A team of scientists from the School of Chemistry and the Manchester Interdisciplinary Biocentre (MIB) at The University of Manchester have found a way of hijacking so-called 'riboswitches' and directing gene activity.
Jan 25th, 2010
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Scientists have created a technology that will work to prevent ice from forming during in-flight applications.
Jan 25th, 2010
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Three student researchers at UAlbany NanoCollege named semifinalists in prestigious Intel Science Competition.
Jan 25th, 2010
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Employing some of the world's most powerful supercomputers, scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have shown that mismatched alloys are a good match for the future development of high performance thermoelectric devices. Thermoelectrics hold enormous potential for green energy production because of their ability to convert heat into electricity.
Jan 25th, 2010
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Crystals resemble some biological structures; finding opens door to new technologies.
Jan 25th, 2010
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WBTshowcase announced today that sci-fi think tank founder Arlan Andrews, Sr. P.E. will join seven fellow members of SIGMA on a panel session titled 'The World's Best Technologies - 2010 and Beyond' on Wednesday, March 17th at WBT2010.
Jan 25th, 2010
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The new nanotechnology for using solar energy to operate desalination plants was developed by KACST in association with IBM.
Jan 25th, 2010
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The results of a new survey shows the semiconductor industry has serious reservations about the reliability and yield of copper bonding wire.
Jan 25th, 2010
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Forscher des Paul-Drude-Instituts fuer Festkoerperelektronik entwickeln gemeinsam mit der Industrie und anderen Forschungsinstituten im Rahmen eines EU-Projektes weisse Leuchtdioden (LEDs), die auf Nanosaeulen basieren. Dadurch koennte die Produktion von energiesparenden weissen LEDs deutlich billiger werden.
Jan 25th, 2010
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At the fifth DFG-NSF Research Conference approximately 70 high-ranking German and American physics and chemistry researchers discussed important issues of nanotechnology with colleagues from the fields of materials science, materials engineering and life sciences.
Jan 25th, 2010
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The January issue of the premier scientific magazine Nature Photonics publishes an ultra-small and fast, electrically pumped all-optical memory on a silicon chip with record low power consumption.
Jan 25th, 2010
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Large-area, organic and printed electronics - complementing traditional silicon-based microelectronics - is at the threshold of mass production, promising a host of thin and lightweight, flexible and robust products.
Jan 25th, 2010
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Lauded for his landmark advancements in nanotechnology, optics and the science of physics as a whole, Dr. Anvar Zakhidov has been named a fellow of the American Physical Society (APS).
Jan 24th, 2010
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Efficiency enhancements, cost reduction and finance sourcing to be addressed by experts at the 2nd Thin Film Solar Summit EU. Leading companies will gather in Berlin on March 17-18, 2010.
Jan 23rd, 2010
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University of South Carolina will host a 50th Anniversary reflection on Richard P. Feynman's influential talk 'There's Plenty of Room at the Bottom'.
Jan 23rd, 2010
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Physicist Antonio Miceli of the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory has been awarded $2.5 million over the next five years as part of DOE's Early Career Research Program.
Jan 23rd, 2010
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