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Researchers Develop Corrosion-Inhibiting Coatings Containing 'Good' Bacteria

A new, environmentally friendly coating that protects metals against corrosion in seawater has been developed by a team of researchers from Sheffield Hallam University. At the Society for General Microbiology meeting in ...

29 Mar 2009

Molecular Assembly Line for Predictable, High-Precision Nano-Construction

Building on the idea of using DNA to link up nanoparticles - particles measuring mere billionths of a meter - scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have designed a molecular assembly line for predictable, high-precision nano-construction.

29 Mar 2009

Revolutionary Nanospring Technology Key to Enhanced Energy Density

GoNano Technologies, Inc., a Moscow, Idaho based nanotechnology company specializing in the development of high surface area Nanospring™ technology, recently received a Phase I SBIR grant in the amount of $97,761 from the National Science Foundation to develop novel electrodes for next generation ultracapacitors.

29 Mar 2009

Exquisitely Sensitive Microwave Amplifier Increases Nanoscale Measurement Accuracy

In the weird world of quantum mechanics, sub-atomic particles such as electrons and photons behave in strange ways that make no sense on the human scale. One of the counter-intuitive concepts of quantum mechanics is the uncertainty principle, which says that you can't pin a particle down.

29 Mar 2009

Simple and Inexpensive Molecular Technique that Replaces Expensive AFM

Chemists at the University of Illinois have created a simple and inexpensive molecular technique that replaces an expensive atomic force microscope for studying what happens to small molecules when they are stretched or ...

29 Mar 2009

People Remain Cautious About Emergence of New Food Technologies

People remain cautious about the emergence of new food technologies according to a review of existing research, published by the Food Standards Agency.

29 Mar 2009

Alignment and Measurement of Electron Spin - New Step Towards Quantum Computers

The intrinsic rotation of electrons - the "spin" - remains unused by modern electronics. If use as an information carrier were possible, the processing power of electronic components would suddenly increase to a multiple of the present capacity.

28 Mar 2009

OIDA Resonates in Congress on Strengthening the U.S. Nanotechnology and Optoelectronics Industry

Michael Lebby, president of OIDA, testified Tuesday at a Congressional hearing on China's Industrial Policy and Its Impact on U.S. Companies, Workers and the American Economy. Chaired by Commissioners Patrick A. Mull...

27 Mar 2009

Dye-Doped Nanoparticles Ideal for Quantitative Description of Oxygen Concentrations in Living Cells and Tissues

We cannot live without it; yet too much of it causes damage: oxygen is a critical component of many physiological and pathological processes in living cells. Oxygen deficiency in tissues is thus related to tumor growth, retinal damage from diabetes, and rheumatoid arthritis.

27 Mar 2009