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DOE Goal: 10-Million Fuel Cell Vehicles by 2025 with 300 Mile Range

admin — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:25:49 +0000

Fuel cells were invented in 1839, powered the Gemini and Apollo space missions, and still provide power on the space shuttle. But perfecting them for use in cars still poses a challenge. Scientists at the Los Alamos National Laboratory are developing new materials to make fuel cells cost-effective, durable, and vehicle-ready. One day soon, these highly [...]

Berkeley Scientists Find New Way to Get Physical in the Fight Against Cancer

admin — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:25:44 +0000

In these time lapse images, in the left panel an invasive cancer cell engages with ephrin-A1, in the center panel the fluorescently labeled ephrin-A1 is transported beneath the cell, and in the right panel, the ephrin-A1 has gathered into clusters that correspond to darkened areas within the cell. Conventional biological wisdom holds that living [...]

Applied Nanoscience Receives Positive Test Results on Effectiveness of Disposable NanoFense Protective Face Mask Against Flu Virus

admin — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:25:43 +0000

Applied Nanoscience Inc. (ANI) (PINKSHEETS: APNN), a nanotechnology-based filtration company, announced that it has received extremely positive test results on the effectiveness of the disposable NanoFense ™ Protective Face Mask when challenged with the current swine influenza virus (H1N1). In addition, their proprietary NanoFense coating formulation proved to be equally effective when challenged directly with [...]

Africa Carbon Forum Lays Foundation to Substantially Increase African Involvement in CDM Projects

admin — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:25:43 +0000

At Africa Carbon Forum foundations were laid for a substantially increased African involvement in CDM projects. CDM projects promote sustainable development and economic growth in African countries. More than 1000 people from the private and public sector in African and other countries took part in Africa Carbon Forum, held in Nairobi, 3 – 5 March. Africa [...]

Measuring Protein Movements with Nanosecond Resolution, Novel Method Distinguishes Between Structurally Similar Folding Forms

admin — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:25:42 +0000

Researchers at the Department of Chemistry at the Technische Universitaet Muenchen (TUM) have developed a method that allows the observation of local movements in proteins on a time scale of nanoseconds to microseconds. Upon examining movements of the protein villin using this method they found two structures that were otherwise barely distinguishable from one another. [...]

Nano3D Bio’s System Uses Magnetic Levitation Based on Rice-M. D. Anderson Technology

admin — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:25:41 +0000

The film “Avatar” isn’t the only 3-D blockbuster making a splash this winter. A team of Houston scientists this week unveiled a new technique for growing 3-D cell cultures, a technological leap from the flat petri dish that could save millions of dollars in drug-testing costs. The research is reported in Nature Nanotechnology. The 3-dimensional technique is [...]

Suniva and Clipper Windpower Honored by Import-Export Bank for Green Power Deals

admin — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:25:41 +0000

Suniva, Inc. (Norcross, GA), a manufacturer of high-efficiency solar cells and modules, received the 2010 Green Transaction of the Year award from the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) at the Bank’s annual conference in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, March 11th. Suniva used a $2 million Ex-Im Bank short-term multi-buyer insurance policy to offer [...]

British Food Standards Agency to Compile Confidential Database on Food Industry Nanotechnology Research

admin — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:25:40 +0000

The British Food Standards Agency (FSA) Board has accepted a recommendation in a House of Lords Science and Technology Committee report to compile a confidential database of food industry research into nanotechnology. The House of Lords report argued that such a database was necessary to inform the development of appropriate risk assessment procedures, and to aid [...]

PGA Tour and MIT Team to Determine Who Are Truly Great Putters with New Measuring System

admin — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:25:39 +0000

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, working with the PGA Tour, have come up with a way to solve one of golf’s biggest conundrums: how to determine who are the truly great putters in the game. Putting, as any golfer with more than 30 minutes experience on an actual course will tell you, is the [...]

New High Performance Lithium Battery Anode Based on Silicon-Carbon Nanocomposite Developed by Bottom-Up Self-Assembly

admin — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:25:37 +0000

A new high-performance anode structure based on silicon-carbon nanocomposite materials could significantly improve the performance of lithium-ion batteries used in a wide range of applications from hybrid vehicles to portable electronics. This schematic shows a silicon-carbon nanocomposite granule formed through a hierarchical bottom-up assembly process. Annealed carbon black particles are coated by silicon nanoparticles and then [...]