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Translume Launches New Models of its Fused Silica Microfluidic Chips

Translume, Inc. announced today that it has launched new models of its fused silica microfluidic chips for bio, medical and chemical applications. In response to overwhelming demand, Translume's microfluidic chips no...

From Translume Inc. 21 Jul 2009

A Single Atom Makes a Big Difference

By substituting a single atom in a molecule widely used to purify water, researchers at Sandia National Laboratories have created a far more effective decontaminant with a shelf life superior to products currently on the market.

From Sandia National Laboratories 21 Jul 2009

Idaho National Laboratory Researchers Wins Three R+D 100 Awards

Idaho National Laboratory researchers posted an unparalleled performance this year, earning R+D 100 Awards for three of four nominated technologies during the 2009 international competition. "These three award-wi...

21 Jul 2009

Rice Lab's Atomic Map of Hepatitis E may Reveal Strategies to Fight it

Researchers at Rice University and their international colleagues have for the first time described the atomic structure of the protein shell that carries the genetic code of hepatitis E (HEV).

21 Jul 2009

Nanologica Shortlisted as Top 5 Most Interesting Material Development Company in the World

Nanologica is shortlisted as the top 5 most interesting material development company in the world by the World Technology Network in association with TIME, Fortune, and Science magazine. The World Technology Network,...

From Nanologica 21 Jul 2009

Argonne Researcher Wins AWIS Innovator Award for Semiconductor Nanoparticles Research

The Chicago chapter of the Association for Women in Science (AWIS) granted its third annual Innovator Award to Tijana Rajh, group leader of the Nanobio Interfaces research group at Argonne National Laboratory's Centr...

From Argonne National Laboratory 21 Jul 2009

Nanoscale Device can Instantly Measure the Mass of an Individual Molecule

Using devices millionths of a meter in size, physicists at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have developed a technique to determine the mass of a single molecule, in real time.

21 Jul 2009

Non-Toxic Magnesium Oxide Nanocrystals that Efficiently Emit Blue Light

Berkeley Lab researchers have produced non-toxic magnesium oxide nanocrystals that efficiently emit blue light and could also play a role in long-term storage of carbon dioxide, a potential means of tempering the effects of global warming.

From Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 21 Jul 2009

Magnetically Responsive Gold Nanostars Offering New Approach to Biomedical Imaging

Purdue University researchers have created magnetically responsive gold nanostars that may offer a new approach to biomedical imaging. The nanostars gyrate when exposed to a rotating magnetic field and can scatter light to produce a pulsating or "twinkling" effect.

21 Jul 2009

Antaria Reaches Agreement with Energenics

Antaria Limited announced it had reached an agreement with its strategic partner Energenics Holdings Pte Ltd of Singapore that will see Antaria increase its working capital reserves by an amount in excess of A$1.5 millio...

21 Jul 2009

Scientists Develop Methods to Determine How Fast Clusters of Molecules Form

To understand transformations of matter, scientists at DOE's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory aided in developing methods to determine how fast clusters of molecules form and their corresponding stability.

21 Jul 2009

Applied Nanotech Wins R+D 100 Award for 2009

Applied Nanotech Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB: APNT) is pleased to announce that its subsidiary Applied Nanotech, Inc. (ANI) and one of its strategic partners in Japan have won the coveted R+D 100 award for CarbAl™ heat t...

From Nano Magic, LLC. 21 Jul 2009

QuantaSol's Single-Junction Solar Cell Sets World Record for Efficiency

QuantaSol Ltd, a new independent designer and manufacturer of strain-balanced quantum-well solar cells, has developed what it believes to be the most efficient single junction solar cell ever manufactured. Developed in j...

21 Jul 2009

Detecting Vapours Emitted by Human Skin in Real Time

A team of researchers from the Yale University (United States) and a Spanish company have developed a system to detect the vapours emitted by human skin in real time. The scientists think that these substances, essentially made up of fatty acids, are what attract mosquitoes and enable dogs to identify their owners.

21 Jul 2009

Saving Money with Intelligent Cleaning

Lotus Systems GmbH, a leading manufacturer of wet process, cleaning, and chemical management systems for photovoltaic, semiconductor, and MEMS production, has developed new cleaners. "Chemistry as an integral part o...

From AP&S International GmbH 21 Jul 2009