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Federal Funding of Academic Science and Engineering R+D Failed to Outpace Inflation for the Second Year

Federal funding of academic science and engineering research and development (R+D) failed to outpace inflation for the second year in a row, according to recently released fiscal year (FY) 2007 data from the National Science Foundation (NSF).

22 Aug 2008

Global Strategic Partnership to Benefit the Emerging Photovoltaic Industry

A global strategic partnership to benefit the emerging photovoltaic (PV) industry for solar-cell energy applications was signed today by two leaders in advanced automation -- U.S.-based Northfield Automation Systems, Inc...

22 Aug 2008

Sandia’s Work Demonstrated Anthrax Letters Contained Non-Weaponized Form

Sandia's work demonstrated to the FBI that the form of bacillus anthracis contained in those letters was not a weaponized form, a form of the bacteria prepared to disperse more readily. The possibility of a weaponized form was of great concern to investigators, says Joseph Michael, the principal investigator for the project. This information was crucial in ruling out state-sponsored terrorism.

From Sandia National Laboratories 22 Aug 2008

New Hyperspectral Imaging Technology Integrated with the Award Winning CytoViva Nano-scale Microscope

CytoViva Inc., a leading provider of optical imaging solutions to the nano-technology research market, has integrated new hyperspectral imaging technology (HSI) with its advanced nano- scale microscope system. This combi...

22 Aug 2008

Purifying the Air using Nanotechnology, Sunlight and Stained Glass Window

Stained glass windows that are painted with gold purify the air when they are lit up by sunlight, a team of Queensland University of Technology experts have discovered.

21 Aug 2008

Coatings Encourage Neurons in the Body to Grow

Plastic coatings could someday help neural implants treat conditions as diverse as Parkinson's disease and macular degeneration. The coatings encourage neurons in the body to grow and connect with the electrodes t...

21 Aug 2008

Microbatteries Could Power Tomorrow's Miniature Devices

Forget 9-volts, AAs, AAAs or D batteries: The energy for tomorrow's miniature electronic devices could come from tiny microbatteries about half the size of a human cell and built with viruses.

21 Aug 2008

Oxford's 22 T Magnet Helping Researchers Explore New Areas in Nanotechnology

Oxford Instruments has achieved 22.07 Tesla in a fully superconducting magnet operating at 4.2 Kelvin, the result of continuing efforts into studying the application of HTS high temperature superconducting and LTS low temperature superconducting technology in the manufacture of high magnetic fields.

21 Aug 2008

Masdar Breaks Ground on First Photovoltaic Production Plant in Germany

Less than three months after announcing a strategic investment into thin-film photovoltaics, Masdar, the Abu Dhabi renewable energy company, yesterday broke ground on its first photovoltaic production plant in Ichtershau...

21 Aug 2008

Setting Protons on a Collision Course

September 2008 will see particle physicists setting protons on a collision course through the Large Hadron Collider with more energy than ever before. Their intention is to track down the Higgs boson and solve the problem of why the universe contains almost no antimatter. Physicists from the Max Planck Institute for Physics and the Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics are playing a crucial role in the experiments and their preparation.

21 Aug 2008

U.S. Navy Ranks Third in the Number of Nanotechnology Patents

A study by researchers at the University of Arizona reports that the U.S. Navy ranks third, behind IBM and the University of California system, in the number of nanotechnology patents granted by the U.S. Patent and Trade...

21 Aug 2008

New MRI Technology and Nanoemulsion Enables Scientists to Visualise Cell Populations in the Living Body

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) isn't just for capturing detailed images of the body's anatomy. Thanks to novel imaging reagents and technology developed by Carnegie Mellon University scientist Eric Ahrens, MRI ...

21 Aug 2008

Agency Lacks Budget, Authority and Expertise to Ensure Nanoproducts are Safe

The inability of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to carry out its mandate with respect to simple, low-tech products such as children's jewelry and toy trains bodes poorly for its ability to oversee the ...

From Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies 21 Aug 2008

New Materials Making Photovoltaic Devices Cost Efficient

Scientists work to convert sunlight to cheaper electricity at South Dakota State University. Research scientists are working with new materials that can make devices used for converting sunlight to electricity cheaper an...

21 Aug 2008

Europe's Leading Nanoelectronics Research Institute Broadens Wireless Health Monitoring Technology

In the framework of Holst Centre, IMEC - Europe's leading independent nanoelectronics research institute - has broadened the functionality and scope of its wireless health monitoring technology by linking it to real-time extraction of relevant medical data.

21 Aug 2008