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Russion nanotechnology mission at Albany NanoTech

A delegation of scientists from Russia visited Albany NanoTech Wednesday, underscoring the high-tech facility's growing presence on the international stage.

July 24, 2008 Read more

Rosier future for solar energy conversion

Recent progress in dye-sensitized solar cells research and development, which use innovative light-harvesting dye to improve the optical absorption coefficient of the stained nanostructured electrodes, might color our dimming future energy security with a tint of rose, despite the looming depletion of fossil fuels.

July 24, 2008 Read more

New UC San Diego exhibition envisages future of nanoparticles and distributed social cinema

New-media art installations that caution visitors about a future when books are relics of the past, and nanoparticles represent a pervasive threat to human health, will be on display starting August 4 on the campus of the University of California, San Diego.

July 24, 2008 Read more

Nanoscale lubrication: A greener antiwear additive for engine oils

Titanium, a protean element with applications from pigments to aerospace alloys, could get a new role as an environmentally friendly additive for automotive oil, thanks to work by materials scientists from Afton Chemical Corporation (Richmond, Va.) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

July 23, 2008 Read more

Trump the clumps: Making biologic drugs safer

Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a technique to measure the formation of clumps of proteins in protein-based pharmaceuticals.

July 23, 2008 Read more

First successful fabrication of a graphene-on-silicon structure

This achievement may pave the way for the application of graphene to VLSI.

July 23, 2008 Read more

'Nanonet' circuits closer to making flexible electronics reality

Researchers have overcome a major obstacle in producing transistors from networks of carbon nanotubes, a technology that could make it possible to print circuits on plastic sheets for applications including flexible displays and an electronic skin to cover an entire aircraft to monitor crack formation.

July 23, 2008 Read more

Moderne Werkstoffe nach altem Muster

In einem Lasergitter mit quasikristalliner Struktur haben Physiker eine Monolage von Kolloidteilchen gefangen. Welches Muster die Teilchen dabei formten, hing von der Staerke des Lichtgitters ab.

July 23, 2008 Read more

Artificial lotus effect with carbon nanotubes

Carbon nanotubes with nanoscopic paraffin coating form superhydrophobic, self-cleaning surfaces.

July 23, 2008 Read more

A new UK research center for studying nanotoxicology

The National Nanotoxicology Research Centre (NNRC) is being developed at the UK Health Protection Agency's Centre for Radiation, Chemical and Environmental Hazards (CRCE) at Chilton in Oxfordshire.

July 23, 2008 Read more

Nanotechnology know-how Made in Germany

NanoBioNet, the pre-eminent center of excellence for nanobiotechnology in Germany, is acting as representative of the leading German technology at Nano Korea 2008, the 6th International Nanotech Symposium and Exhibition in Korea.

July 23, 2008 Read more

Biofilms use chemical weapons

Researcher at the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research discovers defence strategies used by biofilm bacteria.

July 23, 2008 Read more

Nanotechnology for the Healthcare System of the 21st Century

On March 4 - 6, 2009, international experts will gather in Berlin for the NanoMed 2009 conference to discuss the state of the art in medical applications of nanotechnology.

July 23, 2008 Read more

Nanotechnology - A regulatory blueprint for the next U.S. administration

Former EPA official highlights shortcomings of current federal oversight.

July 23, 2008 Read more

Membrane model may unlock secrets of early-stage Alzheimer's

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and three collaborating institutions are using a new laboratory model of the membrane surrounding neurons in the brain to study how a protein long suspected of a role in early-stage Alzheimer?s disease actually impairs a neuron?s structure and function.

July 22, 2008 Read more

Cool! Nanoparticle research points to energy savings

Adding just the right dash of nanoparticles to standard mixes of lubricants and refrigerants could yield the equivalent of an energy-saving chill pill for factories, hospitals, ships, and others with large cooling systems, suggest the latest results from National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) research that is pursuing promising formulations.

July 22, 2008 Read more