One day soon a biosensing nanodevice developed by Arizona State University researcher Wayne Frasch may eliminate long lines at airport security checkpoints and revolutionize health screenings for diseases like anthrax, cancer and antibiotic resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).
Posted: Mar 25th, 2008
Read moreStanford R. Ovshinsky has become a living legend in the scientific and business communities, having once been profiled in a one-hour PBS program on NOVA entitled ?Japan?s American Genius.? The most recent exciting advancement is his solid hydrogen storage system, a metal hydride solid which can be stored in a granular, inert form in compact tanks.
Posted: Mar 24th, 2008
Read moreThe European Disposales and Nonwovens Association (EDANA) has announced that the Nonwovens Research Academy will return in 2008 following its success at the University of Leeds in 2007.
Posted: Mar 24th, 2008
Read moreLight-emitting diodes that give a warm glow to your home or office will be available within a few years, say Swedish researchers working with nanowires.
Posted: Mar 24th, 2008
Read moreSouth Korean engineers said that they had developed a method to mass-produce nano-porous films needed to make high quality aluminum and used in other advanced materials.
Posted: Mar 24th, 2008
Read moreA team of scientists from the University of Washington, Seattle, and the Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel, has succeeded in creating a new type of enzyme for a reaction for which no naturally occurring enzyme has evolved, by using a combination of novel computational methodologies and molecular in vitro evolution.
Posted: Mar 24th, 2008
Read moreUniversity of Maryland physicists have shown that in graphene the intrinsic limit to the mobility, a measure of how well a material conducts electricity, is higher than any other known material at room temperature.
Posted: Mar 24th, 2008
Read moreA research group at the University of Central Florida has developed a highly sensitive homogeneous one-step immunoassay, nanoDLSA, for cancer marker detection.
Posted: Mar 22nd, 2008
Read moreIn order to help people better understand emerging research on the safety of the tiny substances called nanoparticles, the National Science Foundation has awarded North Carolina State University's Dr. David Berube a $1.4 million grant to determine how the public absorbs scientific information on the emerging technology and other technical issues.
Posted: Mar 21st, 2008
Read moreAustralian Technical Textiles and Nonwovens (TTNA) members and guests will have the opportunity to meet members of the Australian Nantechnology Alliance in Brisbane on the afternoon of Thursday, April, 17 2008 to discuss synergies and future collaborative projects and business.
Posted: Mar 21st, 2008
Read moreOn March 12, 2008, an ANSI Nanotechnology Standards Panel strategy session helped educate U.S. Panel members about existing activities in the international standardization arena, develop a strategy for national coordination goals, and identify priority areas where U.S. leadership can be sought, retained, or strengthened.
Posted: Mar 21st, 2008
Read moreIn laboratory studies conducted at Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI), researchers discovered that nanocomposite particles carrying radioactive gold directly to tumors reduced cancer growth by 45% in just eight days.
Posted: Mar 21st, 2008
Read moreResearchers outline obstacles and solutions for providing water in the 21st century.
Posted: Mar 21st, 2008
Read moreIowa State University researchers are developing an integrated system of thermochemical and catalytic technologies to efficiently produce ethanol from plant biomass.
Posted: Mar 20th, 2008
Read moreThis summit is the first step for stakeholders from industry, government, research institutes and environmental groups to discuss responsible ways to regulate nanotechnology without stifling progress.
Posted: Mar 20th, 2008
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The ubiquity of mineral nanoparticles in natural waters, the atmosphere, and in soils and their intriguing properties provide Earth scientists with another dimension in which to understand our planet.
Posted: Mar 20th, 2008
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