Therapeutic nanoparticles: Combating fatal brain infections
Custom-built antimicrobial peptides can cross the blood-brain barrier and destroy harmful bacteria and fungi.
Nov 4th, 2009
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Nanotechnology devices: Molecular machines shift into gear
In a breakthrough development, researchers in Singapore have reported the invention of an essential component for single-molecule mechanical machines: a molecular gear that can be controllably rotated with a 100% rate of success.
Nov 4th, 2009
Read moreA*STAR of Singapore enters collaboration to launch an online publication promoting its research
Singapore's Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) and Macmillan Scientific Communications (MSC) have launched a new open access website, A*STAR Research to highlight some of the best research published by A*STAR's research institutions.
Nov 4th, 2009
Read moreScientists solve timing problem in molecular modeling
A theoretical physicist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed a method for calculating the motions and forces of thousands of atoms simultaneously over a wider range of time scales than previously possible.
Nov 3rd, 2009
Read moreJahreskongress der Innovationsallianz Carbon Nanotubes
Am 20. Januar 2010 findet bei der Evonik Industries AG der naechste Inno.CNT-Jahreskongress statt. Ziel des Kongresses ist es, ein offenes und kreatives Forum zum Ergebnis- und Ideenaustausch der CNT-Community zu schaffen.
Nov 3rd, 2009
Read moreWhen molecules have to concentrate - optical traps accumulate even nanoparticles in fluids
LMU Munich biophysicists Professor Dieter Braun und Franz Weinert now developed a non-invasive optical molecule trap.
Nov 3rd, 2009
Read moreTiny laser-scanning microscope images brain cells in freely moving animals
By building a tiny microscope small enough to be carried around on a rats' head, scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics in Germany, have found a way to study the complex activity of many brain cells simultaneously while animals are free to move around.
Nov 3rd, 2009
Read moreFastest light microscope in the world wins business competition
A jury consisting of four top-class IT decision-makers selected the best business idea at the 8th Heidelberg Innovation Forum on 20th October 2009. The winner is Prof. Christoph Cremer of the Kirchhoff Institute of Physics in Heidelberg.
Nov 3rd, 2009
Read moreSingapore to focus on the development of cutting-edge nanomaterials for ocular therapy
S$5 million ocular lab and new clinical research facility to test cutting-edge materials for treatment of eye diseases.
Nov 3rd, 2009
Read moreLasers polish metal surfaces with nanoscale precision
Polishing metal surfaces is a demanding but monotonous task, and it is difficult to find qualified young specialists. Polishing machines do not represent an adequate alternative because they cannot get to difficult parts of the surface. A new solution is provided by laser polishers.
Nov 2nd, 2009
Read moreHigh-energy nanocomposite materials for next-generation magnets
The University of Delaware has won a $4.4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA-E) to lead a multidisciplinary, multi-institutional research project to develop the next generation of high-performance permanent magnets.
Nov 2nd, 2009
Read moreIndiana University Nanoscience Center sponsors workshop on advanced battery technologies
The Indiana University Nanoscience Center is sponsoring a workshop on advanced battery technologies from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 13, in the IU Bloomington Chemistry Department.
Nov 2nd, 2009
Read moreBreakthrough in industrial-scale nanotube processing
Rice University scientists today unveiled a method for the industrial-scale processing of pure carbon-nanotube fibers that could lead to revolutionary advances in materials science, power distribution and nanoelectronics. The result of a nine-year program, the method builds upon tried-and-true processes that chemical firms have used for decades to produce plastics.
Nov 2nd, 2009
Read moreThe science of invisibility cloaks
Thanks to The Royal Society's Theo Murphy Blue Skies Award, Professor Ulf Leonhardt, who holds the Chair in Theoretical Physics at The University of St Andrews, will spend the next two years working on a blueprint for a cloaking device.
Nov 2nd, 2009
Read moreScience begins at the world's most powerful X-ray laser
The first experiments are now underway using the world's most powerful X-ray laser, the Linac Coherent Light Source, located at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. Illuminating objects and processes at unprecedented speed and scale, the LCLS has embarked on groundbreaking research in physics, structural biology, energy science, chemistry and a host of other fields.
Nov 2nd, 2009
Read moreWhere do nanomaterials go in the body?
Little is known about what happens if nanomaterials get into your body - where do they go? North Carolina State researchers are working to answer that question under a grant from the National Institutes of Health.
Nov 2nd, 2009
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