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Austrian Physicists Realize Toolbox for Open-System Quantum Simulator

Experimental physicists have put a lot of effort in isolating sensitive measurements from the disruptive influences of the environment.

25 Feb 2011

Duke University Develops Laser-Based Imaging Tool to Diagnose Skin Cancer

High-resolution images from a laser-based tool developed at Duke University could help doctors better diagnose melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, while potentially saving thousands of lives and millions of doll...

25 Feb 2011

ASU Hosts Nanotechnology Regulation Conference on March 21, 2011

Twenty-eleven is the year that regulation of nanotechnology will move from a hypothetical possibility to a real issue for companies in virtually every industry sector that are benefitting from the new science of nanotechnology.

From Arizona State University 25 Feb 2011

Quantum Antennae Enable Exchange of Information Across Microchip

The Austrian research group led by physicist Rainer Blatt suggests a fundamentally novel architecture for quantum computation.

25 Feb 2011

Global Market Report on Atomic Force Microscopes and AFM Probes

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "The World Market for Atomic Force Microscopes and AFM Probes: Revised and Updated to 2011" report to their offering. World market sales for AFMs in 20...

25 Feb 2011

IMS CHIPS Adopts Cadence Silicon Realization Solutions for Mixed-Signal Gate Array Technology

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. a leader in global electronic design innovation, today announced that IMS CHIPS has adopted Cadence® Silicon Realization technologies for its special mixed-signal gate array technology.

From Cadence Design Systems 25 Feb 2011

Efficient Method for Dispersing Nanotubes in Water

A lab at Rice University has stepped forward with an efficient method to disperse nanotubes in a way that preserves their unique properties -- and adds more.

24 Feb 2011

McGill Researchers Develop Filter Coated with Silver Nanoparticles to Clean Water

Disasters such as floods, tsunamis, and earthquakes often result in the spread of diseases like gastroenteritis, giardiasis and even cholera because of an immediate shortage of clean drinking water.

24 Feb 2011

New Technique Can Simplify Information Processing in Future Quantum Computers

Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have for the first time coaxed two atoms in separate locations to take turns jiggling back and forth while swapping the smallest measurable units of energy.

From National Institute of Standards and Tech (NIST) 24 Feb 2011

Scientists Develop Advanced Lithium-Ion Battery Using Nanostructured Anode

Scientists are reporting development of an advanced lithium-ion battery that is ideal for powering the electric vehicles now making their way into dealer showrooms.

From American Chemical Society 24 Feb 2011

New Method to Create Short Protein Chains with Helical Nanostructures

Researchers have developed a simple method of making short protein chains with spiral structures that can also dissolve in water, two desirable traits not often found together. Such structures could have applications as building blocks for self-assembling nanostructures and as agents for drug and gene delivery.

From University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 24 Feb 2011

Peptide Microarray Producer Wins 2010 German Industry's Innovation Award

PEPperPRINT GmbH was announced on February 19, 2011 as the winner of the 2010 German Industry's Innovation Award in the category "Start-Up Companies".

24 Feb 2011

Global Market Analysis on Scanning Electron Microscopes

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "The World Market for Scanning Electron Microscopes" report to their offering. World market sales for SEMs in 2010 were approximately US$132.56 million...

24 Feb 2011

USHIO to Start Marketing New Nano-Imprint Vacuum Ultra Violet Ashing System

USHIO America, Inc., today announced that the company plans to start marketing the nano-imprint VUV (Vacuum Ultra Violet) ashing system "CHIPs (Compact HiPower System)" in the US on March 1, 2011.

24 Feb 2011

Researchers to Use Microbubbles for Marking Sentinel Lymph Node

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego are developing nonsurgical methods for identifying critical lymph nodes to help doctors determine courses of treatment for breast cancer patients. The "sentinel lymph node" is routinely biopsied or removed and dissected to determine the likelihood that the cancer has spread beyond the breast.

24 Feb 2011