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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

JDSU Introduces Latest High Power UV Laser Designed for Wafer Cutting and Solar Cell Processing

JDSU (NASDAQ: JDSU and TSX: JDU) today announced availability of a new high power ultraviolet (UV) laser called the Q304-HD laser. Based upon the widely adopted Q Series UV laser platform from JDSU, the new laser provide...

9 Dec 2008

Key Step Toward Developing Commercially Viable CVD Phase Change Material Deposition

ATMI, Inc. (Nasdaq:ATMI) and Ovonyx, Inc., today announced that the companies successfully demonstrated Germanium Antimony Telluride (GST) -based Phase Change Memory (PCM) devices made with Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD...

9 Dec 2008

Report on the Chinese and Global Photovoltaic Industry

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "China and Global Photovoltaic Industry Research 2008" report to their offering.

From Research and Markets 9 Dec 2008

Report on Worldwide Nanotechnology Portable Fuel Cell Market Shares Strategies and Forecasts

Research and Markets has announced the addition of WinterGreen Research, Inc.'s new report "Worldwide Nanotechnology Portable Fuel Cell Market Shares Strategies, and Forecasts, 2009-2015" to their offering....

From Research and Markets 9 Dec 2008

Abundant Data from Genomics Projects Driving Microbiology into New Era

A potent combination of powerful new analysis methods and abundant data from genomics projects is carrying microbiology forward into a new era. Bacteria in particular are shedding light on fundamental molecular and signalling processes of interest not just within microbiology, but across the whole spectrum of life sciences embracing higher organisms, including plants and vertebrates.

9 Dec 2008

Tunnel Effect of Magnetization Recognized as Historic Milestone in Twentieth-Century Science

The tunnel effect of magnetization, a highly unusual property of the world of quantum mechanics discovered by the Magnetism Group of the Department of Fundamental Physics at the University of Barcelona (UB), led by Profe...

9 Dec 2008

Keeping Pace with Science and Technology

Scholars from around the world participated in an ASU conference on Dec. 4-5, debating whether law and ethics are capable of keeping pace with science and technology and seeking potential solutions for the challenges created by the growing gap.

8 Dec 2008

Nanotechnology News

Carbon Nanofibers Reduce Flammability of Upholstered Furniture

The Future of Electronics is Clear

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

No End in Sight for Moore’s Law

Chalmers Researcher Develop Biosensor with Artificial Membrane

SMU Professor Wins NSF Award for Nanotechnology Research Projects

Research to Address Energy Challenges, Advance Medical and Environmental Studies

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

JDSU Introduces Latest High Power UV Laser Designed for Wafer Cutting and Solar Cell Processing

Key Step Toward Developing Commercially Viable CVD Phase Change Material Deposition

Report on the Chinese and Global Photovoltaic Industry

Report on Worldwide Nanotechnology Portable Fuel Cell Market Shares Strategies and Forecasts

Abundant Data from Genomics Projects Driving Microbiology into New Era

Tunnel Effect of Magnetization Recognized as Historic Milestone in Twentieth-Century Science

Keeping Pace with Science and Technology

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