The Ohio Third Frontier Commission has approved a $1,127,873 award to Yellow Springs-based YSI Inc., Riehl Engineering and the University of Cincinnati for their 'Advanced Modified Carbon Nanotube-Based Nutrient Sensor' project.
Apr 3rd, 2010
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At the Georgia Institute of Technology, researchers are pursuing many different directions in cancer detection and diagnostic techniques including using gold nanoparticles to locate and kill cancer cells inside the body.
Apr 3rd, 2010
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Northwestern University scientist Chad A. Mirkin, a world-renowned leader in nanotechnology research and its application, has been elected an Einstein Professor of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Apr 3rd, 2010
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Research shows metal catalysts play important role in improving the efficiency of lithium-oxygen batteries.
Apr 2nd, 2010
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A new technique developed by Princeton University engineers for producing electricity-conducting plastics could dramatically lower the cost of manufacturing solar panels.
Apr 2nd, 2010
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By controlling the layered growth of graphene - a relatively new form of carbon that's just a single atom thick - researchers at Brookhaven National Laboratory have uncovered intriguing details about the material's superior electrical and optical properties.
Apr 2nd, 2010
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Electrons that carry orbital angular momentum are generated for the first time by researchers at RIKEN, Japan.
Apr 2nd, 2010
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Some current therapies being investigated for Alzheimer's disease may cause further neural degeneration and cell death, according to a breakthrough discovery by UC San Diego researchers.
Apr 1st, 2010
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A team of nanotechnology researchers from the University of Pennsylvania and Columbia University has used friction force microscopy to determine the nanoscale frictional characteristics of four atomically-thin materials, discovering a universal characteristic for these very different materials.
Apr 1st, 2010
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For the first time, researchers have created a way to implant an inorganic device into a cell wall without damaging it.
Apr 1st, 2010
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The College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering of the University at Albany and Technic Inc., a global leader in the development of photovoltaic electrodeposition processes, today announced a research and development partnership that is designed to enable critical improvements in manufacturing processes for solar cells.
Apr 1st, 2010
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University of Miami engineer and her collaborators are using gold nanoparticles to develop a quick, simple and efficient detection method for melamine in dairy products.
Apr 1st, 2010
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Physicists of Saarland University have developed a technology that could accelerate scanning probe microscopes by a factor of 1000.
Apr 1st, 2010
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Scientists create multi-particle entanglement of atoms in a Bose Einstein condensate on a microchip.
Apr 1st, 2010
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During the 2009 MRS Fall Meeting in Boston, MA last year, the MRS conducted the eigth installment of the popular 'Science as Art' competition. Here are the six first-place and second-place winners.
Apr 1st, 2010
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Leaders of the Kavli Institute at Cornell for Nanoscale Science want its members to go for the impossible. The institute is reinventing itself into a cutting-edge, research-focused organization to support projects at the boundaries of nanoscale imaging and control.
Apr 1st, 2010
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