Researchers in Japan have revealed important information about why the threshold of gas pressure required for the structural transformation of flexible, three-dimensional molecular networks known as porous coordination polymers (PCPs) varies for different gases.
Sep 11th, 2008
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A team of Japanese researchers has developed a technique that will enable the study of the internal structure of unstable (radioactive) nuclei with electron scattering
Sep 11th, 2008
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In a quest to push the limits of intensity to achieve extreme light-matter interactions in large molecules, a team of researchers from RIKEN?s Advanced Science Institute in Wako, the SPring-8 Center in Harima, and the University of Tokyo, has demonstrated the ionisation and consequently the dissociation of nitrogen molecules using a free-electron laser.
Sep 11th, 2008
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An unusual molecule once thought to be too strained to exist has been transformed into another contorted compound by RIKEN chemists, testing the limits of how far carbon-based molecules can be distorted by combining them with metal atoms.
Sep 11th, 2008
Read moreScientists have developed nanometer-sized 'cargo ships' that can sail throughout the body via the bloodstream without immediate detection from the body's immune radar system and ferry their cargo of anti-cancer drugs and markers into tumors that might otherwise go untreated or undetected.
Sep 11th, 2008
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Researchers have achieved a milestone in materials science and electron microscopy by taking a high-resolution snapshot of the transformation of nanoscale structures.
Sep 11th, 2008
Read moreA team from Stevens Institute of Technology has been awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation for the project 'MRI: Acquisition of an Inductively Coupled Plasma Etching System for Nano/Micro Device Fabrication.'
Sep 11th, 2008
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It is the aim of this workshop to stimulate discussions and understanding of the general mechanisms and structural features behind self-assembled nanowire growth within the wide range of materials systems.
Sep 11th, 2008
Read moreNanowire Growth Workshop 2008 an der Universitaet Duisburg-Essen am 15. und 16. September.
Sep 11th, 2008
Read moreJapan Technology Group will present a free showcase of Japanese innovations in the area of Biotechnology, Medical science and Healthcare on October 20, 2008, in Philadelphia.
Sep 11th, 2008
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Symposium am Bremer Max-Planck-Institut: Das NanoSIMS-Massenspektrometer ermoeglicht tiefe Einblicke in die Zelle.
Sep 11th, 2008
Read moreAs we have written here before, the utter nonsense of claiming that nanotechnology products will be a 'trillion dollar market' has become a self-perpetuating claim that is eagerly adopted by politicians to push industrial policies, subsidies and investments.
Sep 11th, 2008
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Archaeological evidence suggests that glass was first made in the Middle East sometime around 3000 B.C. However, almost 5,000 years later, scientists are still perplexed about how glassy materials make the transition from a molten state to a solid.
Sep 11th, 2008
Read moreThe European Commission has decided to invest 6.5 million Euro into a large scale project dealing with the development of sustainable wood-based composite materials for a wide range of applications.
Sep 10th, 2008
Read moreThe project, titled 'A Facility to Perform Bio-molecular Imaging; Real Time Phase Mapping of Biological Dynamics,' is designed to provide real-time images of biological processes at nano and pico scale resolutions, a feat never achieved before.
Sep 10th, 2008
Read moreThe Toshiba/National Science Teachers Association ExploraVision Awards Program, one of the world's largest K -12 science and technology competitions, is now accepting entries for its 2009 competition.
Sep 10th, 2008
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