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UC Merced to Lead Multicampus Research Program on Solar Energy using Nanotechnology

As the world's hunger for energy grows and fossil fuel supplies become less certain, the need to develop alternative renewable energy sources is paramount. The most abundant source of renewable energy is the sun.

15 Aug 2009

Scientists Measure Drag/Friction of Single Molecules

Friction limits the speed and efficiency of macroscopic engines. Is this also true for nanomachines? A Dresden research team used laser tweezers to measure the friction between a single motor protein molecule and its track.

14 Aug 2009

Work is a Further Advance in the Study of Metamaterials

While the researchers can't promise delivery to a parallel universe or a school for wizards, books like Pullman's Dark Materials and JK Rowling's Harry Potter are steps closer to reality now that researchers in China have created the first tunable electromagnetic gateway.

14 Aug 2009

Sigma-Aldrich Publication Continues to be a Premier Forum for Chemical Research

Sigma-Aldrich (Nasdaq: SIAL) announced today that its chemistry review journal, Aldrichimica Acta, was recently ranked number one by Impact Factor (IF) when evaluated against all 55 international journals in the field of...

From Sigma Aldrich 13 Aug 2009

Increasing Lifespan of Shingle Roofs using Nanotechnology Coating

Industrial Nanotech, a global nanoscience solutions and research leader and member of the U.S. Greenbuilding Council and the American Solar Energy Society, provided a follow up to their earlier product announcement for N...

From Industrial Nanotech, Inc. 13 Aug 2009

Regional Partnership to Explore Complementary Scientific Research Efforts

The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory, the University of North Dakota (UND) and North Dakota State University (NDSU) announced today that they are developing a regional partnership to explore complementary scientific research efforts.

From Argonne National Laboratory 13 Aug 2009

Research Discover How Mirror-Image Molecules Gain Control Over Each Other

Research at the University of Liverpool has found how mirror-image molecules gain control over each other and dictate the physical state of superstructures. The research team studied 'chiral' or 'different...

13 Aug 2009

Industrial Nanotech Showcases Nansulate at 2009 Renewable Energy Fair

Industrial Nanotech, Inc. (Pink Sheets:INTK), an emerging global leader in nanoscience solutions, today announced that the Company's patented Nansulate energy saving thermal insulation and asset protection coatings will be showcased at the upcoming Renewable Energy Fair, on August 22, 2009 at Chena Hot Springs Resort, Alaska.

From Industrial Nanotech, Inc. 12 Aug 2009

Solarmer Energy Awarded Contract to Synthesize High Efficiency Donor Polymer Materials for Organic PVs

The FlexTech Alliance, focused on developing the electronic display and the flexible, printed electronics industry supply chain, today announced the award of a $450,000 contract to Solarmer Energy, Inc. to design and syn...

12 Aug 2009

Leading Nanotechnology Scientist Named Director of California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA

Leading nanoscientist Paul S. Weiss has been named director of the California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA, professor of chemistry and biochemistry, and holder of the Fred Kavli Chair in Nanosystems Sciences.

12 Aug 2009