Radically simple technique developed to grow conducting polymer thin films
Conductive plastic coatings could lead to new solar cells, windows, sensors.
Nov 2nd, 2010
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Cancer drug linked to quantum dots increases drug uptake, reduces inflammatory response
Researchers at the University at Buffalo have developed a novel technology using quantum dots that is expected to have major implications for research and treatment of tuberculosis, as well as other inflammatory lung diseases.
Nov 1st, 2010
Read moreMicrofluidics-imaging platform detects cancer growth signaling in minute biopsy samples
New method allows faster, more efficient screening for improved diagnostics.
Nov 1st, 2010
Read moreMicroreactor speeds nanoparticle production by 500 times
Engineers at Oregon State University have discovered a new method to speed the production rate of nanoparticles by 500 times, an advance that could play an important role in making nanotechnology products more commercially practical.
Nov 1st, 2010
Read moreQuantum computing with braids in flatland
Braided anyons could lead to more robust quantum computing.
Nov 1st, 2010
Read morePivoting hooks of graphene's chemical cousin could revolutionize work of electron microscopes
The single layer material Graphene was the subject of a Nobel prize this year but research led by a team of researchers at the University of Warwick has found molecular hooks on the surface of its close chemical cousin, Graphene Oxide, that will potentially provide massive benefits to researchers using transmission electron microscopes. They could even be used in building molecular scale mechanisms.
Nov 1st, 2010
Read moreFunding fuels search for nanotechnology energy solutions
The 1-year-old Institute for Intelligent Energy Systems at UT Dallas has received its first major research grant: a one-year, $1.25 million award from the U.S. Department of Energy to explore the use of nanotechnology in electrical energy storage.
Nov 1st, 2010
Read moreFaster inspection of micro-optical components
The EU's SMARTHIEHS project will make the testing of MEMS structures one hundred times as fast as it is now, leading to cheaper and more reliable electronic equipment for everyone.
Nov 1st, 2010
Read moreA*STAR musters leaders of automotive industry in R+D consortium for next-generation vehicles
Singapore's Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) today announced the funding of eight new projects under its Capabilities for Automotive Research (A*CAR) consortium, bringing the total value to S$17.5 million for the consortium's 10 research projects jointly selected with industry partners to tackle current challenges in the automotive industry.
Nov 1st, 2010
Read moreSOCMA Nanotechnology Coalition endorses NanoSafety Consortium for carbon
The Nanotechnology Coalition, affiliated with the Society of Chemical Manufacturers and Affiliates (SOCMA), is pleased to announce its support for the NanoSafety Consortium for Carbon (NCC) and the SOCMA Nanotechnology Coalition's new designation as a supporting institute/association under NCC's by-laws.
Nov 1st, 2010
Read moreAFOSR awards grants to 43 scientists and engineers through its Young Investigator Research Program
The Air Force Office of Scientific Research today announced it will award approximately $16.5 million in grants to 43 scientists and engineers who submitted winning research proposals through the Air Force's Young Investigator Research Program.
Oct 30th, 2010
Read moreWinners announced in 2010 Collegiate Inventors Competition
Recognizing the innovative ideas of today's college and university students, the Collegiate Inventors Competition, a program of Invent Now, announced that a way to implant human liver cells in mice to facilitate drug testing and a way to manufacture composite structural poles have won top honors in this year's competition.
Oct 30th, 2010
Read moreASU faculty receive federal grant to pursue their research of nanotechnology regulation
A team of professors at Arizona State University, including three faculty members of the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, has received a quarter-million-dollar federal grant to pursue their research of nanotechnology regulation.
Oct 30th, 2010
Read moreResearch team 'watches' formation of cells' protein factories for first time
A team from The Scripps Research Institute has revealed the first-ever pictures of the formation of cells' 'protein factories'. In addition to being a major technical feat on its own, the work could open new pathways for development of antibiotics and treatments for diseases tied to errors in ribosome formation.
Oct 29th, 2010
Read moreCreation of a high-performance 'metal-insulator-metal' diode could change modern electronics
Researchers at Oregon State University have solved a quest in fundamental material science that has eluded scientists since the 1960s, and could form the basis of a new approach to electronics. The discovery outlines the creation for the first time of a high-performance 'metal-insulator-metal' diode.
Oct 29th, 2010
Read moreUniversity of Houston gets $1.2 million grant for alternative energy research
The University of Houston has received a $1.2 million grant from the Office of Naval Research to help design the next generation of technologies for the alternative energy industry.
Oct 29th, 2010
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