Biocapture surfaces produced for study of brain chemistry
A research team has developed a novel method for attaching small molecules, such as neurotransmitters, to surfaces, which then are used to capture large biomolecules.
Dec 13th, 2007
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Northwestern University is hosting two nanotechnology town hall meetings
Northwestern University, a world leader in the basic research and application of nanotechnology, is hosting two nanotechnology town hall meetings, Dec. 19 and Jan. 8, each featuring an expert delivering a talk in plain English, followed by questions from the audience.
Dec 13th, 2007
Read moreNew technique could slash costs of DNA sequencing
Using computer simulations, researchers have demonstrated a strategy for sequencing DNA by driving the molecule back and forth through a nanopore capacitor in a semiconductor chip.
Dec 13th, 2007
Read moreBayer Foundation awards $300,000 to MIT's Chemical Engineering department for professorship and fel(...)
Nanotechnology, diversity are focus of research, advocacy of Bayer Professor.
Dec 13th, 2007
Read moreNanotechnology the new frontier for IT power India
India is hoping nanotechnology could provide a new thrust to its booming economy and to become a world leader in this market.
Dec 13th, 2007
Read moreDeadline approaching for NanoArt 2007 nanotechnology art competition
The worldwide competition NanoArt 2007 is open to everyone.
Dec 13th, 2007
Read morePublic inquiry into the pro and cons of nanotechnology to be held in Australia
The New South Wales Government will hold a public inquiry into the pro and cons of nanotechnology, a field of science that involves matter so small it could cross the body's membranes and affect cells and tissue in the body.
Dec 13th, 2007
Read moreMichael J. Fox Foundation launches Rapid Response Innovation Awards 2008 following strong inaugural year response
Having funded $2 million total to support 27 high-risk, high-reward approaches to Parkinson's disease research in the first year of its Rapid Response Innovation Awards (RRIA) initiative, The Michael J. Fox Foundation today announced that it will commit $2 million to a second round of funding in 2008.
Dec 12th, 2007
Read moreMixed results: Combining scaffold ingredients yields surprising nanoporous structure
With a novel twist on existing techniques used to create porous crystals, University of Michigan researchers have developed a new, high-capacity material that may be useful in storing hydrogen, methane and carbon dioxide.
Dec 12th, 2007
Read moreDesktop device generates and traps rare ultracold molecules
Physicists at the University of Rochester have combined an atom-chiller with a molecule trap, creating for the first time a device that can generate and trap huge numbers of elusive-yet-valuable ultracold polar molecules.
Dec 12th, 2007
Read moreEngineering researchers capture optical 'rogue waves'
Researchers have discovered and captured optical rogue waves - freak, brief pulses of intense light analogous to the infamous oceanic monsters - propagating through optical fiber.
Dec 12th, 2007
Read moreTop scientists promote innovative, multi-disciplinary global problem-solving strategies
How can we use science to help solve the daunting catalogue of trans-border health, energy and quality-of-life challenges confronting our globalized, 'flattened' world? By developing scientific and technological techniques that transcend disciplinary boundaries, reflect diverse perspectives, and incorporate the contributions of traditionally underrepresented groups.
Dec 12th, 2007
Read moreIMEC increases performance of high-k metal gate planar CMOS and FinFETs
At today's IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting, IMEC reports significant progress in improving the performance of planar CMOS using hafnium-based high-k dielectrics and tantalum-carbide metal gates targeting the 32nm CMOS node.
Dec 12th, 2007
Read moreFrom Nature's nanolaboratory
Scientists in Trondheim believe that a lot of exciting new products can be created if we can manage to make use of some of Nature's tiniest construction materials. They are called fibrils.
Dec 12th, 2007
Read moreIMEC and VUB built a high-performance on-wafer chromatograph with sub-micron micromachining
Researchers have built and demonstrated an on-wafer liquid phase chromatograph, using sub-micron micromachining. Measurements show a 5- to 10-fold increase in speed of analysis and an improved separation capacity compared to state-of-the-art macroscopic chromatographs.
Dec 12th, 2007
Read moreMagnetic swirls
Physicists o investigated an unusual arrangement of three magnetic 'swirls' - so called magnetic vortices - in a thin magnetic film. Their experiments unravelled the dynamic core movements of these magnetic swirls for the first time.
Dec 12th, 2007
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