Advances in Seismic Safety and NextGen NanoSensors
(PhysOrg.com) -- In between spring and fall quarters, engineering professors at UC San Diego are working to keep society safe, healthy and on the leading edge of smart technologies through a variety Continue Reading
Nanotechnology Creates New Possibilities for Photovoltaic (PV) Advancements
ROCKVILLE, MD--(Marketwire - July 19, 2010) - MarketResearch.com has announced the addition of Aruvian's R'search's new report "Nanotech: Making Photovoltaics Possible," to their collection of Continue Reading
Orla Protein, UKSCB & Newcastle University secure TSB grant for stem cell project
A new collaborative research project has secured a government investment of £200,000 to develop technology which could pave the way for dramatic advances in life science research. Continue Reading
Over-expression of CIB1 protein triggers biochemical processes that lead to cardiac hypertrophy: Study
Scientists have identified a key molecular regulator of cardiac hypertrophy (enlargement of the heart) that may provide a therapeutic target for a major risk factor of heart failure and early death. Continue Reading
Highlights Of The American Association Of Physicists In Medicine 52nd Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, Pa., July 18-22 …
The 52nd meeting of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) convenes from July18 - 22, 2010 in Philadelphia, PA. AAPM is the premier organization in medical physics, a broadly-based Continue Reading
Smarty Pants: Hi Tech Tighty Whities
Brainy underwear – another thing smarter than you. Developed by nano-engineering professor Joseph Wang of University of California San Diego these “smart panties” break new ground in the field Continue Reading
World Records By UCLA Chemists, Korean Colleagues Enhance Ability To Capture CO2
Chemists from UCLA and South Korea report the "ultimate porosity of a nano-material," achieving world records for both porosity and carbon dioxide storage capacity in an important class of materials Continue Reading
Nanotech Medicine, Tumor Tracking, New Technologies, and More
The 52nd meeting of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) convenes from July18 - 22, 2010 in Philadelphia. AAPM is the premier organization in medical physics, a broadly-based Continue Reading
Arctic genes kill bacteria
Genes from cold-loving bacteria may one day be used to create live bacterial vaccines for common pathogens Continue Reading
Nanotech Medicine, Tumor Tracking, New Technologies, and More –Highlights of the American Association of Physicists …
WASHINGTON, July 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The 52nd meeting of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) convenes from July 18 - 22, 2010 in Philadelphia, PA. Continue Reading
Invisible weapons to fight fake drugs
Faced with a burgeoning market in counterfeit medicine, pharmaceutical firms are planning to add smart security features to the tablets we take Continue Reading
Should not have taken land for industry in Singur: Bardhan
Kolkata, July 12 : A prominent Communist leader Monday said West Bengal's Left Front (LF) government should have refrained from taking land at Singur for Tata Motors' now defunct Nano plant, as it Continue Reading
Groundbreaking Energy Harvesting Technology
The journal, NanoLetters, recently published an article highlighting the fascinating Nanogenerators developed by Dr. Yong Shi, a professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Stevens Continue Reading
Rahman gets 3-year grant from NSF
Sharif Rahman, professor in the University of Iowa College of Engineering Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering and researcher in the Center for Computer Aided Design, has received a Continue Reading
BU professor found dead in lab; homicide ruled out
By Tracy Jan, Globe Staff Boston University engineering professor Francesco Cerrina was found dead in a fifth-floor lab at the universitys Photonics Center this morning, BU officials said today. Continue Reading
Sucking the Ocean Through a Straw
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists are reporting an advance toward the next big treatment revolution in dentistry - the era in which root canal therapy brings diseased teeth back to life, rather than Continue Reading
Nanogenerators for energy harvesting technology
The journal, Nano Letters, recently published an article highlighting the fascinating nanogenerators developed by Dr. Yong Shi, a professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Stevens Continue Reading
Nano Letters publishes Dr. Yong Shi’s energy harvesting technology
( Stevens Institute of Technology ) Dr. Shi's research focuses on miniature energy harvesting technologies that could potentially power wireless electronics, portable devices, stretchable Continue Reading
DK Matai: Nano-Gold Revolution: Alchemy of The 21st Century?
Gold nanoparticles are also known as 'colloidal gold' or sometimes 'nano-gold.' New and innovative nano-gold applications appear to have the potential to overcome some of... Continue Reading
Special Laser "Tweezers" For Medicine, Communications And Harvesting Energy
Star Trek fans will remember "tractor beams," lasers that allowed the Starship Enterprise to trap and move objects. Tel Aviv University is now turning this science fiction into science fact - on a Continue Reading
