Researchers from Nanyang Technological University's School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences (SPMS) have taken a major step forward in the effort to understand and engineer protein structure, which could lead to potential benefits in the fields of drug design and nanomaterials.
Apr 11th, 2010
Read moreLockheed Martin is sponsoring the Year of the Nano, Rice's celebration of the Nobel Prize-winning discovery of the buckminsterfullerene molecule -- the 'buckyball' -- that enables nanotechnology.
Apr 9th, 2010
Read moreThe latest research currently being conducted in India has shown that nanoparticles can promote the growth of fungi and even assist plant growth.
Apr 9th, 2010
Read moreSignificant findings about protein architecture may aid in drug design, generation of nanomaterials.
Apr 9th, 2010
Read moreTo make large sheets of carbon available for light collection, Indiana University Bloomington chemists have devised an unusual solution -- attach what amounts to a 3-D bramble patch to each side of the carbon sheet.
Apr 9th, 2010
Read moreCRANN has been awarded 15.5m euros in non-exchequer funding, following a competitive process, to lead two major European nano research projects which will create 17 R+D roles.
Apr 9th, 2010
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Trinity College Dublin (TCD) scientists based at the Institute of Molecular Medicine (IMM), TCD School of Medicine, in collaboration with CRANN, will lead a pan-European team that has attracted funding worth approximately 12m euros, to develop a cutting edge nanotechnology process which will enable the early and rapid diagnosis of most common cancer types.
Apr 9th, 2010
Read moreCould inexpensive wireless sensors based on nanotechnology be used to alert engineers to problematic cracks and damage to buildings, bridges, and other structures before they become critical? A feasibility study would suggest so.
Apr 9th, 2010
Read moreLeti announced today that it has demonstrated a fully CMOS-compatible laser source coupled to a silicon waveguide, a major milestone toward the WADIMOS project's goal of fabricating silicon photonics circuits in CMOS foundries.
Apr 9th, 2010
Read moreResearchers at AIST have developed an ultra-thin metal substrate using low carbon steel as the base, which enables lower cost than stainless steel foil.
Apr 9th, 2010
Read moreResearchers at AIST have developed continuous production equipment for metal nanoparticles and have succeeded in the practical use of a process where metal nanoparticles are synthesized continuously with uniform quality.
Apr 9th, 2010
Read moreProfessor Chang-Hwan Choi of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology was named as a recipient of the 2010 Young Investigator Program award by the Office of Naval Research.
Apr 9th, 2010
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Experiments can sometimes lead to the discovery of completely unanticipated phenomena. Such is the case with the remarkable behavior exhibited by peptide nanostructures (in the form of supramolecular filaments) observed during experiments carried out at the Advanced Photon Source.
Apr 9th, 2010
Read moreSuffolk University junior Nathaniel Steinsultz's excellence in physics has been recognized with a 2010 Barry M. Goldwater Award for Math, Science and Engineering.
Apr 8th, 2010
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Scientists at Argonne National Laboratory have identified a new class of silver-based catalysts for the production of the industrially useful chemical propylene oxide that is both environmentally friendly and less expensive.
Apr 8th, 2010
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The single-atom thick material graphene maintains its high thermal conductivity when supported by a substrate, a critical step to advancing the material from a laboratory phenomenon to a useful component in a range of nano-electronic devices.
Apr 8th, 2010
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