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Nonprofit Organization Focusing on Nanotechnology

The Nanotechnology Research Foundation (NRF) was recently established as a non-profit organization specifically focused on supporting the acceleration of nanotechnology awareness, education, recognition, funding, researc...

9 Dec 2008

Using the Latest in Nanotechnology to Design Nanoparticles Capable of Detecting and Locating Tumours

A new European research project will use the latest techniques in nanotechnology to design nanoparticles capable of detecting and locating tumours. Once located, these super-small 'nanites' will also have the capacity to attack and neutralise the tumour.

9 Dec 2008

Futurist Named as 2009 Inductee Into the Leonardo da Vinci Society for the Study of Thinking

The Leonardo da Vinci Society for the Study of Thinking has named Ray Kurzweil, renowned technology futurist, inventor and entrepreneur, as its 2009 inductee. Mr. Kurzweil will appear on campus at the University of Advan...

9 Dec 2008

Researchers Measure the Nuclei of Tin, Cadmium and Indium

With help from newly developed equipment designed and built at Michigan State University, MSU researchers have been able to make first-of-its-kind measurements of several rare nuclei, one of which has been termed a "holy grail" of experimental nuclear physics.

9 Dec 2008

RainDance Technologies Delivers RDT 1000 and Sequence Enrichment Solution to Broad Institute

RainDance Technologies, Inc., a provider of innovative microdroplet-based solutions for human health and disease research, today announced that the Eli and Edythe L. Broad Institute in Cambridge, Massachusetts, will beco...

From Bio-Rad Laboratories India Pvt. Ltd. 9 Dec 2008

Papers Reveal Breakthrough Learning and Solutions Critical for Manufacturable Logic and Memory Devices

Demonstrating its leadership in developing alternative transistor materials and processes for next-generation logic and memory technologies, SEMATECH engineers will present five technical papers at the 54th annual IEEE I...

9 Dec 2008

Self-Healing Coatings that Automatically Repair Themselves

Imagine tiny cracks in your patio table healing by themselves, or the first small scratch on your new car disappearing by itself. This and more may be possible with self-healing coatings being developed at the University...

9 Dec 2008

Carbon Nanofibers Reduce Flammability of Upholstered Furniture

Carbon, the active ingredient in charcoal, is normally not considered a fire retardant, but researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have determined that adding a small amount of carbon nanofibers to the polyurethane foams used in some upholstered furniture can reduce flammability by about 35 percent when compared to foam infused with conventional fire retardants.

9 Dec 2008

The Future of Electronics is Clear

A group of scientists at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) has fabricated a working computer chip that is almost completely clear -- the first of its kind. The new technology, called transparent ...

9 Dec 2008

Improving the Nanometers-Thick Layer of Polymer Used to Coat Cardiac Stents

Using the Canadian Light Source, a team of researchers from Quebec's Laval University and Australia's La Trobe University has discovered how to improve the nanometers-thick layer of polymer used to coat cardiac stents.

9 Dec 2008

No End in Sight for Moore’s Law

The fast pace of growing computing power could be sustained for many years to come thanks to new research from the UK's National Physical Laboratory (NPL) that is applying advanced techniques to magnetic semiconducto...

9 Dec 2008

Chalmers Researcher Develop Biosensor with Artificial Membrane

Chalmers researcher Andreas Dahlin has developed a biosensor with an artificial membrane, which means that membrane-bound proteins can retain their natural structure and function. The method facilitates the study of the ...

9 Dec 2008

SMU Professor Wins NSF Award for Nanotechnology Research Projects

Southern Methodist University chemist Brent Sumerlin has earned a National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Award, given to junior faculty members who exemplify the role of teacher-scholars in American...

9 Dec 2008

Research to Address Energy Challenges, Advance Medical and Environmental Studies

Chi-Chang Kao, a physicist and leader in synchrotron light research, has been named founding Director of the Joint Photon Sciences Institute (JPSI) at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory, effective immediately.

9 Dec 2008

People in US and UK Hold Very Positive View of Nanotechnology and What the Future May Bring

The results of a new U.S.-U.K. study published in this week's journal Nature Nanotechnology show that ordinary people in both countries hold very positive views of nanotechnologies and what the future of these techno...

9 Dec 2008