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Electrical Activity Between Neurons can Regulate Protein Interactions at the Synapse

A team of scientists, led by Katsuhiko Mikoshiba at the RIKEN Brain Science Institute in Wako, has identified how synaptic activity can regulate the binding of an adaptor protein, Homer3, to one of its targets, a membrane receptor for the neurotransmitter glutamate called metabotropic glutamate receptor 1a (mGluR1a).

29 Aug 2008

New Insight into the Tiny World of Activity Taking Place Within Single Cells

Researchers at The University of Nottingham have developed a unique technology that will allow scientists to look at microscopic activity within the body’s chemical messenger system for the very first time, live as...

29 Aug 2008

NSF-Funded Chemical Bonding Center Project Provides New Approach for Harnessing Sun's Energy

With the assistance of a five-year $20 million award from the National Science Foundation (NSF), the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) Chemical Bonding Center (CBC) project, called "Powering the Planet," will increase the number of its collaborators to fulfill its goal of efficiently and economically converting solar energy and water into hydrogen and oxygen fuels.

29 Aug 2008

University of Washington to Acquire Key Instrument for Nanotechnology Research

The University of Washington will acquire an electron beam lithography machine, a key instrument required to build devices at the nanometer scale.

29 Aug 2008

Scientists Observed Coexistence of Magnetism and Superconductivity

Physicists at Los Alamos National Laboratory, along with colleagues at institutions in Switzerland and Canada, have observed, for the first time in a single exotic phase, a situation where magnetism and superconductivity...

29 Aug 2008

Zetasizer Nano Used in the Assessment Processes for New Nanoparticle Reference Materials

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has used the Zetasizer Nano particle characterization system from Malvern Instruments as part of the qualification and assessment process for its new gold nanoparticle reference materials.

29 Aug 2008

DuPont Again Raises Bar for Frontside PV Cell Metallization

DuPont Microcircuit Materials (MCM), part of DuPont Electronic Technologies, has introduced DuPont(TM) Solamet® PV159 thick-film metallization paste for frontside photovoltaic (PV) solar cell metallization.

28 Aug 2008

Malvern's Morphologi G3 Wins Instrument Business Outlook's 2008 Gold Award

Malvern Panalytical' Morphologi G3 has won Instrument Business Outlook's 2008 Gold Award for analytical instrument industrial design.

From Malvern Panalytical 28 Aug 2008

Two Chemical Engineering Professors Recognized for Technological Achievements

Two chemical engineering professors from The University of Texas at Austin have been recognized by President George W. Bush as 2007 National Medal of Technology and Innovation laureates, the nation's highest honor fo...

28 Aug 2008

Using LayTec's EpiCurve TT HR Sensor to Monitor Composition of AlGaN and InAlGaN Barrier Layers

At Ferdinand-Braun-Institute (FBH) in Berlin LayTec's EpiCurve®TT HR (High Resolution) sensor is successfully used to optimise the external quantum efficiency and the emission wavelength of LEDs for near UV spectral region. Dr. Arne Knauer and co-workers apply the sensor for monitoring of composition of AlGaN and InAlGaN barrier layers.

From LayTec GmbH 28 Aug 2008

Measuring the Thickness of Deposition Layer During OLED in-Line Evaporation

In collaboration with Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems (IPMS) in Dresden, Germany, LayTec has adopted its spectral reflectometer EpiR DA to an OLED in-line evaporation system to monitor UV-VIS reflectivity spectra of individual layers during production process.

28 Aug 2008