The Toshiba/National Science Teachers Association ExploraVision Awards Program, one of the world's largest K -12 science and technology competitions, is now accepting entries for its 2009 competition.
Sep 10th, 2008
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The Stanford School of Engineering today announced that Jen-Hsun Huang, the founder and chief executive officer of leading visual computing company NVIDIA and a Stanford electrical engineering alumnus, will donate $30 million to help build a modern and sustainable destination for education and research, the Jen-Hsun Huang School of Engineering Center.
Sep 10th, 2008
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The world's largest-ever physics experiment has got underway at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, in Switzerland. The first beam of protons successfully made its way around the 27 km particle accelerator on the morning of September 10.
Sep 10th, 2008
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The Nano Science and Technology Institute (NSTI) has announced that the 2009 dates for the Nanotech Conference will be May 3rd - 7th at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas.
Sep 10th, 2008
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Fusion for Energy with the support of the European Commission, Japan Atomic Energy Agency and ITER Organisation have successfully tested a prototype superconductor for the ITER Poloidal Field coils made of Niobium(Nb)-Titanium(Ti) reaching a stable operation at 52 kA in a magnetic field of 6.4 Tesla.
Sep 10th, 2008
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Wie Nanotechnologie Unternehmen aufgestellt sind und welchen Weiterbildungsbedarf sie sehen, ist einer aktuellen Studie zu entnehmen, die vom Bundesministerium fuer Bildung und Forschung (BMBF) in Auftrag gegeben und vom VDI Technologiezentrum koordiniert worden ist.
Sep 10th, 2008
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A Florida State University researcher who uses high-powered computers to map the workings of proteins has uncovered a mechanism that gives scientists a better understanding of how evolution occurs at the molecular level.
Sep 10th, 2008
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In this podcast you will learn how organic photovoltaics helps to produce solar cells with completely new qualities.
Sep 10th, 2008
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Using TEAM 0.5 (TEAM stands for Transmission Electron Aberration-corrected Microscope), researchers with the Berkeley Lab have produced stunning images of individual carbon atoms in graphene.
Sep 10th, 2008
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Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, are continuing their march toward creating a synthetic, gecko-like adhesive, one sticky step at a time. Their latest milestone is the first adhesive that cleans itself after each use without the need for water or chemicals, much like the remarkable hairs found on the gecko lizard's toes.
Sep 10th, 2008
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Chemists are reporting development of flower-shaped nanoparticles with superior electronic performance than conventional battery materials.
Sep 10th, 2008
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New nanotechnology paints for walls, ceilings, and surfaces could be used to kill hospital superbugs when fluorescent lights are switched on.
Sep 9th, 2008
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AlwaysOn, a producer of world-class tradeshows and events, today provided a preview of next week's AlwaysOn GoingGreen, which runs September 15-17 at Cavallo Point in San Francisco.
Sep 9th, 2008
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University of Chicago scientists have discovered how to make magnetic sensors capable of operating at the high temperatures that ceramic engines in cars and aircraft of the future will require.
Sep 9th, 2008
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India's expanding nanotechnology research is not translating into market products due to weak links between Indian scientific institutes and industry, experts have cautioned.
Sep 9th, 2008
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A world-renowned nanotechnology pioneer, Richard W. Siegel, has produced an IMAX movie based on scientifically accurate molecular modeling and simulations.
Sep 9th, 2008
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