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Cooperation in Heat Shock Protein Observed Using Foerster Resonance Energy Transfer Methodology

As in a successful football match, all actors in a cell must play in perfect coordination. A typical example for this kind of cooperation can be seen in the heat shock protein Hsp90, which controls the proper folding of other proteins. Together with a second molecule, the co-chaperone P23, it splits the energy source ATP to release the energy it needs to do its work.

1 Jul 2014

Addition of Water Molecules Leads to Increase in Distance Between Graphite Oxide Layers

Physicists from Umeå University and Humboldt University in Berlin have solved a mystery that has puzzled scientists for half a century. They show with the help of powerful microscopes that the distance between graphite oxide layers gradually increases when water molecules are added. That is because the surface of graphite oxide is not flat, but varies in thickness with "hills" and "valleys" of nanosize. The new findings are published in the scientific journal Nano Letters.

1 Jul 2014

Functionalized Molybdenum Trioxide Nanoparticles Can Help Recover Activity of Sulfite Oxidase

Molybdenum oxide particles can assume the function of the endogenous enzyme sulfite oxidase, basis for new therapeutic application

1 Jul 2014

‘Hemostatic Nanoparticles’ Injected After Blast Trauma Increases Survival Rates

A type of artificial platelet being developed to help natural blood platelets form clots faster offers promise for saving the lives of soldiers, as well as victims of car crashes and other severe trauma.

1 Jul 2014

Researchers Test Bone-Targeted Nanoparticle System for Attacking Cancer Cells

A research collaboration between Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) and has utilized nanomedicine technologies to develop a drug-delivery system that can precisely target and attack cancer cells in the bone, as well as increase bone strength and volume to prevent bone cancer progression.

1 Jul 2014

SUNY CNSE/SUNYIT to Play a Major Role at SEMICON West 2014 Conference

The newly merged SUNY College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE) / SUNY Institute of Technology (SUNYIT) announced today that it will play a pivotal role at the SEMICON West 2014 conference as its team of leading researchers, in addition to scientists from the institution’s numerous corporate partners, take part in groundbreaking presentations and informational sessions to update the computer chip industry on the advancement of semiconductor-based research and development—including innovations paving the way for the transition to the industry’s new 450mm wafer standard.

1 Jul 2014

MEMS Industry Group Members to Exhibit at SEMICON West 2014

MEMS Industry Group® (MIG), the trade association advancing micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) and sensors across global markets, and 30 of its members and industry partners will exhibit July 8-10 at SEMICON West 2014 in San Francisco, CA.

1 Jul 2014

Chemical-Free Method to Unzip Carbon Nanotubes into Nanoribbons

Carbon nanotubes “unzipped” into graphene nanoribbons by a chemical process invented at Rice University are finding use in all kinds of projects, but Rice scientists have now found a chemical-free way to unzip them.

1 Jul 2014

GS Group Seeks Nano-Startups Worldwide

GS Venture, GS Group holding corporate venture fund, together with LLC “Carbon nanostructured materials”, being a part of the holding, has announced a competition among venture projects, research and business...

30 Jun 2014

Researchers Develop Novel Way to Waterproof Materials by Adding Exterior Surface Grooves

Researchers from Kyoto University in Japan have developed a novel way to waterproof new functionalized materials involved in gas storage and separation by adding exterior surface grooves. Their study, published in the journal Angewandte Chemie, provides a blueprint for researchers to build similar materials involved in industrial applications, such as high performance gas separation and energy storage.

30 Jun 2014

Gigaphoton Achieves 92 W EUV Light Source Output at 4.2% Conversion Efficiency

Gigaphoton Inc., a major lithography light source manufacturer, announced today that it has successfully achieved 92 W EUV light source output at 4.2 percent conversion efficiency (CE) on its prototype laser-produced plasma (LPP) light sources for EUV lithography scanners.

30 Jun 2014

Researchers Report Novel Metamaterial Enabling Fast, Efficient and High-Fidelity Terahertz Radiation Imaging System

A novel metamaterial enables a fast, efficient and high-fidelity terahertz radiation imaging system capable of manipulating the stubborn electromagnetic waves, advancing a technology with potential applications in medical and security imaging, a team led by Boston College researchers reports in the online edition of the journal Nature Photonics.

30 Jun 2014

UC Researcher Develops Novel Way to Fabricate Superconducting Nanocircuitry

For his doctoral dissertation in the Goldman Superconductivity Research Group at the University of Minnesota, Yu Chen, now a postdoctoral researcher at UC Santa Barbara, developed a novel way to fabricate superconducting nanocircuitry. However, the extremely small zinc nanowires he designed did some unexpected — and sort of funky — things.

30 Jun 2014

The Graphene Flagship Led by Chalmers is Doubling in Size

The Graphene Flagship – one of the largest-ever European research initiatives, led by Chalmers – is doubling in size. 66 new partners are being invited to join the consortium following the results of a €9 million competitive call.

30 Jun 2014

Print Performance Studies Compare Electroform and Laser-Cut Stencils

Photo Stencil, LLC, a leading full-service provider of high-performance stencils and tooling, announces that the research paper, Print Performance Studies Comparing Electroform and Laser-cut Stencils.

28 Jun 2014