Sandia researchers Phillips, Moody named MRS Fellows

Sandia researchers Phillips, Moody named MRS Fellows
( DOE/Sandia National Laboratories ) Julia Phillips, director of Nuclear Weapons Science and Technology Programs at Sandia National Laboratories, and Sandia researcher Neville Moody have been named Fellows in the Materials Research Society.

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WPI researchers study feasibility of giant deep-ocean wind turbines

WPI researchers study feasibility of giant deep-ocean wind turbines
( Worcester Polytechnic Institute ) With a three-year, $300,000 award from the National Science Foundation, a research team at Worcester Polytechnic Institute is studying the feasibility of placing large wind turbines on deep-ocean platforms. The research, which combines sophisticated computer simulations and water tank studies using physical models, may point the way toward an environmentally …

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Pitt-led international study identifies human enzyme that breaks down potentially toxic nanomaterials, opens door to …

Pitt-led international study identifies human enzyme that breaks down potentially toxic nanomaterials, opens door to …
( University of Pittsburgh ) An international study based at the University of Pittsburgh provides the first identification of a human enzyme that can biodegrade carbon nanotubes — the superstrong materials found in products from electronics to plastics — and in laboratory tests offset the potentially damaging health effects of being exposed to the tiny components, according to findings …

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‘Nanovaccine’ reverses autoimmunity without general immunosuppression

‘Nanovaccine’ reverses autoimmunity without general immunosuppression
( Cell Press ) A new study, published online April 8 by Cell Press in the journal Immunity, describes a unique therapeutic “nanovaccine” that successfully reverses diabetes in a mouse model of the disease. In addition to providing new insight into diabetes, the research also reveals an aspect of the pathogenesis of the autoimmune response that may provide a therapeutic strategy for multiple …

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Scientists develop environmentally friendly way to produce propylene oxide using silver nanoclusters

Scientists develop environmentally friendly way to produce propylene oxide using silver nanoclusters
( DOE/Argonne National Laboratory ) Scientists at the US Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory have identified a new class of silver-based catalysts for the production of the industrially useful chemical propylene oxide that is both environmentally friendly and less expensive.

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