One touch directs a robotic arm to grab objects in a new computer program designed to give people in wheelchairs more independence. University of Central Florida researchers thought the ease of the using the program's automatic mode would be a huge hit. But they were wrong - many participants in a pilot study didn't like it because it was 'too easy'.
Sep 24th, 2010
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The dynamic activity of electrical signals in neuronal populations can now be visualized with a powerful tool.
Sep 24th, 2010
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Advanced laser spectroscopy exposes the unique organization of water molecules under model membrane surfaces.
Sep 24th, 2010
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Engineering researchers from Tufts University, the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Harvard University have demonstrated the low-temperature efficacy of an atomically dispersed platinum catalyst, which could be suitable for on-board hydrogen production in fuel-cell-powered vehicles of the future.
Sep 23rd, 2010
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Researchers at the California Institute of Technology have developed a new type of material - made out of silicon - that could lead to more efficient thermoelectric devices. The material - a type of nanomesh - is composed of a thin film with a grid-like arrangement of tiny holes.
Sep 23rd, 2010
Read moreA new document from the OECD provides information on current/planned activities related to the safety of manufactured nanomaterials in OECD member and non-member countries that attended at the 7th meeting of OECD's Working Party on Manufactured Nanomaterials in Paris France, on July 7-9, 2010.
Sep 23rd, 2010
Read moreRohit Bhargava of the University of Illinois has come up with an intriguing new class of molecular probes for biomedical research called nanoLAMPs. Unlike most probes used in biomedicine or other types of research they don't require dyes or fluorescence but, like an ordinary house lamp, they do need a light switch in order to illuminate the molecular world.
Sep 23rd, 2010
Read moreEduard Karpov, University of Illinois at Chicago assistant professor of civil and materials engineering, just received a three-year, $217,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to develop a new battery he is calling a catalothermionic generator.
Sep 23rd, 2010
Read moreDuring the Week of Peace, six opinion leaders make statements on nanotechnology, peace and development cooperation in the framework of the Dutch public dialogue on nanotechnology. Their filmportraits of five minutes each have just been published in Dutch and English.
Sep 23rd, 2010
Read moreWie sicher sind Nanomaterialien? Das soll jetzt das neue wissenschaftliche Projekt NanoGEM 'Nanostrukturierte Materialien-Gesundheit, Exposition und Materialeigenschaften' klaeren helfen.
Sep 23rd, 2010
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Imagine devices that capture electricity from the air - much like solar cells capture sunlight - and using them to light a house or recharge an electric car. Imagine using similar panels on the rooftops of buildings to prevent lightning before it forms. Strange as it may sound, scientists already are in the early stages of developing such devices.
Sep 22nd, 2010
Read moreScientists at the Molecular Foundry, a nanoscience user facility at Berkeley Lab, have used atomic force microscopy to image in real time how S-layer proteins form crystals in a cell-like environment. This direct observation of protein assembly could provide researchers with insight into how microorganisms stave off antibiotics or lock carbon dioxide into minerals.
Sep 22nd, 2010
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A novel nano-tomography method developed by a team of researchers from the Technische Universitaet Muenchen, the Paul Scherrer Institute and the ETH-Zurich opens the door to computed tomography examinations of minute structures at nanometer resolutions.
Sep 22nd, 2010
Read moreAccording to the agreement, CHN at Northeastern University with its core partner institutions will collaborate with the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) to advance workplace health and safety standards and practices, and act as a global resource for research, education and information dissemination in nanotechnology safety and health.
Sep 22nd, 2010
Read moreA team of physicists and chemists have demonstrated for the first time the way in which an irregularly shaped molecule is adsorbed on a surface.
Sep 22nd, 2010
Read moreNew findings from the laboratory of University of Illinois researcher Joe Lyding are providing valuable insight into graphene, a single two-dimensional layer of graphite with numerous electronic and mechanical properties that make it attractive for use in electronics.
Sep 22nd, 2010
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