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'Protection 2033' symposium addresses the future of worker protection
The International Safety Equipment Association (ISEA), in cooperation with the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), will sponsor a symposium Nov. 11, 2008, to examine the hazards workers will face and how they will be protected 25 years from now - in ISEA?s centennial year.
October 24, 2008 Read more
Pitt's new Center for Simulation and Modeling enables advanced scientific computing across disciplines
From mitigating the causes of global warming to designing proteins for the treatment of diseases, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh will now be able to increase their potential for faster, more efficient and effective real-world solutions through the University's Center for Simulation and Modeling.
October 24, 2008 Read more
New spin on electronics production
Chemists have taken a significant step closer to the goal of cheap, flexible and printable organic electronic displays, an idea they claim could revolutionise the electronics industry.
October 24, 2008 Read more
Intergovernmental Forum on Chemical Safety addresses nanotechnology
Besides issues more specifically related to conventional chemicals, the forum also adopted the 'Dakar Statement on Manufactured Nanomaterials', which includes ten general statements defining a common basis, and a list of 21 specific recommendations addressed to the participating governments, and the other organisations participating.
October 24, 2008 Read more
University of Connecticut dramatically expands its nanotechnology research capabilities with new clean room facility
The University of Connecticut dramatically expanded its nanotechnology research capabilities this month, with the opening of a 1,000-square-foot ?clean room? that will allow scientists to fabricate cutting-edge devices for use in defense, industry, and medicine.
October 24, 2008 Read more
Freedom, responsibility and the universality of science
The social responsibilities of the global scientific community and the values that should guide the conduct of scientists are at the core of a new booklet released by the International Council for Science (ICSU).
October 24, 2008 Read more
Chinese nanotechnology symposium discussed nanomedicine for cancer treatment
The Xiangshan Science Conferences (XSSC) held a symposium on nanotechnology and nano-drugs for cancer treatment from October 21-23, in Beijing.
October 24, 2008 Read more
Nanostructured storage domains is a decisive step toward a new generation of molecular storage media
In this information age, increased storage capacity is a central challenge for science and technology. A team of German and Italian researchers has pursued this by exploring the concept of 'nanostructured storage domains'.
October 24, 2008 Read more
Sweden gets world's most brilliant synchrotron light source for materials science and life science
The Swedish government today gave the green light for the MAX IV synchrotron light facility, that will be the world?s most brilliant synchrotron light source for materials science and life science.
October 24, 2008 Read more
Nanotechnology's potential might be unleashed by hyperbranched polymers
Hyperbranched polymers have already been used to develop materials such as resins and wood coatings with improved durability and resistance to abrasion. These exploit the fact that molecules with multiple branches tend to cling together more strongly, making them resistant to wear. But hyperbranched polymers also have other properties, such as low viscosity, which makes them suitable for applications such as flexible electronic displays.
October 24, 2008 Read more
Fluorescence or flexibility - the molecular mechanism fluorescent and dark states of a genetically engineered protein
Some organic substances have a property called photochromism, meaning that their absorption spectrum, or color, changes when they are exposed to certain types of light. In particular, a new artificial protein called Dronpa shows great promise for applications because it can be switched back and forth between a 'bright' state and a 'dark' state.
October 24, 2008 Read more
How to switch an organic superconductor into an insulator
Scientists at the RIKEN Advanced Science Institute, Wako, Saitama University, Saitama, and the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Tsukuba, have demonstrated that an organic film can be switched from being a superconductor to an insulator through the proper choice of substrate.
October 24, 2008 Read more
Got a nanotechnology start-up idea? Then the $100,000 Big Idea Business Plan Contest is for you
The Ben Franklin Venture Investment Forum (BFVIF) in conjunction with the Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Central and Northern PA (BFTP) announces the Big Idea Business Plan Contest.The grand prize of $100,000 will be awarded to one technology-oriented company start or further develop the business in Pennsylvania.
October 23, 2008 Read more
Collegiate Inventors Competition announces 2008 finalists
This year's group of finalists includes undergraduate and graduate students from across the country whose inventions show practical applications to meet pressing needs in our society.
October 23, 2008 Read more
Flexible organic electronics research network expands with new partner Solvay
The international chemical and pharmaceutical group Solvay today signs an agreement to become part of the research network of Holst Centre, an open-innovation initiative by IMEC (Belgium) and TNO (The Netherlands).
October 23, 2008 Read more
New study identifies emerging wave of disruptive technologies
CSC today announced that a wave of disruptive technologies is reshaping industry, triggering new business models and altering consumer and employee behaviors, according to a report issued by CSC?s Leading Edge Forum (LEF).
October 23, 2008 Read more
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