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Non-Uniform Chemical Compositions of Ionic Liquids at the Nanoscale

Researchers at Texas Tech University, Queen's University in Belfast, Ireland, the University of Rome and the National Research Council in Italy recently made a discovery about the non-uniform chemical compositions of...

11 Nov 2009

Centre Set Up to Identify Whether a Variety of Nanoparticles Can Enter the Human Body

Nanomaterials, which are a thousand times smaller than the width of a human hair, have been developed to perform a variety of roles, including stain resistance in clothes, preservatives in food and cancer treatment in drugs.

11 Nov 2009

Researchers Develop Catalyst that Converts Methane to Methanol

It is currently estimated that natural gas resources will be exhausted in 130 years; however, those reserves where extraction is cost-effective will only flow for another 60 years or so. Scientists at the Max Planck Inst...

11 Nov 2009

Finding Paves Way for Smaller Nanoelectronics and Nanosensors

Silicon nanowires are attracting significant attention from the electronics industry due to the drive for ever-smaller electronic devices, from cell phones to computers. The operation of these future devices, and a wide array of additional applications, will depend on the mechanical properties of these nanowires.

11 Nov 2009

New Way for Exploring the Insides of Living Cells

Scientists in Washington, DC, are reporting development and successful tests of a new way for exploring the insides of living cells, the microscopic building blocks of all known plants and animals. They explode the cell while it is still living inside a plant or animal, vaporize its contents, and sniff.

11 Nov 2009

Changing the Behavior of Nanoparticles in Municipal Sewage Treatment Plants

In an advance that could help ease health and environmental concerns about the emerging nanotechnology industry, scientists are reporting development of technology for changing the behavior of nanoparticles in municipal sewage treatment plants - their main gateway into the environment.

11 Nov 2009

If You Can Slice It, We Can Build It

A group of engineers working on a novel manufacturing technique at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va., have come up with a new twist on the popular old saying about dreaming and doing: "If you can slice it, we can build it."

11 Nov 2009

IND Allows Sol-Gel to Initiate Phase II Studies with DER45-EV Gel in Rosacea Patients

Sol-Gel Technologies announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has acknowledged receipt of Sol-Gel's Investigational New Drug Application (IND) for DER45-EV Gel for the topical treatment of ros...

11 Nov 2009

Nanotechnology Professor Receives Prestigious Award from European Research Council

Prof. Luisa De Cola from the Department of Interface Physics at Münster University has received an especially prestigious award from the European Research Council (ERC) - the highly distinguished "Advanced Researcher Grant" for 2009.

11 Nov 2009

Experiments with Tiny Diamond Cutting Tool Reveal How Different Materials Respond to Micro-Machining

Xin Ding at the Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology (SIMTech) of A*STAR and co-workers* have improved our understanding of some of the main technical challenges in micro-machining through experiments with a micrometer-sized diamond cutting tool.

10 Nov 2009