A team of scientists headed by neuroscientist Dr. Akira Chiba has been awarded the first ever EUREKA grant by the National Institute of Health (NIH), to develop a technique that can lead to a new treatment for spinal cord injury.
Sep 16th, 2008
Read moreBy discovering the physical mechanism behind the rapid transport of water in carbon nanotubes, scientists at the University of Illinois have moved a step closer to ultra-efficient, next-generation nanofluidic devices for drug delivery, water purification and nano-manufacturing.
Sep 16th, 2008
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In a finding that could speed the use of sensors or barcodes at the nanoscale, North Carolina State University engineers have shown that certain types of tiny organic particles, when heated to the proper temperature, bob to the surface of a layer of a thin polymer film and then can reversibly recede below the surface when heated a second time.
Sep 16th, 2008
Read moreSemiconductor Research Corporation today joined with Cornell University to announce successful demonstration of a unique electron tomography approach that provides vital three-dimensional information.
Sep 16th, 2008
Read moreThe City College of New York (CCNY) announced today that it has received $5 million over five years from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to establish a new, interdisciplinary research center that will investigate new applications for nanostructures and nanomaterials in sensors and energy systems.
Sep 16th, 2008
Read moreResearchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory are helping to develop a new technique that will enable them to create detailed high-resolution images, giving scientists an unprecedented look at the atomic structure of cellular molecules.
Sep 16th, 2008
Read moreResearchers discover unexpected properties of materials in lowermost mantle.
Sep 16th, 2008
Read moreWhat is the effect of the current reforms on the German research system? How should sustainable reforms be designed? For five years now the research group 'Governance of Research' has been examining these questions.
Sep 16th, 2008
Read moreResearchers at the University of Surrey's Advanced Technology Institute (UK) have used scanning tunnelling microscopy to confirm remarkable changes in the fundamental electronic behaviour when double-walled carbon nanotubes are subject to radial deformations and torsional strain.
Sep 16th, 2008
Read moreEngineers and scientists at The University of Texas at Austin have achieved a breakthrough in the use of a one-atom thick structure called graphene as a new carbon-based material for storing electrical charge in ultracapacitor devices, perhaps paving the way for the massive installation of renewable energies such as wind and solar power.
Sep 16th, 2008
Read moreResearchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have designed a way to improve electrical stimulation of nerves by outfitting electrodes with the latest in chemically engineered fashion: a coating of basic black, formed from carbon nanotubes.
Sep 16th, 2008
Read moreSaarbruecker Kompetenzzentren veranstalten einwoechigen Kurs "Chemische Nanotechnologie".
Sep 16th, 2008
Read moreIn the multifaceted field of EU funding, this guide is intended to help stakeholders find the right funding program for their projects in a user-friendly and comprehensive way.
Sep 15th, 2008
Read moreScientists have found that drug-laced nanoparticles plus a statin could stop the growth of tiny blood vessels that feed arterial plaques.
Sep 15th, 2008
Read moreJonghwan Suhr at the University of Nevada says his study of continuous reinforced carbon nanotube composites brings him a step closer to his hope of bio-mimicking artificial muscles or skins, which can be applied to a wide variety of fields.
Sep 15th, 2008
Read moreNanoparticles filled with a drug that targets two genes that trigger melanoma could offer a potential cure for this deadly disease, according to cancer researchers.
Sep 15th, 2008
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