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New Technique for Assessing Radiation Damage to DNA

A new technique for assessing the damage radiation causes to DNA indicates that the spatial arrangement of damaged sites, or lesions, is more important than the number of lesions in determining the severity of the damage. The technique, developed by scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)'s Brookhaven National Laboratory, helps reveal why high-energy charged particles such as the heavy ions in outer space are more potentially harmful than lower-energy forms of radiation such as x-rays and gamma rays

25 Mar 2008

Grand Plan for Solar Energy to be Presented at Brookhaven Talk

Vasilis Fthenakis, head of the National Photovoltaic Environmental Research Center at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory, will give a talk titled "Solar Grand Plan" at the Labora...

25 Mar 2008

Nanomedicine Workshop to be Held by Wake Forest University

Wake Forest University’s Center for Nanotechnology and Molecular Materials will host a gathering of scientists, engineers and medical researchers at a workshop that will explore both the science and the emerging bu...

25 Mar 2008

Buckyballs Shown To Hold Hydrogen at Similar Densities to the Centre of Jupiter

Hydrogen could be a clean, abundant energy source, but it's difficult to store in bulk. In new research, materials scientists at Rice University have made the surprising discovery that tiny carbon capsules called buc...

25 Mar 2008

Natural Nanotechnology With Nanominerals or Mineral Nanoparticles Influencing the Earth's Complex Biosystems and Atmosphere

The ubiquity of tiny particles of minerals--mineral nanoparticles--in oceans and rivers, atmosphere and soils, and in living cells are providing scientists with new ways of understanding Earth's workings. Our planet's physical, chemical, and biological processes are influenced or driven by the properties of these minerals.

25 Mar 2008

Quantum Computers a Step Closer as Researchers Understand How Quantum Mechanical States Break Down

Researchers at the U. S. Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory, the University of California, Santa Barbara, and Microsoft Station Q have made significant advancements in understanding a fundamental problem of qua...

25 Mar 2008

Using Nanotechnology and Nanoparticles to Improve Hearing

Officials of NanoBioMagnetics, Inc., (NBMI) have announced the issuance of its first patent by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The patent, titled “Method and Apparatus for Improving Hearing,” is based on the use of magnetically responsive nanoparticles implanted in the organs of the middle ear to drive tissue vibrations in the amplification of sound.

25 Mar 2008

Public Invited to Learn More About Nanotechnology Research at UAlbany NanoCollege Inaugural Community Day

Children, adults and families throughout Tech Valley can receive an up-close look at the exciting world of nanotechnology when the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering ("CNSE") of the University at Alba...

20 Mar 2008

Market for Nanotechnology in Wireless Handsets to reach $15 billion by 2012

As nanotechnology aids in improving the performance of wireless handsets, the market for nanotech-enabled wireless components is expected to grow rapidly.

20 Mar 2008

Unidym Spin off to Investigate Medical Uses of Carbon Nanotubes

Unidym, Inc., a majority-owned subsidiary of Arrowhead Research Corporation (NASDAQ:ARWR), announced today the formation of a spin-off company, Ensysce Biosciences Inc., that will focus on research into the medical thera...

20 Mar 2008

Nanotechnology in Packaging to be Examined at Produce Packaging Law Forum

Summit Publishing Company announces the launch of a day-long educational forum focused on food and beverage packaging laws and regulations. Produced by Summit's flagship magazine, Packaging World, the Packaging Law F...

20 Mar 2008

Nanotechnology Tool, the Titan Scanning Transmission Electron Microscope, Wins Japanese Nanotech Award

FEI announced that its Titan™ 80-300 S/TEM (scanning/transmission electron microscope), the world’s most powerful commercially available microscope, was honored with the award for technical excellence in eval...

20 Mar 2008

Max Planck Boffins Shed Light on Transport Mechanism in Cells

"The simple and efficient tug-of-war mechanism could be used for the transport in micro-laboratories on chips," relates Melanie Mueller. In the same way as with the biological model, teams of motors can transport certain molecules to specific reaction locations on the chip and then also bring back the reaction product.

20 Mar 2008

Signet Solar Expands Manufacturing in India

Signet Solar, a manufacturer of silicon thin film photovoltaic (PV) modules, today announced plans to locate its second manufacturing site in the Sriperembudur Special Economic Zone near Chennai, India. Signet Solar&r...

20 Mar 2008

Nanometrics Names Michael Fischer Head of Worldwide Sales

Nanometrics Incorporated, a leading supplier of advanced metrology equipment to the semiconductor industry, announced today that Michael Fischer, a 23-year veteran of the semiconductor and process control industry, has b...

20 Mar 2008