A new technique that allows scientists to measure the electrical activity in the communication junctions of the nervous systems has been developed by a researcher at Queen Mary University of London.
Sep 18th, 2013
Read moreThe OECD and the United States National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) held an international symposium entitled Assessing the Economic Impact of Nanotechnology. The symposium report is now available for download.
Sep 18th, 2013
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Researchers report a triboelectric nanogenerator that plays dual roles as a sustainable power source by harvesting wind energy and as a self-powered wind vector sensor system for wind speed and direction detection.
Sep 18th, 2013
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Brookhaven Lab scientists use simple, 'green' process to create novel core-shell catalyst that tolerates carbon monoxide in fuel cells and opens new, inexpensive pathways for zero-emission vehicles.
Sep 18th, 2013
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Scientists measure the infinitesimally small shifts in the positions of atoms to electrical forces. Measuring small is challenging, but rewarding. By measuring things this small, we unlock hidden secrets that will advance a host of different electronic devices.
Sep 18th, 2013
Read moreNanoscale gems deliver proteins to enhance bone formation.
Sep 18th, 2013
Read moreThe Graphene Stakeholders Association will hold its first event on October 17, 2013 at the University of Pennsylvania. The event will bring key graphene stakeholders together from around the world.
Sep 18th, 2013
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Researchers reports a DNA-directed, facile, and one-step approach to synthesize nanocomposites that display high antibacterial activity toward a model plant pathogenic bacterium.
Sep 18th, 2013
Read moreAufgrund einer F�rderung vom S�chsischen Wissenschaftsministerium in H�he von 168.000 Euro kann eine fach�bergreifende Kooperation an der Universit�t Leipzig die Idee vertiefen, Gentherapeutika mittels Nanopartikeln gezielt in Zellen des Immunsystems einzuschleusen.
Sep 18th, 2013
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A University of California, Riverside electrical engineering professor will receive the 2013 MRS Medal for his work on thermal properties of graphene, a single atomic plane of carbon atoms, and development of a new materials characterization technique.
Sep 17th, 2013
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During the past century, programmable technologies evolved from spinning gears and vacuum tubes to transistors and microchips. Now, a group of Caltech researchers and their colleagues at the University of Washington, Harvard University, and UC San Francisco are exploring how biologically important molecules - like DNA, RNA, and proteins - could be the next generation of programmable devices.
Sep 17th, 2013
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Researchers have introduced a new method for the production of more effective photocatalysts. Their method uses tiny hollow spheres coated with different cocatalysts on the inside and the outside.
Sep 17th, 2013
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The world's first low cost Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) has been developed in Beijing by a group of PhD students from University College London, Tsinghua University and Peking University - using LEGO.
Sep 17th, 2013
Read moreMicrofluidics and magnets replace pipettes and test tubes to simplify and improve diagnostics and detection of biomolecules.
Sep 17th, 2013
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KULeuven, imec and AIST have developed a solid phase epitaxy process to integrate GermaniumTin (GeSn) metal-oxide semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET) devices on silicon. For the first time, operation of depletion-mode junctionless GeSn pMOSFET on silicon was demonstrated, an important step toward achieving tensile strain in MOSFET devices, and increasing their mobility.
Sep 17th, 2013
Read moreThis book encompasses the nanoscale semiconductor field by amalgamating a broad multidisciplinary arena including applications for energy conservation, materials performance enhancement, electronic circuitry, video displays, lighting, photovoltaics, quantum computing, memory, chemo- and biosensors, pharmaceuticals and medical diagnostics inter alia.
Sep 17th, 2013
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