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Unusual Compound Sees Hydrogen Bonded to Four Metal Atoms

RIKEN scientists, along with an international team of co-workers based in the US, UK and France, have spotted a hydrogen atom simultaneously bonding to four metal atoms, a highly unusual arrangement in this particular class of chemical compounds. The research may help to understand the structure of materials that could store hydrogen more efficiently.

4 Jul 2008

Acoustic Waves Promise to be Useful Probes of Nanostructures

Acoustic waves play many everyday roles - from communication between people to ultrasound imaging. Now the highest frequency acoustic waves in materials, with nearly atomic-scale wavelengths, promise to be useful probes of nanostructures such as LED lights.

4 Jul 2008

Report Examines Materials for Fuel Cells

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Materials for Fuel Cells" report to their offering. A fuel cell is an electrochemical device that converts the chemical energy of a reaction (between ...

4 Jul 2008

A New Way to Alter Shape and Size of Microscopic 3-D Structures

A dynamic way to alter the shape and size of microscopic three-dimensional structures built out of proteins has been developed by biological chemist Jason Shear and his former graduate student Bryan Kaehr at The Universi...

4 Jul 2008

Nanostructures at Implant Surface Enhances Bone Formation

Titanium implants were successfully introduced by P.-I. Brånemark and co-workers in 1969 for the rehabilitation of edentulous jaws. After 40 years of research and development, titanium is currently the most frequently used biomaterial in oral implantology, and titanium-based materials are often used to replace lost tissue in several parts of the body.

4 Jul 2008

Surrey Nanosystems Sell Tool for the Development of Hybrid Solar Cells

Ludwig-Maximilians University (LMU) has ordered an advanced sputtering tool from Surrey NanoSystems, to support fundamental research into the fabrication of hybrid solar cells. The tool will be used to develop pr...

From Surrey Nanosystems 4 Jul 2008

Nanotechnology Improving Shelf Life of Cans

Improved barrier protection against water and oxygen, through the ultra-sonic application of nano materials to bio degradeable films, is the focus of a $140,000 research project due for completion this September. Ultr...

3 Jul 2008

Spacecraft Take First Images of Distant Solar System with Particles

NASA's sun-focused STEREO spacecraft unexpectedly detected particles from the edge of the solar system last year, allowing University of California, Berkeley, scientists to map for the first time the energized particles in the region where the hot solar wind slams into the cold interstellar medium.

3 Jul 2008

Airplanes and Cars Go On a Nanotechnology Diet

Manhattan Scientifics announced today that it has acquired Metallicum, Inc. and its licensed patented technology. The announcement came from MHTX's affiliate Albuquerque factory, where New Mexico Senator Jeff Bingama...

3 Jul 2008

World's Smallest, High-Performance and Low-Power Sensor in Silicon

ECS engineers are developing the world's smallest, high-performance and low-power sensor in silicon which will have applications in biosensing and environmental monitoring.

3 Jul 2008

Austrian Government to Fund Series of Nanoimprint Lithography Research Projects

The Austrian government will fund a series of nanoimprint lithography (NIL) research projects. The "NILaustria" project will focus on large-area nanostructuring, using NIL to transfer different nanostructures t...

3 Jul 2008

USDC and Applied Materials to Develop Metal-Oxide Films for Next-Generation TFTs

The U.S. Display Consortium (USDC), a public/private partnership chartered with developing the flat panel display and flexible electronics supply chain, today announced a cost-shared contract award with Applied Materials...

From Applied Materials Inc. 3 Jul 2008

MIT Researchers Tug at Molecules with Optical Tweezers

MIT researchers have developed a novel technique to measure the strength of the bonds between two protein molecules important in cell machinery: Gently tugging them apart with light beams.

3 Jul 2008

Researchers Developed Small Portable MRI Scanners

The term "MRI scan" brings to mind the gigantic, expensive machines that are installed in hospitals. But research scientists have now developed small portable MRI scanners that perform their services in the field: for instance to examine ice cores.

3 Jul 2008

Quantum Dot Nanoparticles Penetrate Skin Through Abrasion

Researchers at North Carolina State University have found that quantum dot nanoparticles can penetrate the skin if there is an abrasion, providing insight into potential workplace concerns for healthcare workers or indiv...

3 Jul 2008