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Cell's 'cap' of bundled fibers could yield clues to disease

It turns out that wearing a cap is good for you, at least if you are a mammal cell.

Dec 2nd, 2009

Symposium explore critical questions surrounding sub-22nm flash memory

On December 8, in Baltimore, Maryland, Applied Materials will host an important symposium exploring critical questions surrounding the industry's capability to deliver the density and performance required to satisfy the ever-growing demand for higher capacity flash memory chips.

Dec 2nd, 2009

Innovative Materialien zur Entwicklung lichtgetriebene Katalysatoren

Ziel der neuen Forschungsgruppe PhotoMIC ist es, bestehende Ansaetze zur lichtgetriebenen Katalyse synergetisch zusammenzufuehren.

Dec 2nd, 2009

Researchers take initial look at ion channels in a model system

New research at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has allowed scientists to observe ion channels within the surface membrane for the first time, potentially offering insights for future drug development.

Dec 2nd, 2009

Researchers put a new spin on atomic musical chairs

Researchers from NIST and the Naval Research Laboratory have developed a new way to introduce magnetic impurities in a semiconductor crystal, a technique that will enable researchers to selectively implant atoms in a crystal one at a time to learn about its electrical and magnetic properties on the atomic scale.

Dec 2nd, 2009

Combining nanotubes and antibodies for breast cancer 'search and destroy' missions

A group including researchers from NIST have demonstrated how single-walled nanotubes can be used to detect and destroy an aggressive form of breast cancer.

Dec 2nd, 2009

Fraunhofer Technologieplattform Mikroverkapselung

Im letzten Jahr haben das Fraunhofer IAO und das Fraunhofer-Institut fuer Angewandte Polymerforschung IAP, Potsdam-Golm, eine Technologieplattform fuer Mikroverkapselung ins Leben gerufen, von der Industrien unterschiedlicher Branchen, von der Papier- ueber die Chemieindustrie bis hin zur Personal Care-Industrie bereits enorm profitiert haben.

Dec 2nd, 2009

Nanotechnology research explores energy storage

In leading the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh's first technology spin-off, Charles Gibson, an inorganic chemistry professor, hopes to make a big impact on the energy storage industry with the tiniest of particles.

Dec 1st, 2009

Researchers achieve breakthrough in quantum cascade laser output power

Northwestern University researchers have achieved a breakthrough in quantum cascade laser output power, delivering 120 watts from a single device at room temperature.

Dec 1st, 2009

Mexico City to build world-class hub for bio- and nanomedical research

The government of Mexico City today announced it will build a world-class center for biomedical and nanomedical research, called Campus Biometropolis.

Dec 1st, 2009

DOE science poster competition at Oak Ridge National Laboratory boasts top student winners

Eighteen top national undergraduate science students, including one grand prize winner, have been named at the U.S. Department of Energy's second annual Science and Energy Research Challenge (SERCh,) held recently at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

Dec 1st, 2009

Innovation puts next-generation solar cells on the horizon

Scientists at Monash University, in collaboration with colleagues from the universities of Wollongong and Ulm in Germany, have produced tandem dye-sensitised solar cells with a three-fold increase in energy conversion efficiency compared with previously reported tandem dye-sensitised solar cells.

Dec 1st, 2009