A new study that provides an overview of research on public perceptions of nanotechnology challenges some current ideas of how people view the risks and benefits of new technology.
Sep 21st, 2009
Read moreThe Nano/Bio Interface Center at the University of Pennsylvania has been awarded $11.5 million from the Nanoscale Science and Engineering Centers of the National Science Foundation to continue to advance nanoscale research at the interface of physical and biological systems.
Sep 21st, 2009
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New research by MIT scientists suggests that carbon nanotubes could be formed into tiny springs capable of storing as much energy, pound for pound, as state-of-the-art lithium-ion batteries, and potentially more durably and reliably.
Sep 21st, 2009
Read moreMIT researchers are trying to not only understand how cancer develops and how it undergoes metastatic spread, but to use our knowledge in new ways to diagnose and treat the disease.
Sep 21st, 2009
Read moreAt the European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference (Hamburg, Germany), IMEC presents a large-area solar with a conversion efficiency of 18.4%.
Sep 21st, 2009
Read moreGermany's photovoltaic industry is marked by yet another milestone ahead of this year's European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference + Exhibition (EU PVSEC), taking place from September 21 - 25 in Hamburg.
Sep 21st, 2009
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Researchers have discovered a compact way to produce infrared light, by firing electrons through a miniscule tunnel in a stack of gold and silica layers.
Sep 21st, 2009
Read moreEtwa 300.000 Mal koennen Forscher mit einem Lichtstrahl Ping-Pong spielen, bevor er sich verliert.
Sep 21st, 2009
Read moreAt the European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference (Hamburg, Germany), IMEC presents a mechanically-stacked GaAs/Ge multijunction solar cell.
Sep 21st, 2009
Read moreA pair of Case Western Reserve University researchers mixed metals commonly used to grow nanotubes and found that the composition of the catalyst can control the chirality.
Sep 20th, 2009
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Scientists at Brookhaven National Laboratory have demonstrated a new scanning electron microscope capable of selectively imaging single atoms on the top surface of a specimen while a second, simultaneous imaging signal shows atoms throughout the sample's depth.
Sep 20th, 2009
Read moreAn innovative drug-delivery system - nanoparticles encapsulating nitric oxide or prescription drugs - shows promise for topical treatment of erectile dysfunction
Sep 18th, 2009
Read moreResearchers at the Institute for Hygiene and Biotechnology (IHB) at the Hohenstein Institute have successfully devised a special, optimised textile coating that allows adult human stem cells to colonize the surface fibres of textile implants.
Sep 18th, 2009
Read moreResearchers led by Daniel Kohane, MD, PhD of Children's Hospital Boston, funded by the National Institutes of Health, have devised a solution that combines magnetism with nanotechnology to create an on/off switch for drug release inside the body.
Sep 18th, 2009
Read moreCarbon Nanotubes machen Kunststoffe stabiler, haltbarer und elektrisch leitfaehig. Vom 20. bis 23. September steht dieser neue Verbundwerkstoff im Zentrum der vierten International Conference on Carbon Based Nanocomposites an der TU Hamburg-Harburg.
Sep 18th, 2009
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Julius Rebek, Jr. and Trevor J. Dale at the Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, California (USA) have developed a new class of sensors that detect certain neurotoxins up to five orders of magnitude faster than previous reagents.
Sep 18th, 2009
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