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Nanotechnology Regulation: Former EPA Official Highlights Shortcomings Of Current Federal Oversight
Nanotechnology will significantly change virtually every facet of the way we live. The next president has the opportunity to shape these changes and to ensure that nanotechnology's benefits will be...
NIST Trumps The Clumps: Making Biologic Drugs Safer
Scientists have developed a technique to measure the formation of clumps of proteins in protein-based pharmaceuticals, a major concern because of its impact on quality control and safety in biologic...
Broken DNA Must Find Right Partners Quickly Amid Repairs
Just as square dance partners join hands at a particular point in the music, so broken pieces of DNA in our cells reunite as they are repaired. Precisely and quickly,...
Nanotube mesh boosts plastic electronics
Networks of carbon nanotubes used to print high-performance electronic circuits on bendy plastic
Balance Problems? Step Into The IShoe
Your grandmother might have little in common with an astronaut, but both could benefit from a new device an MIT graduate student is designing to test balancing ability.
Toxic Chemicals Found In Common Scented Laundry Products, Air Fresheners
A study of top-selling laundry products and air fresheners found the products emitted dozens of different chemicals. All six products tested gave off at least one chemical regulated as toxic...
Renewables mandate 'undermined'
Green groups accuse the UK government of trying to sabotage Europe’s rules on renewable energy.
Will computers ever use DNA instead of silicon chips?
There is no easy way to wire up DNA to the other parts of a regular computer
Letters: Volcanic row over climate change film rumbles on
Letters: The sad fact is that Ofcom has failed in its duty by avoiding whenever possible answering our charges
Industrial Biotechnology Activity On Rise
Technology can improve process efficiency and provide environmental benefits, ITC says
Collision forces closure of Mississippi
The Coast Guard closed 29 miles of the Mississippi River at New Orleans after a 600-foot tanker and a barge loaded with fuel oil collided, breaking the barge in half.
Tech awards go to plane de-icing goo, headlights
(AP) -- Camera flashcubes of the 1960s, high-definition TVs and the Nicoderm quit-smoking patch have at least one thing in common: Each found a place over the years on...
World's Smallest Camera Plane Shows Off in Public
Billed as the world's smallest camera-equipped aircraft, the DelFly Micro ornithopter flew in public for the first time on July 23.
Slippery Customer: A Greener Antiwear Additive for Engine Oils
(PhysOrg.com) -- Titanium, a protean element with applications from pigments to aerospace alloys, could get a new role as an environmentally friendly additive for automotive oil, thanks to work by...
Hitachi, GE to develop smaller nuclear reactors
Japan's Hitachi and US giant General Electric will team up to sell midsize nuclear reactors to meet growing demand for power facilities in Southeast Asia, a Hitachi spokesman said Wednesday.
Plasma TVs Paved The Way For Electric Cars
The electricity drawn by plasma televisions is easing the minds of utility company executives as they plan for what is likely to be a conversion of much of the country's...
Sandia to Demonstrate Hyperspectral Confocal Fluorescence Microscope
Sandia National Laboratories will demonstrate a new hyperspectral confocal fluorescence microscope Friday, Aug. 8 from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. MDT in Bldg. 897 on Kirtland Air Force Base. This patent-protected and...
U.S. Takes Global Lead in Wind Energy Production
For the first time the United States has surpassed Germany as the world's largest generator of wind energy.
First Solar: Quest for the $1 Watt
Photovoltaic cells, once so costly they could be used only to power million-dollar satellites, are today turning up even on humble parking meters. Now a brash Tempe, Ariz., company called...
Nanoparticle Research Points to Energy Savings
(PhysOrg.com) -- Adding just the right dash of nanoparticles to standard mixes of lubricants and refrigerants could yield the equivalent of an energy-saving chill pill for factories, hospitals, ships, and...
Perkin Medal Goes To Ian Shankland
Chemist receives award for alternatives to ozone-depleting fluorochemicals
Artificial Lotus Effect: Carbon nanotubes with nanoscopic paraffin coating form superhydrophobic, self-cleaning surfaces
Never wash your car again? Never clean your windows? These may well become reality if it becomes possible to produce the right coatings—coatings that imitate the self-cleaning effect of the...
Sandia to Hold First Earth, Wind and Sun Conference July 23 and 24
Living a greener life by conserving and using alternative energy sources will be the focus of the first-ever Earth, Wind and Sun conference July 23-24 sponsored by Sandia National Laboratories'...
Fresh From The Grapevine To The Table With Sulfur Dioxide Preservative
Table grapes are subject to serious water loss and decay while making the long trip from the vine to tables around the world. Pads placed over the fruit packed in...
Super-Resolution X-ray Microscopy Unveils Buried Secrets Of The Nanoworld
A novel super-resolution X-ray microscope combines the high penetration power of x-rays with high spatial resolution, making it possible for the first time to shed light on the detailed interior...
Solar cars glide to finish line
Hundreds of Calgarians lined city streets on Tuesday to watch 15 solar-powered cars complete a 3,862-kilometre odyssey from Texas to Alberta.
RAM for Free
A novel form of data compression effectively doubles the memory in embedded systems while barely slowing them down.
Holey Nanoparticles Create New Tumor Imaging and Therapeutic Agent
Using a polymer that has both water-soluble and water-insoluble regions, a team of investigators from the Siteman Center of Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence has created a nanoparticle shaped like a bialy,...