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Nanocrystal Synthesis: Breaking Down Barriers

At the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN), A*STAR, in Singapore, Jun Yang and Jackie Ying* have developed a new protocol for the synthesis of tiny metal and semiconductor crystals that are a few billionths of a meter in size.

24 Nov 2009

Getting Custom-Shaped Microparticles to Interact and Self-Assemble in a Controlled Way

Chemists and physicists have succeeded in getting custom-shaped microparticles to interact and self-assemble in a controlled way in a liquid crystal.

24 Nov 2009

Suspect Nano-Ingredients Found in Big Name Cosmetics

Testing commissioned by Friends of the Earth has found nanoparticles in foundations and concealers sold by big name brands, including Revlon, Clarins, Clinique, Max Factor, the Body Shop, L'Oréal, By Terry and Lancôme Pa...

24 Nov 2009

Article Focuses on CVD's Solutions for Depositing Transparent Conductive Oxide on Glass

CVD Equipment Corporation (CVD) (NASDAQ: CVV), announced today that an article about the Company was published in the November issue of Photovoltaics World magazine titled "Off-line APCVD offers paradigm shift for TCO gl...

24 Nov 2009

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