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Retired Computational Pioneer Wins National Medal of Science

Retired Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory lab physicist and computational pioneer Berni Alder has received the National Medal of Science.

From Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory 17 Sep 2009

Nanotechnology Company Issues Corporate Update

Nano Mask, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: NANM), the inventor of the NanoMask, a disposable anti-microbial facemask currently under development in partnership with Intrinsiq Materials USA, Inc. of Menlo Park, California, today issued...

17 Sep 2009

Status Update to Be Given At World Stem Cell Summit

and markets proprietary Integrated Fluidic Circuit (IFC) systems that significantly improve productivity in life science research, will provide the latest updates for its upcoming Stem Cell Culture Chip at the World Stem Cell Summit being held in Baltimore on September 21 - 23.

From Standard BioTools 17 Sep 2009

ENER1 Teaming-Up with Volvo Car Corporation

ENER1, Inc. (NASDAQ: HEV) , developer and manufacturer of advanced lithium-ion batteries to power the next generation of hybrid, plug-in hybrid and pure electric vehicles, is teaming-up with Volvo Car Corporation to provide American-made lithium-ion batteries for the Volvo C30 Battery Electric Vehicle prototype, being unveiled in Gothenburg, Sweden today.

17 Sep 2009

Computational Model that Could Optimize an Important Component of Fuel Cells

Imagine a car that runs on hydrogen from solar power and produces water instead of carbon emissions. While vehicles like this won't be on the market anytime soon, University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers are makin...

17 Sep 2009

New Procedures for Making Nanowires More Electrically Stable

It's widely predicted that future electronics will largely depend on something really small -- nanomaterials used for building nanoelectronics. A key component of these tiny circuits is stable nanowires that work rel...

17 Sep 2009

Physicists Shed New Light on Magnetism in Experiment with Ultracold Atoms

For the first time, MIT scientists have observed ferromagnetic behavior in an atomic gas, addressing a decades-old question of whether it is possible for a gas to show properties similar to a magnet made of iron or nickel.

17 Sep 2009

University of Delaware Receives NSF Grant for Nanotechnology Education

An interdisciplinary team of researchers at the University of Delaware has received a two-year $200,000 grant from the National Science Foundation's Nanotechnology Undergraduate Education (NUE) in Engineering Program...

17 Sep 2009

London's ExCeL to Host MICROSCIENCE 2010

Building on the success of previous years, London's ExCeL will once again host MICROSCIENCE 2010, Europe's premier international conference and exhibition on microscopy, imaging and analysis in both the life and ...

17 Sep 2009

Applied Materials Introduces Baccini Esatto Technology

Applied Materials, Inc. today announced its Baccini Esatto Technology™, a high precision, multi-step screen printing capability for Applied's market-leading Baccini back-end solar cell processing systems.

From Applied Materials Inc. 17 Sep 2009

Nanocyl NC7000 Carbon Nanotubes Provide the Cleanliness and Conductivity Required for Producing Innovative HDD Applications

Nanocyl announced today it will highlight the advantages of using CNTs for innovative HDD storage applications at DISKCON USA 2009, Sept. 23-24, in Santa Clara, CA. Nanocyl will be located in booth 307 at the Santa Clara Convention Center.

From NANOCYL SA 17 Sep 2009

Turning to Mother Nature to Help Create Composites that are Durable and Lightweight

Ford researchers are taking a hard look at traditional, petrol-based plastics, turning to Mother Nature to help create composites that are durable, lightweight and better for the environment. While petroleum and glass...

17 Sep 2009

Nanocrystals Could Provide Useful Tool for Studying Anti-Cancer Drugs

Agents employed for the chemotherapy of cancer can have unwanted side-effects. Therefore, a major objective of novel approaches to therapy is to find ways of efficiently targeting the treatment to the tumour, so as to mi...

16 Sep 2009

Micro Bubble Technology Signs Agreement with Next-Alternative

Micro Bubble Technology, a "green" nanotechnology company, focused on energy solutions, has signed an agreement with Next-Alternative Inc, which agreed to pay $2 million in return for the exclusive right to market and distribute MBT's Carbon Nano Tube Battery for wheeled applications in North America.

16 Sep 2009

Report Looks at How Nanotechnology is Changing the Field of Photovoltaic Innovation

Research and Markets, the leading source for international market research and market data, has announced the addition of the "Nanotechnology and Photovoltaics Trends and Market Potential" report to their offer...

From Research and Markets 16 Sep 2009