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New technology paves the way for the future of identifying proteins inside cells

The technique uses an ultra short pulse of infra-red laser light to cause a vibration in one part of the protein molecule. The researchers then track the movement of energy from this vibration as it moves through the protein, building up an energy flow map of the protein which enables them to identify what kind of protein it is.

September 22, 2008 Read more

Government authority urges policy measures for nanotechnology use in food

A new report published by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) on nanotechnology and its potential future applications in relation to food and food packaging makes a series of recommendations to ensure that consumers? safety is protected in relation to developments in this area.

September 22, 2008 Read more

New facilities put university at the forefront of nanomechanical research in Australia

Edith Cowan University's (ECU) School of Engineering is gearing up for the first intake of Mechanical Engineering students next year with the installation of a high-tech new nanoindenter at the state-of-the-art Materials Research Laboratory.

September 22, 2008 Read more

New process analysis tool improves drug manufacturing

A technology which provides high quality images of the crystallisation process marks the next step towards a 'right first time' approach to drug manufacture, according to engineers at the University of Leeds.

September 22, 2008 Read more

NIH increases its support for high-impact research with $138 million

The National Institutes of Health announced today that it has increased its support of high-impact research with 2008 NIH Director?s Pioneer and New Innovator Awards to 47 scientists, many of whom are in the early stages of their careers. The grants, estimated to be up to $138 million over five years, enable recipients to pursue exceptionally innovative approaches that could transform biomedical and behavioral science.

September 22, 2008 Read more

Alberta nanotechnology center hires new Chief Technology Officer

ACAMP Alberta Centre for Advanced MNT (Microsystems and Nanotechnology) Products is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Kevin Yallup as Chief Technology Officer.

September 22, 2008 Read more

Spanish scientists produce quantum stabilized atom mirror - the smoothest surface ever

The mirror resembles a curved wafer. It is made up of a thin silicon crystal with a thickness of 50 microns, and covered with a very fine layer of lead, 1 or 2 nanometers thick.

September 22, 2008 Read more

New method produces nanorods with more than 99 percent purity

Chemists at Rice University have discovered a novel method to produce ultra-pure gold nanorods

September 22, 2008 Read more

Nanotechnology-based fabric blocks 98.5% of electromagnetic waves

Istikbal, a subsidiary of leading Turkish conglomerate the Boydak Group, has developed a new fabric that blocks 98.5 percent of electromagnetic waves and heralds it as an innovative product with potential applications in both homes and industry.

September 21, 2008 Read more

Scientists unlock the secret of the Kondo effect

Scientists at the IBM Almaden Research Center in San Jose, CA have forged a breakthrough in understanding an intriguing phenomenon in fundamental physics: the Kondo effect.

September 21, 2008 Read more

Confederation of Indian Industry drafts 10-point nanotechnology industrialzation plan

Apex chamber Confederation of Indian Industry today said the government and industry need to partner and propagate the use of nanotechnology.

September 21, 2008 Read more

Low-cost, disposable cartridges for diagnostic tests at the point-of-care

Low-cost, disposable cartridges that would let doctors perform diagnostic tests at the point-of-care could speed up diagnosis and treatment while lowering costs. European researchers are rapidly closing in on that goal.

September 20, 2008 Read more

University of Arkansas Trustees approve $28 million nanotechnology push

A $20 million nanotechnology building expanded to a $28 million project, when trustees approved a larger price tag.

September 20, 2008 Read more

Nanoscientist says hydrogen is the answer

Stanford R. Ovshinsky explains in the most elementary way how we got into the energy mess and how science already knows the easy way out.

September 19, 2008 Read more

New insight into the origins of friction

A team of researchers pushing nanometer-sized metal blocks across an ultra-clean graphite surface reports that some of them skate freely, while others resist. The results support a theory that friction arises only when extra atoms get trapped between the surfaces.

September 19, 2008 Read more

Nanotechnology shows promise in quest for improved power storage devices

New research offers tantalizing insights into a new, lightweight, reliable means of delivering power via the mighty supercapacitor.

September 19, 2008 Read more