The first systematic study of a new group of explosives has concluded that the materials are so shock sensitive — apt to detonate if struck or heated — that the legendarily touchy nitroglycerin seems a pillar of stability by comparison. Conducted by Thomas …

“Create. Combat. Conquer.”- the slogan of Silicon Valley gaming startup “Elementeo” and its 13-year old founder and chief executive, Anshul Samar. “We inject fun into education,” the fast talking entrepreneur confidently proclaimed, promoting his new fantasy role playing board game which he hopes will change the way kids …

Yesterday “Nano Letters” released an article - “Photosensitization of ZnO Nanowires with CdSe Quantum Dots for Photovoltaic Devices” by Eray S. Aydil and et al. (DOI: 10.1021/nl070430o). I could not read the entire article because I am not a subscriber and don’t want to spend $25, but judging by …

The research group from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (NY) led by Ganapathiraman Ramanath was able to glue two materials together a one nanometer-high layer of polymer chains. This thin but very strong nanoglue could become a useful adhesive in computer chips and other materials devices where thicker layers wouldn’t fit. …

Today is 135th birthday anniversary of chromatography’s founding father Mikhail Tsvet and to celebrate his birthday I will be posting some interesting stories and facts from his life during the course of today this week.

This synopsis was written by Rachel Jones on a very interesting research work: “Mental Training Affects Distribution of Limited Brain Resources” by Richard J. Davidson and his team where their findings demonstrate that meditative training can improve performance on a novel …

Assistant professor Juan Hinestroza and postdoctoral researcher Hong Dong from Cornell University created two types of fabric: one can prevent colds and flu and never needs washing, and another that destroys harmful gases and protects the wearer from smog and air pollution.

The “super” fabric is …

Researchers at Cornell University have created a so-called Nano-Lamp — a microscopic collection of light-emitting fibers with dimensions of only a few hundred nanometers. The fibers are made of a polymer spiked with ruthenium molecules in a process dubbed ‘electrospinning

Research scientists at the University of Tokyo have come up with a unique material that can transmit electrical energy to nearby devices without the need for direct contact.

Mikhail Tsvet discovered and applied essentially a new method of analysis - chromatography.