Researchers adopted polishing technology used in the semiconductor industry (chemical mechanical planarization) to polish the surface of human teeth down to nanoscale roughness.
Dec 18th, 2008
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A newly developed label-free imaging technique called stimulated Raman scattering (SRS) will likely revolutionize biomedical imaging in research and diagnostic laboratories.
Dec 18th, 2008
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The next big thing in cancer treatment may be hotter, covered in more gold, and even be a better swimmer than recent Olympic champion Michael Phelps.
Dec 18th, 2008
Read moreA revolution in the way we illuminate our world is imminent, according to a paper published this week by two professors at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Dec 18th, 2008
Read moreA discovery by Canada-U.S. biophysicists will improve the understanding of ion channels, akin to little 'nano-machines' or 'nano-valves' in our body, which when they malfunction can cause genetic illnesses that attack muscles, the central nervous system and the heart.
Dec 18th, 2008
Read moreAiming to mass-produce a lithium battery for vehicles, 14 U.S. companies with expertise in batteries and advanced materials have formed an alliance with a government laboratory, the Argonne National Laboratory said on Thursday.
Dec 18th, 2008
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A carbon nanotube of micrometer dimensions offers the same conceptual challenge as does a jumbo shrimp: How can something so small become large, yet remain in its category?
Dec 18th, 2008
Read moreThe Universities of Exeter and Bath (UK) today revealed their plans for a new world-leading research centre to explore and exploit the properties of graphene.
Dec 18th, 2008
Read moreThe new research microscopes at RWTH Aachen University and the University of Ulm will enable exceptional, state-of-the-art developments in the field of electron optics in Germany and be available to a broad group of users.
Dec 18th, 2008
Read moreProf. Moein Moghimi (Professor of Biopharmacy and Nanomedicine, Department of Pharmaceutics and Analytical chemistry) and colleagues have received 28 million DKK (approximately 3.75 million Euros) from the Danish Council for Strategic Research (DSF) to set The Centre for Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology and Nanotoxicology (CPNN) at the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences starting April 2009.
Dec 18th, 2008
Read moreDuke University and United States Army scientists have found that a cheap and nontoxic sunburn and diaper rash preventative can be made to produce brilliant light best suited to the human eye.
Dec 18th, 2008
Read moreA team of University of Pennsylvania physicists has demonstrated a simple system based on micron-sized spheres in water to study and control geometric frustration.
Dec 17th, 2008
Read moreYissum, the Technology Transfer Company of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, is launching a 1 million U.S. dollar programme to support the development of outstanding cleantech inventions by scientists at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Dec 17th, 2008
Read moreThe Synthetic Biology Project is being launched to identify gaps in our knowledge of the potential risks of the field, explore public perceptions towards it, and examine governance options that will both ensure public safety and facilitate innovation.
Dec 17th, 2008
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The next EuroNanoForum conference will be held in Prague from June 2-5, 2009, during the Czech presidency of the European Union. It is an official event of the EU supported by the European Commission.
Dec 17th, 2008
Read moreSandia National Laboratories resident microencapsulation expert, Duane Schneider, is working with an Albuquerque company to use microencapsulation technology in a novel self-warming hand and body lotion.
Dec 17th, 2008
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