The Stanford Geothermal Program had a noteworthy result this week, having achieved a proof of concept in the use of tiny particles called nanoparticles as tracers to characterize fractured rocks.
Jun 22nd, 2009
Read moreResearchers at the University of South Carolina?s Nanocenter, working with scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in Charleston, examined whether gold nanorods could readily pass from water to the marine food web.
Jun 22nd, 2009
Read moreRice University computer scientist Krishna Palem, who also heads the Institute for Sustainable Nanoelectronics (ISNE) at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore, has won the prestigious 2008 W. Wallace McDowell Award for his pioneering contributions to the growing field of embedded computing.
Jun 22nd, 2009
Read moreA lineup of recognized technical and manufacturing experts from SEMATECH and International SEMATECH Manufacturing Initiative will offer a series of lectures and workshop sessions from July 14-16, 2009 at SEMICON West in San Francisco.
Jun 22nd, 2009
Read moreAt the 2008 MRS Fall Meeting last December in Boston, MA, and the Spring Meeting this April in San Francisco, CA, the Materials Research Society conducted the sixth and seventh installments of their popular "Science as Art" competition. Here are some of the amazing images from the fields of nanotechnology that won prizes.
Jun 22nd, 2009
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The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (OSHA) has published "Literature Review - Workplace exposure to nanoparticles" which reviews the most recent publications on nanoparticles and focuses on the possible adverse health effects of workplace exposure. The report presents the regulatory background and activities taken to manage this emerging risk.
Jun 22nd, 2009
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Mit dem "Picolyzer" will das Kompetenzzentrum Nanochem Metallionen in unvorstellbar kleinen Konzentrationen nachweisen.
Jun 22nd, 2009
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Inhibitor molecules mimic interaction; could become drugs to block deadly poison.
Jun 21st, 2009
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Scientists have developed a new tool that can be used to search for quantum effects in an ordinary object.
Jun 19th, 2009
Read moreUniversity of Georgia researchers have developed a successful way to grow molecular wire brushes that conduct electrical charges, a first step in developing biological fuel cells that could power pacemakers, cochlear implants and prosthetic limbs.
Jun 19th, 2009
Read moreA research review published in the July issue of the journal Nature Materials provides a comprehensive overview of current knowledge on the physical and chemical properties of nanomaterials that allow them to undergo interactions with biological molecules and bioprocesses.
Jun 19th, 2009
Read moreWhen it comes to regulating nanotechnology a new study led by professors Dietram Scheufele at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Elizabeth Corley at Arizona State University reveals that the views of U.S. nanoscientists differ from those of the general public.
Jun 19th, 2009
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Scientists from Singapore A*STAR?s Institute of Materials Research and Engineering and Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique in France, are working on nanotechnology that can create significant potential impact, such as the creation of chips with computing power a million times greater than existing technology.
Jun 19th, 2009
Read moreAnatoly Chubais, Director General of the Russian Corporation of Nanotechnologies, and Toshihiro Nikai, Japan's Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, have agreed to establish a workgroup for cooperation in the field of nanotechnology.
Jun 19th, 2009
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New reaction mechanism at ultracold temperatures. Chemists in Bochum report that 4 water molecules and one HCl are enough.
Jun 19th, 2009
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A newly created yeast gene archive will enable efficient analysis of the function of bioactive compounds with potential pharmaceutical use.
Jun 19th, 2009
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