German-Japanese team develops world's first DNA-based revolutionary biosensor technology
Accurately detects proteins 100 times faster than in the past; dramatically improves disease diagnosis.
Apr 22nd, 2010
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Scientists take first step toward controlling the growth of nanomaterials without catalysts
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison recently made a significant first step toward understanding how to control the growth of the nanotubes, nanowires and nanorods needed for renewable energy and other technology applications.
Apr 22nd, 2010
Read moreResearchers find molecular structure of key fluorescent proteins
Scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine have determined the crystal structures of two key fluorescent proteins - one blue, one red - used to 'light up' molecules in cells.
Apr 22nd, 2010
Read moreBiosensor chip enables high-sensitivity protein analysis for disease diagnosis
Researchers have developed a novel biosensor chip that not only recognizes proteins that are characteristic for specific diseases, but also can show if these proteins are changed through the influence of disease or drugs.
Apr 22nd, 2010
Read moreCarbon nanotube composite holds promise for bionics
Mimicking the human nervous system for bionic applications could become a reality with the help of a method developed at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) to process carbon nanotubes.
Apr 22nd, 2010
Read moreThirteen nanotechnology projects at UAlbany received total funding of $876 million
$876.1 million spent on Cconstruction, equipment and operations.
Apr 22nd, 2010
Read moreLondon Centre for Nanotechnology creates over 20 new Ph.D. positions
The London Centre for Nanotechnology (LCN) is pleased to announce the creation of over 20 new Ph. D. positions for the current academic year. The positions cover all aspects of research at the LCN and are available immediately.
Apr 22nd, 2010
Read moreCopernicus Award 2010 for German-Polish cooperation on nanotechnology and semiconductor materials
For their achievements in promoting German-Polish cooperation in science, Professor Dr. Alfred Forchel from Wuerzburg and Professor Dr. Jan Misiewicz from Wroclaw, both physicists, will receive the Copernicus Award of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) and the Foundation for Polish Science (FNP).
Apr 22nd, 2010
Read moreFrom idea to acceptance - how knowledge makes its way into our world
Science philosopher studies how knowledge is created.
Apr 22nd, 2010
Read moreCheaper solar concentrator design requires fewer photovoltaic cells
A new solar concentrator design from an electrical engineering Ph.D. student at the University of California, San Diego could lead to solar concentrators that are less expensive and require fewer photovoltaic cells than existing solar concentrators.
Apr 22nd, 2010
Read moreTEC-SMART grand opening ceremony marks milestone in Hudson Valley Community College history
Hudson Valley Community College marked a milestone in the college's history with the official grand opening ceremony of its new $13.5 million facility, TEC-SMART (Training and Education Center for Semiconductor Manufacturing and Alternative and Renewable Technologies), in Malta, NY.
Apr 22nd, 2010
Read moreNew program to boost science and technology leaders' management skills to help them commercialize their innovations
Nanyang Business School (NBS) at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore, has jointly launched a new advanced management programme for leaders in Science and Technology with the Rady School of Management at the University of California, San Diego.
Apr 22nd, 2010
Read moreNanotechnology patch delivers vaccine 100 times better than needle and syringe
New research, led by Professor Mark Kendall, from the Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, demonstrates that a vaccine delivered by a Nanopatch induces a similarly protective immune response as a vaccine delivered by needle and syringe, but uses 100 times less vaccine.
Apr 22nd, 2010
Read moreBizarre matter could find use in quantum computers
Rice physicists: Odd electron mix has fault-tolerant quantum registry.
Apr 21st, 2010
Read moreControlling the formation of graphene nano-scrolls
Can graphene - a newly discovered form of pure carbon that may one day replace the silicon in computers, televisions, mobile phones and other common electronic devices - be made to bend, twist and roll? Physicists at UC San Diego and Boston University think so.
Apr 21st, 2010
Read moreHydrogen and inert species improve solid phase epitaxy of germanium on silicon
It was shown that the presence of hydrogen and/or inert species during Ge deposition significantly improves the quality of the Ge layers grown on Si by solid phase epitaxy.
Apr 21st, 2010
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