http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Nanotechnology seems a daunting subject, but for mechanical engineering students at the University of Nevada, Reno, it has taken on a real world approach - in Ski Building 101. http://www.physorg.com/news180011881.html Nanotechnology Mon, 14 Dec 2009 11:30:04 EST news180011881 A team led by Yale University researchers has used nanosensors to measure cancer biomarkers in whole blood for the first time. Their findings, which appear December 13 in the advanced online publication of Nature Nanotechnology, could dramatically simplify the way physicians test for biomarkers of cancer and other diseases. http://www.physorg.com/news179932985.html Nanotechnology Sun, 13 Dec 2009 13:23:58 EST news179932985 (PhysOrg.com) -- In a study that elevates the role of entropy in creating order, research led by the University of Michigan shows that certain pyramid shapes can spontaneously organize into complex quasicrystals. http://www.physorg.com/news179588725.html Chemistry Wed, 09 Dec 2009 14:30:10 EST news179588725 Scientists at Singapore's Institute of Microelectronics (IME) have developed a rapid and sensitive integrated system to test simultaneously for specific cardiac biomarkers in finger prick amount of blood. http://www.physorg.com/news179508948.html Medicine & Health Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:30:05 EST news179508948 (PhysOrg.com) -- Stanford scientists are harnessing nanotechnology to quickly produce ultra-lightweight, bendable batteries and supercapacitors in the form of everyday paper. http://www.physorg.com/news179427849.html Nanotechnology Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:04:51 EST news179427849 (PhysOrg.com) -- Nature and its bottom-up processes for creating robust and responsive materials are inspiring new generations of synthetic materials and creative design. http://www.physorg.com/news179137286.html Biology Fri, 04 Dec 2009 08:22:22 EST news179137286 (PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have discovered a new, more precise method for measuring how much - or how little - nanoscale interfaces love water. http://www.physorg.com/news179082513.html Nanotechnology Thu, 03 Dec 2009 17:10:03 EST news179082513 A coating on windows or solar panels that repels grime and dirt? Expanded battery storage capacities for the next electric car? New Tel Aviv University research, just published in Nature Nanotechnology, details a breakthrough in assembling peptides at the nano-scale level that could make these futuristic visions come true in just a few years. http://www.physorg.com/news179065399.html Nanotechnology Thu, 03 Dec 2009 12:24:04 EST news179065399 (PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have used lasers to create the first practical macroscopic yarns from boron nitride fibers, opening the door for an array of applications, from radiation-shielded spacecraft to stronger body armor, according to a just-published study. http://www.physorg.com/news179001844.html Nanotechnology Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:20:06 EST news179001844 (PhysOrg.com) -- A global database of government documents on nanotechnology is being launched by three law professors at Arizona State University who, with their colleagues in Australia and Belgium, have corralled and organized a massive number of regulatory documents dealing with the rapidly advancing technology. http://www.physorg.com/news178997767.html Nanotechnology Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:50:01 EST news178997767 (PhysOrg.com) -- A portable instrument manufactured by Nanosphere Inc. and recently approved by the FDA, can detect genetic variations in blood that alter the effectiveness of some drugs. http://www.physorg.com/news178991057.html Nanotechnology Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:20:03 EST news178991057 The Georgia Institute of Technology has been awarded a U.S. Air Force Center of Excellence to design nanostructures for energy harvesting and adaptive materials, and to develop tools to optimize critical cognitive processes of the modern warfighter. http://www.physorg.com/news178902408.html Nanotechnology Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:30:03 EST news178902408 (PhysOrg.com) -- As technology shrinks ever smaller, interest in objects and devices on the nanoscale becomes more apparent. However, visualizing these objects in three dimensions comes with special challenges. Alexander Govyadinov, a scientist at the University of Pennsylvania, points out that imaging nano-objects in 3-D typically requires measurements of the optical phase, a task which is so difficult that it is rarely done. http://www.physorg.com/news178870057.html Physics Tue, 01 Dec 2009 08:30:02 EST news178870057 (PhysOrg.com) -- A group in The Netherlands has achieved a first: injection of spin-polarized electrons in silicon at room temperature. This has previously been observed only at extremely low temperatures, and the achievement brings spintronic devices using silicon as a semiconductor a step closer. http://www.physorg.com/news178526124.html Physics Fri, 27 Nov 2009 06:36:59 EST news178526124 Top Japanese scientists, including four Nobel laureates, have criticised the new government for plans to slash research budgets, warning the country will loose its high-tech edge. http://www.physorg.com/news178476238.html Other Sciences Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:44:39 EST news178476238