ECSB 2008 is the second conference in the series, and will draw on international expertise from, on the one hand, biological disciplines (e.g. genomics, proteomics, metabolomics, etc) and on the other hand, computational and engineering experts, to present a balanced overview of the very latest key technologies and research advances as pertaining to synthetic biology in general and to the quest for minimal living forms in particular.
Nov 20th, 2008
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Scientists of the Commission-financed project FULLSPECTRUM have developed photovoltaic (PV) multi-junction (MJ) solar cells which are able to convert 39.7 % of the energy of sun light into electricity.
Nov 20th, 2008
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The U.S. Environmental Agency is seeking public review and comment on a petition asking the agency to classify nanoscale silver as a pesticide.
Nov 20th, 2008
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In an unprecedented undertaking, IBM Research and five leading universities are partnering to create computing systems that are expected to simulate and emulate the brain's abilities for sensation, perception, action, interaction and cognition while rivaling its low power consumption and compact size.
Nov 20th, 2008
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The European Science Foundation (ESF), the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) and the University of Innsbruck, Austria, are jointly organising a conference on graphene science on March 2-7, 2009 in Obergurgl, Austria.
Nov 19th, 2008
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NASA astronauts on Space Shuttle Endeavour's STS-126 mission will install an instrument on the International Space Station that can 'smell' dangerous chemicals in the air.
Nov 19th, 2008
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Researchers at Brown University have just completed the most detailed study of the swimming patterns of one particular bacterium, Caulobacter crescentus.
Nov 19th, 2008
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Rice University scientists on the hunt for a better way to clean up the stubborn pollutant TCE have created a method that lets them watch molecules break down on the surface of a catalyst as individual chemical bonds are formed and broken.
Nov 19th, 2008
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This year the U.S. Army Corrosion Summit will feature a full day specialty track titled 'Anti-Corrosion Nanotechnology R+D'. The technical track will focus on basic and applied nanotechnology corrosion R+D within academia, industry, and government.
Nov 19th, 2008
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Dutch scientists have worked out how to fine tune the stripes of alternating crystal lattices that form in semi-conducting nanowires. Control of such structures could lead to important advances in electronics and optics, including more efficient LEDs, they say.
Nov 19th, 2008
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Developed from courses on nanophysics and nanotechnology, this textbook covers the fundamental physics of nanostructures, methods of growth and manipulation, characterization methods with a focus on optical analyzing methods and nanooptics, a discussion of nano-architectures and the latest applications in optics, electronics, quantum computers, molecular nanostructures, biology and soft matter.
Nov 19th, 2008
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The George Washington University has announced the establishment of the GW Institute for Nanotechnology. This institute will draw on the expertise of the University's faculty members in mechanical, aerospace, electrical, computer, civil, and environmental engineering; physics, chemistry; and biochemistry.
Nov 19th, 2008
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The 2nd International Seminar on Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies was opened in Havana on Friday, with 35 prominent experts from Germany, France, China, Japan, Britain, Spain and Russia attending.
Nov 19th, 2008
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David Burris, University of Delaware assistant professor of mechanical engineering, has won the Marshall B. Peterson Award from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).
Nov 18th, 2008
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Scientists in Leeds have devised a new way to create the next generation of man-made molecules in a breakthrough that could revolutionise drug development.
Nov 18th, 2008
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Scientists have directly measured the rate of hole transfer between identical porphyrin compounds in their ground states. These results are key to understanding the fundamental processes underlying charge separation in this sort of structure and have applications for improving the efficiency of solar cells.
Nov 18th, 2008
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