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Study demonstrates first conclusive link between size of catalyst and their properties

University of Utah chemists demonstrated the first conclusive link between the size of catalyst particles on a solid surface, their electronic properties and their ability to speed chemical reactions.

Nov 5th, 2009

6. Nanotechnologieforum Hessen richtet sich an Chemie-, Pharma- und Medizintechnik-Branche

Am 26. November laedt die Aktionslinie Hessen-Nanotech des Hessischen Wirtschaftsministeriums zum 6. Nanotechnologieforum nach Hanau ein.

Nov 5th, 2009

Medically used nanoparticles can damage DNA across a cellular barrier

Medically used nanoparticles can damage the DNA of cells without crossing cellular barriers in the body. The study, conducted on cells grown in culture, suggests that the indirect effects of nanoparticles on cells should be considered when evaluating their safety.

Nov 5th, 2009

Three UK nanotechnology companies win Business Innovation Awards

Three top British nanotechnology firms whose innovations make solar cells more efficient, help in the fight against heart disease, and improve the production of fine chemical compounds won Business Innovation Awards today at the UK NanoForum and Emerging Technologies Conference 2009.

Nov 5th, 2009

Chemists describe solar energy progress and challenges, including the 'artificial leaf'

Scientists are making progress toward development of an 'artificial leaf' that mimics a real leaf's chemical magic with photosynthesis - but instead converts sunlight and water into a liquid fuel such as methanol for cars and trucks

Nov 5th, 2009

Japan turns to University of Ulster scientist for nanotechnology research

A University of Ulster academic has won a prestigious research fellowship to work alongside world class scientists in Japan.

Nov 5th, 2009

European researchers obtain access to world's strongest neutron source

A unique large-scale research device from Juelich went into operation in the USA yesterday. At the strongest neutron source in the world, the spallation source SNS in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, Forschungszentrum Juelich inaugurated a so-called neutron spin echo (NSE) spectrometer.

Nov 5th, 2009

Crossing the line: how aggressive cells invade the brain

A team of scientists from the Max Planck Institute of Neurobiology, the University Medical Center Goettingen, and other institutes, has witnessed the movements of immune system cells 'live' under the microscope for the very first time.

Nov 5th, 2009

NIH grant funds rapid saliva test using lab-on-a-chip

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded researchers in Rice University's new BioScience Research Collaborative (BRC) a $2 million Grand Opportunity (GO) grant to develop a fast, inexpensive test for oral cancer that a dentist could perform simply by using a brush to collect a small sample of cells from a patient's mouth.

Nov 5th, 2009

Biosensor to help enlist cancer resistance fighters?

A powerful new biosensor developed by European researchers will help identify cells in the immune system that actively suppress tumour growth, then put them to use. Enlisting the patient's own immune system would be like sending reinforcements for resistance fighters.

Nov 5th, 2009

Europe's 'Extreme light infrastructure' project gears up for launch

Can an intense laser rip photons into electron-positron pairs? Seeking to shed light on this burning question is the ELI ('Extreme light infrastructure') project, which received EUR 6 million in funding under the 'Infrastructures' Theme of the EU's Seventh Framework Programme (FP7).

Nov 5th, 2009