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Nanoneedle Delivers One or More Molecules into Living Cells

Researchers at the University of Illinois have developed a membrane-penetrating nanoneedle for the targeted delivery of one or more molecules into the cytoplasm or the nucleus of living cells. In addition to ferrying tiny amounts of cargo, the nanoneedle can also be used as an electrochemical probe and as an optical biosensor.

5 May 2009

Researchers Measure Mass of Rare Atomic Nuclei Using Unique Technique

No one likes to say exactly how much they weigh. Rare atomic nuclei are similarly coy, obviously not because of their own volition, but rather because they are exceedingly difficult to produce and, while they exist, very short-lived and difficult to corral and accurately measure. Now, MSU researchers have made precise mass measurements of four such nuclei, 68-selenium, 70-selenium, 71-bromine and an excited state of 70-bromine.

5 May 2009

AMS Technologies Adds More Capacitors to Their Product Range

Leclanché Capacitors’ latest addition to their capacitor family, the PPMCI series, is available from AMS Technologies from sales offices in Germany and the UK.

From AMS Technologies AG 5 May 2009

Plastics Manufacturer Commits to Protecting the Danube

Borealis, a leading provider of innovative, value creating plastics solutions, has joined the Business Friends of the Danube partnership, an initiative to protect the resources and ecosystems of Europe's second longe...

5 May 2009

World's First Quantum Dot Lighting Solution Unveiled

Nexxus Lighting, Inc. (NASDAQ Capital Market: NEXS) and QD Vision, Inc. today unveiled the world's first quantum dot lighting solution that combines the efficiency of LED lighting with the warm color of incandescent ...

5 May 2009

Sandia Wins $777 Million in Grants

Sandia National Laboratories researchers scored big in the $777 million, five-year DOE Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRCs) announced last week by the White House.

5 May 2009

Vitronic to Show Off Cap Sealing Technology at ACHEMA

At this year's ACHEMA, which takes place from 11th until 15th May 2009 in Frankfurt, VITRONIC presents turn-key machine vision solutions for the medical technology industry alongside the 360° inspection system VI...

5 May 2009

Repercussions of the Worst Case of Physics Fraud Still Being Felt

How did a 31-year-old physicist working at Bell Labs in New Jersey, US, get away with possibly the worst case of physics research fraud known? From claims to have made the world's first organic electrical laser to th...

5 May 2009

Uiversity of Arizona to Get Multi Million Dollar Energy Research Center

The University of Arizona in Tucson will become the home of a $15 million Energy Frontier Research Center, or EFRC, one of 46 new centers of its kind announced this week.

5 May 2009

EPA Forced to Review Solid Waste Ruling to Encourage Recycling

EPA is announcing next steps on two hazardous waste rules to respond to concerns raised by stakeholders: the Definition of Solid Waste rule and the Emission Comparable Fuels rule. EPA is planning to hold a public mee...

5 May 2009

Electric Motors Corp Acquires Hybrid Vehicle Technology

Electric Motors Corporation, a Colorado corporation formerly known as Optimax Industries, Inc. (EMCO.PK), announced that it has acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares of stock of Electric Motors Corporation, a...

5 May 2009

Using Electrospinning to Produce Textiles with Novel Properties from Nanofibers

In his office, MIT Professor of Chemical Engineering Gregory Rutledge keeps a small piece of fabric that at first glance resembles a Kleenex. This tissue-like material, softer than silk, is composed of fibers that are a ...

5 May 2009

Activation Energy of Impurities in Semiconductor Nanowires Can be Influenced by Embedding Medium

Researchers at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), in collaboration with researchers from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), have demonstrated, for the first time, that the activation energ...

5 May 2009

Efficient New Way to Measure Structural Properties of Nanoscale Metal Oxide Films

By modifying a commonly used commercial infrared spectrometer to allow operation at long-wave terahertz frequencies, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) discovered an efficient new ap...

5 May 2009

Novel Nanotube Coated Device Allows US Military to Calibrate Precision Laser Systems More Easily

The U.S. military can now calibrate high-power laser systems, such as those intended to defuse unexploded mines, more quickly and easily thanks to a novel nanotube-coated power measurement device developed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

5 May 2009