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Discovery Uses Nanowire Arrays to Image Nanoscale Objects Beyond Diffraction Limit

A research team from Northeastern University has developed a new nanolens that can beat the diffraction limit to achieve so-called super-resolution imaging, better than can be achieved by current technology. The nanolens...

17 Jan 2010

Nanotechnology and Contact Lens May Soon Change the Way Diabetics Monitor Glucose Levels

Through the use of nanotechnology, University of Western Ontario Chemical and Biochemical Assistant professor Jin Zhang is using extremely small particles embedded in the hydrogel contact lenses to monitor and report on changing sugar levels in the body.

16 Jan 2010

Brookhaven Lab and Advanced Energy Celebrates Opening of New Hi-Tech Facility

Today, the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory and Advanced Energy Systems, Inc. of Medford, N.Y. (AES) celebrated the opening of a new hi-tech facility at the AES site that will produce crucial components used in particle accelerators around the world.

From Brookhaven National Laboratory 15 Jan 2010

Berkeley Lab Scientists Win Four DOE Early Career Research Grants from Nanotechnology to Energy

Investigations into the mysteries of the universe and matter at the most fundamental levels, and ground-breaking research into the application of nanomaterials to energy production, storage and conservation were recognized by the U.S. Department of Energy in announcing the first recipients of its Early Career Research Program.

From Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 15 Jan 2010

Scientists Discover Atoms Can Bond Instead of Repelling Each Other

The molecule 'beryllium dimer' has mystified chemists for many years. Recent measurements have helped scientists identify 11 vibrational levels, and now a US-Czech team of researchers sheds light on a 12th level. The findings were published in the journal Science.

15 Jan 2010

Research Leads to Novel Optofluidics Platform for Robust Chem/Bio Sensing and Medical Diagnosis

A research paper that has potential implications for homeland defense, work place safety, and health care has been published in the Journal of Advanced Materials (volume, issue, 2010) and reported by materialsviews.com. ...

15 Jan 2010

Biodiesel Production from Algae Using Nanotechnology

Two teams of Iowa State University researchers will receive a total of $8 million over three years from a $78 million U.S. Department of Energy program to research and develop advanced biofuels.

15 Jan 2010

Green Nanotechnology: Challenges of Sustainability

Chemical Nanotechnology Talks (CNT) is an event for international participants, stressing chemical nanotechnology. Every year there is a focus on a particular theme. This year's focus lies on "Green Nano: Challe...

15 Jan 2010

Nanostructures May Lead to a Treasure for Researchers Interested in Faster and Smaller Computing Devices

Building microscopic materials known as superlattices on the surface of gold may lead to a treasure for researchers interested in faster, smaller, and more energy efficient computing devices, say researchers at Missouri ...

14 Jan 2010

Jetting into the Quark-Gluon Plasma

The Department of Energy's Office of Nuclear Physics recently named Berkeley Lab's Nuclear Science Division to lead a nine-institution collaboration investigating the "Quantitative Jet and Electromagnetic Tomography of Extreme Phases of Matter in Heavy-Ion Collisions" - JET, for short.

14 Jan 2010