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Nobel Laureates Papers Published in Free-to-Read Format

IOP Publishing congratulates the 2007 Nobel Prize winners in physics and chemistry. IOP is honored to have had this year’s winners publish work in several of our journals. As a service to the community we have made...

24 Oct 2007

Using Carbon Nanotubes to Create Powerful Pressure Sensors

Blocks of carbon nanotubes can be used to create effective and powerful pressure sensors, according to a new study by researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Taking advantage of the material’s unique el...

24 Oct 2007

Rapid Meningococcal Diagnostic Test Announced

In a world first, Victorian nanotechnology venture Quintain NS has announced a rapid meningococcal diagnostic test. The test will ultimately allow detection of meningococcal disease in less than fifteen minutes com...

23 Oct 2007

Learning about Nanotechnology with a Video, The Twinkie Guide to Nanotechnology

The Twinkie Guide to Nanotechnology is an entertaining new video featuring scientist Andrew Maynard which mixes the iconic American snack cake with humor to unlock the mysteries of nanotechnology. Maynard serves up th...

23 Oct 2007

Oil & Gas Industry to Benefit From Joint Venture to Produce Develop Nano Enabled Processes

NanoDynamics Inc. announced the recent formation of a joint venture with Shell Technology Ventures Fund 1 B.V. to develop new materials and products expected to improve exploration and production efforts in the internati...

23 Oct 2007

New Laser Could Lead to Ultrahigh Resolution Microscopes for Chemical Imaging in Biology and Medicine

In a major feat of nanotechnology engineering researchers from Harvard University have demonstrated a laser with a wide-range of potential applications in chemistry, biology and medicine. Called a quantum cascade (QC) la...

23 Oct 2007

Super Small to Fight the Super Big, Nanotechnology Being Used to Battle Obesity

Wearing a portable instrument to monitor metabolism in the fight against obesity and its related health consequences may be on the horizon thanks to collaborative research being performed at the University of Houston and...

23 Oct 2007

Refurbished X-Ray Producer Shakes th Earth at Sandia Again

Sandia National Laboratories’ Z machine, the world’s largest producer of X-rays, shook the ground for several hundred yards in every direction for the first time since July 2006, when the 22-year-old facility...

From Sandia National Laboratories 23 Oct 2007

Niobium and Tantalum Differences May Lead to More Optimized Electronic Materials and Photocatalysts

Unexpected differences recently discovered between the elements niobium and tantalum may lead to more optimized electronic materials and photocatalysts. Sandia researcher May Nyman and colleagues reported on the new-foun...

23 Oct 2007

Biotechnology and Nanotechnology Needed to Meet Global Demands for Food, Feed, Fuel and Materials

DuPont Chairman and CEO Charles O. Holliday, Jr., today told participants at the World Food Prize that biotechnology will enable the world to keep pace with the rapid growth in global demand for food, feed, fuel and mate...

22 Oct 2007

Revolutionary Atomic Resolution Electron Microscope Wins Award for Carl Zeiss SMT

Carl Zeiss SMT, a leading global provider of electron- and ion-beam imaging and analysis equipment, last night was honoured with a coveted R&D 100 Award for one of the 100 most technologically significant new product...

From Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH 22 Oct 2007

Colour Changing Gel Could Lead to a New Type of Sensor

MIT researchers have created a new structured gel that can rapidly change color in response to a variety of stimuli, including temperature, pressure, salt concentration and humidity. Among other applications, the stru...

22 Oct 2007

Funding Increase of $505000 for Micromem

Micromem Technologies Inc. is pleased to announce that it has raised approximately $505,000 by way of arms length and non-arms length private placements at $0.45 per share. The shares issued will be subject to Rule 144. ...

22 Oct 2007

Carbon Nanotubes to Revolutionise Lighting and Photovoltaics

Organic based solution processable devices are promising to revolutionise the lighting and photovoltaic industries of the future. The move away from traditional inorganic materials is driven not only by cost consid...

22 Oct 2007

Drug Delivery Revolution Powered by Nanotechnology

Nanotechnology-enabled drug delivery systems (DDS) are dramatically reshaping the way existing drugs are delivered, establishing new opportunities for drug formulation and creating a host of new DDS companies resulting i...

22 Oct 2007