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ADA Technologies Receive DOE Grant to Develop High Performance Lithium-Ion Batteries

ADA Technologies, Inc. received a $100,000 grant from the Department of Energy to continue research into the development of high performance, safe and long-lasting lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries. Rechargeable Li-ion ...

From ADA Technologies 4 Aug 2009

New Project Bringing World's Top Scientists Together

A new $2.7 million (€1.7 million) EU funded project involving 17 world-leading research institutions - including the University of Sydney - will encourage the transfer of ideas and knowledge between top scientists a...

4 Aug 2009

Fifth Product Approved by USFDA Licensing Elan's Nanocrystal Technology for Various Formulations

Elan Drug Technologies, a business unit of Elan Corporation, plc (NYSE: ELN) announces the first approval of a long-acting injectable formulation using Elan Drug Technologies' proprietary NanoCrystal technology.

From Perrigo Company plc 3 Aug 2009

World's Smallest Electric Motor

The principle is easy: one starter and one motor atom in a ring of laser light - and a bit of fine tuning, in order to move always into the right direction. The research group of the theoretical physicist Prof. Peter ...

3 Aug 2009

New Process Could Greatly Reduce Energy Used in the Production of Biofuels

A team of researchers, led by chemical engineering and materials science professor Michael Tsapatsis in the University of Minnesota's Institute of Technology, have developed a more energy-efficient method of chemical...

3 Aug 2009

In the Search for Metallic and Superconducting Forms of Hydrogen

Hydrogen, the most common element in the universe, is normally an insulating gas, but at high pressures it may turn into a superconductor. Now, scientists at the Carnegie Institution in Washington D.C., US, have discovered a hydrogen-based compound that could be helpful in the search for metallic and superconducting forms of hydrogen.

3 Aug 2009

Brookhaven Scientists Devised Way to Encapsulate Bacteria in a Synthetic Polymer Hydrogel

Bacteria play a role in myriad industrial processes from fermentation to cleaning up environmental pollution. But floating freely in solution, the microbial cells constantly multiply, generating biomass that must be removed periodically, causing downtime. Additionally, the microorganisms cannot be localized to a specific region of interest.

From Brookhaven National Laboratory 3 Aug 2009

Illuminating Brain Tumors using Fluorescent Nanoparticles

Brain cancer is among the deadliest of cancers. It's also one of the hardest to treat. Imaging results are often imprecise because brain cancers are extremely invasive. Surgeons must saw through the skull and safely remove as much of the tumor as they can. Then doctors use radiation or chemotherapy to destroy cancerous cells in the surrounding tissue.

3 Aug 2009

Grain Boundary Defect Elimination in a Zeolite Membrane by Rapid Thermal Processing

Thin-film zeolite membranes with tiny, molecule-sized pores are one step closer to replacing the energy-intensive processes now used in industrial separations, a group of academic researchers is reporting. Writing th...

3 Aug 2009

Using Nanotechnology to Effectively Kill Kidney Tumors

By injecting man-made, microscopic tubes into tumors and heating them with a quick, 30-second zap of a laser, scientists have discovered a way to effectively kill kidney tumors in nearly 80 percent of mice. Researchers s...

3 Aug 2009