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Novel portable x-ray sources use carbon nanomaterial

Researchers at AIST in Japan have developed a practical portable X-ray sources with a cold-cathode electron source using carbon nanostructures.

April 24, 2009 Read more

IBN Research Attachment Student to represent Singapore at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair

Singapore's Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN) is pleased to announce that its Youth Research Program (YRP) attachment student, Roderica Ng Rui Ge, has been selected to represent Singapore at the prestigious Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF) which will be held in Reno, Nevada, USA from May 10-15, 2009.

April 24, 2009 Read more

Das Arbeitspferd der Hochtechnologie - Sputtern

Das Fraunhofer Institut uebergab eine Sputteranlage an die Fachhochschule Jena.

April 24, 2009 Read more

Founder of Oxford Nanopore named Chemistry World Entrepreneur of the Year 2008

Professor Hagan Bayley, Professor of Chemical Biology at the University of Oxford, was named Entrepreneur of the Year by the Royal Society of Chemistry at last night?s Industry and Technology Forum Awards.

April 24, 2009 Read more

The color and the shape

The 'Fucci' method developed by Atsushi Miyawaki and colleagues at the RIKEN Brain Science Institute in Wako offers a powerful tool for monitoring cell cycle procession.

April 24, 2009 Read more

High-resolution structural data about an essential protein reveal new insights into how some cells transform fiber into force

A high-resolution structure of F-actin published recently in Nature by RIKEN SPring-8 Center researcher Toshiro Oda and his colleagues represents an important leap forward in understanding the function of this essential protein.

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Scanning microscopy technique unveils previously hidden information on the nature of superconductivity

Researchers from RIKEN's Advanced Science Institute in Wako, in collaboration with researchers from Rutgers University, US, and Kyoto University, have developed an experimental method that enables the investigation of the electron pairing mechanism even for these more complex superconductors.

April 24, 2009 Read more

EPA TSCA compliance strategies for nanoscale materials

Bergeson and Campbell, P.C. is pleased to present a Webinar on 'EPA TSCA Compliance Strategies for Nanoscale Materials' on May 13, 2009 at 3:00 - 4:30 p.m. ET.

April 23, 2009 Read more

Rare molecule predicted by theory observed for first time

German-led scientists say they have observed for the first time a rare molecule, the existence of which has until now only been predicted by theory.

April 23, 2009 Read more

Global workshop on nanoscale solutions for clean energy applications

The acceleration of nanoscale solutions to enable clean and renewable energy applications is the theme of a first-ever global conference to be held next week at the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering of the University at Albany.

April 23, 2009 Read more

Double-action power stations: energy and hydrogen

Gas power plants could be cheaply retrofitted to generate hydrogen as well as power, chemists say in a Royal Society of Chemistry journal.

April 23, 2009 Read more

New book highlights media uncertainty of nanotechnology

The first major study of media coverage, policy debates and public perceptions about nanotechnology is the focus of a new book co-authored by Professor Stuart Allan of Bournemouth University.

April 23, 2009 Read more

Keynote Address at Nanotech 2009 'Nanotechnology and the Obama Administration'

NSTI has announced that Thomas Kalil, the associate director of Science and Technology Policy for the Obama Administration has been added to the conference program at NSTI Nanotech.

April 23, 2009 Read more

Studies yield clues to powering nano-sized machines

A new paper published in the May 2009 issue of Scientific American, asks readers to imagine producing vehicles so small they would be about the size of a molecule and powered by engines that run on sugar.

April 23, 2009 Read more

Nanoparticles transport antitumor genes selectively to cancer cells

A cross-European research team has developed a nanoparticle that transports antitumor genes selectively to cancer cells.

April 23, 2009 Read more

Universal transduction scheme for nanomechanical systems based on dielectric forces

Researchers have constructed a system of nanostrings made of non-conducting material, where each string can be electrically excited separately.

April 23, 2009 Read more