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Straightforward and Effective Technique to Entrap Single-Walled CNTs Upright Onto a Polymer Surface

MicroDysis develops and markets biomedical and environmental devices and systems that use embedded carbon nanotubes to solve a wide variety of real-world problems. The Company's patented micro-molding fabrication and nanotube assembly techniques are able to embed vertically oriented carbon nanotubes into a polymer matrix.

30 Jul 2009

Copper, Aluminium and Nickel Alloys With Shape Memory Have a Much Higher Damping Index in Nano Sizes than in Macroscopic Dimensions

A joint research team from the University of the Basque Country and the United States MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), led by Professor of Physical Metallurgy, Mr José María San Juan, has shown that...

30 Jul 2009

Conference Focuses on Latest Advances in Nanotechnology

Conference will focus on the latest advances in nanostructured materials and systems with applications in biomedicine, chemical synthesis, energy generation and photonics The Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechn...

30 Jul 2009

Yokohama's Latest Nanotechnology Tread Compound Offers Additional Grip from the Outside as Well

Yokohama Tire Corporation now offers drivers ultra high-performance and security with the debut of its all-new runflat tire, the ADVAN Sport ZPS® (Zero Pressure System), which goes on sale August 1, according to Shawn Denlein, Yokohama director of sales, Consumer Products.

30 Jul 2009

Scientists Use STM to Study Novel Molecular Motors and Rotors

When Charles Sykes, Tufts University assistant chemistry professor, says he loves playing with blocks, he's not referring to the typical kids' toys. Instead, he's talking about his fascination with seeing atoms and molecules move on a computer screen in front of him and using technology to move the molecules himself to see how they react to various surfaces.

30 Jul 2009

Tel Aviv University Researcher Stays One Step Ahead of New Threats to Online Security

The first desktop computers changed the way we managed data forever. Three decades after their introduction, we rely on them to manage our time, social life and finances ? and to keep this information safe from prying eyes and online predators.

30 Jul 2009

RNA Degradation Can Lead to Cancer When Improperly Regulated

Thousands of scientists and hundreds of software programmers studying the process by which RNA inside cells normally degrades may soon broaden their focus significantly. That's because University of Wisconsin-Mad...

30 Jul 2009

Study Suggests Nanomachines that Read our Genes Don't Run as Smoothly as Previously Thought

The body's nanomachines that read our genes don't run as smoothly as previously thought, according to a new study by University of California, Berkeley, scientists.

30 Jul 2009

Nanotechnology Targeting Ovarian Cancer

Tiny particles carrying a killer gene can effectively suppress ovarian tumor growth in mice, according to a team of researchers from MIT and the Lankenau Institute.

30 Jul 2009

Theory, Applications and Fabrication of Photonic Crystals

Research and Markets, the leading source for international market research and market data has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new report "Photonic Crystals, Theory, Applications and Fabricat...

From Research and Markets 30 Jul 2009

Altairnano Receives SBIR Grant to Support Strategic Initiatives for NAVSEA

Altair Nanotechnologies, Inc. (Altairnano) (Nasdaq: ALTI), a leading provider of energy storage systems for clean, efficient power and energy management, today announced the company has received a Small Business Innovati...

From Altair Nanotechnologies 30 Jul 2009

Detecting More Nanoparticles and Speeding Up Acquisition by a Massive Amount

Oxford Instruments' market leading automated feature and particle analysis system is now available with new image acquisition hardware INCAmicsF+ for even faster and more accurate data acquisition.

From Oxford Instruments plc 30 Jul 2009

X-Max Maximising Performance of TEM

Oxford Instruments' revolutionary X-Max large area Silicon Drift Detector (SDD) is now available for the analytical TEM.

From Oxford Instruments plc 30 Jul 2009

Cadence CPF-based Low Power Flow and Integrated DFM Capabilities Enable Simplified Advanced Node Design Methodology for UMC Customers

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS), the leader in global design innovation, announced today that it has delivered an end-to-end CPF-based low power and DFM-aware design, verification, and implementation solution...

From Cadence Design Systems 30 Jul 2009

Research to be Centered at Argonne National Lab in Chicago

Advanced lithium-ion automotive battery producer EnerDel and the Nissan Motor Co. of Japan are teaming up to research a new generation of electrical conductive material intended to reduce cost and improve the performance of electric and hybrid vehicle batteries.

From Argonne National Laboratory 30 Jul 2009