Scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the Scripps Research Institute have uncovered the role played by the least-understood part of a first-responder molecule that rushes in to bind and repair breaks in DNA strands, a process that helps people avoid cancer.
Oct 1st, 2009
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Resolving questions surrounding nanoparticle toxicity has led North American researchers to suggest the particles as a potential skin cancer treatment.
Oct 1st, 2009
Read moreAccording to Third Sector, an Australian magazine for thenot-for-profit sector, an unanimous vote by the Australian Nano Business Forum (ANBF) members yesterday saw the organisation declare its closure as of the close of business 30 September 2009. The website has already been taken offline.
Oct 1st, 2009
Read moreThe EU must do more to develop and deploy key enabling technologies (KETs) such as nanotechnology, micro- and nano-electronics, advanced materials and photonics. This is the main message from a new Commission communication on the subject.
Oct 1st, 2009
Read moreMeetings of Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, and other scientists from all over the world, which have been focused on hydrogen bond and molecular interactions, have a long tradition. A continuation of this tradition is this year's meeting which will be held in Jastarnia, Poland, in October 4-9.
Oct 1st, 2009
Read moreFraunhofer-Forschern ist es gelungen, das so genannte Electrowetting fuer Zwecke der Selbstassemblierung auf Basis kostenguenstiger Leiterplattentechnologie einzusetzen.
Oct 1st, 2009
Read moreLimit values for fine dust emissions are based on total particle weight. It is the ultra-fine particles, however, that are particularly harmful to health. A new technique separates them by size and identifies their composition - directly where they arise.
Oct 1st, 2009
Read moreMedium-size enterprises, which have increased their materials efficiency by innovative solutions in development, design, production and organization, can apply for the award up to 15 October 2009.
Oct 1st, 2009
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The worldwide competition NanoArt 2009 is open to all artists 18 years and older. The online exhibition will open for public on January 20, 2010.
Sep 30th, 2009
Read moreIn a speech today at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco, U.S. EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson announced core principles that outline the Obama Administration?s goals for legislative reform of this country's chemical management law, the 1976 Toxic Substances Control Act, TSCA.
Sep 30th, 2009
Read moreTheir breakthrough will help scientists understand how catalysts work. If this is understood even better catalysts could be created.
Sep 30th, 2009
Read moreA Kansas State University physicist is continuing his study of atomic collisions with the help of a National Science Foundation grant awarded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
Sep 30th, 2009
Read moreBereits zum sechsten Mal laden das dortmund-project, der Mikrotechnik-Fachverband IVAM und die MST.factory dortmund am 28. Oktober zur MST-Regionalkonferenz ein.
Sep 30th, 2009
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Scientists in the United Kingdom are reporting an advance toward overcoming one of the key challenges in nanotechnology: Getting molecules to move quickly in a desired direction without help from outside forces.
Sep 30th, 2009
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Die geheimnisvolle Antimaterie ist nicht nur exotisches Beiwerk in Kinofilmen wie 'Illuminati', sondern auch ein faszinierendes Wissenschaftsgebiet. An der Forschungs-Neutronenquelle Heinz Maier-Leibnitz (FRM II) der Technischen Universitaet Muenchen werden die Antiteilchen von Elektronen gewonnen, die so genannten Positronen, und das in der weltweit hoechsten Intensitaet.
Sep 30th, 2009
Read moreTotal and Laboratoire de Physique des Interfaces et des Couches Minces (LPICM), a joint R+D research team between the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) and France's Ecole Polytechnique engineering school, today announce the creation of a joint research team focusing on thin film technologies for photovoltaic solar applications.
Sep 30th, 2009
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