Researchers at Northeastern's Electronic Materials Research Institute (eMRI) are collaborating with two Harvard Medical School researchers to develop a nanotechnology-based 'smart implant' to treat cancer.
Dec 21st, 2009
Read moreThe California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA has announced a new collaboration with Japan-based NOF Corp. to explore initiatives in nanotherapeutics research for new drug-delivery systems.
Dec 21st, 2009
Read moreThe College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering of the University at Albany hosted more than 3,000 elementary, middle and high school students and over 30,000 members of the community through its educational and public outreach programs and initiatives this year, representing a 20 percent increase over 2008.
Dec 21st, 2009
Read moreMembership of the Engineering Council will allow IoN to work closely with other Institutes licensed under EC, such as the Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET), with which IoN already has a memorandum of understanding to run a joint micro and nanotechnology network.
Dec 21st, 2009
Read moreThe Technische Universitaet Darmstadt, tesa scribos GmbH, the Universitaet Stuttgart and BASF SE want to research printed electronics in the project 'Complementary Circuit Technology for printed Displays' (German name Kosadis).
Dec 21st, 2009
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Researchers at Argonne National Laboratory are leveraging their broad and deep understanding of safe, high-energy and long-life Li-ion battery development to leap the high hurdles required for the development of commercially viable Li-air batteries.
Dec 21st, 2009
Read moreNew results by scientists at Umea University show that not only water but also alcohol solvents can be inserted to expand the structure of graphite oxide under high pressure conditions. The information is helpful in the search for new methods to develop amazing materials that could be used for instance in nanoelectronics and for energy storage.
Dec 21st, 2009
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How do individual cells or proteins react to changing pH levels? Researchers at the MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology at the University of Twente have developed a technique for 'gently' adjusting pH: in other words, without damaging biomolecules.
Dec 21st, 2009
Read moreThe use of an electronic smelling system capable of discriminating which tomatoes, melons or other products have a more attractive aroma is a particularly valuable aid for agro-food firms.
Dec 21st, 2009
Read moreJapanese researchers have developed a synthetic molecular transport system that could form the basis for the development of a method for transporting therapeutic genes into cell nuclei.
Dec 21st, 2009
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Bei der Aufklaerung der Strukturen von transparenten Festkoerpern sind Physiker einen bedeutenden Schritt vorangekommen. Ein von ihnen entwickeltes, auf der Einzelmolekuelspektroskopie beruhendes Verfahren ist imstande, die Strukturen eines Festkoerpers, z.B. eines polykristallinen Materials, unter dem Mikroskop sichtbar zu machen.
Dec 21st, 2009
Read moreMax Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (IPP) at Garching and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have concluded an agreement to intensify their collaboration in the field of fusion research. This will entail inauguration of three joint professorships.
Dec 21st, 2009
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Boston University biomedical engineers have devised a method for making future genome sequencing faster and cheaper by dramatically reducing the amount of DNA required, thus eliminating the expensive, time-consuming and error-prone step of DNA amplification.
Dec 20th, 2009
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Scientists at Brookhaven National Laboratory have found a new way to use a synthetic form of DNA to control the assembly of nanoparticles - this time resulting in switchable, three-dimensional and small-cluster structures that might be useful, for example, as biosensors, in solar cells, and as new materials for data storage.
Dec 20th, 2009
Read moreThe Physics department of Lucknow University is organizing a three-days conference '2nd National Conference on Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology' between December 21 and 23.
Dec 20th, 2009
Read moreImec has made a plasmonic nanostructure for use with surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) spectroscopy.
Dec 19th, 2009
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