The discovery of a synthetic molecule, made up of 60 simple components that are able to reorganize themselves to produce new functions, will lead to better understanding of nature's processes.
Aug 22nd, 2012
Read moreHealth risks posed to people who work with tiny fibres used in manufacturing industries could be reduced, thanks to new research.
Aug 22nd, 2012
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A compound found in green tea could be a weapon in treatments for tackling cancer, according to newly-published research at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland.
Aug 22nd, 2012
Read moreJoint project to demonstrate world's first integrated printed sensor circuitry.
Aug 22nd, 2012
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Research by Nosang Myung, a professor at the University of California, Riverside, Bourns College of Engineering, has enabled a Riverside company to develop an 'electronic nose' prototype that can detect small quantities of harmful airborne substances.
Aug 21st, 2012
Read moreThe blood-brain barrier protects the brain so effectively that it also prevents helpful drugs and therapeutic agents from reaching diseased areas of the brain. And because scientists know very little about the blood-brain barrier, discovering ways to overcome the blockade has been a challenge.
Aug 21st, 2012
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Researchers have developed a self-charging power cell that directly converts mechanical energy to chemical energy, storing the power until it is released as electrical current. By eliminating the need to convert mechanical energy to electrical energy for charging a battery, the new hybrid generator-storage cell utilizes mechanical energy more efficiently than systems using separate generators and batteries.
Aug 21st, 2012
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Researchers contend that manufactured nanomaterials--now popular in consumer products such as shampoos, gels, hair dyes and sunscreens--may be detrimental to the quality and yield of food crops.
Aug 21st, 2012
Read moreThe event brings together users, material providers, equipment makers, policymakers, academics and investors from more than 30 countries.
Aug 21st, 2012
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The Fondazione Bruno Kessler of Trento will coordinate the CONTEST project (COllaborative Network for Training in Electronic Skin Technology), an Initial Training Network (ITN) Marie Curie project funded by the European Commission involving European research, academic and business players.
Aug 21st, 2012
Read moreA new made-in-the-lab material designed to rejuvenate the human voice, restoring the flexibility that vocal cords lose with age and disease, is emerging from a collaboration between scientists and physicians.
Aug 21st, 2012
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A new super-hard form of carbon has been created by an international team of scientists.
Aug 21st, 2012
Read moreFor the first time ever, physicists from Friedrich-Alexander-Universit�t Erlangen-N�rnberg (FAU) have succeeded in proving that an optical system can be 'invisible' from one side and act like a mirror from the other side.
Aug 21st, 2012
Read moreDetailed molecular-scale measurements of a chemical reaction accelerated by sunlight have been made for the first time ever.
Aug 21st, 2012
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Engineering researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute made a sheet of paper from graphene and then zapped the paper with a laser or camera flash to blemish it with countless cracks, pores, and other imperfections. The result is a graphene anode material that can be charged or discharged 10 times faster than conventional graphite anodes used in today's lithium (Li)-ion batteries.
Aug 20th, 2012
Read moreNaonparticles tailored to latch onto blood platelets rapidly create healthy clots and nearly double the survival rate in the vital first hour after injury, new research shows.
Aug 20th, 2012
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