Nanomaterials News

RSS

Killian Lab Creates Bose-Einstein Condensate from Strontium

The Rice lab of physicist Tom Killian published a paper online this month demonstrating the long-sought creation of a Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC) of strontium atoms. BEC is a state of matter predicted by early 20th-century physicists Satyendra Nath Bose and Albert Einstein. Basically, at extremely cold temperatures, some types of atoms come to almost a complete standstill and enter a state in which they lose their individual identity.

17 Nov 2009

Discovery Marks Important Step Forward in Identification of Competitive Catalytic Mechanisms

Catalysis is a process that is widely used in industry to synthesize molecules or materials. However, determining catalytic mechanisms is a major challenge for modern chemistry. Researchers at the Laboratoire de Chimie d...

17 Nov 2009

ACS Releases Inventories of What Stood Out in 2009 and Holds Promise for the Year Ahead

A first-of-its kind inhalable measles vaccine for developing countries, where the disease remains a scourge. A "nanogenerator" that could recharge iPods and other electronic devices with a shake. And for Fido a...

From American Chemical Society 16 Nov 2009

New Funding to Develop Zinc-Oxide Nano-Wire Based UV Light Detectors

Dr. John Tanner, President and founder of Tanner Research, Inc. announced today that the Army Research Office awarded an SBIR Phase I contract for $100,000 in new funding to develop zinc-oxide nano-wire based ultra-viole...

16 Nov 2009

Scientists Developed Simple, Cheap, Accurate Test to Find Undetected Landmines

Scientists have developed a simple, cheap, accurate test to find undetected landmines. Students from the University of Edinburgh have created a custom-made bacteria that glows green when it comes into contact with che...

16 Nov 2009

Business Innovation Award for Breakthrough Nanotechnology

Professor Alexander Seifalian, (UCL Centre for Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine) and his research team have received a Business Innovation Award. The award, which was won within the Life Sciences and Healthcare ca...

16 Nov 2009

NJIT Mechanical Engineering Professor to Speak More About His Theory at Upcoming APS Meeting

Even if you are not a cook, you might have wondered why a pinch of flour (or any small particles) thrown into a bowl of water will disperse in a dramatic fashion, radiating outward as if it was exploding. Pushpendra Sing...

16 Nov 2009

Tackling Challenges in Rapid DNA Sequencing and Potential Health Risks of Nanotechnology

Arizona State University has been awarded nearly $3 million in federal stimulus funds from the National Institutes of Health. ASU professors Stuart Lindsay and Paul Westerhoff will lead a pair of two-year, innovative projects designed to tackle challenges in the fields of rapid DNA sequencing and the potential health risks of nanotechnology.

16 Nov 2009

TiO2 Nanoparticles Cause Systemic Genetic Damage in Mice

Titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanoparticles, found in everything from cosmetics to sunscreen to paint to vitamins, caused systemic genetic damage in mice, according to a comprehensive study conducted by researchers at UCLA&#39...

16 Nov 2009

New Approach to Studying How Immune Cells Chase Down Bacteria in Our Bodies

A team led by Yale University scientists has developed a new approach to studying how immune cells chase down bacteria in our bodies. Their findings are described in the November 15 issue of Nature Methods Advanced Online Publication.

16 Nov 2009