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Designer Nanotechnology Molecules Soon to Revolutionize Novel Materials

Materials science and the pharmaceutical industry could soon be revolutionized by emerging nanotechnologies based on designer molecules with long complex tree-and branch structures. Such molecules offer almost limitless ...

26 Oct 2008

Development of New Generation of Molecular Storage Media using Switchable Nanostripes

In this information age, increased storage capacity is a central challenge for science and technology. A team of German and Italian researchers has pursued this by exploring the concept of “nanostructured storage domains”.

26 Oct 2008

High Energy Densities of Lasers Aid Missile Defense and Engine Crack Detection

Air Force Office of Scientific Research-funded work at the University of Colorado at Boulder could lead to possible future technologies that use the high energy densities of lasers.

26 Oct 2008

DSM Continues Partnership with Dutch Olympic Committee

DSM and the Dutch Olympic Committee/Dutch Sports Federation (NOC*NSF) will continue to be ‘Partners in Sports’ in the run-up to the London 2012 Olympics. The partners have today signed an agreement to this ef...

26 Oct 2008

ORNL Researchers Develop New Stronger Cast Stainless Steel

Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the U.S. ITER Project Office, which is housed at ORNL, have developed a new cast stainless steel that is 70 percent stronger than comparable steels and is being evaluated ...

26 Oct 2008

Michelman’s Release Abrasion Resistant Coating For Corrugated Shipping Containers

Michelman’s Nomar Series of abrasion resistant coatings meet market requirements for non-scuff performance for corrugated shipping containers. When shipping items, as small as a box of cereal or as large as a di...

From Michelman Inc 26 Oct 2008

UPM Rated As Leader in Woodfree Coated Paper Brand

For the third consecutive year, UPM Finesse has been rated as the leading woodfree coated paper brand among Western European web heat set printers (HSWO) in the Opticom Brand Equity Tracking Survey 2008. The "Br...

24 Oct 2008

OSRAM Release The LED Engineering Kit

This kit is a powerful tool for anyone who wants to test LEDs, various accessories and applications. The Engineering Kit includes components from various LLFY partners. In addition to the OSRAM OSTAR high-power LED, there are various lenses and reflectors, a power supply, a thermal interface and a selection of heat sinks. A brochure is also included for technical assistance.

24 Oct 2008

MAX IV Part of Swedish Government's New Strategy for Research and Innovation

In the Swedish government's research bill for 2009-2012, that was presented today by the Minister of Research Lars Leijonborg, the building of MAX IV is seen as urgent, as it will be important for many scientific are...

24 Oct 2008

Nano Engineers to Create "Field Hospital on a Chip"

The automated sense-and-treat system will continuously monitor a soldier's sweat, tears or blood for biomarkers that signal common battlefield injuries such as trauma, shock, brain injury or fatigue

24 Oct 2008

International Scientists Performed the Ultimate Miniaturization of Computer Memory

The breakthrough is a key step in bringing to life quantum computers, devices based on the theory of quantum mechanics.

24 Oct 2008

Johns Hopkins Researchers Creates Work of Science Fiction Water-Soluble Electronic Materials

From pacemakers constructed of materials that so closely mimic human tissues that a patient's body can't discern the difference to devices that bypass injured spinal cords to restore movement to paralyzed limbs, the possibilities presented by organic electronics read like something from a science fiction novel.

24 Oct 2008

Penn State to Establish National Center for Nanotechnology Applications and Career Knowledge (NACK)

Penn State will receive $5 million over four years from the National Science Foundation to establish a National Center for Nanotechnology Applications and Career Knowledge (NACK). Penn State has been a national leader...

24 Oct 2008

UNSW Reports First Silicon Solar Cell to Achieve the Milestone of 25 per cent Effiency

UNSW's ARC Photovoltaic Centre of Excellence has again asserted its leadership in solar cell technology by reporting the first silicon solar cell to achieve the milestone of 25 per cent effiency. The UNSW ARC Phot...

24 Oct 2008

Scientists Uncover the Holy Grail of Data Processing with Successful Extraction of Data from Atom Nucleus

Another step towards quantum computing - the Holy Grail of data processing and storage - was achieved when an international team of scientists that included researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) were able to successfully store and retrieve information using the nucleus of an atom

24 Oct 2008