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Invisibility Cloak Protecting Buildings Against Earthquakes

Schools and hospitals could one day be protected from feeling the effects of an earthquake. CNRS researchers at the Institut Fresnel in Marseille (1) have come up with a system that could protect buildings from the most ...

31 Jul 2009

Potential Utility of Iron Isotopes for Addressing Important Questions in Ocean Science

New research involving scientists from the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton (NOCS) highlights the potential utility of iron isotopes for addressing important questions in ocean science. The findings are published in the August edition of the journal Geology.

31 Jul 2009

Discovery of Graphane May Prove More Versatile than Graphene

Ever since graphene was discovered in 2004, this one-atom thick, super strong, carbon-based electrical conductor has been billed as a "wonder material" that some physicists think could one day replace silicon i...

31 Jul 2009

New Method for Creating High-Performance Membranes from Crystal Sieves

Engineers have developed a new method for creating high-performance membranes from crystal sieves called zeolites; the method could increase the energy efficiency of chemical separations up to 50 times over conventional methods and enable higher production rates.

30 Jul 2009

Copper, Aluminium and Nickel Alloys With Shape Memory Have a Much Higher Damping Index in Nano Sizes than in Macroscopic Dimensions

A joint research team from the University of the Basque Country and the United States MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), led by Professor of Physical Metallurgy, Mr José María San Juan, has shown that...

30 Jul 2009

Conference Focuses on Latest Advances in Nanotechnology

Conference will focus on the latest advances in nanostructured materials and systems with applications in biomedicine, chemical synthesis, energy generation and photonics The Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechn...

30 Jul 2009

Yokohama's Latest Nanotechnology Tread Compound Offers Additional Grip from the Outside as Well

Yokohama Tire Corporation now offers drivers ultra high-performance and security with the debut of its all-new runflat tire, the ADVAN Sport ZPS® (Zero Pressure System), which goes on sale August 1, according to Shawn Denlein, Yokohama director of sales, Consumer Products.

30 Jul 2009

Nanotechnology Targeting Ovarian Cancer

Tiny particles carrying a killer gene can effectively suppress ovarian tumor growth in mice, according to a team of researchers from MIT and the Lankenau Institute.

30 Jul 2009

Detecting More Nanoparticles and Speeding Up Acquisition by a Massive Amount

Oxford Instruments' market leading automated feature and particle analysis system is now available with new image acquisition hardware INCAmicsF+ for even faster and more accurate data acquisition.

30 Jul 2009

Research to be Centered at Argonne National Lab in Chicago

Advanced lithium-ion automotive battery producer EnerDel and the Nissan Motor Co. of Japan are teaming up to research a new generation of electrical conductive material intended to reduce cost and improve the performance of electric and hybrid vehicle batteries.

From Argonne National Laboratory 30 Jul 2009

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