Citizen scientist
Researchers have mapped out an approach to virtual organizations that might allow scientific advances made in part by citizen scientists to move forward much more quickly.
Sep 20th, 2010
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End of microplates? Novel nanoelectronic biosensing technology could facilitate new era of personalized medicine
The multi-welled microplate, long a standard tool in biomedical research and diagnostic laboratories, could become a thing of the past thanks to new electronic biosensing technology developed by a team of microelectronics engineers and biomedical scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology.
Sep 20th, 2010
Read moreNano Israel 2010 this year will be under the banner of renewable energy, nanomaterials, nanobio, nanomedicine and nanoelectronics
The Nano Israel 2010 Conference and the Exhibition accompanying will be held on November the 8th and the 9th in the Dan Panorama Hotel, Tel Aviv.
Sep 20th, 2010
Read moreSurrey nanotechnology funding scheme encourages interaction between industry and academia
The Nanotechnology Knowledge Transfer Network (NanoKTN) in the UK has announced the launch of BlueSkyNano, an award scheme aiming to increase engagement between industry and academia. The first award is in partnership with the University of Surrey.
Sep 20th, 2010
Read moreGDCh zeichnet Quantenchemiker Joachim Sauer aus
Eine der traditionsreichsten Auszeichnungen der Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker (GDCh), die Liebig-Denkmuenze wurde am Montag in Dresden bei der Tagung der Gesellschaft Deutscher Naturforscher und Aerzte an den Berliner Chemiker Prof. Joachim Sauer verliehen.
Sep 20th, 2010
Read moreStar-shaped nanocages as sensors for medical and environmental applications
The discovery, the researchers say, may lead to new ways for sensing of glucose in diagnosing diabetes or provide a catalyst to capture the sun's energy and turn it into clean fuel.
Sep 20th, 2010
Read moreTechnology in the extreme
Radio transmitters that can withstand temperatures of up to 900 degrees C could soon be dropped into the depths of the earth to provide early warning of a volcanic eruption.
Sep 20th, 2010
Read moreEPA issues significant new use rules under TSCA for carbon nanotubes
EPA is issuing significant new use rules (SNURs) under section 5(a)(2) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for two chemical substances which were the subject of Premanufacture Notices (PMNs). The two chemical substances are identified generically as multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) (PMN P-08-177) and single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNT) (PMN P-08-328).
Sep 19th, 2010
Read moreEarly harvest of research results on nanosafety
Last April the Institute for Health and Consumer Protection (ICHP) Nanobiosciences Unit of the Joint Research Centre (JRC), of the European Commission organised a 2-day workshop to present an overview of various aspects of hazard, exposure and risk assessment of nanomaterials. Last week they published a report and the presentations from this event.
Sep 19th, 2010
Read moreBetter marker for breast cancer may reduce need for second surgeries
A new material could help surgeons more accurately locate breast cancers, reduce the need for second surgeries and minimize pre-surgical discomfort for patients. Microscopic gas-filled spheres of silica, a porous glass, can mark the location of early-stage tumors to show their position using ultrasound imaging in the operating room.
Sep 19th, 2010
Read moreNew Center for Diagnostic Nanosystems funded with $4.7 million
Marshall University has received $4.7 million in federal funding to support the new Center for Diagnostic Nanosystems at the university's Robert C. Byrd Biotechnology Science Center.
Sep 18th, 2010
Read moreNCKU won two silver medals in invention from 2010 National Invention and Creation Award
The cross-disciplinary team of Prof. Wen-Chau Liu of Department of Electrical Engineering and Prof. Huey-Ing Chen of Department of Chemical Engineering and the research team of Prof. Mi-Ching Tsai of Department of Mechanical Engineering at National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), Tainan, Taiwan, have each won a silver medal in invention from the 2010 National Invention and Creation Award with the inventions of Semiconductor Transistor-Type Hydrogen Sensor and Multi-DOF Ultrasonic Motor with Magnetic Preload, respectively.
Sep 18th, 2010
Read moreResearch team assesses environmental impact of organic solar cells
Study evaluates the manufacture, material use and performance of solar cell technology.
Sep 17th, 2010
Read moreEuropean grant to create artificial cell membranes on microchips
Researcher Pascal Jonkheijm of the MESA+ research institute at the University of Twente has won a 1.5 million Euros individual ERC Starting Grant. He will be using the grant over the next five years for research work creating artificial cell membranes on microchips so that, among other things, he can measure how living cells communicate with each other.
Sep 17th, 2010
Read moreTwo leading nanotechnology research institutes agree close cooperation
The California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI), UCLA and MESA+ Institute of Nanotechnology, University of Twente, signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOU) on September 14th. This agreement unites two of the world's leading institutes of nanoscience and nanotechnology.
Sep 17th, 2010
Read morePhysicists cross hurdle in quantum manipulation of matter
Team successfully decoupled a single quantum spin from its surroundings.
Sep 17th, 2010
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