An international team of researchers led by Monash University has used chemicals found in plants to replicate a key process in photosynthesis paving the way to a new approach that uses sunlight to split water into hydrogen and oxygen.
Aug 17th, 2008
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An AFOSR (Air Force Office of Scientific Research)-funded, Princeton-based professor has been researching a new approach to optical nanopatterning, the forming of nanometer scale patterns on a substrate. This technology will have an impact on a variety of current and future Air Force needs.
Aug 16th, 2008
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Adidas Lone Star featuring first-ever asymmetrical carbon nanotube plates with progressive-compression spikes is 50 percent lighter.
Aug 16th, 2008
Read moreThe Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing a public meeting on September 8, 2008 to gather information that will assist the Agency in implementing the recommendations of the Nanotechnology Task Force Report.
Aug 16th, 2008
Read moreA Minnesota nanotechnology trade association is depending on what it hopes will be a favorable economic impact report to convince the Legislature to approve public investment dollars next year.
Aug 16th, 2008
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The development of a transparent nanotechnology coating that causes water to bead up into drops and roll or bounce off a surface will help protect and sustain Air Force systems by preventing corrosion and reducing ice formation on optical elements and aircraft.
Aug 15th, 2008
Read moreResearchers are using targeted carbon nanotubes as delivery agents for an inactive form of platinum that cancer cells themselves convert into a toxic anticancer agent.
Aug 15th, 2008
Read moreTwo reports in the scientific literature show how nanotechnology researchers have created dual-modality contrast agents for future use with next-generation imaging devices.
Aug 15th, 2008
Read moreStatement of The Nanotechnology Panel of the American Chemistry Council (ACC), the NanoBusiness Alliance, and the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturers Association?s (SOCMA) Nanotechnology SME Coalition Regarding the Status of EPA?s Nanoscale Materials Stewardship Program (NMSP).
Aug 15th, 2008
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Researchers at the Institute for NanoBioTechnology at Johns Hopkins University are discovering new properties and uses for a synthetic molecule that mimics collagen. When used with nanoparticles, this molecule, called collagen mimetic peptide (CMP) could produce detailed images of tumors, detect deadly buildup in arteries, deliver drugs, and improve blood supply to implanted tissues.
Aug 15th, 2008
Read moreAnyone interested in nanobiotechnology can confirm there?s still much to learn about this small scale science. Few know this better than the more than 30 students and fellows participating in nanobiotechnology related educational programs offered through the Institute for NanoBioTechnology (INBT) at Johns Hopkins University.
Aug 15th, 2008
Read moreFachtagung der AG Materialwissenschaften, der IHK-Arbeitsgemeinschaft Hessen und des TechnologieTransferNetzwerks Hessen
Aug 15th, 2008
Read moreResearchers at Northwestern University recently made the first experimental measurements of the mechanical properties of carbon nanotubes that directly correspond to the theoretical predictions.
Aug 15th, 2008
Read moreUsing a novel system based on molecules that can assemble themselves into precise patterns, MIT researchers have come up with a way of beating size limitations that would otherwise crimp improvements in data-storage media and electronic microchips.
Aug 15th, 2008
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A team of scientists from Japan and the UK have shown that circularly polarized x-rays of the right energy can distinguish 'left' from 'right' alpha-quartz
Aug 15th, 2008
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RIKEN scientists have developed a method to control and study a chemical reaction in a single molecule. The technique could eventually help to fabricate advanced electronic devices molecule by molecule.
Aug 15th, 2008
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