http://www.generef.com/ Nanotechnology News | GeneRef en-us Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:35:00 PST kcowing@spaceref.com (Keith Cowing) mkboucher@spaceref.com (Marc Boucher) Copyright 2009, SpaceRef Interactive Inc. http://www.generef.com/images/generef.sm.jpg http://www.generef.com/ 100 25 GeneRef - Science News, Genomics, Bioinformatics, Nanotechnology, A Global Resource http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=77105 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=77105 The quest for new drugs is generally a lengthy and costly undertaking. Researchers of Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet in Munich have now come up with a simpler and more efficient way of going about it. Not only pharmaceutical research but also medical dia Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:19:13 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=76915 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=76915 Most polymers -- materials made of long, chain-like molecules -- are very good insulators for both heat and electricity. But an MIT team has found a way to transform the most widely used polymer, polyethylene, into a material that conducts heat just as we Sun, 7 Mar 2010 10:19:03 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=76916 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=76916 A team of scientists at MIT have discovered a previously unknown phenomenon that can cause powerful waves of energy to shoot through minuscule wires known as carbon nanotubes. The discovery could lead to a new way of producing electricity, the researchers Sun, 7 Mar 2010 10:19:03 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=76867 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=76867 In a far-reaching dialogue, three researchers -- Nicholas Spitzer, Kwabena Boahen and Hongkun Park -- discuss the synergy between nanoscience and neuroscience, what it means for the future, and how it is driving current research. Thu, 4 Mar 2010 13:19:19 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=76861 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=76861 A worldwide team of researchers, including 10 from Texas A&M University, have for the first time created a particle that is believed to have been in existence immediately after the creation of the universe -- the so-called "Big Bang" -- and it could lead Thu, 4 Mar 2010 11:19:17 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=76846 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=76846 Berkeley Lab researchers have found a better way to trap light in photovoltaic cells through the use of vertical arrays of silicon nanowires. This could substantially cut the costs of solar electric power by reducing the quantity and quality of silicon ne Thu, 4 Mar 2010 09:19:18 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=76837 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=76837 Determined to play a key role in solving global dependency on fossil fuels, Javad Rafiee, a doctoral student in the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, has developed a new method for storing hy Thu, 4 Mar 2010 07:19:17 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=76645 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=76645 Heat is often the enemy of computing and data storage, but a new experiment shows it could help reduce the amount of power needed to store data in magnetic memory. Mon, 1 Mar 2010 06:19:13 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=76619 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=76619 Video Results Sun, 28 Feb 2010 12:21:02 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=76611 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=76611 Video Results Sat, 27 Feb 2010 14:21:02 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=76604 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=76604 The University of Pennsylvania's Laboratory for Research on the Structure of Matter has entered into a multi-year agreement with specialty chemical producer Rhodia and the French National Center for Scientific Research to launch an international, public- Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:19:04 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=76590 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=76590 Scientists at Brookhaven Lab have obtained the first glimpse of minuscule air bubbles that keep water from wetting a super nonstick surface. The research could lead to a new class of nonstick materials for a range of applications, including improved-effic Fri, 26 Feb 2010 08:19:04 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=76584 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=76584 Tecnalia-Construccion is taking part, together with other European companies and technological centres, in the FACOMP project, the main goal of which is to develop lighter structural materials and with better performances, particularly thermal and durabil Fri, 26 Feb 2010 07:19:03 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=76578 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=76578 In a new study to be published in Nature Nanotechnology, UCLA Engineering professor Yu Huang reveals the creation of a new graphene nanostructure called the graphene nanomesh (GNM). The new structure is able to open up a band gap in a large sheet of graph Fri, 26 Feb 2010 06:19:04 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=76561 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=76561 Mechanical engineers have fabricated an ultra sharp, diamond-like carbon tip possessing such high strength that it is 3,000 times more wear-resistant at the nanoscale than silicon. The end result is a diamond-like carbon material mass-produced at the nano Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:19:02 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=76557 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=76557 Scientists at Brookhaven Lab have obtained the first glimpse of minuscule air bubbles that keep water from wetting a super non-stick surface. The research could lead to a new class of non-stick materials for a range of applications, including improved-eff Thu, 25 Feb 2010 13:19:16 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=76551 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=76551 Researchers have been able to see how heart failure affects the surface of an individual heart muscle cell in minute detail, using a new nanoscale scanning technique developed at Imperial College London. The findings may lead to better design of beta-bloc Thu, 25 Feb 2010 11:19:17 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=76545 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=76545 Princeton engineers have made a breakthrough in an 80-year-old quandary in quantum physics, paving the way for the development of new materials that could make electronic devices smaller and cars more energy efficient. Thu, 25 Feb 2010 10:19:02 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=76477 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=76477 Chemists at the University of Helsinki have managed to manufacture new polymer-stabilized silver nanoparticles. The result is significant because the antimicrobial characteristics of silver are used in textiles, floor coatings and paints even though the i Wed, 24 Feb 2010 07:19:10 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=76478 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=76478 Using large-scale supercomputer calculations, researchers have analyzed how the placement of metallic contacts on graphene changes the electron transport properties of the material as a factor of junction length, width and orientation. Wed, 24 Feb 2010 07:19:10 PDT