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Fluctuations in the levels of various molecules in the blood provide a reliable indicator of the body's internal clock

Inspired by the work of 18th Century botanist Karl Linne, who assembled a literal circadian clock composed of flower species that open and close their petals at specific times of day, Japanese scientists recently set about constructing an analogous 'body clock' for mammals.

July 24, 2009 Read more

Synthesis of graphitic nanotubes containing platinum metals achieved through self-assembly techniques

Researchers in Japan have developed a way to controllably self-assemble graphitic molecules and platinum metals into nanotubes with specific dimensions and structural features.

July 24, 2009 Read more

New mass-production nanoimprinter for the manufacture of advanced electronic components and nanostructures

Singapore precision equipment manufacturer Solves Innovative Technology Pte Ltd, together with A*STAR's Institute of Materials Research and Engineering and Data Storage Institute, has built a machine capable of producing nanometer-size components and in wafer-scale volumes, for a host of applications in consumer electronics such as hard disk media and optical storage media.

July 23, 2009 Read more

First video evidence that carbon nanotubes turn as they grow

The films show atoms being added in a regular pattern at the growing tip of a nanotube, like bricks to a round tower, support the so-called theoretical screw-dislocation-like model of carbon nanotube growth.

July 23, 2009 Read more

Reise durch die Zelle

Forscher entdecken Mechanismus fuer wesentliche Erkennungsvorgaenge in lebenden Zellen.

July 23, 2009 Read more

New compound semiconductor thin-film solar cells reach 12% efficiency

The laboratory for photovoltaics of the University of Luxembourg has produced its first thin film solar cells made from compound semiconductors, already reaching a 12 percent efficiency.

July 23, 2009 Read more

Keynote lineup announced for 8th Annual NanoBusiness 2009

The NanoBusiness Alliance today announced the keynote schedule for its NanoBusiness 2009 conference and exhibition, which will be held at McCormick Place, from September 8 ? 10.

July 23, 2009 Read more

Molecules mean more Moore

'Silicon with afterburners' developed at Rice could be boon to electronics manufacturers.

July 23, 2009 Read more

Download 'An introduction to proteins in 30 minutes'

As part of the company's continued support within the field, Malvern Instruments has published a comprehensive, highly accessible technical note introducing readers to the basics of protein chemistry.

July 23, 2009 Read more

NanoBusiness Alliance commends Senator Kerry for introduction of Nanotechnology Bill

NanoBusiness Alliance Executive Chairman Sean Murdock today commended Senator John Kerry for his leadership in introducing the National Nanotechnology Initiative Amendments Act of 2009.

July 22, 2009 Read more

Nanoscale mass spectrometer can instantly measure the mass of an individual molecule

Using devices millionths of a meter in size, physicists at the California Institute of Technology have developed a technique to determine the mass of a single molecule, in real time.

July 22, 2009 Read more

Quantum measurements: Common sense is not enough

A team of physicists from Innsbruck, Austria have for the first time proven in a comprehensive experiment that it is not possible to explain quantum phenomena in non-contextual terms.

July 22, 2009 Read more

New focus on how particles of colloidal materials and artificial cells interact

Applying biological molecules from cell membranes to the surfaces of artificial materials is opening peepholes on the very basics of cell-to-cell interaction.

July 22, 2009 Read more

Music drives samples through a new lab-on-a-chip device

Music, rather than electromechanical valves, can drive experimental samples through a lab-on-a-chip in a new system developed at the University of Michigan. This development could significantly simplify the process of conducting experiments in microfluidic devices.

July 22, 2009 Read more

The largest parity violations ever measured in an atom

Measurements with ytterbium-174, an isotope with 70 protons and 104 neutrons, have shown the largest effects of parity violation in an atom ever observed - a hundred times larger than the most precise measurements made so far, with the element cesium.

July 22, 2009 Read more

Fuel cell catalysts go sub-nanoscale

Japanese researchers have created sub-nano scale platinum clusters with high catalytic activity for use in fuel cell applications.

July 22, 2009 Read more