Microsponges from seaweed may save lives
Microsponges derived from seaweed may help diagnose heart disease, cancers, HIV and other diseases quickly and at far lower cost than current clinical methods.
Feb 9th, 2011
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Nanonets give rust a boost as agent in water splitting's hydrogen harvest
Nanoscale lattice developed at Boston College a promising platform for clean energy applications.
Feb 9th, 2011
Read moreResearchers produce world's first programmable nanoprocessor
Nanowire tiles can perform arithmetic and logical functions and are fully scalable.
Feb 9th, 2011
Read moreJohn A. Rogers elected to National Academy of Engineering
John A. Rogers, the Lee J. Flory-Founder Chair in Engineering at the University of Illinois, is among the 68 new members elected to the National Academy of Engineering.
Feb 9th, 2011
Read moreThe vision of the future in quantum research
Thirty-three Swiss research groups have joined the National Centre of Competence in Research "Quantum Science and Technology" (QSIT) with the aim of exploring the boundaries between classical and quantum mechanics, and combining different research approaches. The researchers are not just hoping for success with regard to a quantum computer. The leading house is ETH Zurich with Director Klaus Ensslin, a professor of experimental physics.
Feb 9th, 2011
Read moreNovel device sheds light on the beauty of nanoscale science
The wonder of science often comes from the endless possibilities opened up by each successive discovery and the unexpected findings that result. Scientists at the University of Bristol now have a new tool that will yield yet more and unprecedented levels of information - and crucially, without disturbing the natural, physical state of the object under scrutiny.
Feb 9th, 2011
Read moreCEA-Leti reports progress in computing, medical electronics, communications, and other fields at ISSCC 2011
CEA-Leti researchers and their partners will report on projects that address fundamental challenges facing next-generation computing, medical diagnosis, communications, and portable electronics at ISSCC 2011, Feb. 20-24, in San Francisco, Calif.
Feb 9th, 2011
Read moreResearch yields new way to create poly-silicon as competitor for fossil fuel energy
Harnessing more than 30 years of photovoltaic research experience, a University of Arkansas engineering professor has found a way to increase sunlight-to-electricity conversion efficiency and reduce the cost of expensive materials needed for solar-cell production. This technological breakthrough will decrease cost-per-watt production of solar electricity to a point at which it can compete with traditional, fossil-fuel-based methods.
Feb 9th, 2011
Read moreThailand Toray Science Foundation research grants awarded
The 16th Presentation Ceremony of the Thailand Toray Science Fundation's Awards and Grants took place on 8th February 2010, in Bangkok.
Feb 9th, 2011
Read moreMini 'water hammer' effect could lead to superhydrophobic surfaces
Researchers from Northwestern University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have studied individual water droplets and discovered a miniature version of the "water hammer", an effect that produces the familiar radiator pipe clanging in older buildings.
Feb 9th, 2011
Read moreA paperweight for platinum
Bracing catalyst in material makes fuel cell component work better and last longer.
Feb 9th, 2011
Read moreHydrogels used to make precise new sensor
Researchers are developing a new type of biological and chemical sensor that has few moving parts, is low-cost and yet highly sensitive, sturdy and long-lasting. The "diffraction-based" sensors are made of thin stripes of a gelatinous material called a hydrogel, which expands and contracts depending on the acidity of its environment.
Feb 8th, 2011
Read moreResearchers predict future of electronic paper devices
In the first published critical review of technical developments related to electronic paper devices (i.e., e-readers like the Amazon Kindle), UC researcher Jason Heikenfeld and industry counterparts review the next generation of these devices.
Feb 8th, 2011
Read moreNew data obtained on liposomes employed in drug encapsulation and gene therapies
University of Granada scientists and the Spanish Higher Institute for Scientific Research (CSIC) have made significant progress in understanding phospholipid vesicles , which are colloidal systems arising considerable interest from the pharmaceutical, cosmetic and food industry.
Feb 8th, 2011
Read moreNotre Dame to host contest in undergraduate nanotechnology research
For the first time, the University of Notre Dame is holding a competition to recognize outstanding undergraduates from any university or college who are engaged in research in nanoscience and engineering.
Feb 8th, 2011
Read moreResearch of microscopic worms may be useful in study of self-assembly of small structures
Nematodes, microscopic worms, are making engineers look twice at their ability to exhibit the "Cheerios effect" when they move in a collective motion. These parasites will actually stick together like Cheerios swimming in milk in a cereal bowl after a chance encounter "due to capillary force." This observation has made Virginia Tech engineers speculate about the possible impacts on the study of biolocomotion.
Feb 8th, 2011
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