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"Glow or No Glow" Technique May Soon Help Defend Against Biological Weapons

A new National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) assay using a "glow or no glow" technique may soon help the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) defend the nation against a spectrum of biological weapons that could be used in a terrorist attack.

From National Institute of Standards and Tech (NIST) 17 Jun 2009

Taking Stretchable Electronics a Step Forward

EU-funded researchers in France and the US studying stickers peeling from windows have found a new way to control the fabrication of stretchable electronics. The results, published in the Proceedings of the National Acad...

17 Jun 2009

Opportunities in The Solar Market For Crystalline and Thin Film Solar Cells

Have economic conditions improved for solar cell manufacturers or just changed in the past six months are questions detailed in the report Opportunities in The Solar Market For Crystalline and Thin Film Solar Cells, publ...

16 Jun 2009

Triad-Based Center of Innovation To Commercialize NC's Nanobio Ideas

The North Carolina Biotechnology Center has approved a four-year, $2.5 million grant for the Center of Innovation in Nanobiotechnology (COIN) to develop the commercial potential of nanobiotechnology research from univers...

16 Jun 2009

Survey Reflects General Public's Understanding and Opinions about Solar Energy

As Americans prepare to enjoy the longest day of the year on Sunday, June 21 during the summer solstice, Applied Materials, the global leader in Nanomanufacturing Technology™ solution, has released a survey reflect...

From Applied Materials Inc. 16 Jun 2009

Microscopic Polymer Beads that Change Color Instantly and Reversibly

A research team led by a chemist at the University of California, Riverside has fabricated microscopic polymer beads that change color instantly and reversibly when external magnetic fields acting upon the microspheres change orientation.

16 Jun 2009

New Material Shows Promise for Nerve Guides

In the clothing industry it's common to mix natural and synthetic fibers. Take cotton and add polyester to make clothing that's soft, breathable and wrinkle free.

16 Jun 2009

Bright, Stable and Bio-Friendly Nanocrystals Act as Individual Investigators of Activity within Cells

Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have created bright, stable and bio-friendly nanocrystals that act as individual investigators of activity within a cell.

From Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 16 Jun 2009

Important Similarity Between Behavior of Polycrystalline Materials and Glasses

Better predictions of how many valuable materials behave under stress could be on the way from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), where scientists have recently found evidence* of an important similarity between the behavior of polycrystalline materials-such as metals and ceramics-and glasses.

From National Institute of Standards and Tech (NIST) 16 Jun 2009

Shape Matters in the Case of Cobalt Nanoparticles

Shape is turning out to be a particularly important feature of some commercially important nanoparticles-but in subtle ways. New studies* by scientists at the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) show that changing the shape of cobalt nanoparticles from spherical to cubic can fundamentally change their behavior.

From National Institute of Standards and Tech (NIST) 16 Jun 2009