European Research Council President Resigns
European Research Council President Resigns
Mauro Ferrari says the organization’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic is inadequate, but ERC members claim his proposals didn’t align with the mission of the council.
Mauro Ferrari says the organization’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic is inadequate, but ERC members claim his proposals didn’t align with the mission of the council.
nanoscience
Image of the Day: Nanobot Schematic
The Scientist and The Scientist Staff | Apr 13, 2018 | 1 min read
A magnetically controlled device could have applications in studies of cell biology and biophysics.
Image of the Day: Eggshell Edifice
The Scientist and The Scientist Staff | Apr 6, 2018 | 1 min read
A new 3-D model plumbs the molecular intricacies of eggshell composition.
2016 Kavli Prize Winners
Tanya Lewis | Jun 2, 2016 | 1 min read
This year’s awards honor discoveries on brain plasticity and the development of atomic force microscopy.
Shawn Douglas: DNA Programmer
Andy Extance | Jul 1, 2015 | 2 min read
Assistant professor, Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, University of California, San Francisco. Age: 34
BIOMOD
The Scientist | Jun 30, 2015 | 1 min read
Scientist to Watch Shawn Douglas explains the annual competition he established to introduce students to molecular programming.
Kavli Congrats
Kerry Grens | May 30, 2014 | 1 min read
A nonet of scientists, including researchers in nano-optics and in the neuroscience of memory, earned the 2014 Kavli prizes.
Next Generation: Nano-Imaging
Sabrina Richards | Jan 31, 2013 | 3 min read
Researchers take advantage of a diamond’s atomic flaw to devise a sensor that may one day snap images of individual molecules.
2012 Kavli Prize Winners
Sabrina Richards | May 31, 2012 | 1 min read
Biennial Kavli Prizes are presented to scientists in astrophysics, nanoscience, and neuroscience.