OECD publishes manufactured nanomaterials roadmap 2010
The OECD has published Manufactured Nanomaterials: Roadmap for Activities During 2009 and 2010.
Dec 14th, 2009
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Biosensors change color when they detect specific neural messages
Scientists have resolved a question about how a popular class of drugs used to treat schizophrenia works using biosensors that reveal previously hidden components of chemical communication in the brain.
Dec 13th, 2009
Read moreFirst measurement of cancer biomarkers in whole blood
A team led by Yale University researchers has used nanosensors to measure cancer biomarkers in whole blood for the first time. Their findings could dramatically simplify the way physicians test for biomarkers of cancer and other diseases.
Dec 13th, 2009
Read moreThe mechanism behind superinsulation may lead to new types of electronics
Scientists have discovered the microscopic mechanism behind the phenomenon of superinsulation, the ability of certain materials to completely block the flow of electric current at low temperatures.
Dec 12th, 2009
Read more3D microchips for more powerful and environmentally-friendly computers
The world of IT pursues its race for performance. CMOSAIC could boost the computing performance of central processors by a factor 10 while consuming less energy.
Dec 11th, 2009
Read moreStudy of ultracold atoms proves theory about universal quantum mechanism
Using atoms at temperatures colder than deep space, Rice University physicists have delivered overwhelming proof for a once-scoffed-at theory that's become a hotbed for research some 40 years after it first appeared.
Dec 11th, 2009
Read moreJulian Wess Award for outstanding achievements in elementary particle and astroparticle physics
The KIT Center Elementary Particle and Astroparticle Physics (KCETA) of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) will celebrate the Julius Wess Award ceremony on December 10, 2009. This year's laureate is the British physicist Professor Dr. Jonathan Ellis, who is working at CERN in Geneva.
Dec 11th, 2009
Read moreStudents send microbe nanobiotechnology experiment on Space Shuttle Atlantis
An experiment by college students that will study how microbes grow in microgravity is heading to orbit aboard space shuttle Atlantis.
Dec 11th, 2009
Read moreEnvironmental and human health impacts of nanotechnology
This book addresses the generic chemical aspects of nanoparticle properties, behaviour, life-cycle analysis, ecotoxicity and modelling as these relate to their effects in the environment - aquatic, terrestrial and atmospheric.
Dec 11th, 2009
Read moreElusive 'hot' electrons captured in ultra-thin solar cells
Shrinking cells snares charges in less than one-trillionth of a second.
Dec 11th, 2009
Read moreLight-generating transistors to power labs on chips
What started out as 'blue-sky' thinking by a group of European researchers could ultimately lead to the commercial mass production of a new generation of optoelectronic components for devices ranging from mobile laboratories to mobile phones.
Dec 11th, 2009
Read moreCombining rare-earth clusters with traditional metal catalysts reveals secrets of chemical transformation
The constant search for new catalysts that can improve existing methods has spurred chemists to investigate a relatively unknown part of the periodic table - the rare-earth elements.
Dec 11th, 2009
Read moreResearchers engineer bacteria to turn carbon dioxide into liquid fuel
Researchers have genetically modified a cyanobacterium to consume carbon dioxide and produce the liquid fuel isobutanol, which holds great potential as a gasoline alternative.
Dec 11th, 2009
Read moreArgonne creates green home for world-class nanotechnology research
The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory is more than just a hub of prizewinning science. It's also the home of award-winning - and green - architecture.
Dec 11th, 2009
Read moreReaching the summit of protein dynamics
In a groundbreaking study this week in Cell, Brandeis researchers reveal for the first time computationally and experimentally the molecular pathway that a protein takes to cross the energy barrier, the 'climb over the mountain'.
Dec 10th, 2009
Read moreCambridge scientists archive 500,000th crystal structure
The Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre (CCDC) is proud to announce an important milestone in the history of crystallography - the archiving of the 500,000th small molecule crystal structure to the Cambridge Structural Database (CSD).
Dec 10th, 2009
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