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"Self-Propelled" Oil Droplets that Can Run on a Chemical "Fuel"

Scientists in Japan are reporting an advance toward giving artificial cells another hallmark of life - the ability to tap an energy source and use it to undergo sustained movement.

29 Apr 2009

Complete Line of Optical-Sensing Systems Addressing the Needs of the Growing Market for Photovoltaic Solar Cells

Now available from Ocean Optics is a complete line of optical-sensing systems and components that addresses the needs of the growing market for photovoltaic solar cells - from characterization of the thin films comprising such cells to measurement of the spectral output of solar simulators.

29 Apr 2009

How Proteins Interact with Cell Membranes when a Virus Strikes

Researchers from Durham University's Centre for Bioactive Chemistry are developing methods that show how proteins interact with cell membranes when a virus strikes. Using their approach, the team hopes to find new wa...

29 Apr 2009

Leica Microsystems Presents Innovative LED Illumination Modules at SMT 2009

Swift and accurate identification of ultra fine structures, defects, scratches or dust particles in incident light demands a high-performance stereomicroscope, trained eyes and top quality illumination. At the SMT (Systems Integration in Microelectronics) fair in Nuremberg, Leica Microsystems is presenting its innovative LED illumination modules for stereomicroscopes, which offer optimum illumination even for difficult material samples.

From Leica Microsystems GmbH 29 Apr 2009

Chief Science Officer of Accelrys to Present at Nanotech Conference

Accelrys, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACCL), a leading provider of scientific business intelligence software and services, today announced that Dr. Frank Brown, Chief Science Officer of Accelrys, will be presenting at the Nanotech Con...

29 Apr 2009

Nanoscale Investigations into the Physical Structure of Plant Cells for Better Biomass Fuels

Cutting edge approaches and methodology employed by plant and molecular biologists, chemists, physicists, material scientists, computational modelers and engineers will be applied to plant cells in the newly funded Cente...

29 Apr 2009

The Gap Between Science Fiction and Reality is Closing Faster than Many People May Think

How long will it take to develop Star Trek-like medical technologies? The gap between science fiction and reality is closing faster than many people may think. A noninvasive, needle-free system that uses light to mea...

29 Apr 2009

Ames Lab Physicists Demonstrate Unique Mechanism of Superconductivity

Physicists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory have experimentally demonstrated that the superconductivity mechanism in the recently-discovered iron-arsenide superconductors is unique compared to all other known classes of superconductors.

29 Apr 2009

Research in Solar Cells Gets $15 Million

With two $15 million grants, scientists and engineers aim to revolutionize solar cells and provide the fundamental science for geological storage of greenhouse gases as part of two Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRCs...

29 Apr 2009

Brookhaven EFRC Seeking to Understand the Underlying Nature of Superconductivity in Complex Materials

Brookhaven National Laboratory will be home to one of 46 new multi-million-dollar Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRCs) announced on Monday by the White House in conjunction with a speech delivered by President Barack Obama at the annual meeting of the National Academy of Sciences.

From Brookhaven National Laboratory 29 Apr 2009

Kondo Effect Noted in Single-Atom Contacts of Pure Ferromagnets

Spanish and U.S. physicists studying nanoelectronics have found that size really does matter when it comes to predicting the behavior of electrical contacts that are just one atom wide. In new research appearing this...

29 Apr 2009

Smaller, Smarter Torit PowerCore Wins a Product of the Year Award from Plant Engineering Readers

Donaldson Company (NYSE:DCI), a leading worldwide manufacturer of filtration systems and parts, announced today that Donaldson Torit's Smaller and Smarter Torit® PowerCore® dust collector with PowerCore filter packs won Plant Engineering's coveted 2008 Product of the Year award.

29 Apr 2009

PCAST Appoints Arrowhead Research's Scientific Advisory Board Member

Arrowhead Research Corporation (Nasdaq: ARWR) today announced that the Company's Scientific Advisory Board member Dr. Chad Mirkin has been appointed to the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technolog...

From Arrowhead Pharmaceutical 29 Apr 2009

Science Foundation Arizona Announces Five New Solar Investments

Science Foundation Arizona announced five new solar investments totaling $4 million and the opening of the Solar Technology Institute (STI) to advance Arizona's renewable energy leadership.

29 Apr 2009

Advanced Delay Testing Deployed to Address Challenges at 40nm

Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS), a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design and manufacturing, today announced that Toshiba Corporation deployed Synopsys' test solution to exceed the rigorous quality demands for its 65-nanometer (nm) multimedia chips.

From Synopsys, Inc. 29 Apr 2009