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Fastest Quantum Computer Bit Demonstrated by Researchers

The fastest quantum computer bit that exploits the main advantage of the qubit over the conventional bit has been demonstrated by researchers at University of Michigan, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory and the University o...

21 Aug 2008

Nanoscale Manipulator Having Twice the Dexterity of Similar Devices

Engineers have created a tiny motorized positioning device that has twice the dexterity of similar devices being developed for applications that include biological sensors and more compact, powerful computer hard drives.

21 Aug 2008

New Material Exists in Quantum Halfway House Between Magnet and Semiconductor

The semiconductor silicon and the ferromagnet iron are the basis for much of mankind's technology, used in everything from computers to electric motors. In this week's issue of the journal Nature (August 21st) an international group of scientists, including academic and industrial researchers from the UK, USA and Lesotho, report that they have combined these elements with a small amount of another common metal, manganese, to create a new material which is neither a magnet nor an ordinary semiconductor.

21 Aug 2008

Collaboration to Identify microRNAs Implicated in HIV Viral Replication and Their Function

Rosetta Genomics, Ltd. announced today a collaboration with the National Institute of Health to identify microRNAs involved in the progression of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), that may be used as potential drug...

20 Aug 2008

The Field of Particle Physics Poised to Enter Unknown Territory

The field of particle physics is poised to enter unknown territory with the startup of a massive new accelerator--the Large Hadron Collider (LHC)--in Europe this summer. On September 10, LHC scientists will attempt to se...

20 Aug 2008

Malvern to Host Global Web Event to Announce Major Development in Rheometry

On Wednesday 3 September 2008, Malvern Panalytical will host a global web event to announce a major development in the field of rheometry. Participants from around the world will have the opportunity to be among the fi...

From Malvern Panalytical 20 Aug 2008

Drug Delivery Particles Breaking the Mucus Barrier

Chemical engineers from Johns Hopkins University have broken the "mucus barrier," engineering the first drug-delivery particles capable of passing through human mucus - regarded by many as nearly impenetrable - and carrying medication that could treat a range of diseases.

20 Aug 2008

Nanoparticle-Based Capacitors that Can Deliver Power More Rapidly

The proliferation of solar, wind and even tidal electric generation and the rapid emergence of hybrid electric automobiles demands flexible and reliable methods of high-capacity electrical storage. Now a team of Penn Sta...

20 Aug 2008

Understanding the Structure of Gold Nanoparticles

The research group lead by Professor Hannu Häkkinen of the Nanoscience Centre of the University of Jyväskylä, published an article concerning the structure of gold nanoparticles in a prominent American sci...

20 Aug 2008

Radiation and Radioactivity Cause Unwarranted Fear

The words radiation and radioactivity cause unwarranted fear, argues Zbigniew Jaworowski of the Central Laboratory for Radiological Protection in Warsaw, Poland. Writing in the current issue of the International Journal ...

20 Aug 2008

World's First Nanotechnology Park

The Board of Investment of Sri Lanka has signed an agreement with Nanco to develop and manage the world’s first Nanotechnology Park which is expected to commence operations in November. Nanotechnology is a rapidly growing field of applied science where matter is controlled at an atomic or molecular scale.

20 Aug 2008

New Products and Applications are the Result of Intensive R+D on Exterior Wood and Window Coatings

BASF is launching with immediate effect a series of new products and applications for outdoor wood coatings in the acrylic dispersions segment: Acronal® DS 6276X and Acronal® DS 6277X ensure superior weather durability and advanced blocking resistance of the coatings they are used in. In addition, they defoam well and can be easily and cost-effectively formulated using conventional rheology modifiers.

20 Aug 2008