Nanoparticles take on terrorism
Chinese scientists have used sunlight and DNA to make bimetallic nanoparticles that can detect tiny amounts of explosives.
Aug 7th, 2009
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Neue Werkzeuge mit DNA
Wissenschaftler der TU Muenchen und der Harvard University haben neue Werkzeuge entwickelt, um aus kurzen DNA-Molekuelen Strukturen mit komplexen Windungen und Kruemmungen zu formen.
Aug 7th, 2009
Read moreFirst time observation of 'strong coupling' between light and a micromechanical object
Physicists at the Institute for Quantum Optics and Quantum Information (IQOQI) in Vienna and Innsbruck, Austria, have created an interaction between light and a micromechanical resonator that is strong enough to transfer quantum effects.
Aug 7th, 2009
Read moreRegistration for 2009 UK NanoForum now open
In its fourth year running, this year's annual UK NanoForum and Emerging Technologies 2009 comprises a two-day conference and exhibition bringing over 100 senior international delegates and 350 UK delegates together to network and identify potential business and collaboration opportunities.
Aug 7th, 2009
Read moreNew MOCVD reactor sparks the beginning of a new nanofabrication research center
A dedicated laboratory space on the UC Riverside campus moves Bourns College of Engineering another step closer to a more comprehensive nanoengineering center. The space at Pierce Hall is now home to an advanced metal, organic, chemical, vapor, deposition (MOCVD) reactor.
Aug 7th, 2009
Read moreNew possibilities for bottom-up nanotechnology with DNA on gold nanoparticles
Researchers from RIKEN Advanced Science Institute in Wako have developed a method to immobilize oligonucleotides on gold nanoparticle surfaces with precise control over their number and geometric arrangement.
Aug 7th, 2009
Read moreMedical expert will coordinate a new CNSE initiative on nanotechnology in health and safety applications
The College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering of the University at Albany announced today that it has selected an accomplished physician to head a next-generation NanoHealth initiative that will focus on education, research, and deployment of nanotechnology enabled improvements in occupational, public, and environmental health and safety.
Aug 6th, 2009
Read moreLaboratory experiments and theoretical research aimed at reducing the Casimir force between nano-objects
To study the Casimir force, UC Riverside physicists have received funding of $1.6 million for two years from DARPA and SPAWAR.
Aug 6th, 2009
Read moreNanoscale origami from DNA: Researchers develop a new toolbox for nano-engineering
Scientists at the Technische Universitaet Muenchen (TUM) and Harvard University have thrown the lid off a new toolbox for building nanoscale structures out of DNA, with complex twisting and curving shapes.
Aug 6th, 2009
Read moreSustained quantum information processing a step toward building quantum computers
Raising prospects for building a practical quantum computer, physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated sustained, reliable information processing operations on electrically charged atoms (ions).
Aug 6th, 2009
Read moreDOE awards $377 million in funding for 46 energy frontier research centers
In a major effort to accelerate the scientific breakthroughs needed to build a new 21st-century energy economy, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced the delivery of $377 million in funding for 46 new multi-million-dollar Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRCs) located at universities, national laboratories, nonprofit organizations, and private firms across the nation.
Aug 6th, 2009
Read moreComparison finds approaches of protein study are complementary
Rice University physicists have written the next chapter in an innovative approach for studying the forces that shape proteins -- the biochemical workhorses of all living things.
Aug 6th, 2009
Read moreCarbon nanotube research holds promise for nanoelectronics
A team of scientists and researchers is working to find ways the unique molecular properties of DNA can be exploited to sort single-walled structures so they will have the same physicochemical properties.
Aug 6th, 2009
Read more'Nanoscience in Food' event highlights benefits of using micro and nanotechnology in food and drink
The one-day conference addressed the latest developments and advances in the applications of micro and nanotechnology in food and drink and looked at global regulations and the opportunities and challenges in this area.
Aug 6th, 2009
Read moreNanosensor seminar and Sensing Opportunities in the new FP7-NMP call
The National Physical Laboratory in the UK is oranizong two online seminars: 'Sensing Opportunities in the new FP7-NMP call ' and 'Nanosensors: Technology Development, Applications and the Market'.
Aug 6th, 2009
Read moreLive recordings of cell communication
A new method can quantify the changes in vesicle shape live i.e. during fusion, and with nanoscale resolution.
Aug 6th, 2009
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