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Learning from living organisms to design self-organizing networks of wireless sensors

European and Indian researchers are applying principles learned from living organisms to design self-organizing networks of wireless sensors suitable for a wide range of environmental monitoring purposes.

August 24, 2008 Read more

Nanotechnology typesetting with 40 nm block letters

The world's first nanoscale book was published as a work of fine art by Robert Chaplin at the Nano Imaging Facility of Simon Fraser University.

August 24, 2008 Read more

How nanotechnology benefits the science of renewable energy storage

The science of renewable energy storage and how nanotechnology can benefit that science is the subject of Los Alamos National Laboratory?s next Frontiers in Science Lecture beginning August 26 in Los Alamos.

August 24, 2008 Read more

Beyond jewelry - nanotechnology engineers new uses for gold

The glitter of gold may hold more than just beauty, or so says a team of MIT nanotechnology researchers that is working on ways to use tiny gold rods to fight cancer, deliver drugs and more.

August 24, 2008 Read more

Nanotechnology fire protection coating for wood

Here is a nice lttlie video we found on YouTube - it apparently shows a nanotechnology fire protection coating for wood.

August 23, 2008 Read more

Morphing Aircraft Materials, Mechanisms and Systems

Morphing Aircraft Materials, Mechanisms and Systems will take place from November 17-20, 2008 in Lisbon, Portugal.

August 23, 2008 Read more

Partnership accelerates research into new-generation plastics

A sustainable future for the plastics industry is a step closer to reality, thanks to a new agreement between The University of Queensland and Queen's University Belfast.

August 23, 2008 Read more

Graphene Week 2009

This conference in March 2009 will be devoted to the rapidly progressing science and technology of graphene.

August 23, 2008 Read more

Measuring the performance of antimicrobial products against biofilms

Montana State University scientist Darla Goeres knows that there is more than one way to grow a biofilm, a fact that she uses to make sure that when a product claims it kills '99 percent' of bacteria, it really does the job.

August 22, 2008 Read more

Leading edge medical technology on display in November in Germany

COMPAMED, the international leading trade fair for the supplier market of medical manufacturing opens its doors simultaneously to MEDICA from November 19 to 21, 2008 again in Dusseldorf, Germany.

August 22, 2008 Read more

Military funds $35 million research program on traumatic brain injury

A consortium of physicians and scientists in the Houston region is now undertaking a research initiative to improve diagnosis of mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI) and develop innovative treatment strategies.

August 22, 2008 Read more

Rapid test for pathogens could be used to detect diseases used by bioterrorists

Dangerous disease often spreads faster than it takes to diagnose it in the lab. To remedy that, researchers at Kansas State University have developed a test to bring that time from days down to hours.

August 22, 2008 Read more

Protein scanning breakthrough leads to easy to make biochips for disease detection

Scientists at The University of Manchester have developed a new and fast method for making biological chips - technology that could lead to quick testing for serious diseases, fast detection of MRSA infections and rapid discovery of new drugs.

August 22, 2008 Read more

Nanotechnology work earns students $50k and $25k Davidson Fellowships

Two students working on carbon naotubes are among the 20 young people named as 2008 Davidson Fellows.

August 22, 2008 Read more

New technique allows direct observation of charge ordering of exotic electronic materials

Researchers have developed a technique for directly visualizing the distribution of charge within certain manganese oxides, which is a valuable tool for learning more about charge ordering in these and other materials.

August 22, 2008 Read more

An easy way to control electric polarization in multiferroics

A rare class of materials, known as multiferroics, holds great promise for future applications, for example as data storage devices or sensors. Researchers in Japan have now synthesized a multiferroic material in which electric polarization can be easily controlled by small magnetic fields.

August 22, 2008 Read more