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Nanoaluminium Rocket Propellant Shows Promising Future in Space Missions

Researchers are developing a new type of rocket propellant made of a frozen mixture of water and "nanoscale aluminum" powder that is more environmentally friendly than conventional propellants and could be manufactured on the moon, Mars and other water-bearing bodies.

7 Oct 2009

Carl Zeiss Redefining the Science of Brain Mapping and 3-D Reconstruction

Wide-field, high resolution imaging, huge data storage and manipulation capabilities plus highly automated sample preparation techniques are yielding research results 100-times, or more, faster than ever before. As a result, a number of high-ranking research institutes are adopting these remarkable instruments.

From Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH 7 Oct 2009

2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry Awarded to Mapping of Ribosome Atoms

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 2009 jointly to Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, United Kingdom; Thomas A. Steitz, Yale...

7 Oct 2009

Nanogate Cutting-Edge Optical System Receives Further Improvements for LED Applications

Nanogate, a leading international enabler in nanotechnology, has achieved further successes in the development and marketing of its cutting-edge Dotfarm®Optics technology: with an additional European application patent, comprehensive protection is guaranteed for Nanogate's technology for LED applications.

From Nanogate SE 7 Oct 2009

Improving Breast Cancer Detection Using Highly Sensitive Nanoparticles

Errki Ruoslahti, professor at UC Santa Barbara's Burnham Institute for Medical Research, is the recipient of a $2.8 million award from the Department of Defense for research into detection and therapies for breast ca...

7 Oct 2009

mPhase Announced Renewal on Smart NanoBattery Prototype Development

mPhase Technologies, Inc. announced today that their Phase II STTR Grant was renewed by the U.S. Army. The two year grant was initially awarded in September 2008 for the amount of $750,000. mPhase will continue to develo...

From MyPebble 7 Oct 2009

Hamamatsu Corporation Introduces Next-Generation Slide Scanners

Hamamatsu Corporation has announced the release of its next-generation slide scanners, the NanoZoomer 2.0 series. Operating at nearly twice the speed of the original series, the NanoZoomer 2.0 converts a 20 mm x 20 mm area on a glass slide into a 1.9-gigapixel color image in as little as 1 minute 40 seconds.

From Hamamatsu Photonics Europe 7 Oct 2009

New Unit Conducting Research into Nanotechnologies for Electronics, Photonics, and Related Applications

The French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), Singapore's Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and Thales have established a joint international research unit (Unité Mixte Internationale) called C...

7 Oct 2009

New "Lab-on-a-Chip" Identifies Women at Risk of Breast Cancer

Scientists at the University of Toronto have developed a new "lab-on-a-chip" technique that analyses tiny samples of blood and breast tissue to identify women at risk of breast cancer much more quickly than eve...

7 Oct 2009

Mizzou Scientist Develops Powerful Nuclear Battery that Uses Liquid Semiconductor

Batteries can power anything from small sensors to large systems. While scientists are finding ways to make them smaller but even more powerful, problems can arise when these batteries are much larger and heavier than th...

7 Oct 2009

University of Birmingham Use Multiple NanoSight Instruments to Study Virus' and Nanoparticles

NanoSight, manufacturers of unique nanoparticle characterization technology, is pleased to report that the School of Chemical Engineering at the University of Birmingham is using multiple NanoSight nanoparticle characterization systems to study viruses and catalyst nanoparticles.

7 Oct 2009

Silver Nanoparticles Improve Solar Cell Efficiency

Researchers at Ohio State University are experimenting with polymer semiconductors that absorb the sun’s energy and generate electricity. The goal: lighter, cheaper, and more-flexible solar cells. They have now...

7 Oct 2009

New Technique for Synthesizing Stable Metallic Nanowires

Wires with atomic dimensions are potential structural elements for future nanoscopic electronic components. Such fine wires have completely new electronic properties. However, apart from the non-trivial production of metallic nanowires, their high chemical reactivity is a critical problem; they are easily oxidized in air and are not stable. Japanese researchers working with R. Kitaura and H. Shinohara have now developed a new method that is simple and delivers stable nanowires

7 Oct 2009

Oxford Instruments to Supply More Equipment to King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

Oxford Instruments is delighted to have received further orders from the newly built King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia, which was inaugurated on 23 September by King Abdullah. These orders are for an Ionfab300 Plus, ion beam etch tool, and a second FlexAL® atomic layer deposition tool, bringing the number of systems ordered from Oxford Instruments to thirteen in total.

From Oxford Instruments plc 7 Oct 2009

Applications of Carbon Nanotubes and Graphene for Electronics Applications

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report "Carbon Nanotubes and Graphene for Electronics Applications: Technologies, Players + Opportunities" is available in its catalogue.

7 Oct 2009