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Nanotechnology Researchers Develop Biosensor Capable of Detecting Candida Albicans Yeast

The Nanosensors group from the URV has created a biosensor, an electrical and biological device, which is able to selectively detect the Candida albicans yeast in very small quantities of only 50 cfu/ml (colony-forming units per millilitre).

7 May 2009

World's Smallest Incandescent Lamp with a Filament Made From Carbon Nanotube

In an effort to explore the boundary between thermodynamics and quantum mechanics -- two fundamental yet seemingly incompatible theories of physics -- a team from the UCLA Department of Physics and Astronomy has created the world's smallest incandescent lamp.

6 May 2009

Studying the Electrostatic Nature of Protein-Aluminium Interactions using Malvern Zetasizer Nano ZS

Researchers at Nottingham Trent University in the UK are using the Zetasizer Nano ZS particle characterization system from Malvern Panalytical in work that has demonstrated the predominantly electrostatic nature of protein-aluminium interactions.

From Malvern Panalytical 6 May 2009

Four-in-One Agent that Can Detect, Target, and Disable Tumor Cells

Diagnosis and treatment in one go: Korean researchers led by Tae Gwan Park and Jinwoo Cheon have developed the basis for a four-in-one agent that can detect, target, and disable tumor cells while also making them macroscopically and microscopically visible. As they report in the journal Angewandte Chemie, their work involves magnetic iron oxide particles with a fluorescence dye, RNA fragments, and a special peptide attached.

6 May 2009

Experts Present Evidence to Committee on Nanotechnology in Food

In a hearing held yesterday in the U.K. House of Lords, Professor Ken Donaldson from the University of Edinburgh and Dr Qasim Chaudhry from the Food and Environment Research Agency presented evidence to the Select Commit...

6 May 2009

Konarka Technologies Enters into Advanced Product Development Agreement with Arch Aluminum + Glass

Konarka Technologies, Inc., an innovator in development and commercialization of Konarka Power Plastic®, a material that converts light to energy, today announced the company has entered into an advanced product deve...

5 May 2009

Sandia National Laboratories Researchers Scored Big in $777 Million Five-Year DOE EFRCs

Center researchers expect to investigate three areas: the conversion of electrical energy to light through radical designs involving luminescent nanowires, quantum dots, and hybrid structures; energy conversion processes in photonic structures smaller than the wavelength of the light they create; and understanding and eliminating defects in the semiconductor materials that presently limit solid-state lighting efficiency.

From Sandia National Laboratories 5 May 2009

Photovoltaic Systems Growing Faster than Other Renewable Sources

Photovoltaic power generation grew by 73 percent between 2007-08, making it the fastest growing source of alternative energy, Monica Oliphant, president of the International Solar Energy Society (ISES), said upon her arrival in Delaware from Australia to attend the 2009 Karl Böer Solar Energy Medal of Merit ceremony at the University of Delaware on Thursday, May 7.

5 May 2009

Early Detection Pancreatic Cancer using Nanotechnology

Pancreatic cancer has a devastatingly low survival rate (less than five percent after five years) because it is usually diagnosed at an advanced stage. The initial symptoms, such as pain, jaundice or weight loss, often d...

5 May 2009

Electrospun Nanofibers Hold Promise for Development of New Breathable Materials

In his office, MIT Professor of Chemical Engineering Gregory Rutledge keeps a small piece of fabric that at first glance resembles a Kleenex. This tissue-like material, softer than silk, is composed of fibers that are a ...

5 May 2009