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Tabletop Reactor Produces Clean, Cheap, Hydrogen Using Bacteria

In new table-top reactor, bacteria from wastewater produce abundant, clean hydrogen from cellulose, or even vinegar and a little electricity. By adding a few modifications to their successful wastewater fuel cell,...

14 Nov 2007

Microfluidic Device Shows How Bacteria Self Arrange in Protective Biofilms

Using an innovative device with microscopic chambers, researchers from four institutions, including Johns Hopkins, have gleaned important new information about how bacteria survive in hostile environments by forming anti...

14 Nov 2007

Novel Uranium Based Hydrocarbon Molecule Created

Chemists at the University of Virginia have prepared the first uranium methylidyne molecule ever reported, despite the reactivity of uranium atoms with other molecules. This new molecule is a hydrocarbon containing a ura...

14 Nov 2007

Demand for Surrey Nanosystems Carbon Nanotube Fabrication Technology

Surrey NanoSystems is currently building its third NanoGrowth system for fabricating carbon nanotube structures, and is rapidly commercialising its technology. Two aspects of the company's unique intellectual propert...

From Surrey Nanosystems 13 Nov 2007

Thermo Fisher Scientific Partners with Phytronix Technologies to Offer Ultra High Speed LDTD Technology for Large Volume LC-MS Analyses

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, announces a strategic partnership with Phytronix Technologies, a Canada-based company, for the use of Laser Diode Thermal Desorption (LDTD) technology. ...

13 Nov 2007

Fragile Detector Installed in Large Hadron Collider Beauty Experiment

One of the most fragile detectors for the Large Hadron Collider beauty (LHCb) experiment has been successfully installed in its final position. LHCb is one of four large experiments at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider ...

13 Nov 2007

Nanogen to Close Array Business and Focus on Two High Growth Product Lines

Nanogen, Inc., developer of advanced diagnostic products, announced today that the Company plans to close commercial operations of the array business and reduce staff by approximately 20%. Today’s announcement foll...

From Nanogen 13 Nov 2007

Record Breaking Hydrogen Storage Material Points to Fuel Cell Vehicle Reality

Scientists at the University of Virginia have discovered a new class of hydrogen storage materials that could make the storage and transportation of energy much more efficient - and affordable - through higher-performing...

13 Nov 2007

Prototype Smart Dust Released in French Laboratory

Tiny probes packed with instrumentation have been turned loose in a laboratory in France. The marble-sized devices are an important step on the road to long-anticipated miniaturized machines known as smart dust (picture ...

13 Nov 2007

Laser Based System Can Diagnose Decompression Sickness in a Seconds

It may not rank among the top 10 causes of death, but decompression sickness can be fatal. Instead of waiting for symptoms to appear, a University of Houston professor is developing a laser-based system that can diagnose...

13 Nov 2007

Clean, Carbon Neutral Hydrogen Almost Ready to Hit the Market

Hydrogen as an everyday, environmentally friendly fuel source may be closer than we think, according to Penn State researchers. "The energy focus is currently on ethanol as a fuel, but economical ethanol from cel...

13 Nov 2007

Worldwide Nanotech Art Competition Launched

The worldwide competition NanoArt 2007 is open to all artists 18 years and older. Online voting will open January 1, 2008 through March 31, 2008. Judging is via the Internet and decided by our site visitors. Winners will...

12 Nov 2007

New Raman Scanning Technologies from Horiba, SWIFT and DuoScan Deliver Fast Scanning Raman Technology

HORIBA Jobin Yvon have introduced two new fast Raman scanning technologies. SWIFT and DuoScan now make incredibly fast Raman imaging a reality. SWIFT - Scanning With Incredibly Fast Times enables unmatched per p...

12 Nov 2007

Micro Microwaves Bring Pinpoint Heating to Miniature Laboratory Work

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards of Technology (NIST) and George Mason University have demonstrated what is probably the world’s smallest microwave oven, a tiny mechanism that can heat a pinhead-s...

12 Nov 2007

Inkjet Printed Sensor to Detect Hazards Including Carbon Monoxide, Harmful Industrial Solvents and Explosives

A tiny “electronic nose” that MIT researchers have engineered with a novel inkjet printing method could be used to detect hazards including carbon monoxide, harmful industrial solvents and explosives. Led ...

12 Nov 2007