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Research to Address Energy Challenges, Advance Medical and Environmental Studies

Chi-Chang Kao, a physicist and leader in synchrotron light research, has been named founding Director of the Joint Photon Sciences Institute (JPSI) at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory, effective immediately.

9 Dec 2008

Report on Worldwide Nanotechnology Portable Fuel Cell Market Shares Strategies and Forecasts

Research and Markets has announced the addition of WinterGreen Research, Inc.'s new report "Worldwide Nanotechnology Portable Fuel Cell Market Shares Strategies, and Forecasts, 2009-2015" to their offering....

From Research and Markets 9 Dec 2008

New Report on Nanocomposites and Nanoporous Materials

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Nanocomposites and Nanoporous Materials VIII" report to their offering. Selected, peer reviewed papers from the 8th International Symposium on Nanocom...

From Research and Markets 8 Dec 2008

Nanotechnology Research Paving Way for New Data Storage Devices and Drug Delivery Systems

A key challenge of nanotechnology research is investigating how different materials behave at lengths of merely one-billionth of a meter. When shrunk to such tiny sizes, many everyday materials exhibit interesting and potentially beneficial new properties.

8 Dec 2008

CNSE to Develop Nanotechnology-Enabled Sensors and Controls Designed to Reduce Power Plant Emissions

The College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering ("CNSE") of the University at Albany has been selected to receive a prestigious grant from the U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE") for pioneering research and education that will support the development of nanotechnology-enabled sensors and controls designed to sharply reduce emissions from fossil fuel-based power plants.

8 Dec 2008

First International Forum on Nanotechnology is Over

The basic subjects of discussions held during the Forum were nanotechnology development perspectives both in Russia and world, foreign experience in forming the national innovative systems, role of the government and business in creating the scientific development commercialization mechanisms in the sphere of nanotechnologies.

8 Dec 2008

Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis Provides Invaluable Information for Virus Detection

Virus particle detection and counting using Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis
is providing essential information for researchers at the University of Strathclyde's
Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences (SIPBS). This team develops methods
to employ naturally-occurring bacteriophages to combat MRSA and other bacteria.

8 Dec 2008

eBioscience Announces Commercial Launch of eFluor Organic Dyes

eBioscience Corporation, a leading global provider of innovative, high-quality cell analysis reagents, announced today the expansion of its eFluor(TM) brand with the commercial launch of the eFluor(TM) Organic Dye produc...

8 Dec 2008

Electronic Textiles Capable of Detecting Diseases and Monitoring Heart Rates

Researchers in United States and China are reporting progress toward a simple, low-cost method to make "smart fabrics," electronic textiles capable of detecting diseases, monitoring heart rates, and other vital signs. A report on these straight-out-of-science-fiction-fibers, made of carbon nanotubes, is scheduled for the December 10 issue of ACS' Nano Letters, a monthly publication.

8 Dec 2008

Strain-Tuned Quantum Dots Show New Optical Properties

Quantum dots, tiny luminescent particles made of semiconductors, hold promise for detecting and treating cancer earlier. However, if doctors were to use them in humans, quantum dots could have limitations related to thei...

7 Dec 2008