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China's Patent Office Now the World's Leading Producer of Patent Invention Applications in Chemistry

Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS), the global expert on chemical information, reports that China's patent office is now the world's leading producer of patent invention applications in chemistry. China trailed Jap...

24 Nov 2009

Nanotechnology Researcher Named Arkansas Professor of the Year

The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education has announced the national and state Professor of the Year Awards. Physicist Greg Salamo, the Joe N. Basore Professor in Nanotechnology and Innovation in the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, was named Arkansas Professor of the Year.

23 Nov 2009

Freiburg Materials Research Center Celebrates its 20th Birthday in 2010

The Freiburg Materials Research Center (FMF) will celebrate the 20th anniversary of its founding in 2010. The center will commemorate the occasion by co-organizing three symposia in February, March, and June. The festivi...

23 Nov 2009

Physicists Discover Hitherto Unknown Metallic Properties of High-Temperature Superconductors

Physicists at the Walther Meissner Institute of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities (Garching) conducted very precise measurements, discovering hitherto unknown metallic properties of high-temperature superconductors.

23 Nov 2009

Studies Reveal How Ribosome Interacts with Other Molecules

Two new studies reveal in unprecedented detail how the ribosome interacts with other molecules to assemble new proteins and guide them toward their destination in biological cells. The studies used molecular dynamics flexible fitting (MDFF) to examine the interaction of the ribosome with two prominent molecular partners.

23 Nov 2009

Research May Lead to New Treatment for Kidney Stones Using Biomolecules

By producing some of the highest resolution images of peptides attaching to mineral surfaces, scientists have a deeper understanding how biomolecules manipulate the growth crystals. This research may lead to a new treatment for kidney stones using biomolecules.

23 Nov 2009

Fabricating 3-D Single-Crystalline Silicon Structures from Thin Films

You can think of it as origami – very high-tech origami. Researchers at the University of Illinois have developed a technique for fabricating three-dimensional, single-crystalline silicon structures from thin films...

23 Nov 2009

Applied Nanotech Awarded $500,000 for Tin Whiskers

Applied Nanotech Holdings, Inc. (OTC BB: APNT) announced that it has been selected by the U.S. Missile Defense Agency ("MDA") to receive an award of approximately $500,000 for the development of non-contact methods for mitigation of tin whiskers from electronic devices.

From Nano Magic, LLC. 23 Nov 2009

New Database for Material Scientists, Physicists, Chemists and Engineers

Springer Science+Business Media has announced the launch of SpringerMaterials - The Landolt-Börnstein Database (www.springermaterials.com). It is the world's largest content platform of selected and critically a...

23 Nov 2009

Discovery Paves Way for an Entirely New Way to Approach Hydrogen-Storage Problem

Scientists at the Carnegie Institution have found for the first time that high pressure can be used to make a unique hydrogen-storage material. The discovery paves the way for an entirely new way to approach the hydrogen-storage problem.

22 Nov 2009