Rice physicist Huey Huang is on a quest to understand death -- or at least a little piece of it. Huang has spent the past 15 years studying the properties of cell membranes in an effort to unravel a mystery about cell suicide, a mystery that starts with a tiny hole.
May 27th, 2009
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Am Fraunhofer IGB wurden Nanopartikel hergestellt, die selbst gering konzentrierte Pharmaka aus Abwaessern effektiv binden.
May 27th, 2009
Read moreThe Wroclaw Research Center, European Institute of Technology Plus (WRC EIT+) and IBM (NYSE: IBM) have agreed today to collaborate on the advancement of scientific research, graduate education and technological development in fundamental and applied sciences.
May 27th, 2009
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Scientists are reporting a potential solution to a problem that limits the human body's ability to absorb and use medications for heart disease, Type-2 diabetes, cancer and other conditions. It is a 'nano-hybrid microcapsule' that enables the stomach to absorb more of these so-called 'poorly-soluble' medicines.
May 27th, 2009
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Scientists are reporting discovery of a potential new alternative to aspirin, ReoPro, and other anti-platelet agents used widely to prevent blood clots in coronary artery disease, heart attack and stroke.
May 27th, 2009
Read moreIn collaboration with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing, scientists have investigated the rotation of molecules on a fixed surface to understand how they may help in the development of future rotor-based machinery at nanoscale level.
May 27th, 2009
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Julia Muenzner (17) und Patrick Wohlfahrt (18) belegten mit ihrer am Institut fuer Photonische Technologien durchgefuehrten Arbeit zum Thema 'Fluoreszenzeffekte an metallischen Nanopartikeln' den 2. Preis in der Kategorie Physik des 44. Bundeswettbewerbes.
May 27th, 2009
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Common table salt - normally a brittle crystalline material - can be pulled into nanowires that will extend by more than twice their own length without breaking, US researchers have found
May 27th, 2009
Read moreFive multi-disciplinary SU2C 'Dream Teams' selected with more than 200 researchers from 20 leading institutions.
May 27th, 2009
Read moreThe University's Nanosystems Engineering Shared Cleanroom is installing a new e-beam lithography/scanning electron microscope from JEOL.
May 27th, 2009
Read moreWinners of the 2009 California State Science Fair were announced during ceremonies that took place May 19, 2009 at the California Science Center. This year's fair drew 963 students from 35 counties statewide, with finalists selected by a volunteer pool of over 300 scientists and engineers from private industry and higher education.
May 27th, 2009
Read moreResearchers from around the world will present the latest breakthroughs in electro-optics, lasers and the application of light waves at the 2009 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics/International Quantum Electronics Conference (CLEO/IQEC) May 31 to June 5 at the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore.
May 27th, 2009
Read moreThe PPG Industries Foundation has pledged $500,000 to the Department of Chemistry at the University of Pittsburgh for a laboratory focused on the rapidly developing field of nanoscience.
May 26th, 2009
Read moreNanyang Technological University (NTU) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Technische Universitaet Muenchen (TUM), a leading German research university, to foster faculty and student exchanges.
May 26th, 2009
Read moreFunding from theBiotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) could lead to the development of new and better treatments for broken bones and other orthopaedic problems associated with ageing.
May 26th, 2009
Read moreNow reaching the end of its first project year, the ICPCNanoNet partnership is looking forward to presenting its accomplishments at the annual workshop to be held on 1st June in Prague.
May 26th, 2009
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