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Polyaniline nanoparticle–carbon nanotube hybrid network vapour sensors with switchable chemo-electrical polarity [stacks.iop.org]

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Human genome project has unraveled 24,000 human genes. Human genetic research for single-gene related disease has been redirected to diseases with more complex etiologies like insulin dependent diabetes mellitus, multiple sclerosis and psychiatric illnesses. Often being of multiple gene origin, these high incidence diseases cause mortality and morbidity in a wide population. The further step in research will be to study the functions of these genes and their proteins and also the interaction between genes and proteins in general. In order to reach the primary target, clinical applicable therap

Carbon black and titanium dioxide nanoparticles elicit distinct apoptotic pathways in bronchial epithelial cells [www.particleandfibretoxicology.com]

Nanotechnology has become a rapidly growing field with potential applications ranging from electronics to cosmetics. Richard Feynman introduced the concept of nanotechnology in his pioneering lecture “There’s plenty of room at the bottom” at the 1959 meeting of the American Physical Society. However, only recently has our ability to harness the properties of atoms, molecules and macromolecules advanced to a level that can be used to build materials, devices and systems at the nanoscale. The term “nanotechnology” varies greatly based on the specific definition that is used. Nati

In this work we describe a novel, facile method for the decoration of multiwalled carbon nanotubes (

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<  Cedomir Petrovic, a physicist at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory, has received the Marko Jaric Award for his outstanding achievements in physics. The award is presented each year by the Marko Jaric Foundation to preserve the memory of the life and work of the Serbian physicist for whom it is named. Petrovic received the award, which consists of a certificate and $3,000, on March 17, at the University of Belgrade, Serbia. Cedomir Petrovic Petrovic is one of the principal investigators in Brookhaven Lab's new Energy Frontier Research Center, one of 46 centers in the U.S. recently established by DOE to pursue advanced scientific research on energy. At the Brookhaven center, Petrovic and others perform research to understand the underlying nature of superconductivity in complex materials. Unlike ordinary conductors, superconductors carry current with zero resistance

<  At Analytica 2010, Bruker Corporation (NASDAQ: BRKR) today announces launches of numerous novel scientific instruments and software capabilities, as well as high-performance analytical solutions for applied markets and industrial applications. The new systems introduced today are focused on bringing robust, easy-to-use and affordable turn-key solutions to routine analysis, as well as on opening new scientific horizons for advanced research applications. Bruker is leveraging its high-performance technologies, applications know-how and close customer collaborations to pioneer innovative and unique analytical solutions that are more compact, easier to use, more productive, more sensitive and feature higher specificity and analytical reliability. These new products address an expanding array of applied, food, petro-chem, pharma-biotech, solar, advanced materials and nanotechnology, as well as academic research and teachin

<From Pollutant to Profit - Nanotechnology Turns Carbon on its Head Summary posted by Meridian on 3/23/2010 Source: Nanowerk Author: n/a The United Kingdom's Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), through its "Nanotechnology Grand Challenge" program, will receive an investment of US$6 million to fund three new complementary research projects that will turn carbon from a pollutant into useful products that could help both industry and the environment. The three projects, all of which use nanotechnology solutions, are: 1. Convert carbon dioxide (CO2) into chemicals that could be used in fuel cells for laptops and mobile phones (University College London); 2. Produce vehicle fuels from CO2 using an "artificial leaf" concept (Imperial College London); and, 3. Remove CO2 from the atmosphere and lock it into useful products such as polymers, carbohydrates or fuels (Universities of Bath, Bristol and West of England). According to University Co