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EU study confirms the Standard Model of particle physics

An EU-funded study by physicists in Germany, France and Hungary has demonstrated conclusively that the Standard Model of particle physics, a theory describing the fundamental interactions of the elementary particles that make up all visible matter in the universe, accurately accounts for the mass of protons and neutrons.

November 22, 2008 Read more

James Tour's graphene device may make massive storage practical

A team at Rice University has determined that a strip of graphite only 10 atoms thick can serve as the basic element in a new type of memory, making massive amounts of storage available for computers, handheld media players, cell phones and cameras.

November 21, 2008 Read more

Scientists see new mechanism for superconductivity

Laboratory researchers have posited an explanation for superconductivity that may open the door to the discovery of new, unconventional forms of superconductivity.

November 21, 2008 Read more

Quantum computing spins closer

Scientists have employed ultrafast lasers to set a new speed record for the time it takes to rotate the spin of an individual electron and confirm the spin's new position.

November 21, 2008 Read more

Chinese and U.S. labs agree cooperation on renewable energy sources

A memorandum of understanding for cooperation on renewable energy sources was signed between the CAS Institute of Electrical Engineering (IEE) and the US National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) on 11 November in Beijing.

November 21, 2008 Read more

Nobel Prize winner Heeger sheds light on solar technology progress

The next generation of solar panels promises to be less conspicuous and expensive, but the technology still needs to be made more efficient, said Prof. Alan Heeger, winner of the 2000 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, during a lecture Thursday.

November 21, 2008 Read more

Conference will spotlight the rapidly emerging field of self-healing materials

The rapidly emerging field of self-healing materials will be spotlighted at the Second International Conference on Self-Healing Materials, set for June 28-July 1, 2009, in Chicago.

November 21, 2008 Read more

Proposed intellectual property model for nanotechnology north-south divide

Developing countries need to pool resources to ensure access to scientific and technical knowledge about nanotechnology in order to narrow the 'nano-divide' - similar to the digital and genomics divides - resulting from the implications of nanotechnology-related intellectual property rights on monopoly practices, technology transfer and trade, according to experts.

November 21, 2008 Read more

New theoretical model allows the study of the origin of superconductivity in iron-based materials

Researchers in Japan have built a theoretical model that could prove essential to our understanding of how superconductivity arises in iron-based materials.

November 21, 2008 Read more

UAlbany's Cady a trailblazer in nanomedicine

For some, nanotechnology is known by its applications in nanoelectronics, from PDAs to computers. But College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE) professor Dr. Nathaniel Cady is using nanotechnology to address human diseases.

November 20, 2008 Read more

Rice University's Yakobson receives Nano 50 award for work with nanotubes

Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science Professor Boris Yakobson received a Nano 50 award Nov. 13 from science publication Nanotech Briefs for his advances in nanotechnology.

November 20, 2008 Read more

California launches nation's first green chemistry program

With Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's signature on September 29, California became the first U.S. state to approve two laws that will move its regulatory scheme toward a comprehensive chemicals policy. The legislation is intended to improve public and environmental health protection and encourage green chemistry-the design of chemical products and processes that reduce or eliminate the use or generation of hazardous substances.

November 20, 2008 Read more

Nanoparticle targets cancer with siRNA

Scientists have designed a neutral liposome nanoparticle to carry its siRNA agent to melanoma cells.

November 20, 2008 Read more

Supercomputer delivers fastest performance ever in a scientific supercomputing application

A team led by Thomas Schulthess of the U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory received the prestigious 2008 Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Gordon Bell Prize Thursday after attaining the fastest performance ever in a scientific supercomputing application.

November 20, 2008 Read more

Futuristic quantum computers could improve chemical simulations and models

Quantum computers would likely outperform conventional computers in simulating chemical reactions involving more than four atoms, according to scientists.

November 20, 2008 Read more

How to measure the amount of drug-carrying nanoparticles that accumulate in cancer cells

A research team hat the Georgia Institute of Technology appears to have hit on a solution to the problem of determining how much of a nanoparticle drug is actually making it into breast tumors.

November 20, 2008 Read more