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Unveiling spiral magnetism

Photoemission experiments shed light on the origin of an enigmatic type of magnetism in iron.

April 23, 2010 Read more

DNA-Baukasten als Nanomotoren Konstruktionsmaterial

In die Nanomechanik kommt Bewegung. Wissenschaftlern der Universitaet Bonn ist es erstmals gelungen, aus DNA-Doppelstraengen ein Molekuel, ein so genanntes Rotaxan, herzustellen, dessen Einzelteile mechanisch frei beweglich sind.

April 23, 2010 Read more

Lensless device is the world's smallest, lightest telemedicine microscope

Aydogan Ozcan, whose invention of a novel lensless imaging technology for use in telemedicine could radically transform global health care, has now taken his work a step further - or tinier: The UCLA engineer has created a miniature microscope, the world's smallest and lightest for telemedicine applications.

April 22, 2010 Read more

Novel negative-index metamaterial responds to visible light

Uniquely versatile material could be used for more efficient light collection in solar cells.

April 22, 2010 Read more

German-Japanese team develops world's first DNA-based revolutionary biosensor technology

Accurately detects proteins 100 times faster than in the past; dramatically improves disease diagnosis.

April 22, 2010 Read more

Scientists take first step toward controlling the growth of nanomaterials without catalysts

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison recently made a significant first step toward understanding how to control the growth of the nanotubes, nanowires and nanorods needed for renewable energy and other technology applications.

April 22, 2010 Read more

Researchers find molecular structure of key fluorescent proteins

Scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine have determined the crystal structures of two key fluorescent proteins - one blue, one red - used to 'light up' molecules in cells.

April 22, 2010 Read more

Biosensor chip enables high-sensitivity protein analysis for disease diagnosis

Researchers have developed a novel biosensor chip that not only recognizes proteins that are characteristic for specific diseases, but also can show if these proteins are changed through the influence of disease or drugs.

April 22, 2010 Read more

Carbon nanotube composite holds promise for bionics

Mimicking the human nervous system for bionic applications could become a reality with the help of a method developed at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) to process carbon nanotubes.

April 22, 2010 Read more

Thirteen nanotechnology projects at UAlbany received total funding of $876 million

$876.1 million spent on Cconstruction, equipment and operations.

April 22, 2010 Read more

London Centre for Nanotechnology creates over 20 new Ph.D. positions

The London Centre for Nanotechnology (LCN) is pleased to announce the creation of over 20 new Ph. D. positions for the current academic year. The positions cover all aspects of research at the LCN and are available immediately.

April 22, 2010 Read more

Copernicus Award 2010 for German-Polish cooperation on nanotechnology and semiconductor materials

For their achievements in promoting German-Polish cooperation in science, Professor Dr. Alfred Forchel from Wuerzburg and Professor Dr. Jan Misiewicz from Wroclaw, both physicists, will receive the Copernicus Award of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) and the Foundation for Polish Science (FNP).

April 22, 2010 Read more

From idea to acceptance - how knowledge makes its way into our world

Science philosopher studies how knowledge is created.

April 22, 2010 Read more

Cheaper solar concentrator design requires fewer photovoltaic cells

A new solar concentrator design from an electrical engineering Ph.D. student at the University of California, San Diego could lead to solar concentrators that are less expensive and require fewer photovoltaic cells than existing solar concentrators.

April 22, 2010 Read more

TEC-SMART grand opening ceremony marks milestone in Hudson Valley Community College history

Hudson Valley Community College marked a milestone in the college's history with the official grand opening ceremony of its new $13.5 million facility, TEC-SMART (Training and Education Center for Semiconductor Manufacturing and Alternative and Renewable Technologies), in Malta, NY.

April 22, 2010 Read more

New program to boost science and technology leaders' management skills to help them commercialize their innovations

Nanyang Business School (NBS) at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore, has jointly launched a new advanced management programme for leaders in Science and Technology with the Rady School of Management at the University of California, San Diego.

April 22, 2010 Read more