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Nanotherapeutics Announces NanoBUP Demonstrate Strong Oral Absorption in Phase Ia Clinical Trial

Nanotherapeutics, Inc., a privately held specialty biopharmaceutical company, announced that NanoBUP Oral Buprenorphine / Naloxone Capsule, for treating opiate addiction, demonstrated strong oral absorption in a Phase Ia...

From Nanotherapeutics Inc. 6 Aug 2009

Researchers Redefining What's Possible in Medical Diagnostics and Life Sciences

From creating a new business in digital pathology to developing next generation diagnostic imaging agents and life sciences tools that are breaking new ground in the detection and treatment of disease, the Biosciences technology organization at GE Global Research today celebrated its fifth anniversary.

6 Aug 2009

Argonne National Laboratory Opens its Gates to the Community

The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory will open its gates to the community on Saturday, August 29, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. for a day of discovery and fun for the whole family. The event is free and open to the public.

From Argonne National Laboratory 6 Aug 2009

Leading MEMS Solution Provider Introduces New Low Profile Dual-Axis Magnetic Sensor

MEMSIC, Inc. (Nasdaq: MEMS), a leading MEMS solution provider, combining proprietary MEMS technology with advanced mixed signal processing and system solutions, today announced the release of its new low profile Dual-Axi...

From MEMSIC Inc. 6 Aug 2009

Lab Experiments and Theoretical Research Aimed at Reducing Casimir Force Between Objects

The Casimir force, also known as the Casimir effect, is typified by the small attractive force that acts between two close parallel uncharged conducting plates. Today, this force has become an interdisciplinary subject of study, playing an important role in condensed matter physics, quantum field theory, atomic and molecular physics, gravitation and cosmology, and mathematical physics.

6 Aug 2009

Innovative Approach for Studying the Forces that Shape Proteins

Rice University physicists have written the next chapter in an innovative approach for studying the forces that shape proteins -- the biochemical workhorses of all living things. New research featured on the cover of ...

6 Aug 2009

$377 million in funding for 46 EFRCs in a Major Effort to Accelerate Energy Breakthroughs

In a major effort to accelerate the scientific breakthroughs needed to build a new 21st-century energy economy, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced the delivery of $377 million in funding for 46 new multi-million-...

6 Aug 2009

New Toolbox for Building Nanoscale Structures out of DNA

Scientists at the Technische Universitaet Muenchen (TUM) and Harvard University have thrown the lid off a new toolbox for building nanoscale structures out of DNA, with complex twisting and curving shapes.

6 Aug 2009

Step Toward Building Quantum Computers

Raising prospects for building a practical quantum computer, physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated sustained, reliable information processing operations on electrically charged atoms (ions).

From National Institute of Standards and Tech (NIST) 6 Aug 2009

Nanotechnology Innovations in Health and Safety Applications

The College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering ("CNSE") of the University at Albany announced today that it has selected an accomplished physician to head a next-generation NanoHealth initiative that will focus on education, research, and deployment of nanotechnology enabled improvements in occupational, public, and environmental health and safety.

From College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, University at Albany 6 Aug 2009