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Conversion of Energy Through Molecular Platforms Program Helps Students Address Energy Challenges

A new program funded by the National Science Foundation means UC Santa Barbara is now able to offer graduate students deep and broad experience in solving the energy challenges facing the country.

25 Sep 2008

NSF Funded Center Explores the Physics of Biological Systems

The National Science Foundation announced this month that it is funding a new Physics Frontiers Center at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The Center for the Physics of Living Cells is one of nine Physics ...

25 Sep 2008

CODIXX Introduces Newest Member of the ColorPol HT Family

Since the successful introduction of the colorPol® HT (High Transmittance) polarizers in 2004, CODIXX continuous development activities in close collaboration with customers led to a variety of performance improvemen...

25 Sep 2008

Demands From Pharmaceutical Operations Drive Development of Chemical Identification

Ahura Scientific, Inc., a leader in rugged, ultra-compact handheld instruments for chemical identification, today announced that it has launched TruScan(TM) 1.2 at INTERPHEX in Montréal, Canada. TruScan 1.2 enables ...

24 Sep 2008

Hybrid Plastics Achieves Milestone with Nanomaterials

Hybrid Plastics under sponsorship from The National Science Foundation, Electronics Division, has reached a milestone by producing the first conformal coating capable of suppressing tin whiskers. Lead-free electronics are ubiquitous. Consequently, so is the potential of electronic short circuits from conductive tin whiskers which grow from lead-free solder joints and interconnects.

24 Sep 2008

Detecting Protein-DNA Interactions Using Photonic Crystal Biosensors

Scientists at the University of Illinois have developed a new class of disposable, microplate-based optical biosensors capable of detecting protein-DNA interactions. Based on the properties of photonic crystals, the biosensors are suitable for the rapid identification of inhibitors of protein-nucleic acid and protein-protein interactions.

24 Sep 2008