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Los Alamos announces top 10 science and technology developments of 2010

Los Alamos achievements in bioscience, photo imaging, metallurgy, astrophysics and more.

December 21, 2010 Read more

A*STAR and GLOBALFOUNDRIES collaborate to develop MEMS capacitive sensor platform technology for motion sensing applications

The Institute of Microelectronics (IME), a research institute of the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), and GLOBALFOUNDRIES are joining hands to develop MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems) Capacitive Sensor Platform Technology for power-efficient and highly sensitive motion sensing applications that are relevant to consumer electronics, automotive and aerospace industries.

December 21, 2010 Read more

Thailand increases incentives for nanotechnology investment

The aim of this initiative which has been in the works since 2009 is to encourage more use of high-technology in Thailand's nanomanufacturing. This type of business will be categorized as a top priority business which brings greater benefits to the country and boost Thailand's positioning as an attractive investment destination.

December 21, 2010 Read more

Invention could improve cancer drug delivery, lessen harmful effects of chemotherapy

An invention may provide a way to deliver chemotherapeutic drugs to cancer tissues in controlled doses without harming healthy body cells.

December 20, 2010 Read more

UAlbany NanoCollege hosts 38,000 community members, including over 3,750 students, during 2010

Participation in CNSE educational and public outreach programs grows by 25 percent from 2009.

December 20, 2010 Read more

Video shows first working invisibility cloak

Researchers at Fractal Antenna Systems have written a new chapter in the science of making things disappears. Their wideband microwave invisibility cloak, first revealed in March 2009, now makes its debut for everyone to see in a new video.

December 20, 2010 Read more

Strange new twist: Researchers discover Moebius symmetry in metamaterials

For years, scientists have been searching for an example of Moebius symmetry in natural materials without any success. Now a team of scientists has discovered Moebius symmetry in metamaterials - materials engineered from artificial 'atoms' and 'molecules' with electromagnetic properties that arise from their structure rather than their chemical composition.

December 20, 2010 Read more

Groudbreaking study demonstrates biomagnification of nanomaterials in simple food chain

An interdisciplinary team of researchers at UC Santa Barbara has produced a groundbreaking study of how nanoparticles are able to biomagnify in a simple microbial food chain.

December 20, 2010 Read more

Muscle filaments make mechanical strain visible

Plastics-based materials have been in use for decades. But manufacturers are facing a serious hurdle in their quest for new developments: Substantial influences of the microscopic material structure on mechanical material properties cannot be observed directly. The synthetic polymer molecules are simply too small for microscopic observation in mechanical experiments. A team of physicists has now developed a method that allows just these kinds of measurements.

December 20, 2010 Read more

Scientists take plasmon lasers out of deep freeze

Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have developed a new technique that allows plasmon lasers to operate at room temperature, overcoming a major barrier to practical utilization of the technology.

December 20, 2010 Read more

Your genome in minutes: New technology could slash sequencing time

Scientists from Imperial College London are developing technology that could ultimately sequence a person's genome in mere minutes, at a fraction of the cost of current commercial techniques.

December 20, 2010 Read more

Engineers create new transparent electrodes for highly flexible electronics

Researchers at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science have developed a new transparent electrode based on silver nanowires (AgNW) that could replace ITO.

December 20, 2010 Read more

Feynman Prizes in Nanotechnology Awarded by Foresight Institute

The Foresight Institute, a nanotechnology education and public policy think tank based in Palo Alto, has announced the winners of the prestigious 2010 Foresight Institute Feynman Prizes in Nanotechnology.

December 20, 2010 Read more

Auburn's College of Veterinary Medicine designated Center for Translational Cancer Nanomedicine

The National Institutes of Health has designated Auburn University's College of Veterinary Medicine a Center for Translational Cancer Nanomedicine. The five-year, $1.7 million award is part of a larger, $13.5 million grant from the NIH National Cancer Institute which established a Center for Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence.

December 18, 2010 Read more

Australia issues guidance on new chemical requirements for notification of industrial nanomaterials

Australia's National Industrial Notification and Assessment Scheme (NICNAS) has issued guidance on new chemical requirements for the notification of industrial nanomaterials. The notification and assessment process comes in effect on January 1, 2011.

December 18, 2010 Read more

European access centre ACTMOST facilitates industrial product innovation through micro-photonic technologies

A new European access centre called ACTMOST will provide European companies with timely, cost-effective, and investment-free access to professional, cutting-edge micro-photonic technologies and knowledge to support the development of new products.

December 18, 2010 Read more