Competitive Technologies’ Calmare(R) Pain Therapy Device Treating Patients at Commonwealth Pain Specialists
FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- Competitive Technologies, Inc. announced today that Commonwealth Pain Specialists, the premier pain management center in Richmond and Central Virginia, is treating patients Continue Reading
Intervention effort cuts HIV incidence among female sex workers
A team of researchers from the University of California San Diego and Mexico has found that even a modest behavioral intervention program averaging just 35 minutes can measurably reduce the incidence Continue Reading
Nanomaterials Poised For Big Impact In Construction
Rice study give pros, cons of nanotech-enhanced building materialsNanomaterials are poised for widespread use in the construction industry, where they can offer significant advantages for a variety Continue Reading
‘White graphene’ to the rescue
( Rice University ) Researchers in the lab of Pulickel Ajayan, Rice's Benjamin M. and Mary Greenwood Anderson Professor in Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science and of chemistry, have figured Continue Reading
Polymer passage takes time
( Rice University ) Rice University researchers have created a theoretical method to calculate the time it takes long-chain polymers to pass through nano-sized pores in membranes. The researchers Continue Reading
Apple iPod Nano may pose fire hazard, says Japan
Japan's industry ministry has ordered Apple to report on measures it will take regarding cases of its iPod Nano music player overheating and catching fire, an official said Thursday. Continue Reading
Nano’s brightest coming to Rice
( Rice University ) Registration is open for Year of Nano events to be held Oct. 10-13 in honor of the 25th anniversary of the Nobel Prize-winning discovery of the carbon 60 molecule, the Continue Reading
Nano-sized light mill drives micro-sized disk VIDEO
While those wonderful light sabers in the Star Wars films remain the figment of George Lucas' fertile imagination, light mills - rotary motors driven by light ? that can power objects thousands of Continue Reading
Groundbreaking Research from Intel Corp. Demonstrated at IPR
The Optical Society (OSA) is pleased to recognize the groundbreaking research presented yesterday at its topical meeting, Integrated Photonics Research, Silicon and Nano Photonics (IPR), by Intel Continue Reading
Polymer passage takes time: New theory aids researchers studying DNA, protein transport
(PhysOrg.com) -- Polymer strands wriggle their way through nanometer-sized pores in a membrane to get from here to there and do their jobs. New theoretical research by Rice University scientists Continue Reading
TSB funds regenerative-medicine projects
Pioneering research projects into new regenerative-medicine products, tools and technologies are to receive over £5m in funding from the Technology Strategy Board. Continue Reading
Research and Markets: Surface Engineering in Materials Science III Contains a Multidisciplinary Discussion on Surface …
DUBLIN----Research and Markets has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new book "Surface Engineering in Materials Science III" to their offering. Continue Reading
Researchers Create Graphene Organic Photovoltaic Panels
Flexible OPVs may lead to clothing that generates power Continue Reading
First step toward electronic DNA sequencing: Translocation through graphene nanopores
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have developed a new, carbon-based nanoscale platform to electrically detect single DNA molecules. Continue Reading
Nanoparticles Increase Intensity of Quantum Dots’ Glow
(PhysOrg.com) -- Demonstration of precision DNA-based nanoassembly method for making light-emitting particle clusters could lead to advances in solar cells, optoelectronics, and biosensors Continue Reading
National Nanotechnology Initiative at Ten: Nanotechnology Innovation Summit
The Nano Science and Technology Institute , in cooperation with the Office of Science and Technology Policy and the National Nanotechnology Coordination Office , announced today a National Continue Reading
Nano-patch to replace needles for vaccination soon: Study
Those who fear needles have good news awaiting them. Australian researchers have developed a new method of vaccine delivery using needle-free nano-patches. These could also be mailed to people during Continue Reading
Graphene organic photovoltaics: Flexible material only a few atoms thick may offer cheap solar power
A research team has produced flexible transparent carbon atom films that the researchers say have great potential for a new breed of solar cells. Continue Reading
Graphene oxide gets green: Environmentally friendly ways to make it in bulk, break it down
Scientists have found a way to synthesize graphene oxide in bulk in an environmentally friendly way, eliminating toxic and explosive chemicals from the process. They have also found a class of common Continue Reading
Quantum peep
In recent years, the words “nanoscience” and “nanotechnology” have become part of our everyday language. Just the other day I even saw a pair of socks with a label proclaiming that they were Continue Reading
