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MIT Funds New Technologies for Neuroscience Research

The McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT today announced six awards to develop new technologies for neuroscience research. The projects, whose themes range from brain-machine interfaces to new genetic tools and b...

29 Oct 2008

Analyzing Nanoscale Dimensions with Nanoscale Measurement Sensitivity Quickly and Cheaply

A novel technique under development at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) uses a relatively inexpensive optical microscope to quickly and cheaply analyze nanoscale dimensions with nanoscale measurement sensitivity.

29 Oct 2008

Killing Cancer Cells Using Cobalt Nanoparticles Coated with Graphitic Shells

A team of scientists at Arkansas Nanotechnology Center at UALR (the University of Arkansas at Little Rock) has developed what promises to be a non-invasive method of eradicating cancer cells while reducing the life-threa...

28 Oct 2008

NanoIntegris Announces Sale of Metallic and Semiconducting Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes

NanoIntegris, an Illinois-based nanomaterials startup company, announced today that it has begun selling samples of its metallic and semiconducting single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs), which the company has labeled I...

From NanoIntegris Technologies, Inc. 28 Oct 2008

Guiding Femtosecond Pulses in a Flexible Manner

Researchers of the Max Born Institute for Nonlinear Optics and Short-Pulse Spectroscopy (MBI) have developed a novel optical fiber that enables transmission of ultrashort light pulses with an unprecedented low degree of distortions.

28 Oct 2008

Researchers Develop New Technique for Improving Properties of Diamonds

Researchers at the Carnegie Institution have developed a new technique for improving the properties of diamonds-not only adding sparkle to gemstones, but also simplifying the process of making high-quality diamond for scalpel blades, electronic components, even quantum computers. The results are published in the October 27-31 online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academies of Science.

28 Oct 2008

Insight into Molecular and Atomic Structures of Water

Professor Pang Xiao-Feng and Deng Bo studied the properties of water, and their changes under the action of a magnetic field were gathered by the spectrum techniques of infrared, Raman, visible, ultraviolet and X-ray lig...

25 Oct 2008

Exploring the Concept of Nanostructured Storage Domains

In this information age, increased storage capacity is a central challenge for science and technology. A team of German and Italian researchers has pursued this by exploring the concept of "nanostructured storage domains".

24 Oct 2008

Shedding Light on Molecular Mechanism Responsible for Fluorescent and Dark States of Protein

Some organic substances have a property called photochromism, meaning that their absorption spectrum, or color, changes when they are exposed to certain types of light. In particular, a new artificial protein called Dronpa shows great promise for applications because it can be switched back and forth between a 'bright' state and a 'dark' state.

24 Oct 2008

Providing Valuable Insight into the Development of Pharmaceutical Nebulizers

New experimental work using the Sysmex FPIA-3000 and Spraytec systems from Malvern Instruments, highlights the complementary nature of particle characterization by image analysis and laser diffraction respectively, when applied to the development of pharmaceutical nebulizers.

24 Oct 2008