Scientists report an evolutionary analysis of a critical 2009 H1N1 influenza A virus strain protein
Singapore scientists conduct and complete research in just two weeks.
May 22nd, 2009
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Nobel Laureate underscores importance of investment in basic research
Dr. William Phillips, an Office of Naval Research funded Nobel Prize-winning physicist, delivered the final lecture at ONR's spring distinguished lecture series May 19. Phillips' compelling presentation, titled 'Time, Einstein and the Coolest Stuff,' highlighted the importance of basic research and ONR's legacy of support for innovative scientists.
May 22nd, 2009
Read moreNanoethics Postdoc, Notre Dame
The John J. Reilly Center for Science, Technology, and Values at the University of Notre Dame seeks candidates for a position as a Post-Doctoral Fellow or Research Assistant Professor in the field of Nanotechnology Ethics and Policy.
May 22nd, 2009
Read moreIBM Helps Create First Nanotechnology Center in Central and Eastern Europe
IBM and the Bulgarian government today officially announced their cooperation in the area of nanoscience and a deal for IBM to support the creation of what will be the first Bulgarian nanotechnology center.
May 22nd, 2009
Read moreFree Keithley webinar explores fundamentals of semiconductor C-V testing
Keithley Instruments, Inc., a world leader in advanced electrical test instruments and systems, will broadcast a free, web-based seminar titled 'Semiconductor Capacitance-Voltage (C-V) Fundamentals'.
May 22nd, 2009
Read moreUnderstanding properties of materials to make microdevices
Harvard engineering Professor Joost Vlassak today is helping academia and industry catch up in their understanding of how materials employed in critical components for computers and other electronics stand up to a variety of conditions - and helping them use that knowledge to design new components and devices.
May 22nd, 2009
Read moreNanotechnologie beim Biotechnologietag
Mit gleich drei Schwerpunkten zeigt der diesjaehrige Saechsische Biotechnologietag das breite Forschungsspektrum der saechsischen Biotechnologie in Leipzig und Dresden auf und unterstreicht die nationale und internationale Bedeutung der Forschung in Sachsen.
May 22nd, 2009
Read moreProposal for establishing an Arab Council on Nanotechnology
The expert meeting on ethics of nanotechnologies in the Arab region, organised by Unesco's Cairo and Doha offices, concluded yesterday with participants calling for creation of an Arab council and to make discussion on the topic a part of international political agenda.
May 22nd, 2009
Read moreNSF grant for student working on hydrogen storage research
A Montana State University graduate student whose research has the potential to make a difference in how light is harvested for alternative energy applications has won a $90,000 fellowship from the National Science Foundation.
May 22nd, 2009
Read moreNew seal for solid oxide fuel cells could speed market availability
Solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) have great potential for stationary and mobile applications. But SOFCs have had a flaw - the integrity of the seals within and between power-producing units. A materials science professor has invented a self-healing seal that will provide strength and long-term stability.
May 22nd, 2009
Read moreQuick-fix molecular machines
Berkeley Lab researchers have developed simple recipes to whip up 'cage-like' container structures for the creation of complex molecular machines.
May 22nd, 2009
Read moreMultiferroics - Making a switch the electric way
Berkeley Lab researchers have shown that electric fields can be used as ON/OFF switches in doped multiferroic films, a development that holds promise for future magnetic data storage and spintronic devices.
May 22nd, 2009
Read moreMagnetic x-ray vision
Enhancements to an experimental technique reveal novel magnetic materials.
May 22nd, 2009
Read moreNew spectroscopy technique reveils catalyst kinetics
French and UK scientists have developed a spectroscopy technique that has elucidated the reaction mechanism of a silver-alumina catalyst. The researchers say their approach should allow scientists to fine tune both this catalyst and other industrial heterogeneous catalysts to improve performance.
May 21st, 2009
Read morePioneering physicist Andre Geim has been awarded prestigious Royal Society position
Already a Fellow of the Royal Society, Prof Geim has now been given a Royal Society Research Professorship to support his ground-breaking research into a super-thin two dimensional material called graphene.
May 21st, 2009
Read moreFast laser research and theory building on Einstein's work by timing electrons emissions
Ultrafast laser research at Kansas State University has allowed physicists to build on Nobel Prize-winning work in photo-electronics by none other than Albert Einstein.
May 21st, 2009
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