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New Class of Solar-Powered Nano-Sensors Capable of Detecting Pollution

A $1.3 million State Government grant will help Queensland University of Technology create a new class of solar-powered nano-sensors capable of detecting pollution and monitoring the environment in remote areas.

20 May 2009

Buckyball Could be Used to Inhibit a Strain of HIV Virus

Rice University's Andrew Barron and his group, working with labs in Italy, Germany and Greece, have identified specific molecules that could block the means by which the deadly virus spreads by taking away its ability to bind with other proteins.

20 May 2009

Replacing Silicon in Microchips with Graphene

Silicon has been the main ingredient in microchips since they replaced vacuum tubes in electronics. But the common element graphene, found in pencils, may one day supplant silicon on the billion-dollar foundries of IBM, ...

20 May 2009

New DNA Molecules that Can Detect Pathogens and Deliver Drugs to Cells

First, Cornell researchers created DNA "bar codes" -- strands of the genetic material that quickly identify the presence of different molecules by fluorescing. Now, they have created new DNA molecules that can detect pathogens and deliver drugs to cells when they form long chains called polymers.

20 May 2009

Researchers Create Thin Sheets of Gold Nanoparticles Held Together by Strands of DNA

Using DNA not as a genetic material but as a structural support, Cornell researchers have created thin sheets of gold nanoparticles held together by strands of DNA. The work could prove useful for making thin transistors or other electronic devices.

20 May 2009

NuSil Technology Introduces LS-3140 Encapsulating Gel

NuSil Technology, a cutting-edge manufacturer of silicone-based materials for aerospace, aircraft, electronics and photonics industries, is set to release its LS-3140 at EuroLED 2009. LS

20 May 2009

Virage Logic Qualifies AEON NVM Solution on TSMC's 65-nanometer LP Process

Virage Logic Corporation (NASDAQ:VIRL), a leading provider of semiconductor intellectual property (IP) for the design of complex integrated circuits, today announced it has qualified its AEON® non-volatile memory (NVM) solution on TSMC's 65-nanometer (nm) Low Power (LP) process.

From TSMC Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company 20 May 2009

DFG Establishes 14 New Research Training Groups from Physics to Nanotechnology

Doctoral Researchers To Earn Doctorates in Topics such as Globalisation, Nanostructures and Civil Security Applications in Structured Programmes To further promote young researchers in Germany, the Deutsche Forschungs...

20 May 2009

Changing the Way Microscopic Particles are Manipulated

The way cells and biomolecules are moved from one position to another could be transformed thanks to a grant of £4 million. The EPSRC 4-year grant has been awarded to a collaborative research team led by Bruce Drinkwater, Professor of Ultrasonics in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Bristol.

20 May 2009

World's Leading Nanotechnology Investment Company Reaches Final Round of IQ Innovation Awards

Dresden-based Namos GmbH, a portfolio company of Nanostart AG, the world's leading nanotechnology investment company, as reached the final round of the IQ Innovation Awards for Central Germany with its project "...

From Coreo AG 20 May 2009

Fine Tuning with Piezoelectric Actuators from Noliac

Compensating for mechanical tolerances, piezoelectric actuators are used to fine tune position of mirrors in e.g. interferometers.

20 May 2009

A Better Way to Deliver Cancer Drugs Directly to Tumors using Nanotechnology

An interdisciplinary team of researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) and the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology has demonstrated a better way to deliver cancer drugs directly to tumors b...

20 May 2009

World's First Quantum Government Network Opens for Trial

World's first quantum cryptography government network opened for trial in Wuhu city, east China's Anhui province this Monday. The network uses unidirectional quantum cryptography communication methods and equi...

19 May 2009

New Nickel-Tungsten Alloy that is Not Only Safer than Chrome but Also More Durable

"People have been trying to replace it for a very long time," says Christopher Schuh, MIT associate professor of materials science and engineering. "The problem is that it's the only plated metal coating that has all of these properties -- hardness, long-lasting shine and corrosion protection."

19 May 2009

GE to House New Multi-Million EFRC Focusing on Advanced Energy Storage Technologies

GE Global Research, the technology development arm for the General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), announced today that it has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy as one of 46 new multi-million-dollar Energy Fron...

19 May 2009