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Program Aims to Increase Number of Students Pursuing Studies in Nanotechnology

The NanoJapan Program, supported by the National Science Foundation, and administered by Rice University, aims to increase the number of U.S. students pursuing studies in nanotechnology.

18 May 2009

New Lithium Battery that Can Store and Deliver More Than Three Times the Power of Conventional Lithium Ion Batteries

An NSERC-funded lab at the University Of Waterloo has laid the groundwork for a lithium battery that can store and deliver more than three times the power of conventional lithium ion batteries. The research team of profe...

18 May 2009

Northwestern University Researchers Identify Conditions for Chemically Functionalizing Graphene

Researchers at Northwestern University have identified conditions for chemically functionalizing graphene with the organic semiconductor perylene-3,4,9,10-tetracarboxylic-dianhydride (PTCDA). Graphene is an atomically th...

17 May 2009

New Method to Study Single Cells using Laser Tweezers

The unique method, where a set of laser tweezers move the cell around in a microscopic channel system, allows the researchers to study how single cells react to stress induced by a constantly changing environment.

15 May 2009

Nine Cambridge Scientists Elected Fellowship of the Royal Society

Nine Cambridge scientists have today (15 May) been recognised for their exceptional contributions to society, with their election to the Fellowship of the Royal Society. As Fellows of the UK's national academy of science, these leaders in the fields of science, engineering and medicine join other famous Cambridge names such as Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin and Stephen Hawking.

15 May 2009

Scientists Resolve Structure of Chlorophyll in Chlorosomes of Green Bacteria

An international team of scientists, including researchers from two Dutch universities, Leiden and Groningen, has resolved the structure of chlorophyll in chlorosomes of green bacteria. Chlorosomes are the light-harvesting antennae of these bacteria. They are elongated small pockets which can accommodate up to 250,000 chlorophyll molecules.

14 May 2009

Online Voting Begins for 'People's Choice' Award

The online gallery for Princeton University's third Art of Science competition will go live Thursday, May 14, at noon EDT. An online site that allows members of the public to choose their favorite 2009 Art of Science image will go live at the same time.

14 May 2009