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Protein discovery paves way for development of better medical implants
Scientists from the University of Reading have discovered that proteins stick, slide and cluster on solid surfaces. The way in which proteins cluster on a surface affects their activity and the findings from this research will help to develop new materials for use in medical and dental implants.
Posted: Feb 15th, 2008
Read moreTiny material, big risk
Liming Dai, a University of Dayton chemical and materials engineering professor, and Yiling Hong, a UD assistant biology professor have made a breakthrough in determining the safety of microscopic carbon materials sometimes used for gene, drug or cancer therapies.
Posted: Feb 14th, 2008
Read moreBritish Pharmaceutical Conference 2009 science and practive chairs announced
Professor Ijeoma Uchegbu, Chair in Pharmaceutical Nanoscience at the School of Pharmacy, University of London, and Peter Noyce, Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Director of The Workforce Academy, The University of Manchester, will be the respective Science and Practice Chairs for the 2009 British Pharmaceutical Conference.
Posted: Feb 14th, 2008
Read moreNew materials can selectively capture carbon dioxide
UCLA chemists report a major advance in reducing heat-trapping carbon dioxide emissions in the Feb. 15 issue of the journal Science.
Posted: Feb 14th, 2008
Read moreHelsinki University and UPM to establish a Finnish Centre for Nanocellulosic Technologies
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Helsinki University of Technology TKK and UPM to establish an internationally unique Finnish Centre for Nanocellulosic Technologies Science, research and industrial partners are turning nanotechnology into evolving product platform.
Posted: Feb 14th, 2008
Read moreNational Nanotechnology Initiative releases its fiscal year 2009 budget and highlights
A summary of the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) Fiscal Year 2009 Budget was released today by the Nanoscale Science, Engineering, and Technology (NSET) Subcommittee of the National Science and Technology Council's Committee on Technology.
Posted: Feb 14th, 2008
Read moreStrategy for nanotechnology-related environmental, health and safety research
The Nanoscale Science, Engineering, and Technology (NSET) Subcommittee of the National Science and Technology Council's Committee on Technology today released a document describing the National Nanotechnology Initiative's (NNI) strategy for addressing priority research on the environment, health and safety (EHS) aspects of nanomaterials.
Posted: Feb 14th, 2008
Read moreProtein's strength lies in h-bond cooperation
Researchers in Civil and Environmental Engineering at MIT reveal that the strength of a biological material like spider silk lies in the specific geometric configuration of structural proteins, which have small clusters of weak hydrogen bonds that work cooperatively to resist force and dissipate energy.
Posted: Feb 14th, 2008
Read moreFinland and Japan in strategic nanotechnology cooperation
Finland's national nanotechnology initiative FinNano is rapidly advancing on the international scene. Its record-sized delegation was highly visible at nano tech 2008, the world's largest nanotechnology exhibition in Tokyo. Several cooperation agreements were established during the event. One of the most important was the extension of cooperation between NOF Corporation, a consortium of Finnish industrial companies, and the University of Oulu.
Posted: Feb 14th, 2008
Read moreFlagship project on smart nanocomposites starts at Chinese Academy of Sciences
With the support of the Ministry of Science and Technology, a major research project on intelligent nanocomposites has recently kicked off in Beijing.
Posted: Feb 14th, 2008
Read moreNSF preparing for the demise of Moore's Law
The National Science Foundation see's Moore's Law as becoming irrelevant within the next 10-20 years and is researching a replacement for current silicon technology.
Posted: Feb 14th, 2008
Read moreNo limits to silicon integrated circuits
Microchip processing technology is being updated at faster and faster rates in our age of silicon chip wizardry. By the time you unpack your smart new laptop or digital camera the technology that went into making it is already becoming outdated. But a solution to the problem is now at hand. Researchers working on a project called PICMOS, with EU funding of EUR 2.5 million, have developed new technologies to produce and combine semiconductor microlasers with silicon wave guides for new, efficient and powerful optical connections.
Posted: Feb 13th, 2008
Read moreAir Force chief lays out new strategy
A new Air Force strategy document says the service must control not only the skies, but space and cyberspace too, or risk U.S. security and the failure of future military operations.
Posted: Feb 13th, 2008
Read moreSingapore's BIOPOLIS and FUSIONOPOLIS on stage in Boston this week
Singapore's focused transformation into a scientific powerhouse in the biomedical sciences and physical sciences and engineering will stage a presence this week in Boston at the annual meetings of the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences (AAAS) and the Fulbright Academy of Science and Technology.
Posted: Feb 13th, 2008
Read moreNew sensor system improves detection of lead, heavy metals
PNNL develops inexpensive portable detection system for rapid, accurate analysis of toxic metals.
Posted: Feb 13th, 2008
Read moreNanotechnology shirt may someday power your iPod
Nanotechnology researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology are developing a shirt that harvests energy from the wearer's physical motion and converts it into electricity for powering small electronic devices worn by soldiers in the field, hikers and other users.
Posted: Feb 13th, 2008
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