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Race is on for a Successor to the Popular "Flash" Memory

The race is on for a successor to the popular 'flash' memory used in portable devices. European researchers think they have found a candidate in novel materials combined with a simple, easily fabricated 'crossbar' architecture.

21 Jul 2009

A Single Atom Makes a Big Difference

By substituting a single atom in a molecule widely used to purify water, researchers at Sandia National Laboratories have created a far more effective decontaminant with a shelf life superior to products currently on the market.

From Sandia National Laboratories 21 Jul 2009

Idaho National Laboratory Researchers Wins Three R+D 100 Awards

Idaho National Laboratory researchers posted an unparalleled performance this year, earning R+D 100 Awards for three of four nominated technologies during the 2009 international competition. "These three award-wi...

21 Jul 2009

Argonne Researcher Wins AWIS Innovator Award for Semiconductor Nanoparticles Research

The Chicago chapter of the Association for Women in Science (AWIS) granted its third annual Innovator Award to Tijana Rajh, group leader of the Nanobio Interfaces research group at Argonne National Laboratory's Centr...

From Argonne National Laboratory 21 Jul 2009

Nanoscale Device can Instantly Measure the Mass of an Individual Molecule

Using devices millionths of a meter in size, physicists at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have developed a technique to determine the mass of a single molecule, in real time.

21 Jul 2009

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