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Scientists Working on Nanotechnology that Can Create Significant Potential Impact

Tiny nanobots and machines which heal your body may only exist in science fiction and movie scenes, but for IMRE and CNRS researchers who have been working together on atomic-scale technology, the impact is very real. Their research paves the way for the manipulation of atoms and molecules to build molecule machines and devices.

19 Jun 2009

Views of U.S. Nanoscientists Differ from Those of the General Public

When it comes to regulating nanotechnology - a burgeoning global industry with wide-ranging potential applications - a new study led by professors Dietram Scheufele at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Elizabeth Co...

19 Jun 2009

Producing Nanofibers from Landfill Gas

Catalyx Nanotech, Inc., a spin off from the technology incubator, Catalyx, Inc., announced that their pilot project to convert landfill gas (LFG) to nanofibers has successfully started operating at a closed southern California landfill.

From DFI- Diamon-Fusion International, Inc. 19 Jun 2009

Identifing the Potential Risks of Engineered Nanomaterials

The recent explosion in the development of nanomaterials with enhanced performance characteristics for use in commercial and medical applications has increased the likelihood of people coming into direct contact with the...

19 Jun 2009

Technique "A Significant Breakthrough for Nanotechnology"

University of Georgia researchers have developed a successful way to grow molecular wire brushes that conduct electrical charges, a first step in developing biological fuel cells that could power pacemakers, cochlear imp...

19 Jun 2009

Playing an Important Role in Developing Financial Infrastructure in Nanotechnology

Supervisory Council has approved the concept of RUSNANO participation in venture and seed funds. The document defines guidelines for RUSNANO participation in investment funds. Their creation plays an important role in de...

19 Jun 2009

Microscope System Offers Convenient Solutions for Routine and Research

The 2nd generation Axio Imager microscope systems from Carl Zeiss meet all user demands for a versatile and easy-to-use polarization microscope. In geology, mineralogy, metallography, coal and oil petrography and forensic science, they provide more information in less time.

From Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH 19 Jun 2009

The Smallest Droplet of Acid

Exactly four water molecules and one hydrogen chloride molecule are necessary to form the smallest droplet of acid. This was the result of work by the groups of Prof. Dr. Martina Havenith (physical chemistry) and Prof. Dr. Dominik Marx (theoretical chemistry) within the research group FOR 618 at Ruhr-Universität Bochum.

19 Jun 2009

Valuable Resource for Pharmaceutical Research with Advantages Over Previous Approaches

By establishing a library of individual yeast genes, each cleverly tagged with its own molecular barcode, an international team of molecular geneticists has designed a valuable resource for pharmaceutical research with advantages over previous approaches.

18 Jun 2009

Organic Compound Providing Rare Opportunity to Study Electrons that Behave as if they have no Mass

In most materials, electrons do follow this law of motion, such that the energy of an electron is proportional to the square of its momentum. There are only a few known 2D systems, notably graphene, where electrons behave in a fundamentally different way. They appear to have no mass when propagating through the material, so the relationship between their energy and momentum is linear.

18 Jun 2009