Brain implants that can more clearly record signals from surrounding neurons in rats have been created at the University of Michigan. The findings could eventually lead to more effective treatment of neurological disorders such as Parkinson's disease and paralysis.
Sep 29th, 2009
Read moreThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today outlined a new research strategy to better understand how manufactured nanomaterials may harm human health and the environment.
Sep 29th, 2009
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New research announced today by a team of leading scientists working with the UK's national Synchrotron, Diamond Light Source, could have a significant impact on the development and refinement of new eco-friendly pest control methods for worldwide agriculture.
Sep 29th, 2009
Read moreTwo scientists at the University of Missouri-St. Louis have received a $1.1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health for their research on carbohydrate synthesis.
Sep 29th, 2009
Read moreFrom scopes that help premature babies breathe to techniques for imaging live neurons and beating hearts as they develop, the latest optical and laser technology being deployed in medicine and the biosciences will be on display at the Optical Society's Annual Meeting, Frontiers in Optics, which takes place Oct. 11-15 in San Jose, Calif.
Sep 29th, 2009
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University of Michigan physicists have created the first atomic-scale maps of quantum dots, a major step toward the goal of producing 'designer dots' that can be tailored for specific applications.
Sep 29th, 2009
Read moreThe National Science Foundation (NSF) has announced 20 grants in these areas for FY 2009, awarding a total of $39,991,202 over four years to 94 investigators from 27 institutions through the NSF Office of Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation (EFRI).
Sep 29th, 2009
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With the risk of developing dementia growing at an alarming pace, a University of Central Florida research team is working with the Boston University School of Medicine to develop a miniature diagnostic toolkit in the hopes of stimulating earlier detection and treatment.
Sep 29th, 2009
Read moreThe Nano/Bio Interface Center at the University of Pennsylvania has been awarded $11.5 million from the Nanoscale Science and Engineering Centers of the National Science Foundation to continue to advance nanoscale research at the interface of physical and biological systems.
Sep 29th, 2009
Read moreThe head of the Iranian Nanotechnology Initiative Council (INIC) Saeed Sarkar and Deputy Director-General of United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Yoshi Uramoto signed an agreement to establish an international nanotechnology center.
Sep 29th, 2009
Read morePhysicists in Germany succeed on the laboratory scale in producing soft X-radiation by means of laser light.
Sep 29th, 2009
Read moreThe aim of the MEET (Muenster Electrochemical Energy Technology) research project is to make electrochemical energy storage - first of all and primarily lithium-ion technology - more competitive in Germany.
Sep 29th, 2009
Read moreA 34-year-old Physics lecturer from the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) received the Young Scientist Award for his research on metal oxide nanostructures and graphene, which are used to develop nanodevices and harvest energy.
Sep 29th, 2009
Read moreResearchers at Purdue's Birck Nanotechnology Center are collaborating with Indian colleagues at the Jawaharlal Nehru Center for Advanced Scientific Research and General Electric Co.'s John F. Welch India Technology Center to launch a center focused on how advancements in nanomaterials can address growing energy needs.
Sep 29th, 2009
Read moreIn new research called 'Perfect imaging without negative refraction', Ulf Leonhardt, Chair of Theoretical Physics at the University of St. Andrew?s, has shown that there is another way to create the perfect image.
Sep 29th, 2009
Read moreLandmark poll shows that nine in 10 Americans want to know more about the development of emerging technologies.
Sep 29th, 2009
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