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Carbon Nanotube Radio Receiver Can Detect and Weigh Individual Gold Atoms

Carbon nanotubes that act like miniature radio receivers can detect and weigh individual gold atoms, according to a new study from the University of California, Berkeley. Researchers say that the sensors could one day be...

22 Jul 2008

Providing Absolute Molecular Weights Without Extrapolation or Correction

Viscotek have announced new technical data that demonstrates how their unique Low Angle Light Scattering (LALS) detector achieves results not possible using traditional light scattering technologies. Operating at an ...

22 Jul 2008

First STM Spectroscopy of Graphene Flakes Yields New Surprises

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and the University of California at Berkeley have performed the first scanning tunneling spectroscopy of graphene flakes equipped with a "gate" electrode.

22 Jul 2008

Quantum Mechanical Triplet May Lead to Superconductivity at High Temperatures

Physicists at Rutgers and Columbia universities have gained new insight into the origins of superconductivity - a property of metals where electrical resistance vanishes - by studying exotic chemical compounds that conta...

22 Jul 2008

Nanotechnology's Success Depends on Addressing Safety Questions

A new expert analysis in Nature Nanotechnology questions whether industry, government and scientists are successfully applying lessons learned from past technologies to ensure the safe and responsible development of emer...

22 Jul 2008

Innovative Nanotechnology Products Addressing Health Care, Industry and Government Needs

A unique affiliation of national and international scientists, university and government research laboratories, and entrepreneurs has launched Ceres Nanosciences LLLP, a Virginia biotechnology company created to introduc...

22 Jul 2008

Powerful Tool Helping Students Perform Research in Nanobiotechnology

Alabama State University is gaining a powerful tool that will help faculty and students perform world-class research in nanobiotechnology.The Center for Nanobiotechnology Research at ASU recently purchased a $72,000 Atomic Force Microscope (AFM). This was made possible through part of a $4.9 million grant received in 2007 from the National Science Foundation.

22 Jul 2008

World's First Paper Interstrate Thin Film Transistors

Elvira Fortunato and colleagues from the Centro de Investigação de Materiais (Cenimat/I3N), at Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, made the first Field Effect Transistor (FET) with a paper "interstrate" layer.

21 Jul 2008

SFC Setting the Pace for the Fuel Cell Industry

Frost + Sullivan announced today that it has presented its 2008 Market Leadership Award to SFC Smart Fuel Cell AG in recognition of SFC's success in fuel cell commercialization, first-mover market status and signific...

21 Jul 2008

Nano-Sized Jaws Could Lead to More Powerful Sensors and Diagnostic Tools

Berkeley Lab scientists have developed a nano-sized synthetic polymer bundle that can fold in half and trap a zinc molecule between its jaws, a first-of-its-kind feat that mimics how proteins conduct life’s vital functions.

21 Jul 2008

New Technology Promises to Reduce the Need for Drilling and Filling

A new technology that spots tooth decay almost as soon as it’s begun promises to reduce the need for drilling and filling, writes Patrick Walter in SCI’s Chemistry + Industry (C+I) magazine. Drilling is o...

21 Jul 2008

Tree Canopy, an Essential Ingredient in the Development of Novel Smart Materials and Nanodevices

Nature, in the simple form of a tree canopy, appears to provide keen insights into the best way to design complex systems to move substances from one place to another, an essential ingredient in the development of novel "smart" materials.

19 Jul 2008

How Nanotechnology Can Create Cheap Solar Cells

Research into new types of solar cells produced by nanotechnology will be described by Professor Darren Bagnall at the World Renewable Energy Conference in Glasgow which begins tomorrow. Professor Bagnall and his Nano...

18 Jul 2008

Fibre Imprinting Nanotechnology Getting Rugby Fans Closer to the All Blacks Than Ever

Fibre imprinting nanotechnology developed at the MacDiarmid Institute of Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology at the University of Canterbury is going to get rugby fans closer than ever to the All Blacks.

18 Jul 2008

Researchers Produced LEDs on Low-Cost Metal-Coated Silicon Wafers

Researchers at Purdue University have overcome a major obstacle in reducing the cost of "solid state lighting," a technology that could cut electricity consumption by 10 percent if widely adopted.

18 Jul 2008