New Kentucky Commonwealth Collaborative projects unveiled
University of Kentucky President Lee T. Todd Jr. today unveiled 13 projects designed for directly impacting the quality of life in Kentucky.
Jan 23rd, 2008
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JILA solves problem of quantum dot 'blinking'
Scientists at JILA have found one possible way to solve the blinking problem and have induced quantum dots to emit photons faster and more consistently.
Jan 23rd, 2008
Read moreFDA beginning to address nanotechnology regulatory concerns
Hundreds of nanotechnology products, including foods, medicines and medical devices, now have reached the market, and their number will grow exponentially in the years ahead. But the main regulating body, the Food and Drug Administration, is just beginning to address the unique issues presented by this groundbreaking technology, according to an Insighter article in FDLI.
Jan 23rd, 2008
Read moreInnovation strategies leaving developing world behind in race for prosperity
New research released this month from the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) finds that innovation is the single most important element in the emerging global economic contest.
Jan 23rd, 2008
Read moreNanotubes go with the flow
Nanochannels impose order by capillary action.
Jan 23rd, 2008
Read moreFor creating new field of science, Texas chemist wins international prize
Dr. Allen Bard, professor of chemistry and biochemistry at The University of Texas at Austin, was awarded the 2008 Wolf Prize in Chemistry jointly with Professor William Moerner of Stanford University.
Jan 23rd, 2008
Read moreNew use found for DNA as an artificial nose, and more
In a new study published this week in the open-access journal PLoS Biology, researchers demonstrate a previously unreported property of deoxyribonucleic acid. They show that single-stranded DNA molecules tagged with a fluorescent reporter and dried onto solid surfaces can respond to vapor phase odor pulses in a sequence-selective manner.
Jan 23rd, 2008
Read moreUC Santa Barbara to Host 3rd Annual Global Energy Summit
The University of California Santa Barbara's Technology Management Program will assemble entrepreneurs, investors, technologists and senior policy makers from China, British Columbia and California at the Emerging Energy Technologies Summit on the UCSB campus, Corwin Pavilion, February 8th and 9th.
Jan 22nd, 2008
Read moreMost powerful microscope in the world meets 0.5 Angstrom milestone
Performance tests on the TEAM 0.5 microscope have demonstrated 0.5Å information transfer in both broad beam (TEM) and scanning probe (STEM) operating modes. After extensive further testing and tuning, the instrument will become available as a user facility in the fall of 2008.
Jan 22nd, 2008
Read moreResearchers develop low-cost, 'green' technique for producing antimicrobial paints
Researchers at The City College of New York (CCNY) and Rice University have developed a low-cost, environmentally friendly technique for embedding antimicrobial silver nanoparticles into vegetable oil-based paints. The method could give homes and workplaces a new defense against germs by applying a fresh coat of paint.
Jan 22nd, 2008
Read moreDNA nanowires
Fastening azide-functionalised gold nanoparticles onto modified DNA holds great promise for nanoscale electrical circuits, say German researchers.
Jan 22nd, 2008
Read moreChina's 10 most significant S&T developments in 2007
Under the auspices of the Academic Divisions of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE), and Science Times, a selection of China's 10 most significant developments in science and technology in 2007 was recently made in Beijing.
Jan 22nd, 2008
Read moreEuropean call for collaborative proposals in nanoscience
The present call is limited to ground-breaking research projects that address the issue of interfacing functional nano-objects or nano-materials. It covers primarily the controlled formation of contacts and the study of coupling or communication/exchange mechanisms between nano-objects. The emphasis is on interfacing rather than on interfaces.
Jan 22nd, 2008
Read moreResearchers develop darkest manmade material
Carbon nanotube array absorbs light, could boost solar energy conversion.
Jan 22nd, 2008
Read moreJob offer: Chair of Nanotechnology for Water Desalination
The Chair of Nanotechnology for Water Desalination is a new Chair sponsored by the Research Council of Oman and Sultan Qaboos University. It will establish a program of research in Nanotechnology for Water Desalination at SQU, and provide research leadership, including strategic planning, project development and planning, project management, and supervision of research staff and postgraduate students.
Jan 22nd, 2008
Read morePunjab taking steps to setting up bio- and nanotechnology institutes
Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today sought an early Environment and Forest Clearance (EFC) for setting up of a world class National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute and Bio-processing Unit and National Institute of Nanotechnology in the state.
Jan 22nd, 2008
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