Tata employs nanotechnology to make world's most cost-effective water filter
Tata Chemicals today unveils Tata Swach - a unique and innovative water purifier.
Dec 7th, 2009
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Tiny RNA has big impact on lung cancer tumors
Researchers from Yale University and Mirna Therapeutics, Inc., reversed the growth of lung tumors in mice using a naturally occurring tumor suppressor microRNA.
Dec 7th, 2009
Read more'Rational drug design' identifies fragments of FDA-approved drugs relevant to emerging viruses
A massive, data-crunching computer search program that matches fragments of potential drug molecules to the known shapes of viral surface proteins has identified several FDA-approved drugs that could be the basis for new medicines.
Dec 7th, 2009
Read moreMikro- und Nanotechnologie im Auto - Dortmunder Unternehmen stellen effiziente Technologien vor
Welchen Beitrag koennen Mikro- und Nanotechnologien leisten, um die Leistung von Automobilen zu steigern und Verbrauch und Schadstoffausstoss zu verringern? Mit dieser Frage beschaeftigt sich die Veranstaltung 'Oberflaechenbearbeitung mit Mikro- und Nanotechnologien fuer den Automotivbereich' am 16. Dezember 2009 in Dortmund.
Dec 7th, 2009
Read moreGerman Thermoelectric Society awards solid-state physicist DTG Young Investigator Award
Solid-state physicist Dr. Nicola Peranio from Tuebingen was awarded for his work on bismuth telluride.
Dec 7th, 2009
Read moreCall for papers, Cherry Award nominations open for the 35th IEEE PV Specialists Conference
Abstract submissions are now open for the 35th IEEE Photovoltaic (PV) Specialists Conference, the industry's most renowned meeting of leading PV scientists and engineers from around the world.
Dec 7th, 2009
Read moreMicroscopic gyroscopes, the key for motion sensing
Tiny devices made possible by combining the latest advances in mechanical and electronics technology could be at the heart of next-generation navigation and vehicle stabilisation tools thanks to European researchers.
Dec 7th, 2009
Read morePhoton management improves efficiency of solar panels
Extremely thin, flexible high-efficiency silicon solar cells are the solar cells of the future, according to Professor Miro Zeman. This is the gist of the inaugural address he will be giving to mark his appointment as Professor of Photovoltaic Materials and Devices at TU Delft.
Dec 7th, 2009
Read moreChina to Develop Third-Generation Genome Sequencing Instrument
The Chinese Academy of Sciences and Inspur Group have started a joint project to develop the third-generation genome sequencing instrument, which might slash the cost of genome sequencing by 99 percent.
Dec 7th, 2009
Read moreFirst-Ever Device Highlights the Potential of Self-Assembling Patterning for Transistors Smaller Than 22 Nanometers
Semiconductor Research Corporation, the world's leading university-research consortium for semiconductors and related technologies, and researchers from Stanford University and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company have announced they have developed the industry's first top-gated field effect transistor (FETs) and CMOS inverters featuring 20 nanometer contact holes using diblock copolymer lithography.
Dec 7th, 2009
Read moreScientists take theoretical research on 'nasty' molecule to next level
New research confirms a 12th and highest vibrational level for the beryllium molecule.
Dec 4th, 2009
Read moreA nanotechnology curriculum for building skis
University of Nevada, Reno Professor Kam Leang, who himself has not missed his monthly ski date for the last seven years, and has been buildng his own skis in his garage for several years, wants to inspire his mechanical engineering students to get interested in real world nanotechnology.
Dec 4th, 2009
Read moreSchroedinger's rat - family fun with quantum physics
Tilt-and-go maze adventure marks SouthPeak's introduction to the iPhone/iPod touch game market.
Dec 4th, 2009
Read moreGold decoration is instrumental in single cell diagnostics
Researchers from Drexel University have developed a nanopipette for highly localized and sensitive intracellular chemical analysis of single living cells.
Dec 4th, 2009
Read moreUAlbany NanoCollege hosts 300 middle- and high-school students for NanoCareer Day
The College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering of the University at Albany hosted more than 300 middle- and high-school students from upstate New York for NanoCareer Day on December 3, providing a firsthand look at the emerging science of nanotechnology.
Dec 4th, 2009
Read moreCall for proposals 'Energy Efficiency with Nanotechnology'
The Top-level Research Initiative in Scandinavia is launching a call for user-driven research projects within the sub-programme 'Energy Efficiency with Nanotechnology' in beginning of 2010.
Dec 4th, 2009
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