Seeing molecules move in real-time
A team of Japanese scientists have directly observed how an organic molecule named stilbene rearranges its structure.
Mar 19th, 2009
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Nanocomposite material to repair aircraft
TECNALIA is leading the IAPETUS project, within the European Union 7th Framework Programme, and aimed at developing a new technology for repairing aircraft by means of composite patches applied to both aluminium and to the new generation of compound materials aircraft.
Mar 18th, 2009
Read moreNovel high-performing photoconducting material uses zinc oxide
Northwestern University researchers have designed a high-performing photoconducting material that uses zinc oxide -- an environmentally friendly inorganic compound found in baby powder and suntan lotion -- instead of lead sulfide.
Mar 18th, 2009
Read moreNanofair 2009 in Dresden
Die diesjaehrige Nanofair findet am 26. und 27. Mai 2009 im Dresdner Kongresszentrum statt.
Mar 18th, 2009
Read moreLab-on-a-chip homes in on how cancer cells break free
Johns Hopkins engineers have invented a method that could be used to help figure out how cancer cells break free from neighboring tissue, an 'escape' that can spread the disease to other parts of the body.
Mar 18th, 2009
Read moreParticle oddball surprises CDF physicists at Fermilab
Scientists of the CDF experiment at the Department of Energy's Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory announced that they have found evidence of an unexpected particle whose curious characteristics may reveal new ways that quarks can combine to form matter.
Mar 18th, 2009
Read moreNoted toxicologist Dr. Nigel Walker keynotes the 2009 conference on nanotechnology for the forest products industry
Join your industry colleagues for the 2009 International Conference on Nanotechnology for the Forest Products Industry, presented by TAPPI and the Alberta Ingenuity Fund, June 23-26, 2009 in Edmonton, Alberta Canada. The theme of this year's event is 'Unlocking the Potential of Nano-Enabled Biomaterials'.
Mar 18th, 2009
Read moreThe future of fusion: are diamonds forever?
Scientists at the London Centre for Nanotechnology and across the world have been working to establish one extremely high profile alternative energy source as a major potential player: fusion.
Mar 18th, 2009
Read moreHuman enhancement and nanotechnology conference
The Human Enhancement and Nanotechnology Conference on March 28-29, 2009 focuses on the ethical, social, and related issues that arise in the application of nanotechnology to human enhancement.
Mar 18th, 2009
Read moreExamining the infinitesimal
Dr Andrew Humhpris, co-founder of the original technology and now Chief Technology Officer of Infinitesima, explains how this University spin-out has turned into a leading-edge company.
Mar 17th, 2009
Read moreSeminar focuses on food nanotechnology
The latest developments in nanotechnology and its potential for use in the food industry is the subject of a seminar on April 30 in London.
Mar 17th, 2009
Read moreMIT's Belcher will deliver keynote address in nanoscience at ACS' 237th National Meeting
Angela M. Belcher, a noted scientist from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, will deliver the Keynote Address in Nanoscience at the American Chemical Society's 237th National Meeting.
Mar 17th, 2009
Read moreFDA study assesses nanotechnology applications against anthrax terror attack
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has completed a proof-of-concept study of a test that quickly and accurately detects the presence of even the smallest amount of the deadly anthrax toxin.
Mar 17th, 2009
Read moreOptical Fiber Communication Conference features breakthroughs in next-generation ethernet, metamaterials, optical data processing and more
Major Research Conference to be held in San Diego, March 22-26.
Mar 17th, 2009
Read moreCheaper materials could be key to low-cost solar cells
Unconventional solar cell materials that are as abundant but much less costly than silicon and other semiconductors in use today could substantially reduce the cost of solar photovoltaics, according to a new study from the Energy and Resources Group and the Department of Chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley, and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
Mar 17th, 2009
Read moreCoating makes scratches on cars disappear when exposed to sunlight
Scientists have developed a polyurethane coating that heals its own scratches when exposed to sunlight, offering the promise of scratch-free cars and other products.
Mar 17th, 2009
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