A Phonon Floodgate in Monolayer Carbon

The first STM spectroscopy of graphene flakes yields new surprises

24-Jul-2008 - Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and the University of California at Berkeley have performed the first scanning tunneling spectroscopy of graphene flakes equipped with a "gate" electrode. The result is the latest in a series of ...

New international wine genomics project launched

23-Jul-2008 - On the occasion of the 9th Annual Enology & Viticulture Conference and Tradeshow sponsored by the British Columbia Wine Grape Council, Genome BC announced the launch of WineGen, a unique international wine genomics research and development program with an investment of $5 million. The ...

Heart disease specialists meet Spanish footballers to develop tools for detecting sudden death syndrome

Applied Biosystems hosts first symposium on sudden death in football players and other European athletes

17-Jul-2008 - Leading cardiovascular research scientists and a number of prominent football figures from Spain recently convened at the world's first symposium focused on the molecular analysis of sudden death in football players. The I Symposium de Prevención en el Futbol was held at the Hospital Clínico San ...

Dnage to Participate in European Study on Biomarkers of Ageing

16-Jul-2008 - Biotech company Pharming Group NV announced that its wholly owned subsidiary DNage is participating in a large European study, called MARK-AGE, to identify and establish biomarkers of human ageing. Under the Seventh Research Framework Programme (FP7), the European Union has allocated a total ...

Unusual nanoscale mound formation

11-Jul-2008 - Terrace-like elevations of just a few nanometres can form during production of organic thin films made from electrically conductive material. This phenomenon was previously only known from inorganic materials and is crucially important for future production of a new generation of semi-conductor ...

Scientists identify genetic basis for the black sheep of the family

11-Jul-2008 - Coat color of wild and domestic animals is a critical trait that has significant biological and economic impact. In a study published online in Genome Research, researchers have identified the genetic basis for black coat color, and white, in a breed of domestic sheep. In the wild, mammalian ...

Room temperature superconductivity

One step closer to the Holy Grail of physics

10-Jul-2008 - Scientists at the University of Cambridge have for the first time identified a key component to unravelling the mystery of room temperature superconductivity, according to a paper published in current edition of the scientific journal Nature. The quest for room temperature superconductivity has ...

Computer simulations help predict fracture risk

04-Jul-2008 - Using a Blue Gene supercomputer, scientists of ETH Zurich and the IBM Zurich Research Laboratory demonstrated the most extensive simulation yet of actual human bone structure. This achievement may lead to better clinical tools to improve the diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis, a widespread ...

Unexpected carbon composition discovered in world's oldest diamonds

Did life on earth begin earlier than we have hitherto believed?

04-Jul-2008 - While examining the oldest diamonds in the world, a group of researchers, including Martina Menneken and Dr. Thorsten Geisler from the University of Münster (Institute of Mineralogy), have found evidence that life may have existed 4.25 billion years ago. Up to now, scientists have assumed that ...

Nanorods get even smaller

Scientists in Canada have developed a simple method to control the size of nanorods, making them more useful for catalytic applications.

27-Jun-2008 - Scientists have made mesoporous silica nanorods previously using an acidic solution of tetraethylorthosilicate (TEOS) and a polyethylene oxide known as P123. However, to make the nanorods more useful for encapsulating and transporting molecules, a way to make smaller particles is required. Linda ...