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Harvard Engineers Develop Anti-Ice Technology to Prevent Freezing

Engineers from Harvard University have designed and demonstrated ice-free nanostructured materials that literally repel water droplets before they even have the chance to freeze.

15 Nov 2010

University of Manchester Physicists to Receive 2010 Nobel Prize for Graphene Research

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm, Sweden, announced recently the 2010 Nobel Prize in Physics is awarded to Professor Andre Geim and Dr. Konstantin Novoselov from the University of Manchester for their 2...

15 Nov 2010

Pictures of Instability in Sandia's Z Accelerator Taken

A new X-ray imaging capability has taken pictures of a critical instability at the heart of Sandia's huge Z accelerator. The effort may help remove a major impediment in the worldwide, multidecade, multibillion dolla...

15 Nov 2010

STMicroelectronics Launches New High-g Acceleration Sensors for Airbag Systems

STMicroelectronics, a leader in automotive ICs and in MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems) sensors, has introduced a new family of high-g acceleration sensors for advanced airbag systems.

15 Nov 2010

Scientists Discover Molecular Level Cellular Interactions of Nanoparticles

Nanoparticles show promise in solving a host of problems, from pinpointing medical diagnoses to developing alternative forms of energy and creating more durable materials.

15 Nov 2010

Biophysicist Lindsay Introduces Low Cost Technique to Read DNA Sequencing

The twisting, ladder-like form of the DNA molecule—the architectural floor plan of life—contains a universe of information critical to human health. Enormous effort has been invested in deciphering the genetic code, including, most famously, the Human Genome Project.

From Arizona State University 15 Nov 2010

Researchers Create Nanoscale Light Sensor to Produce Hybrid Optic and Electronic Devices

University of Pittsburgh researchers have created a nanoscale light sensor that can be combined with near-atomic-size electronic circuitry to produce hybrid optic and electronic devices with new functionality. The tea...

15 Nov 2010

Debunking and Closing Quantum Entanglement "Loopholes"

An international team of physicists, including a scientist based at The University of Queensland, has recently closed an additional “loophole” in a test explaining one of science's strangest phenomena &md...

14 Nov 2010

UMPF Select DC24000 Disc Centrifuge to Develop Nanotechnology Products

Analytik are pleased to announce that the Ultra Mixing and Processing Facility (UMPF) based at the University of Liverpool has selected the DC24000 Disc Centrifuge from CPS instruments Europe to further support their development of industrial scale processing tools for nanotechnology products.

From CPS Instruments Europe 14 Nov 2010

Looking for the Benefits Graphene Can Bring to Thermoplastics

Graphene Thermoplastics for Mass-Produced Electronics, Packaging and Structural Parts New research will demonstrate the significant improvements in mechanical, electrical, thermal and barrier properties of thermoplastics...

14 Nov 2010

Nanotechnology Corporation Finances Production of Transdermal Drug Delivery Systems and Nanostructured Biopolymer Medical Implants

The Russian Corporation of Nanotechnologies, established in 2007 to enable Government policy in the field of Nanotechnology, will finance production of transdermal drug delivery systems and nanostructured biopolymer medi...

14 Nov 2010

Ice-Free Nanostructured Materials that Literally Repel Water Droplets

Engineers from Harvard University have designed and demonstrated ice-free nanostructured materials that literally repel water droplets before they even have the chance to freeze.

13 Nov 2010

Findings Could Help in Developing Treatment for Pulmonary Disease using Nanotechnology

Using a real-time imaging system, scientists have tracked a group of near-infrared fluorescent nanoparticles from the airspaces of the lungs into the body and out again, providing a description of the characteristics and behavior of the particles that could be used in developing therapeutic agents to treat pulmonary disease.

13 Nov 2010

Nanotechnology Characterization Laboratory Partners with NIEHS for Physicochemical Characterization of Engineered Nanomaterials

The Nanotechnology Characterization Laboratory (NCL) is partnering with NIEHS for physicochemical characterization of engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) through the "Engineered Nanomaterials: Linking Physical and Chemi...

12 Nov 2010

No Can Hear You Scream Inside Ibm's New Nanotechnology Research Facility

Inside laboratory No. 2 at IBM's new nanotechnology research facility, no can hear you scream. Once the heavy door is closed, the laboratory is essentially noise-free, insulated from electromagnetic waves and vibrati...

12 Nov 2010