A metal catalyst teaches an old chemical reaction new tricks
A new twist on a common chemical reaction has enabled RIKEN scientists to create molecules that are useful building blocks for making new pharmaceuticals.
Sep 19th, 2008
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A 'toy' theoretical model may advance our understanding of a fundamental concept in particle physics
From a recent theoretical study, Japanese high-energy particle physicists have provided an important new method to apply to a fundamental concept known as supersymmetry.
Sep 19th, 2008
Read moreFindings could prove essential in explaining the origin of superconductivity in organic materials
Recent findings by a team of researchers from Japan and the United Kingdom could prove essential in explaining the origin of superconductivity in organic materials, and pave the way for the development of new organic materials.
Sep 19th, 2008
Read moreNew experiments and calculations clarify the origin of the insulating behavior of nickel oxide
Researchers from the RIKEN SPring-8 Center in Harima have uncovered the fundamentals of the nickel oxide's insulating behavior.
Sep 19th, 2008
Read moreScientists discover an exotic relative of the proton
It's not every day that scientists discover a new particle of matter. Florida State University physicists were part of just such a historic event recently while collaborating with researchers from 18 countries at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab).
Sep 18th, 2008
Read moreNew catalytic system through nanoparticle coated fungi?
When fungi, such as penicillium, grow, they form a thread-like network, the mycelium. If the fungus is grown in a medium containing nanoscopic particles of a noble metal, the resulting mycelium is coated with the nanoparticles.
Sep 18th, 2008
Read moreFullerenes high potential to accumulate in living tissue
Research at Purdue University suggests synthetic carbon molecules called fullerenes, or buckyballs, have a high potential of being accumulated in animal tissue, but the molecules also appear to break down in sunlight, perhaps reducing their possible environmental dangers.
Sep 18th, 2008
Read moreGreen gasoline from sugar
Following independent paths of investigation, two research teams are announcing this month that they have successfully converted sugar-potentially derived from agricultural waste and non-food plants-into gasoline, diesel, jet fuel and a range of other valuable chemicals.
Sep 18th, 2008
Read moreScientists produce first high-density gas of ultracold molecules
Scientists at JILA, a joint institute of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)and the University of Colorado at Boulder (CU-Boulder), have applied their expertise in ultracold atoms and lasers to produce the first high-density gas of ultracold molecules - two different atoms bonded together - that are both stable and capable of strong interactions.
Sep 18th, 2008
Read more2008 International Environmental Nanotechnology Conference hosted by EPA
Researchers from Asia, Australia and Europe will join U.S. scientists and government officials to discuss nanotechnology applications for environmental cleanup, pollution control and the implications of releasing engineered nanoparticles into the environment.
Sep 18th, 2008
Read moreFirst nanotechnology center in Arab countries
Egypt will establish a nanotechnology center, the first one in the Arab countries and North Africa.
Sep 18th, 2008
Read moreNanotechnology: A brave new world requires bold new research approaches
To ensure nanotechnology is developed in a responsible manner, the National Science Foundation (NSF) and EPA awarded $38 million to establish two Centers for the Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (CEINs).
Sep 18th, 2008
Read moreProjekt Nanodetect - Nanosensoren verbessern Produktsicherheit in der Lebensmittelindustrie
Im Rahmen des EU-Projektes Nanodetect entwickelt ein internationales Konsortium unter der Leitung des ttz Bremerhaven einen auf biotechnologischen Schnellverfahren basierenden Nanosensor.
Sep 18th, 2008
Read moreColloids twist like DNA
French scientists have used magnetic colloids to make self-assembling, helical structures reminiscent of DNA.
Sep 18th, 2008
Read moreA breakthrough in contrast-enhanced intraoperative ultrasonography with new microbubble agent
A brief clinical report showed that Contrast-enhanced intraoperative ultrasonography (CE-IOUS) using a new microbubble agent, Sonazoid, can allow surgeons to investigate the whole liver with enough time and to find new metastases intraoperatively.
Sep 18th, 2008
Read moreNSF and EPA establish two Centers for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology
The centers, led by UCLA and Duke University, will study how nanomaterials interact with the environment and with living systems, and will translate this knowledge into risk assessment and mitigation strategies useful in the development of nanotechnology.
Sep 17th, 2008
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