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Six Quark Theory Backed Up by Supercomputer Calculations

A new calculation, reported in the January 25, 2008 issue of Physical Review Letters, confirms the six-quark theory of particle-anti-particle asymmetry. This is the first complete calculation of this phenomenon to employ...

11 Feb 2008

Nano Sized Drums are the Worlds Smallest Drumkit and Point to New Knowledge in Worlds of Mathematics, Quantum Physics and Microelectronics

Using a tunneling scanning microscope researchers moved individual carbon monoxide molecules on a copper surface to build tiny walls only one-molecule high and shaped them into nine-sided enclosures that could resonate like drums

11 Feb 2008

Carbon Nanotubes Synthesized Using Commercially Available Polymer Resins

Scientists at the Naval Research Laboratory have sucessfully produced high yields of carbon nanotubes using commercially available polymer resins as precursors using a patented technique.

8 Feb 2008

Nanoencapsulation Used to Get Beauty Products Beneath the Skin

The old saying “beauty is more than skin deep” holds more truth than ever thanks to a new generation of skin care products that treat targeted areas deep beneath the skin’s surface. Researchers at eF...

8 Feb 2008

Nanosieves to Save Energy in Distillation Process for BioFuel Production

A new type of membrane, developed by scientists of the University of Twente in The Netherlands, can stand high temperatures for a long period of time. This ‘molecular sieve’ is capable of removing water out o...

8 Feb 2008

Revolutionary Technology that Extends Life and Reduces Power Consumption of High Resolution, Passive Matrix OLED Displays in Mobile Devices

Dialog Semiconductor Plc, a leading developer of mixed signal semiconductor solutions for wireless, automotive and industrial applications, has announced its new SmartXtend(TM) technology that will allow the main display...

8 Feb 2008

Clariant Launches New Web Site After Introduction of Nano-Zeolites

Clariant, a world-leading manufacturer of specialty chemicals, focuses its scientific efforts in nano-technology on the manufacture and applications of a variety of nano-porous zeolites with exceptional physical properti...

8 Feb 2008

Biologists and Neuroscientists to Benefit from Device Made Using Microfluidic Fabrication Technique for Nematode Research on Neurons and Drugs

A pair of new thin, transparent devices, constructed with soft lithography, should boost research in which nematodes are studied to explore brain-behavior connections and to screen new pharmaceuticals for potential treat...

7 Feb 2008

Funding Boost for Alternative Energy Research at UCL and the London Centre for Nanotechnology

Research funding awarded for the creation of cheap, efficient storage for hydrogen, and the development of large-surface organic solar cells.

7 Feb 2008

Simultaneous Optical and Electronic Measurements Made on Same Molecule

In a study that could lay the foundation for mass-produced single-molecule sensors, physicists and engineers at Rice University have demonstrated a means of simultaneously making optical and electronic measurements of the same molecule.

7 Feb 2008

Tattoos of the Future Could be More Than Body Art, Research Reveals Tattoos as Effective Drug Delivery Method for DNA Vaccines

A tattoo can be more than just a fashion statement – it has potential medical value, according to an article published in the online open access journal, Genetic Vaccines and Therapy. Martin Müller and his ...

7 Feb 2008

European Commission Grant for International Research Project on Regulating Nanotechnologies in Europe and the United States

Researchers at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), Chatham House, Environmental Law Institute (ELI) and the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies (PEN), an initiative of Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and The Pew Charitable Trusts, have been awarded a $587,000 European Commission grant to conduct an international research project on regulating nanotechnologies in the European Union and United States.

7 Feb 2008

Controlling Electrical Conductivity in Carbon Nanotube Composites

New measurements by scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have uncovered an intriguing wrinkle. For a given CNT concentration, the electrical properties of the composite can be tuned from being a conductor to a non-conductor simply by changing processing conditions.

7 Feb 2008

Cost and Energy Efficient Process Intensification Module Technology for Commercial Solvent Stripping

NanoDynamics Inc.’s wholly owned subsidiary NDFusion provides process intensification (PI) module technology for commercial solvent stripping applications. The company’s state-of-the-art rotating tube r...

6 Feb 2008

Guides to Nanotechnology Published by BSI

Don’t know your nanorod from your nanoribbon? Want to find out what nanomaterials are in the products you buy? Could the safe handling of nanomaterials be improved? Nine new nanotechnology publica...

6 Feb 2008