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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.

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.

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

CTS Electronic Components Awarded Contract from a Major Industrial Manufacturer

CTS Corporation (NYSE: CTS), a global leader in the design and manufacture of electronic components, today announced that CTS Electronic Components has been awarded a production program from a major industrial North Amer...

30 Jul 2009

Bioo Scientific Receives SBIR Phase II Award from NSF to Develop a Targeted in Vivo RNAi Delivery Technology

Bioo Scientific, an Austin, TX based biotechnology company, announced today that it has been awarded a $500,000 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II grant from the National Science Foundation for the development of a targeted in vivo RNA Interference (RNAi) delivery technology.

30 Jul 2009

Project Provides a Boost to an Exciting Area of Research Known as Formulation Science

A new €1.7 million EU funded project involving 17 world-leading research institutions - and led by The University of Manchester - will encourage the transfer of ideas and knowledge between top scientists around the ...

30 Jul 2009

Corning and Soitec Group Announces Agreement on Developing High-Performance Silicon-on-Glass Substrates for Flat Panel Mobile Display Market

Corning Incorporated (NYSE:GLW) and the Soitec Group (Euronext Paris) today announced an agreement to work together on the development of high-performance silicon-on-glass (SiOG) substrates for the flat panel mobile disp...

From The Soitec Group 30 Jul 2009