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Researchers Explain the Shape of Membrane Vesicles Containing Two Different Fluids

Little or nothing happens in cells without the involvement of the minute membrane vesicles: for example, vesicles act as recycling centres for cell waste, as detoxification stations and as a vehicle for substance transpo...

25 Jan 2010

A Huge Boost in the Understanding of How Hydrogen Material Could Be Harnessed

Physicists have long wondered whether hydrogen, the most abundant element in the universe, could be transformed into a metal and possibly even a superconductor-the elusive state in which electrons can flow without resist...

25 Jan 2010

Overcoming Ice Buildup on Aircraft using Nanotechnology

Shakespeare wrote it in his play "The Winter's Tale": "Everything freezes." At Battelle, an ingenious innovation using carbon nanotubes may prove the Bard of Avon wrong.

25 Jan 2010

Researchers Discover X-Rays Can Trigger Formation of New Type of Crystal

X-rays can do a lot of useful things -- detect broken bones, tumors and dental cavities, analyze atoms in diverse materials and screen luggage at airports -- but who knew they could cause crystals to form? A tea...

25 Jan 2010

Virginia Tech's Macromolecular Science and Engineering program Director Elected International Fellow

Judy S. Riffle, professor of chemistry and director of Virginia Tech's Macromolecular Science and Engineering program, has been elected a Fellow in the Polymeric Materials Science and Engineering (PMSE) division of the American Chemical Society (ACS).

25 Jan 2010

Nanotechnology Researcher Named Fellow of American Physical Society

Lauded for his landmark advancements in nanotechnology, optics and the science of physics as a whole, Dr. Anvar Zakhidov from the University of Texas at Dallas has been named a fellow of the American Physical Society (APS).

24 Jan 2010

Natural Cavities Act Like Mirrors in Light-Emitting Plastics

When University of Utah scientists discovered a new kind of laser that was generated by an electrically conducting plastic or polymer, no one could explain how it worked and some doubted it was real.

24 Jan 2010

USC to Host a 50th Anniversary Reflection on Richard P. Feynman's Influential Talk

USC will host a 50th Anniversary reflection on Richard P. Feynman's influential talk "There's Plenty of Room at the Bottom".

23 Jan 2010

World Record in Data Density on Linear Magnetic Tape

FUJIFILM Recording Media U.S.A., Inc. today announced that in cooperation with IBM, they have demonstrated a world record in data density on linear magnetic tape - a density of 29.5 billion bits per square inch with magn...

23 Jan 2010

Report Examines Materials Markets for Inorganic Thin-Film Photovoltaics

Research and Markets, the leading source for international market research and market datahas announced the addition of the "Materials Markets for Inorganic Thin-Film Photovoltaics: 2010 to 2017" report to thei...

From Research and Markets 22 Jan 2010