Researchers have found a way to 'feel' the surface of silicon molecules at the molecular level. This new 'sense of touch' could mean a solution to the long-standing problem of producing clear images of silicon surfaces with a scanning tunnelling microscope.
Sep 25th, 2013
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Researchers used a range of complementary in situ techniques to reveal the highly dynamic nature of monolayer graphene - copper interactions throughout the entirety of the graphene CVD process on polycrystalline copper catalysts.
Sep 25th, 2013
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By employing state-of-art materials design methods, researchers have recently predicted that the oxide compound BaBiO3 combines two required properties, i.e., topological insulator and superconductivity.
Sep 25th, 2013
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A new type of silica nanotubes can home in on cancer cells and deliver powerful drugs that combat this defiant disease.
Sep 25th, 2013
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The downside of scaling nanoelectronic feature sizes is increasing unreliability of performance and power (hence robustness). An EU-supported project has developed techniques to tackle this problem.
Sep 25th, 2013
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Researchers are developing testing procedures and a European framework to assess the safety of nanomaterials. These should ensure that the benefits and innovations to be gained from the use of nanotechnologies can be realised safely without damage to human health and the environment.
Sep 25th, 2013
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Researchers have developed permanent magnets based on nanoparticles. The innovative materials promise to help drive more efficient engines for wind energy and other renewable energy applications.
Sep 25th, 2013
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Researchers are developing new nanomaterials that could allow solar cells to overcome current existing efficiency limits. This would allow clean energy from the Sun to compete with traditional, environmentally unfriendly energy sources.
Sep 25th, 2013
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Impregnating hospital textiles, such as bedding and bandages, with antibacterial nanoparticles, would significantly decrease nosocomial infections, improve patient outcomes and save millions of euros.
Sep 25th, 2013
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A new method that fabricates gold nanostructures quickly and efficiently could lead to highly sensitive, portable medical sensors.
Sep 25th, 2013
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The patented ceramic nanocomposite will improve the lifetime and reliability of ceramic joint prostheses.
Sep 24th, 2013
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign researchers have developed arrays of tiny nano-antennas that can enable sensing of molecules that resonate in the infrared (IR) spectrum.
Sep 24th, 2013
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Im Rahmen des BMWi-Markterschliessungsprogramms organisiert der OAV - German Asia-Pacific Business Association in Zusammenarbeit mit dem IVAM Fachverband f�r Mikrotechnik und der IHK Pfalz eine Informationsveranstaltung zu dem Themenbereich Nanotechnologie in Greater China.
Sep 24th, 2013
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Magnetic molecules are regarded as promising functional units for the future of information processing. An interdisciplinary team of researchers from J�lich and Aachen were the first to produce particularly robust magnetic molecules that enable a direct electrical readout of magnetic information.
Sep 24th, 2013
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Researchers have discovered a new family of non-precious metal catalysts. These catalysts exhibit better performance than platinum in oxygen-reduction reaction (ORR) only with 10% of the production cost of a platinum catalyst.
Sep 24th, 2013
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The National Science Foundation recently announced a grant of nearly $500,000 to establish a new Virtual Institute for Responsible Innovation (VIRI) at the Center for Nanotechnology in Society at Arizona State University.
Sep 24th, 2013
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