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Non-Toxic Magnesium Oxide Nanocrystals that Efficiently Emit Blue Light

Berkeley Lab researchers have produced non-toxic magnesium oxide nanocrystals that efficiently emit blue light and could also play a role in long-term storage of carbon dioxide, a potential means of tempering the effects of global warming.

From Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 21 Jul 2009

Magnetically Responsive Gold Nanostars Offering New Approach to Biomedical Imaging

Purdue University researchers have created magnetically responsive gold nanostars that may offer a new approach to biomedical imaging. The nanostars gyrate when exposed to a rotating magnetic field and can scatter light to produce a pulsating or "twinkling" effect.

21 Jul 2009

Scientists Develop Methods to Determine How Fast Clusters of Molecules Form

To understand transformations of matter, scientists at DOE's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory aided in developing methods to determine how fast clusters of molecules form and their corresponding stability.

21 Jul 2009

Consortium Focuses on Developing New Battery Materials

Development of high-performance batteries is an indispensable prerequisite for the economic efficiency of electric cars. For Germany to reach a top level in international electrochemistry research again, the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) is now funding a consortium of selected universities and non-university research institutions in southern Germany.

21 Jul 2009

Targeted Nanoparticles Overcoming Dose-Limiting Toxicities of Arsenic Trioxide

Arsenic trioxide has a long history as a potent human poison, but it also has proven valuable as one of the primary treatment options for acute promyelocytic leukemia. Efforts to use arsenic trioxide to treat other types...

21 Jul 2009

Targeted Iron Oxide Nanoparticles Could Serve as Novel Imaging Agents for Early Detection of Breast Tumors

Current methods of detecting breast cancer suffer from low sensitivity, limited spatial resolution, or the need to use complicated and expensive radioisotope-based technologies. A new report from investigators at the Emo...

21 Jul 2009

Using Subatomic Particles to Treat Cancer

Proton therapy -- which uses beams of the subatomic particles to treat cancer -- is a hot topic at this year's American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) meeting, which takes place from July 26 - 30 in Ana...

20 Jul 2009

Key Innovations Recognized for Advancing Scientific Discovery

Battelle and the national laboratories it manages or co-manages for the U.S. Department of Energy have won 24 of the prestigious 2009 R&D 100 Awards, four more than it won in 2008.

20 Jul 2009

Nanotechnology Could Power Superfast Airplanes

An interdisciplinary team of scientists led by Princeton engineers has been awarded a $3 million grant to study how fuel additives made of tiny particles known as nanocatalysts can help supersonic jets fly faster and make diesel engines cleaner and more efficient.

20 Jul 2009

Sandia National Lab Researchers Wins Five R+D 100 Awards for 2009

Sandia National Laboratories researchers - competing in an international pool that includes universities, start-ups, large corporations, and government labs - received five R+D 100 Awards this year.

From Sandia National Laboratories 20 Jul 2009