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Research Shed Light on Llife Cycle of Membrane-Bound Viruses Like HIV

Cells are filled with membrane-bound organelles like the nucleus, mitochondria and endoplasmic reticula. Over the years, scientists have made much progress in understanding the biomolecular details of how these organelle...

8 Dec 2008

CNSE to Develop Nanotechnology-Enabled Sensors and Controls Designed to Reduce Power Plant Emissions

The College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering ("CNSE") of the University at Albany has been selected to receive a prestigious grant from the U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE") for pioneering research and education that will support the development of nanotechnology-enabled sensors and controls designed to sharply reduce emissions from fossil fuel-based power plants.

8 Dec 2008

First International Forum on Nanotechnology is Over

The basic subjects of discussions held during the Forum were nanotechnology development perspectives both in Russia and world, foreign experience in forming the national innovative systems, role of the government and business in creating the scientific development commercialization mechanisms in the sphere of nanotechnologies.

8 Dec 2008

Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis Provides Invaluable Information for Virus Detection

Virus particle detection and counting using Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis
is providing essential information for researchers at the University of Strathclyde's
Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences (SIPBS). This team develops methods
to employ naturally-occurring bacteriophages to combat MRSA and other bacteria.

8 Dec 2008

Company Increases Precious Metal Tubing Production Capacity by 50 Percent

Medical Device Contract Manufacturer, Johnson Matthey Medical has announced the expansion of its Precious Metal tubing production capacity due to increasing demand for its Platinum and Platinum-Iridium electrodes and mar...

8 Dec 2008

New Record for Quantum Memory Storage - 7 Milliseconds for Rubidium Atoms Stored in a Dipole Optical Trap

Physicists have taken a significant step toward creation of quantum networks by establishing a new record for the length of time that quantum information can be stored in and retrieved from an ensemble of very cold atoms. Though the information remains usable for just milliseconds, even that short lifetime should be enough to allow transmission of data from one quantum repeater to another on an optical network.

7 Dec 2008

Strain-Tuned Quantum Dots Show New Optical Properties

Quantum dots, tiny luminescent particles made of semiconductors, hold promise for detecting and treating cancer earlier. However, if doctors were to use them in humans, quantum dots could have limitations related to thei...

7 Dec 2008

Report on the Global Market for Nanotechnology

Nanotechnology continues to be a thriving area of R+D in 2008. Public funding of nanotechnology worldwide in 2008 was approximately $6.7 with over US$5 billion initially committed by the Russian government and a raft of ...

From Research and Markets 7 Dec 2008

Connecting Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Architecture Through Biomimetics

As a graduate student, Harvard physical chemist Joanna Aizenberg acquired a passionate curiosity about - of all things - sponges. She particularly liked the ones made of glass, whose apparent fragility belied the fact that they could withstand terrific pressure in the deep sea.

5 Dec 2008

Carl Zeiss's LSM 700 Measures Fine Roughness and Soft Surfaces

Carl Zeiss introduces the LSM 700 / mat laser scanning microscope for materials research. It allows very precise, 3-dimensional imaging of surfaces. The combination of fluorescence and reflection techniques enables high-precision examination of semiconductors, metal, glass and polymers with high information content.

From Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH 5 Dec 2008