Imaging Collagen with X-rays - A step forward understanding fundamental biological process linked to skin and bones
Coherent X-ray Diffraction patterns of collagen in soft tissues have been measured for the first time.
Sep 1st, 2009
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'On-the-fly' spectroscopy with a diode laser and a frequency comb
Max-Planck-Institut fuer Quantenoptik scientists achieve high precision optical broadband spectroscopy by applying frequency comb technique to tunable diode lasers.
Sep 1st, 2009
Read moreChinese Academy of Sciences authorizes solar energy research center
Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) authorized the University of Science and Technology of China to build the Research and Demonstration Center for Integrated Utilization of Solar Energy in Hefei, Anhui province.
Sep 1st, 2009
Read moreResearchers pin quantum particles
Superfast quantum computer getting closer Researchers of the Kavli Institute of Nanoscience at the TU Delft have succeeded in getting a grip on the environment of a quantum particle, thereby increasing the control over single electrons.
Aug 31st, 2009
Read moreFellowships address clean, renewable energy using biotechnology and nanotechnology
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Rutgers University two grants worth $6.4 million to fund graduate research in clean and sustainable energy resources using biotechnology and nanotechnology.
Aug 31st, 2009
Read moreNanotechnology researchers turns wool into gold (kind of)
A Victoria University scientist has won a prestigious innovation award for turning pure New Zealand Merino wool into gold.
Aug 31st, 2009
Read moreOrdering mechanism in metallofullerenes
Metallofullerenes are capable of forming ordered supramolecular structures with different orientations. By specifically manipulating these orientations it might be possible to store and subsequently read out information.
Aug 31st, 2009
Read moreSilk-based optical waveguides meet biomedical needs
Researchers have demonstrated a new method for fabricating silk-based optical waveguides that are biocompatible, biodegradable and can be readily functionalized with active molecules.
Aug 31st, 2009
Read moreRice team defines nanotubes' flexing characteristics 'once and for all'
Rice scientists have created a video of bending and flexing carbon nanotubes to show once-undetectable characteristics that may someday be tuned for medical and industrial use.
Aug 31st, 2009
Read moreChemists design polymer-coated nanorods for industrial use
Nanoparticles combining platinum and gold act as superefficient catalysts, but chemists have struggled to create them in an industrially useful form. Rice University chemists have answered the call this week with a polymer-coated version of gold-platinum nanorods, the first catalysts of their kind that can be used in the organic solvents favored by chemical and drug manufacturers.
Aug 31st, 2009
Read moreOECD adds new publications to its series on the Safety of Manufactured Nanomaterials
The purpose of the OECD Series on the Safety of Manufactured Nanomaterials is to provide up-to-date information on the diverse activities at OECD related to human health and environmental safety. The latest publications are available for download .
Aug 31st, 2009
Read moreNational Science Foundation awards $2 million to mimic nature's probes
The National Science Foundation has awarded Clemson University researchers $2 million to study ways to mimic the suction mechanism used by butterflies and moths to feed so that the same method can be used in medical diagnostics.
Aug 31st, 2009
Read moreEin Besen aus Licht soll Farblaser billiger machen
Was Silizium fuer die Entwickler von Computerchips, ist fuer Laserphysiker eine Substanz namens Lithiumniobat. Diese Stellung verdanken die durchsichtigen Kristalle vor allem einer schoenen Eigenschaft: Sie koennen die Farbe von Laserlicht veraendern. Dazu muessen sie allerdings ausreichend sauber sein. Und diese Reinigung war bislang ein schwieriges und teures Unterfangen. Forscher um den Bonner Physiker Professor Dr. Karsten Buse konnten freien Elektronen nun mit einem Besen aus Licht aus dem Kristall kehren.
Aug 31st, 2009
Read moreAmes nanochemist winner of 2010 Adamson Surface Chemistry Award
Pat Thiel, senior chemist at the U.S. Department of Energy?s Ames Laboratory, has been named the winner of the 2010 Arthur W. Adamson Award for Distinguished Service in the Advancement of Surface Chemistry.
Aug 31st, 2009
Read moreEthics of human enhancement: 25 questions and answers
The Human Enhancement Ethics Group today released a new report funded by the US National Science Foundation, addressing such topics as: definitions, possible scenarios, freedom and autonomy, fairness and equity, societal disruptions, human dignity, rights and obligations, and policy and law.
Aug 31st, 2009
Read moreMolecular sensor could reveal zinc's role in diseases
Scientists have developed a new molecular sensor that can reveal the amount of zinc in cells, which could tell us more about a number of diseases, including type 2 diabetes.
Aug 30th, 2009
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