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New HORIBA ParticleFinder Module Launched for LabSpec 6 Spectroscopy Suite

HORIBA Scientific (HORIBA), the global leader in Raman spectroscopy systems, is proud to announce the launch of their new ParticleFinder module for the LabSpec 6 Spectroscopy Suite. ParticleFinder was developed as part of a collaboration with Particle Sciences, Bethlehem, PA, to support their client drug product formulation and analytic, bioanalytic, physical characterization services.

From HORIBA 17 Jul 2013

Scientists Approximate Molecular Crowding in Artificial Cellular System

The interior of a living cell is a crowded place, with proteins and other macromolecules packed tightly together. A team of scientists at Carnegie Mellon University has approximated this molecular crowding in an artificial cellular system and found that tight quarters help the process of gene expression, especially when other conditions are less than ideal.

16 Jul 2013

Protein That Unwinds DNA Used to Demonstrate the Ergodic Theorem

Experiments by biochemists at the University of California, Davis show for the first time that a law of physics, the ergodic theorem, can be demonstrated by a collection of individual protein molecules -- specifically, a protein that unwinds DNA. The work was published online by the journal Nature on July 14.

16 Jul 2013

Researchers Assess Heating Effect of Magnetic Nanoparticles to Treat Cancer

Physicists from the University of York have carried out new research into how the heating effect of an experimental cancer treatment works.

16 Jul 2013

Chemists Synthesize Grossly Warped Nanographenes

Chemists at Boston College and Nagoya University have together synthesized the first example of a new form of carbon, the team reports in the most recent edition of the journal Nature Chemistry. This new material consists of many identical piece of grossly warped graphene, each containing exactly 80 carbon atoms joined together in a network of 26 rings, with 30 hydrogen atoms decorating the rim. These individual molecules, because they measure somewhat more than a nanometer across, are referred to generically as “nanocarbons,” or more specifically in this case as “grossly warped nanographenes.”

16 Jul 2013

Special Camp to Introduce Students to the World of Nanotechnology

On Tuesday, July 16, Hitachi and Challenge Camps are holding a special program at the camp which is located at School of the Holy Child in Rye, NY to introduce students to the world of nanotechnology using Hitachi’s TM3000 Scanning Electron Microscope, which is capable of magnification of up to 30,000 times.

16 Jul 2013

DARPA Awards SwRI Three-Year Project to Develop Thin-Film Deposition Technologies

Work is under way at Southwest Research Institute on a $1.5 million, three-year project awarded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to develop novel technologies for depositing thin films.

16 Jul 2013

Perfluorocarbon Nanoemulsion Gas Bubbles Hold Promise for NMR and MRI

Berkeley Lab researchers have shown that tiny bubbles carrying hyperpolarized xenon gas hold big promise for NMR (nuclear magnetic resonance) and its sister technology, MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging), as these xenon carriers can be used to detect the presence and spatial distribution of specific molecules with far greater sensitivity than conventional NMR/MRI.

From Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 16 Jul 2013

Researchers from Université de Paris-Sud and CNRS Montpellier Use JPK AFMs to Characterize Living Bacteria

JPK Instruments, a world-leading manufacturer of nanoanalytic instrumentation for research in life sciences and soft matter, reports on how researchers from the Université de Paris-Sud and CNRS Montpellier have used the new QI mode of AFM imaging to quantitatively characterize living bacteria without any immobilization.

From Bruker BioAFM 16 Jul 2013

Nano London 2014 Secures Funding, Attracts Partners

Nano London 2014, a conference and exhibition for the international nanotechnology industry, is heading confidently towards next year’s event after securing further investment and adding to its list of key industry...

15 Jul 2013

e2v Introduces P2041 and P3041 Quad-Core Processors

e2v, a leading global provider of hi-rel semiconductor solutions, has announced the availability of their P2041 and P3041 processors. These are extended-reliability versions of Freescale's quad core QorIQ™ processors for power-sensitive and computation intensive applications for demanding environments such as aerospace and defence.

15 Jul 2013

ESA to Hold 9th Micro and Nano Technologies Round Table in EPFL's New Swiss Tech Convention Center

Micro and Nano Technologies (MNT) for space applications will be the theme of this important meeting. It will take place in the new Swiss Tech Convention Center on 10-13 June 2014 and will host members from national delegations, space agencies, space and MNT industries, research centrers and universities.

15 Jul 2013

Graphene Grown in Stacked Layers Produces Defects That Influence Conductivity

Just an atom thick, 200 times stronger than steel and a near-perfect conductor, graphene’s future in electronics is all but certain. But to make this carbon supermaterial useful, it needs to be a semiconductor – a material that can switch between insulating and conducting states, which forms the basis for all electronics today.

From Cornell University - Nanobiotechnology Center 15 Jul 2013

Super-Resolution Microscopy Solves Decade-Long Debate About Structure of Nuclear Pore Complex

It's a parent's nightmare: opening a Lego set and being faced with 500 pieces, but no instructions on how to assemble them into the majestic castle shown on the box. Thanks to a new approach by scientists at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Heidelberg, Germany, researchers studying large sets of molecules with vital roles inside our cells can now overcome a similar problem.

15 Jul 2013

York JEOL Nanocentre Develops Groundbreaking New Electron Microscopy Technology

Groundbreaking new electron microscopy technology developed at the York JEOL Nanocentre at the University of York is allowing researchers to observe and analyse single atoms, small clusters and nanoparticles in dynamic in-situ experiments for the first time.

15 Jul 2013