing with lab-on-chip device
Using new 'lab on a chip' technology, James Landers hopes to create a hand-held device that may eventually allow physicians, crime scene investigators, pharmacists, even the general public to quickly and inexpensively conduct DNA tests from almost anywhere, without need for a complex and expensive central laboratory.
Posted: Sep 19th, 2008
Read moreNanotechnology showcase event in London
This is a free dissemination and public dialogue showcase event looking at what is happening in the UK in the area of Nanotechnology research, development and application.
Posted: Sep 19th, 2008
Read moreCENARIOS on track to become global nanotechnology safety standard
The CENARIOS certification standard was presented at the 4th NanoRegulation Conference last week in Switzerland. The first and only nano safety standard with certificate worldwide brings transparency and safety for companies, authorities, investors and consumers.
Posted: Sep 19th, 2008
Read moreNano 101 sessions at NanoMedicine Summit will reach out to High School students
Part of Nano Week in Cleveland, which is taking place September 22 - 26, the 'Nano 101' sessions will engage students in a discussion about nanotechnology and guide them through understanding its impact.
Posted: Sep 19th, 2008
Read moreEuropean research project turns plant cells into medical factories
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland will coordinate the large EU research project called SmartCell. The four-year project focuses on developing methods for production of valuable pharmaceutical compounds using plant cells as a production host in an effective and controlled manner.
Posted: Sep 19th, 2008
Read moreUnique nanostructures paving the way for safer, greener and more efficient chemical reactors
Unique nanostructures which respond to stimuli, such as pH, heat and light will pave the way for safer, greener and more efficient chemical reactors.
Posted: Sep 19th, 2008
Read moreTeppiche aus Nanodraht: Wissenschaftler entwickeln neuartige Solarzellen
Nanodraehte aus Silizium kombiniert mit Polymer-Schichten sind der Schluessel zu neuartigen Solarzellen mit hohem Wirkungsgrad, die derzeit am Institut fuer Photonische Technologien in Jena (IPHT) entwickelt werden.
Posted: Sep 19th, 2008
Read moreA metal catalyst teaches an old chemical reaction new tricks
A new twist on a common chemical reaction has enabled RIKEN scientists to create molecules that are useful building blocks for making new pharmaceuticals.
Posted: Sep 19th, 2008
Read moreA 'toy' theoretical model may advance our understanding of a fundamental concept in particle physics
From a recent theoretical study, Japanese high-energy particle physicists have provided an important new method to apply to a fundamental concept known as supersymmetry.
Posted: Sep 19th, 2008
Read moreFindings could prove essential in explaining the origin of superconductivity in organic materials
Recent findings by a team of researchers from Japan and the United Kingdom could prove essential in explaining the origin of superconductivity in organic materials, and pave the way for the development of new organic materials.
Posted: Sep 19th, 2008
Read moreNew experiments and calculations clarify the origin of the insulating behavior of nickel oxide
Researchers from the RIKEN SPring-8 Center in Harima have uncovered the fundamentals of the nickel oxide's insulating behavior.
Posted: Sep 19th, 2008
Read moreScientists discover an exotic relative of the proton
It's not every day that scientists discover a new particle of matter. Florida State University physicists were part of just such a historic event recently while collaborating with researchers from 18 countries at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab).
Posted: Sep 18th, 2008
Read moreNew catalytic system through nanoparticle coated fungi?
When fungi, such as penicillium, grow, they form a thread-like network, the mycelium. If the fungus is grown in a medium containing nanoscopic particles of a noble metal, the resulting mycelium is coated with the nanoparticles.
Posted: Sep 18th, 2008
Read moreFullerenes high potential to accumulate in living tissue
Research at Purdue University suggests synthetic carbon molecules called fullerenes, or buckyballs, have a high potential of being accumulated in animal tissue, but the molecules also appear to break down in sunlight, perhaps reducing their possible environmental dangers.
Posted: Sep 18th, 2008
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