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| NIST and partners identify tiny gold clusters as top-notch catalysts Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT |
(National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)) Using a pair of scanning transmission electron microscopy instruments for which spherical aberration is corrected, researchers at NIST, Lehigh University and Cardiff University for the first time achieved state-of-the-art resolution of gold nanocrystals absorbed onto iron oxide surfaces that can catalyzed a variety of reactions, including the oxidation of carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide. |
| Scientists peel away the mystery behind gold's catalytic prowess Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT |
(Lehigh University) Using the world's most powerful microscopes for chemical analysis, scientists have pinpointed where the conversion of CO to CO2 occurs when gold is supported on iron oxide. CO oxidation is critical to firefighters and others who wear protect masks when entering a burning building. The researchers represent Lehigh and Cardiff Universities and the US National Institute of Standards and Technology. Their report is published in the current issue of Science magazine. |
| Nanotechnology and the FDA: size matters Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT |
(Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies) The Food & Drug Administration issued in July 2007 its Nanotechnology Task Force Report. This report acknowledged that nanoscale materials potentially could be used in most product types regulated by the agency and that those materials present challenges complicated by the fact that properties relevant to product safety and effectiveness may change as size varies within the nanoscale. |
| Parallel 'nano-soldering' technique chosen for year's top-50 by Nanotech Briefs Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT |
(DOE/Sandia National Laboratories) A new electroplating process that simultaneously joins many silicon nanowires to many pre-patterned electrodes was selected for a 2008 Nano 50 Award by Nanotech Briefs. |
| NIST studies how new helium ion microscope measures up Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT |
(National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)) Researchers at NIST are probing the newest microscope technology to further improve measurement accuracy at the nanoscale -- a critical capability for setting standards and improving production in the semiconductor and nanomanufacturing industries. |
| Bottoms up: Better organic semiconductors for printable electronics Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT |
(National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)) Researchers from NIST and Seoul National University have learned how to tweak a new class of polymer-based semiconductors to better control the location and alignment of the components of the blend. Their recent results could enable the design of practical, large-scale manufacturing techniques for a wide range of printable, flexible electronic displays and other devices. |
| NSF-funded Rice study will trace path of nanomaterials Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT |
(Rice University) The impact of nanomaterials in the environment is the subject of a new study at Rice University funded by the National Science Foundation. |
| Singapore to hold international 'pow-wow' Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT |
(Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore) Over 20 world experts on building sustainable cities will converge in Singapore on Oct. 21-22, 2008, for the landmark conference, Futuropolis 2058. They will share creative insights and solutions to urban developments and problems that will affect cities in future. World-renowned futurist and authority on Einstein's unified field theory, Michio Kaku, Ph.D., will be keynote speaker, addressing how science and technological innovations can revolutionize the future. |
| New nano device detects immune system cell signaling Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT |
(Vanderbilt University) Scientists have detected previously unnoticed chemical signals that individual cells in the immune system use to communicate with each other over short distances. The signals the researchers detected originated in dendritic cells -- the sentinels of the immune system that do the initial detection of microscopic invaders -- and was received by nearby T cells, which play a number of crucial roles in the immune system, including coordination of attacks on agents that cause disease or infection. |
| Scientists produce nanoscale droplets with cancer-fighting implications Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT |
(University of California - Los Angeles) UCLA scientists have succeeded in making unique nanoscale droplets that are much smaller than a human cell and can potentially be used to deliver pharmaceuticals. |
| Halas wins prestigious nanotechnology research award Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT |
(Rice University) Rice University nanophotonics pioneer Naomi Halas has won one of nanotechnology's top academic honors, the Research Excellence Award from the University of Pennsylvania's Nano/Bio Interface Center. Halas is being honored for her numerous contributions in the innovative synthesis of nanostructures. She will accept the award and give a keynote address at NBIC's NanoDay@Penn ceremonies Oct. 29 in Philadelphia. |
| Scientists grow 'nanonets' able to snare added energy transfer Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT |
(Boston College) Adding to the growing list of novel nanoscale structures, Boston College researchers report engineering nanonets, flexible webs of tiny wires that improve the performance of their materials, which are used in microelectronics and clean energy research. |
| Dr. Yong Shi awarded NSF grant Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT |
(Stevens Institute of Technology) The NSF awarded Dr. Yong Shi a grant for his project "MEMS Umbrella-Shaped Actuator with Active Structure for Medical Applications." The grant was approved on scientific/technical merit for three years and will total approximately $300,000. The objective of the research is to design, fabricate and test an umbrella-shaped micro-actuator based on an integrated micro/nanofabrication technique for thrombus retrieval in stroke therapy. |
| Understanding the science of solar-based energy: more researchers are better than one Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT |
(National Science Foundation) With the assistance of a five-year $20 million award from the National Science Foundation, the California Institute of Technology Chemical Bonding Center project, called "Powering the Planet," will increase the number of its collaborators to fulfill its goal of efficiently and economically converting solar energy and water into hydrogen and oxygen fuels. |
| Graphene pioneers follow in Nobel footsteps Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT |
(University of Manchester) Two physicists from the University of Manchester who discovered the world's thinnest material have scooped a major award for their work. |
| 'Racetrack' for fast electrons in semiconductor structures Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT |
(Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB)) To be prepared for future developments in quantum metrology PTB has set up a new molecular beam epitaxy system optimized for the fabrication of highest purity semiconductor structures. Already the first structures have shown ex-treme high electron mobility with a value five times better compared to the ones from the conventional epitaxy system. With this, PTB extends its leading position in electrical quantum metrology with semiconductor structures. |
| NPL to create 'encyclopedia for space nanomaterials' Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT |
(National Physical Laboratory) National Physical Laboratory wins European Space Agency contract for European nanomaterials survey. |
| OU researchers developing new tool to detect cancer Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT |
(University of Oklahoma) Early cancer detection can significantly improve survival rates. Current diagnostic tests often fail to detect cancer in the earliest stages and at the same time expose a patient to the harmful effects of radiation. Led by Dr. Patrick McCann, a small group of internationally known researchers at the University of Oklahoma with expertise in the development of mid-infrared lasers is working to create a sensor to detect biomarker gases exhaled in the breath of a person with cancer. |
| Inaugural Kavli Prize ceremony and symposia: Sept. 8-11 (Oslo, Norway) Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT |
(The Kavli Foundation) The inaugural year of the Kavli Prize will be celebrated with a special ceremony that features H.R.H. Crown Prince Haakon Magnus presenting the prize to the seven Kavli laureates. Acclaimed scientists in the fields of astrophysics, nanoscience and neuroscience will give lectures throughout the week. |
| Chips are down as Manchester makes protein scanning breakthrough Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT |
(University of Manchester) Scientists at the University of Manchester have developed a new and fast method for making biological "chips" -- technology that could lead to quick testing for serious diseases, fast detection of MRSA infections and rapid discovery of new drugs. |
| FBI unveils science of anthrax investigation Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT |
(DOE/Sandia National Laboratories) Sandia researchers identified that the form of bacillus anthracis mailed in the fall of 2001 to several news media offices and to two US senators was a nonweaponized form of the spores. Five people were killed. Sandia's information was crucial in ruling out state-sponsored terrorism. |
| Air-purifying church windows early nanotechnology Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT |
(Queensland University of Technology) Stained glass windows that are painted with gold purify the air when they are lit up by sunlight, a team of Queensland University of Technology experts have discovered. |
| Consumer Product Safety Commission not ready for nanotech Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT |
(Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies) The inability of the Consumer Product Safety Commission to carry out its mandate with respect to simple, low-tech products such as children's jewelry and toy trains bodes poorly for its ability to oversee the safety of complex, high-tech products made using nanotechnology, according to a new report released by the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies. |
| Coatings to help medical implants connect with neurons Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT |
(Ohio State University) Plastic coatings could someday help neural implants treat conditions as diverse as Parkinson's disease and macular degeneration. The coatings encourage neurons in the body to grow and connect with the electrodes that provide treatment. |
| $2M grant awarded to University of Kentucky for research on nanoparticles and human health Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT |
(U.S. Environmental Protection Agency) Today, the US Environmental Protection Agency announced the award of a $2 million grant to the University of Kentucky to investigate how the sizes and shapes of nanoparticles affect their ability to enter the brain. This is the largest EPA Science to Achieve Results grant ever awarded to the University of Kentucky as well as the largest single grant ever awarded by EPA STAR for nanotechnology research. |
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