US and UK scientists have discovered a safer contrast agent for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The agent is an alternative to commonly used, but potentially harmful, gadolinium-based agents.
May 1st, 2009
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The first biodegradable fluorescent nanoparticle to safely image tumors and organs in live mice could be used for cancer detection and treatment in humans.
May 1st, 2009
Read moreIn response to the increasing demand for rapid dissemination of urgent research results in physical chemistry, the American Chemical Society (ACS) is pleased to announce the forthcoming publication of the Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters.
Apr 30th, 2009
Read moreAn umbrella group set up to give direction to Europe?s emerging photonics community has proposed a programme of strategic research and is calling for action to address a looming skills shortage.
Apr 30th, 2009
Read moreScientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have combined their revolutionary new drug-delivery system with a powerful antimicrobial agent to treat potentially deadly drug-resistant staph infections in mice.
Apr 30th, 2009
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Cornell researchers study a strange state of matter in helium.
Apr 30th, 2009
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The Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory will be home to one of 46 new multi-million-dollar Energy Frontier Research Centers announced earlier this week.
Apr 30th, 2009
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Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories have created the first carbon nanotube device that can detect the entire visible spectrum of light, a feat that could soon allow scientists to probe single molecule transformations, study how those molecules respond to light, observe how the molecules change shapes, and understand other fundamental interactions between molecules and nanotubes.
Apr 30th, 2009
Read moreThis report provides preliminary analyses and recommendations as well as brief summaries of background documents listed in the operational plan relevant to phase 1 of the project on exposure measurement and exposure mitigation.
Apr 30th, 2009
Read moreAccording to a progress report, the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) is on the right course to respond to the EU's socioeconomic needs, and is particularly relevant with regard to the challenges posed by the current financial crisis.
Apr 30th, 2009
Read moreA team at the University of Regensburg has now synthesized the first example of an inorganic, carbon-free C80 analogue.
Apr 30th, 2009
Read moreInstitutions in Bremen, Karlsruhe and Wurzburg impress with outstanding scientific achievements and capacity-building effects.
Apr 30th, 2009
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For the first time e-paper will achieve the brilliance of printed media, as described in the May issue of Nature Photonics.
Apr 30th, 2009
Read moreIntertechPira presents the Future Applications and Markets for Quantum Dots webinar to warm you up for the leading European nanomaterials event, NanoMaterials09.
Apr 30th, 2009
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Penn State materials researchers have reported the largest known energy storage capacity for a bulk glass, making it a potential new candidate for capacitors for electric vehicles and portable power applications.
Apr 30th, 2009
Read moreFreiburger Forscher vom Fraunhofer-Institut fuer Physikalische Messtechnik IPM haben in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Rowland Institute der Harvard University erstmals ein Verfahren entwickelt, mit dem in einem Hologramm gleichzeitig Phase und Amplitude eingestellt werden koennen.
Apr 30th, 2009
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