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New "Barcode Chip" Promises to Revolutionize Diagnostic Medical Testing

A new "barcode chip" developed by researchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) promises to revolutionize diagnostic medical testing. In less than 10 minutes, and using just a pinprick's worth of blood, the chip can measure the concentrations of dozens of proteins, including those that herald the presence of diseases like cancer and heart disease.

25 Nov 2008

Scientists Across Europe to Profit from New Investments in European Synchrotron Radiation Facility

More than ten thousand scientists across Europe will profit from new investments in the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) approved today. Over the next seven years, unique new experimental facilities for research with X-rays will come into operation. This decision, taken by the ESRF Council, representing the 19 countries financing the ESRF, confirms Europe's vision to expand its global leadership in photon science.

25 Nov 2008

Researchers Create Electrical Wires Consisting of Protein Nano Fibers

Researchers at Linköping University in Sweden have succeeded in creating electrical wires consisting of protein fibers encased in plastic. The 10 nanometer thin fibers are self-organizing and compatible with biologi...

25 Nov 2008

University of Washington Biochemist Receives 2008 Sackler Prize for Discoveries in Protein Folding

Dr. David Baker, University of Washington (UW) professor of biochemistry and an investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Research Institute, has been selected to receive the 2008 Raymond + Beverly Sackler International Prize in Biophysics, along with Dr. Martin Gruebele of the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, and Dr. Jonathan Weissman of the University of California, San Francisco.

25 Nov 2008

Strange Atomic Behavior Could Make MRI Images Sharper

In developing a model to explain the motion of atoms in a magnetic field, scientists have overcome a decades-old obstacle to understanding a key component of magnetic resonance.

25 Nov 2008

Nanophotonics Ppioneer Named National Security Science and Engineering Faculty Fellow

Rice University nanophotonics pioneer Naomi Halas has been named a National Security Science and Engineering Faculty Fellow (NSSEFF) by the Department of Defense. Halas is one of just six fellows chosen from more than 65...

25 Nov 2008

Measuring Low Levels of Stress and Strain on the Nanoscale

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated their ability to measure relatively low levels of stress or strain in regions of a semiconductor device as small as 10 nanometers across.

25 Nov 2008

Leading Nanotechnology Company Opens Global Headquarters and Leading-Edge Manufacturing Facility

Combined with its world-class research and development center located at the UAlbany NanoCollege, Vistec becomes the first high-tech equipment supplier to move its entire operation to New York's Capital Region.

25 Nov 2008

Managing Director of Carl Zeiss Becomes New CEO of SUSS MicroTec

As announced today by SUSS MicroTec AG, which is listed in the Prime Standard of Deutsche Börse AG, the Supervisory Board has appointed Mr. Frank Averdung to the Management Board of SUSS MicroTec AG.

From Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH 25 Nov 2008

XsunX to Supply 15 Megawatts of Thin Film Solar Modules to SOlar Power Company

XsunX, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: XSNX), a solar technology company engaged in the build-out of its multi-megawatt thin film photovoltaic (TFPV) solar manufacturing facilities in Oregon, announced today that it had entere...

25 Nov 2008

SRAM With HK/MG Process Has Yielded, Complements Foundry's 32/28nm Technology

UMC (NYSE:UMC)(TSE:2303), a leading global semiconductor foundry, today announced a significant milestone for its high-k/metal-gate (HK/MG) technology with validation of the process through 45nm SRAM product yield. This ...

25 Nov 2008

Report Analyzes the Worldwide Markets for Nanocomposites

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report related to the Nanotechnology industry is available in its catalogue. World Nanocomposites Market analyzes the worldwide markets for Nanocomposites in Mill...

25 Nov 2008

Mazda to Showcase 2010 MAZDA3 Featuring World's First Vehicle Catalyst Constructed with Single Nanotechnology

The new 2.5L engine, as well as the 2.0L engine also available on the MAZDA3i 4-Door sedan, features the world's first vehicle catalyst to be constructed with single nanotechnology, which controls even finer material structures than nanotechnology. This new development enables Mazda to reduce its use of scarce resources such as platinum and palladium. Environmental qualities were top of mind during vehicle development, including efficient powertrains and aerodynamics that place the MAZDA3 amongst the best in class.

25 Nov 2008

Researchers Develop Array Spotter that Can Rapidly Dispense Nanoliter-Level Liquid Samples

Hiroshi Aoki, the Measurement Technology Group, the Research Institute for Environmental Management Technology of the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), developed an array spotter capable of dispensing an infinitesimal amount of liquid sample and of changing freely the intervals between the capillaries that serve as dispensing outlets.

25 Nov 2008

MIT Researchers Show How Cell Motor Protein Exerts Force to Move

MIT researchers have shown how a cell motor protein exerts the force to move, enabling functions such as cell division.Kinesin, a motor protein that also carries neurotransmitters, "walks" along cellular beams known as microtubules. For the first time, the MIT team has shown at a molecular level how kinesin generates the force needed to step along the microtubules.

24 Nov 2008