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Nano Method for Inducing Immunity to Certain STDs

Chlamydia trachomatis is the most common bacterial agent of sexually transmitted disease, accounting for more than a million reported infections in the United States each year. Researchers at the California NanoSyste...

30 Apr 2009

Nanotechnology Improving Lithium Ion Battery Function

With the cost of lithium ion batteries falling and their efficiency levels being greater than traditional car batteries, automobile manufacturers are closer than ever to making electric cars affordable to the general public.

29 Apr 2009

Compact Lasers for Novel Nanomaterials Research

Compact lasers which can work in formerly inaccessible parts of the spectrum and are suitable for mass production are now within reach, thanks to pioneering work by a European consortium. Digital projectors use a variety...

29 Apr 2009

Complete Line of Optical-Sensing Systems Addressing the Needs of the Growing Market for Photovoltaic Solar Cells

Now available from Ocean Optics is a complete line of optical-sensing systems and components that addresses the needs of the growing market for photovoltaic solar cells - from characterization of the thin films comprising such cells to measurement of the spectral output of solar simulators.

29 Apr 2009

Research in Solar Cells Gets $15 Million

With two $15 million grants, scientists and engineers aim to revolutionize solar cells and provide the fundamental science for geological storage of greenhouse gases as part of two Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRCs...

29 Apr 2009

Brookhaven EFRC Seeking to Understand the Underlying Nature of Superconductivity in Complex Materials

Brookhaven National Laboratory will be home to one of 46 new multi-million-dollar Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRCs) announced on Monday by the White House in conjunction with a speech delivered by President Barack Obama at the annual meeting of the National Academy of Sciences.

From Brookhaven National Laboratory 29 Apr 2009

Smaller, Smarter Torit PowerCore Wins a Product of the Year Award from Plant Engineering Readers

Donaldson Company (NYSE:DCI), a leading worldwide manufacturer of filtration systems and parts, announced today that Donaldson Torit's Smaller and Smarter Torit® PowerCore® dust collector with PowerCore filter packs won Plant Engineering's coveted 2008 Product of the Year award.

29 Apr 2009