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Drexel University to Open New State-of-the-Art Facility

At the nanometer scale, composition and characterization of materials leads to new discoveries for researchers around the world.

15 Jul 2007

Tiny Sea Creatures May Provide Foundation for Novel Electronic Devices

The three-dimensional shells of tiny ocean creatures could provide the foundation for novel electronic devices, including gas sensors able to detect pollution faster and more efficiently than conventional devices.

15 Jul 2007

New Class of Ultra-Thin Polymer Films

They said it couldn't be done. And that's what really motivated UD polymer chemist Chris Snively and Jochen Lauterbach, professor of chemical engineering at UD. For years, polymer chemistry textbooks have ...

15 Jul 2007

Researchers Develop Next Generation of Screening Devices

It might not be science fiction much longer. Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories are developing the next generation of screening devices that will identify hazardous and toxic materials even if concealed by cl...

15 Jul 2007

World's First Anti-Reflection Coating

A team of researchers from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has created the world's first material that reflects virtually no light.

13 Jul 2007

Most Compact Wavelength-Demultipler to Date

Georgia Tech researchers have found a way to shrink all the sensing power of sophisticated biosensors — such as sensors that can detect trace amounts of a chemical in a water supply or a substance in your blood — onto a single microchip.

13 Jul 2007

Optical Images at Resolutions as Low as One Nanometer

Producing optical images at resolutions as low as one nanometer is the goal of Virginia Tech College of Engineering researcher Yong Xu, who has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) Award.

13 Jul 2007

Sandia Develops New Type of Electrochemical Sensor

A Sandia National Laboratories research team is developing a new type of electrochemical sensor that uses a unique surface chemistry to reliably and accurately detects thousands of differing biomolecules on a single platform.

13 Jul 2007

Bacteria Rapid Detection Using Optical Scattering Technology

Researchers at Purdue University have developed a new low-cost system that analyzes scattered laser light to quickly identify bacteria for applications in medicine, food processing and homeland security at one-tenth the ...

13 Jul 2007

New Uses for Scintillating Materials

Using materials that flash when struck by certain types of radiation, sensors developed in a new laboratory at The University of Alabama in Huntsville might help doctors treat cancer, customs agents scan for dirty bombs, and scientists study the furthest reaches of the universe.

13 Jul 2007