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New Ways to Detect Microscopic Contaminants in Drugs

Following the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's recent decision to participate in the inspection of overseas drug-manufacturing facilities, the pharmaceutical industry is reexamining its approach to quality control. In response to this trend, ASPEX Corporation has announced the release of its Rx microanalysis solution, the first all-in-one system designed for detecting and characterizing microscopic contaminants in pharmaceuticals.

8 Aug 2008

Nanoscale Atmospheric Aerosol Species Being Ignored in Climate Computer Models

Arizona State University researchers have made a breakthrough in understanding the effect on climate change of a key component of urban pollution. The discovery could lead to more accurate forecasting of possible global-...

8 Aug 2008

Edible Nanoscale Optical Sensors Could Detect Harmful Bacteria in Produce

Imagine an edible optical sensor that could be placed in produce bags to detect harmful levels of bacteria and consumed right along with the veggies. Or an implantable device that would monitor glucose in your blood for ...

7 Aug 2008

Uniquely Detailed Look at What Happens When Gas Molecule Meets Fluid

Thought experiment: a carbon dioxide molecule-think of a cheerleader’s baton-comes slanting in at high speed over a dense liquid, strikes the surface and ricochets. How does it tumble? Fast or slow? Forward, backward or sideways? These are not idle questions because simple events like the tumbling molecule go to the heart of the chemistry and physics of gas-liquid interactions.

7 Aug 2008

Funding Sets Stage for High-Volume Manufacturing of Thin-Film Thermoelectric Devices

Nextreme Thermal Solutions, the leader in microscale thermal and power management products for the electronics industry, today announced securing $13 million in Series B financing. The round was led by Chart Venture Part...

7 Aug 2008

So You Think You Can Do a Chaotic Dance

A University of Utah study is shedding light on an important, unsolved physics problem: the relationship between chaos theory - which is based on 300-year-old Newtonian physics - and the modern theory of quantum mechanics.

7 Aug 2008

Revealling Hidden Properties of Ultracold Atomic Gases

Physicists at JILA, a joint institute of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Colorado at Boulder, have demonstrated a powerful new technique that reveals hidden properties of ultracold atomic gases.

7 Aug 2008

Results Bring Reality of Workable Quantum Computer One Step Closer

Complex computer encryption codes could be solved and new drug design developed significantly faster thanks to new research carried out by the University of Surrey. The results bring the reality of a workable quantum com...

6 Aug 2008

Harvard and Oxford Nanopore Announces Agreement to Progress Nanopore Science

Harvard University's Office of Technology Development and Oxford Nanopore Technologies Ltd today announced an agreement to progress nanopore science by integrating Harvard discoveries with technology in development a...

From Oxford Nanopore Technologies Ltd 6 Aug 2008

Scientists from Europe and Canada are Studying Tiny Gold Nanoparticles

Scientists from Germany, Canada and the Netherlands have studied tiny gold nanoparticles, so-called clusters, and found them to have fascinating arrangements of their constituent atoms.

5 Aug 2008