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Important Clues to the Development of Super Hydrophobic Materials

Self-cleaning walls, counter tops, fabrics, even micro-robots that can walk on water -- all those things and more could be closer to reality because of research recently completed by scientists at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and at Japan's RIKEN institute.

4 May 2009

Scientists Determined Structure of Chlorophyll Molecules in Green Bacteria

An international team of scientists has determined the structure of the chlorophyll molecules in green bacteria that are responsible for harvesting light energy. The team's results one day could be used to build artificial photosynthetic systems, such as those that convert solar energy to electrical energy.

4 May 2009

Tiny Gold Particles that Can Home and Destroy Tumors with Minimal Side Effects

It has long been known that heat is an effective weapon against tumor cells. However, it's difficult to heat patients' tumors without damaging nearby tissues. Now, MIT researchers have developed tiny gold par...

4 May 2009

Molecule with an Extremely Short Bond Length Analyzed by Chemists

The description of compounds and interactions between atoms is one of the basic objectives of chemistry. Admittedly, chemical bonding models, which describe these properties very well, already exist. However, any deviati...

4 May 2009

Scientists Develop Technique to Produce Cartilage Tissue Artificially

In future, cartilage, tendon and blood vessel tissue will be produced in the laboratory, with cells being grown on a porous frame, such as non-wovens. A new software program helps to characterize and optimize the non-wovens.

4 May 2009

Nanotechnology Shows Promise for Treating Glioma Brain Tumors

In 2007, an estimated 20,500 new cases of primary malignant brain and central nervous system tumors were diagnosed and approximately 12,740 deaths were attributed to these tumors. High grade glioma or glioblastoma multif...

4 May 2009

Examining the Relationship Between Carbon Nanotubes and the Environment

Carbon nanotubes have made a meteoric career in the past 15 years, even if their applications are still limited. Recent research results show that - apart from their favorable mechanical and electrical properties - they ...

4 May 2009

Researchers Develop New Preparation Process for Metal-Organic Frameworks

The highly porous MOFs usually reveal two different types of structural elements. Transverse bars comprised of organic molecules are connected by inorganic coupling units containing metal ions. Mixing these reactants and heating leads to self-organized formation of MOFs.

4 May 2009

MicroRNA Markets Estimates Reach $98.6 Million in 2015

Despite growing competition from new entrants, microRNA tool providers are witnessing extraordinary growth in their research product portfolios. As evidence of the link between microRNAs and disease grows, the diagno...

4 May 2009

Nanotechnology Company Launches New Website

Harris + Harris Group, Inc., launched its updated website today with the new domain name, www.HHVC.com. The new site retains much of the same appearance of the previous site but adds the following new functionality: ...

3 May 2009

First Step in Development of a New Kind of Treatment for STD using Nanotechnology

Yale researchers describe a breakthrough in safe and effective administration of potential antiviral drugs - small interfering RNA (siRNA) molecules that silence genes - the first step in development of a new kind of treatment for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).

3 May 2009