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Researchers Write Nanoscale Protein Arrays Using a Nanofountain Pen and Electric Fields

Nanotechnology offers unique opportunities to advance the life sciences by facilitating the delivery, manipulation and observation of biological materials with unprecedented resolution. The ability to pattern nanoscale a...

14 Oct 2008

University of Delaware to Host Workshop on Environmental Nanoparticles

The University of Delaware will host "Environmental Nanoparticles: Science, Ethics + Policy" on Nov. 10-11 at the John M. Clayton Hall Conference Center in Newark, Del. The registration deadline is Monday, Oct....

13 Oct 2008

The Environmental Impact of Nanotechnology

The Center for Nanotechnology in Society at the University of California at Santa Barbara (CNS-UCSB) helped to win the new University of California Center for the Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), a...

11 Oct 2008

Nanowire Sensors to be Used for Point-of-Care Disease Detection

Yale scientists have created nanowire sensors coupled with simple microprocessor electronics that are both sensitive and specific enough to be used for point-of-care (POC) disease detection, according to a report in Nano...

11 Oct 2008

Auto SE from HORIBA Scientific Wins 2008 IC Industry New System Award

HORIBA Scientific is pleased to announce the unique Auto SE as the winner of the 2008 IC Industry New System Award.

From HORIBA 10 Oct 2008

Breakthrough in Modern Microscopy - The THz Nanoscope

Contrary to textbook wisdom, the unusually long illuminating wavelength of 118 µm did not at all preclude researchers from the Max-Planck-Institute of Biochemistry (MPIB) to resolve details as small as 40 nm (= 0.0...

10 Oct 2008

California Governor Dedicates Solar Power System at Applied Materials Campus

Today California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger dedicated the 2 megawatt solar power system at the Applied Materials campus in Sunnyvale, California, one of the largest corporate solar power installations in the United States.

From Applied Materials Inc. 10 Oct 2008

Carbon Nanotube-Based Material Creating Directionally-Varied Adhesive Force

The race for the best "gecko foot" dry adhesive got a new competitor this week with a stronger and more practical material reported in the journal Science by a team of researchers from four U.S. institutions.

10 Oct 2008

New Particle Sizer from Malvern is Specifically Designed for Proteins and Biomolecules

Malvern Panalytical’s
new Zetasizer µV is an advanced light scattering system specifically intended
for the characterization of proteins and other biomolecules. This latest addition
to Malvern Panalytical’s highly successful Zetasizer family, is designed and optimised
for maximum sensitivity and minimum sample volume.

From Malvern Panalytical 10 Oct 2008

Using Nanotechnology to Develop Sustainable Energy Systems

Nanotechnologies can be used to develop sustainable energy systems while reducing the harmful effects of fossil fuels as they are gradually phased out over the next century. This optimistic scenario is coming closer to r...

9 Oct 2008