http://www.generef.com/ Nanotechnology News | GeneRef en-us Fri, 3 Jul 2009 16:35:00 PST kcowing@spaceRef.com mkboucher@spaceref.com Copyright 2008, 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://www.generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=66990 ... Krassen Dimitrov, a Group Leader at the Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology at the University of Queensland, who predicted the demise of ... Fri, 3 Jul 2009 14:21:02 PST http://www.generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=66927 Researchers from across Europe have united to build the largest quantum key distribution network ever built. The efforts of 41 research and industrial organizations were realized as secure, quantum encrypted information was sent over an eight node, mesh n Wed, 1 Jul 2009 21:19:02 PST http://www.generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=66902 Tooth-colored fillings may be more attractive than silver ones, but the bonds between the white filling and the tooth quickly age and degrade. A Medical College of Georgia researcher hopes a new nanotechnology technique will extend the fillings' longevit Wed, 1 Jul 2009 11:19:03 PST http://www.generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=66885 A tiny grid pattern has led materials scientists at NIST and the Institute of Solid State Physics in Russia to an unexpected finding -- the surprisingly strong and long-range effects of certain electromagnetic nanostructures used in data storage. Wed, 1 Jul 2009 07:19:03 PST http://www.generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=66878 A new statistical analysis technique that identifies and removes systematic bias, noise and equipment-based artifacts from experimental data could lead to more precise and reliable measurement of nanomaterials and nanostructures likely to have future indu Wed, 1 Jul 2009 06:19:03 PST http://www.generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=66767 Composite materials such as fiberglass, which take on a mix of properties of their constituent compounds, have been around for decades. Now, an MIT materials scientist is taking composites to the nanoscale, where entirely new properties, not found in any Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:19:19 PST http://www.generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=66697 A team led by Yale University researchers has created the first rudimentary solid-state quantum processor, and used the two-qubit superconducting chip to successfully run elementary algorithms, demonstrating quantum information processing with a solid-sta Sun, 28 Jun 2009 10:19:04 PST http://www.generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=66617 A project under way at the US Department of Energy's Savannah River National Laboratory will study how special coatings that mimic structures found in nature can increase the usefulness of solar energy as a vital part of the nation's future energy strat Thu, 25 Jun 2009 09:19:03 PST http://www.generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=66556 The Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO) has announced the winners of the NWO/Spinoza Prize for 2009. Two of the three laureates of this year's Prize are Springer authors, Marten Scheffer and Albert van den Berg. The prize, also viewed Wed, 24 Jun 2009 07:19:20 PST http://www.generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=66539 Kamalesh Sirkar, PhD, distinguished professor of chemical engineering at NJIT, and internationally-renowned expert in membrane separation technologies will be the recipient of the NJIT Board of Overseers Excellence in Research Prize and Medal. The award p Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:19:03 PST http://www.generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=66540 An announcement was made today at the 2009 Nano Renewable Energy Summit in Denver that nanotechnology stakeholders in five states in the Southwest United States, along with northern Mexico, are joining forces to create the Southwest Nano Consortium. Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:19:03 PST http://www.generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=66428 By manipulating matter at less than a billionth of a meter, MIT scientists are using nanotechnology to create next-generation biomedical therapies that hold enormous promise and peril for Minnesota's medical device industry. Mon, 22 Jun 2009 06:56:14 PST http://www.generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=66422 Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, a chemistry professor at Carnegie Mellon University, will receive the 2009 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award from the US Environmental Protection Agency at a ceremony at 5:30 p.m., Monday, June 22 at the Carnegie Instit Sun, 21 Jun 2009 21:19:03 PST http://www.generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=66406 University of Georgia researchers have developed a successful way to grow molecular wire brushes that conduct electrical charges, a first step in developing biological fuel cells that could power pacemakers, cochlear implants and prosthetic limbs. The jou Fri, 19 Jun 2009 14:19:16 PST http://www.generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=66399 Tremendous growth in the development of nanomaterials with enhanced performance characteristics which are being used for commercial and medical applications prompts UCLA researchers along with colleagues in academia and industry take a proactive role in e Fri, 19 Jun 2009 12:06:39 PST http://www.generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=66398 Tremendous growth in the development of nanomaterials with enhanced performance characteristics which are being used for commercial and medical applications prompts UCLA researchers along with colleagues in academia and industry take a proactive role in e Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:19:02 PST http://www.generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=66351 New research by a team of University of Toronto scientists could lead to substantial advancements in the performance of a variety of electronic devices including digital cameras. Thu, 18 Jun 2009 11:19:04 PST http://www.generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=66296 Scientists from A*STAR's Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, led by Professor Christian Joachim, have scored a breakthrough in nanotechnology by becoming the first in the world to invent a molecular gear of the size of 1.2 nm whose rotation Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:19:17 PST http://www.generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=66292 Electronic devices of the future could be smaller, faster, more powerful and consume less energy because of a discovery by researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:19:07 PST http://www.generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=66272 University of Oregon physicists have successfully landed a one-two punch on a tiny glass sphere, refrigerating it in liquid helium and then dosing its perimeter with a laser beam, to bring its naturally occurring mechanical vibrations to a near standstill Wed, 17 Jun 2009 09:19:02 PST