Imagine a hospital room, door handle or kitchen countertop that is free from bacteria - and not one drop of disinfectant or boiling water or dose of microwaves has been needed to zap the germs. That is the idea behind a startling discovery made by scientists in Australia.
Nov 26th, 2013
Read moreA spin-off company from Penn has found a way to solve the problem of keeping surfaces clean, while also keeping them transparent.
Nov 26th, 2013
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Pitt researchers have developed models to design a new nanocomposite polymer gel that would enable complex materials to regenerate themselves.
Nov 26th, 2013
Read moreResearchers are testing nanotechnology to improve how cardiovascular implant devices are attached in the body.
Nov 26th, 2013
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Forschungsgruppe der Uni Kiel und des Helmholtz-Zentrums Geesthacht entwickeln nachhaltige Methode zur Herstellung von Nanopartikel und nanopor�sen Metallen.
Nov 26th, 2013
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Device could be used in medical imaging, collision-avoidance detectors for cars, and interactive gaming.
Nov 26th, 2013
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Results could lead to new materials for more effective superconductors.
Nov 25th, 2013
Read moreUniversity of Illinois researchers have developed a way to heal gaps in wires too small for even the world's tiniest soldering iron.
Nov 25th, 2013
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Spontaneous bursts of light from a solid block illuminate the unusual way interacting quantum particles behave when they are driven far from equilibrium. The discovery by scientists of a way to trigger these flashes may lead to new telecommunications equipment and other devices that transmit signals at picosecond speeds.
Nov 25th, 2013
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Chemical engineers at Rice University have found a new catalyst that can rapidly break down nitrites, a common and harmful contaminant in drinking water that often results from overuse of agricultural fertilizers.
Nov 25th, 2013
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Researchers have developed a nanotherapeutic capable of penetrating the blood-brain barrier.
Nov 25th, 2013
Read moreWeizmann Institute scientists have taken a quantum leap toward understanding the phenomenon known as superconductivity: They have created the world's smallest SQUID - a device used to measure magnetic fields - which has broken the world record for sensitivity and resolution.
Nov 25th, 2013
Read moreResearchers from North Carolina State University and Duke University have developed nanoscale 'patches' that can be used to sensitize targeted cell receptors, making them more responsive to signals that control cell activity. The finding holds promise for promoting healing and facilitating tissue engineering research.
Nov 25th, 2013
Read moreNanotechnology researchers have introduced a new type of supercapacitor that fulfills this requirement. Its components are fiber-shaped and based on carbon nanotubes.
Nov 25th, 2013
Read moreA new study demonstrates that electrical resistivity obeys a staircase-like dependence on the conducting particle concentration in composite materials.
Nov 25th, 2013
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Electron motions induced by a strong electric field are mapped in space and time with the help of femtosecond x-ray pulses. An x-ray movie of the crystal lithium hydride shows that the electric interaction between electrons has a decisive influence on the direction in which they move.
Nov 25th, 2013
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