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Study Shows How Microscopic Crystals Form Sound and Gravity Sensors Inside the Inner Ear

A UCLA study shows for the first time how microscopic crystals form sound and gravity sensors inside the inner ear. Located at the ends of cilia - tiny cellular hairs in the ear that move and transmit signals -- the crystals play an important role in detecting sound, maintaining balance and regulating movement. Dislodged ear crystals are to blame for the most common form of vertigo.

1 Dec 2008

University of Conneticut Expands Nanotechnology Research Capabilities with Opening of 1,000-Square-Foot 'Clean Room'

The University of Conneticut dramatically expanded its nanotechnology research capabilities this month, with the opening of a 1,000-square-foot 'clean room' that will allow scientists to fabricate cutting-edge de...

30 Nov 2008

Scientists Discover Mechanism for Creating 'Handedness' in Biological Molecules

The basic molecules that make up all living things have a predetermined chirality or "handedness," similar to the way people are right- or left-handed. This chirality has a profound influence on the chemistry and molecular interactions of living organisms. The creation of chirality from the elementary building blocks of matter is one of the great mysteries of the origin of life.

29 Nov 2008

New Scientific Infrastructure to Boost Nanotechnology in Europe

On Friday 28 November, the European Theoretical Spectroscopy Facility (ETSF) is to be inaugurated in Louvaine, Belgium, the aim being to boost the consolidation of nanoscience in Europe. The ETSF is made up of ten nodes,...

26 Nov 2008

New Diffuse Reflectance Accessory Enabling Accurate Measurements for Nanotechnology Applications

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced a new Thermo Scientific Diffuse Reflectance Accessory, specially designed to complement the powerful Evolution(TM) 300 UV-Visible spectrophotometer.

25 Nov 2008

Nanoscale Imaging Reveals New Clues on How "Mother of Pearl" is Formed

Scientists have brought to light a new aspect of nacre's nanostructural architecture using the polarized x-ray beams and nanoscale imaging capabilities of the Advanced Light Source (ALS), a national synchrotron facility at the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab).

25 Nov 2008