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Nanotubes go with the flow

Nanochannels impose order by capillary action.

January 23, 2008 Read more

For creating new field of science, Texas chemist wins international prize

Dr. Allen Bard, professor of chemistry and biochemistry at The University of Texas at Austin, was awarded the 2008 Wolf Prize in Chemistry jointly with Professor William Moerner of Stanford University.

January 23, 2008 Read more

New use found for DNA as an artificial nose, and more

In a new study published this week in the open-access journal PLoS Biology, researchers demonstrate a previously unreported property of deoxyribonucleic acid. They show that single-stranded DNA molecules tagged with a fluorescent reporter and dried onto solid surfaces can respond to vapor phase odor pulses in a sequence-selective manner.

January 23, 2008 Read more

UC Santa Barbara to Host 3rd Annual Global Energy Summit

The University of California Santa Barbara's Technology Management Program will assemble entrepreneurs, investors, technologists and senior policy makers from China, British Columbia and California at the Emerging Energy Technologies Summit on the UCSB campus, Corwin Pavilion, February 8th and 9th.

January 22, 2008 Read more

Most powerful microscope in the world meets 0.5 Angstrom milestone

Performance tests on the TEAM 0.5 microscope have demonstrated 0.5Å information transfer in both broad beam (TEM) and scanning probe (STEM) operating modes. After extensive further testing and tuning, the instrument will become available as a user facility in the fall of 2008.

January 22, 2008 Read more

Researchers develop low-cost, 'green' technique for producing antimicrobial paints

Researchers at The City College of New York (CCNY) and Rice University have developed a low-cost, environmentally friendly technique for embedding antimicrobial silver nanoparticles into vegetable oil-based paints. The method could give homes and workplaces a new defense against germs by applying a fresh coat of paint.

January 22, 2008 Read more

DNA nanowires

Fastening azide-functionalised gold nanoparticles onto modified DNA holds great promise for nanoscale electrical circuits, say German researchers.

January 22, 2008 Read more

China's 10 most significant S&T developments in 2007

Under the auspices of the Academic Divisions of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE), and Science Times, a selection of China's 10 most significant developments in science and technology in 2007 was recently made in Beijing.

January 22, 2008 Read more

European call for collaborative proposals in nanoscience

The present call is limited to ground-breaking research projects that address the issue of interfacing functional nano-objects or nano-materials. It covers primarily the controlled formation of contacts and the study of coupling or communication/exchange mechanisms between nano-objects. The emphasis is on interfacing rather than on interfaces.

January 22, 2008 Read more

Researchers develop darkest manmade material

Carbon nanotube array absorbs light, could boost solar energy conversion.

January 22, 2008 Read more

Job offer: Chair of Nanotechnology for Water Desalination

The Chair of Nanotechnology for Water Desalination is a new Chair sponsored by the Research Council of Oman and Sultan Qaboos University. It will establish a program of research in Nanotechnology for Water Desalination at SQU, and provide research leadership, including strategic planning, project development and planning, project management, and supervision of research staff and postgraduate students.

January 22, 2008 Read more

Punjab taking steps to setting up bio- and nanotechnology institutes

Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today sought an early Environment and Forest Clearance (EFC) for setting up of a world class National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute and Bio-processing Unit and National Institute of Nanotechnology in the state.

January 22, 2008 Read more

Scientists dramatically improve soft x-ray lasers with discovery

Colorado State University scientists have found a way to dramatically improve the quality of laser light at extremely short wavelengths, according to a paper that was published Sunday online by Nature Photonics.

January 22, 2008 Read more

Using nanomaterials to localize and control drug delivery

Using nanotechnology, scientists from UCLA and Northwestern University have developed a localized and controlled drug delivery method that is invisible to the immune system, a discovery that could provide newer and more effective treatments for cancer and other diseases.

January 22, 2008 Read more

Nanotechnology, sci-fi, master chief vacuum cleaner

It takes a lot to differentiate something like a vacuum cleaner in today's high-tech world of Dysons and Roombas, but it appears that Samsung is attempting to appeal to the gaming crowd by designing a model shaped like the Master Chief character from the Halo universe.

January 21, 2008 Read more

New technique will deliver more detailed x-rays

European researchers have developed a way of producing extremely detailed x-ray images using conventional imaging equipment such as that found in hospitals and airports. The new technique produces so-called 'dark-field' images, which could be of use in a number of applications, including medical imaging and security screening.

January 21, 2008 Read more