Researchers make thought processes visible with fluorescent proteins in the brain
Fluorescent proteins in the brain light up during individual action potentials making it possible to track nerve cell communication.
Posted: Oct 6th, 2008
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Nanoscopic screening process to speed drug discovery
Researchers at Wake Forest University are using nanotechnology to search for new cancer-fighting drugs through a process that could be up to 10,000 times faster than current methods.
Posted: Oct 6th, 2008
Read moreNew material could speed development of hydrogen powered vehicles
Researchers in Greece report design of a new material that almost meets the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) 2010 goals for hydrogen storage and could help eliminate a key roadblock to practical hydrogen-powered vehicles.
Posted: Oct 6th, 2008
Read moreConference: Space elevator and carbon nanotube tether design
The Second International Conference on Space Elevator Climber and Tether Design in Luxembourg on December 6-7, 2008 follows the successful 1st European Workshop on Space Elevator Climber and Tether Design held last year.
Posted: Oct 5th, 2008
Read moreInternational nanotechnology symposium on graphene devices
The International Symposium on Graphene Devices: Technology, Physics, and Modeling (ISGD 2008) in Japan in November aims to bring together the researchers actively working on the field of 'Graphene Devices: technology, physics and modeling' so as to stimulate discussions on the state of the art.
Posted: Oct 4th, 2008
Read moreEgg whites as templates for making inorganic nanotubes
Baoyou Geng and colleagues at the Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, made magnetite nanotubes in an egg white solution.
Posted: Oct 4th, 2008
Read moreState-of-the-art plasma enhanced CVD system will help advanced photovoltaics group
South Dakota scientists' work building next-generation devices to harvest solar energy will be easier thanks to a National Science Foundation grant for state-of-the-art equipment.
Posted: Oct 3rd, 2008
Read more$1.14 million grant to fund nanoscience equipment
Northwest Missouri State University has received a $1.14 million federal grant that will be used to equip nanoscience laboratories in the University?s new Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
Posted: Oct 3rd, 2008
Read moreResearchers observe bacterial crisis command center
A bacteria cell's 'crisis command center' has been observed for the first time swinging into action to protect the cell from external stress and danger.
Posted: Oct 3rd, 2008
Read moreBrilliant light source to examine the detail of atoms
The European X-ray Laser Project (XFEL) will harness a high energy short-wave laser light that is one billion times more brilliant than most modern x-rays to provide immensely detailed images of molecules and atoms.
Posted: Oct 3rd, 2008
Read moreAdvanced course on 'Morphing aircraft - materials, mechanisms and systems'
An advanced course on 'Morphing aircraft - materials, mechanisms and systems' will be held from 17 to 20 November in Lisbon, Portugal.
Posted: Oct 3rd, 2008
Read moreA hot film anemometer for the Martian atmosphere
A team of researchers at the Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya has designed the first chip manufactured completely in Spain that will be used to measure the wind on Mars.
Posted: Oct 3rd, 2008
Read moreUniversity of Cambridge part of $150 million Japanese nanotechnology program
The East of England's reputation as a world leader in nanotechnology was boosted when the Japanese government unveiled plans to locate a new research satellite at the University of Cambridge as part of a $150 million global program.
Posted: Oct 3rd, 2008
Read moreNIOSH updates on nanotechnology risk research
Recent accomplishments by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) highlight the agency's leadership in collaborative research to determine if workers are at risk of job-related illness or injury in the production and industrial use of nanomaterials. The accomplishments include two new peer-reviewed papers, two new international partnerships, and a professional award.
Posted: Oct 3rd, 2008
Read moreEMERGNANO workshop to address emerging evidence from nanotechnology EHS research
The Safety of Nanoparticles Interdisciplinary Research Centre (SnIRC) is to host a 2 day workshop on October 20th - 21st 2008 at Central Science Laboratories, York, UK to discuss and evaluate EMERGNANO, a major evaluation of emerging evidence from Nanotechnology EHS research worldwide.
Posted: Oct 3rd, 2008
Read moreEuropean nanotechnology project to develop MRSA-resistant textiles
The University of Limerick has secured a 5 million euros technology research contract aimed at significantly reducing MRSA infection rates in hospitals across the world.
Posted: Oct 3rd, 2008
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