On August 13, 2003, the Thai government approved the setup of the National Nanotechnology Center (NANOTEC). One of its urgent tasks was the preparation of the 10-yearNational Strategic Framework in Nanotechnology.
Aug 7th, 2013
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More efficient catalytic converters on autos, improved batteries and more sensitive gas sensors are some of the potential benefits of a new system that can directly measure the manner in which nanocrystals adsorb and release hydrogen and other gases.
Aug 6th, 2013
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Researchers at North Carolina State University have created a new flexible nano-scaffold for rechargeable lithium ion batteries that could help make cell phone and electric car batteries last longer.
Aug 6th, 2013
Read moreThe Large Area Picosecond Photodetector (LAPPD) collaboration has developed big detectors that push the timing envelope, measuring the speed of particles with a precision down to trillionths of a second.
Aug 6th, 2013
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Researchers discover a new platform that provides simple means to manipulate organic molecules' emission, and may have important implications to organic light emitting devices and molecular biosensors.
Aug 6th, 2013
Read moreThe National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded New York University researchers and their colleagues at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) a $2 million grant to develop cutting-edge nanomaterials that hold promise for improving the manufacturing of advanced materials, biofuels, and other industrial products.
Aug 6th, 2013
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Researchers at the Niels Bohr Institute, together with colleagues in the US and Australia, have developed a method to control a quantum bit for electronic quantum communication in a series of quantum dots, which behave like artificial atoms in the solid state.
Aug 6th, 2013
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Device may be used to quickly detect signs of sepsis, other inflammatory diseases.
Aug 6th, 2013
Read moreMolecules could soon be 'scanned' in a fashion similar to imaging screenings at airports, thanks to a detector developed by University of Pittsburgh physicists.
Aug 5th, 2013
Read moreThe National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) will hold its 2013 Stakeholder Perspectives on the Perception, Assessment, and Management of the Potential Risks of Nanotechnology on September 10-11, 2013 in Washington DC.
Aug 5th, 2013
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Techniques could support thermal management, control of chemical reactions and development of new research tools.
Aug 5th, 2013
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The world's most famous painting has now been created on the world's smallest canvas. Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have 'painted' the Mona Lisa on a substrate surface approximately 30 microns in width - or one-third the width of a human hair.
Aug 5th, 2013
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Researchers have achieved dynamic, atomic-scale views of a protein needed to maintain the transparency of the lens in the human eye. The work could lead to new insights and drugs for treating cataract and a variety of other health conditions.
Aug 5th, 2013
Read moreNanowerk has compiled the most extensive nanotechnology market database to date with more than 4200 entries. In a new Global Nanotechnology Markets section, users can now easily get comprehensive overviews of nanotechnology organizations in the 40 leading countries. For further convenience, the U.S. market can be accessed state by state.
Aug 5th, 2013
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Brookhaven Lab scientists discover that critical temperature remains constant across interface superconductors regardless of changes in electron doping levels, challenging leading theories.
Aug 5th, 2013
Read moreResearchers from North Carolina State University and the University of Texas have revealed more about graphene's mechanical properties and demonstrated a technique to improve the stretchability of graphene - developments that should help engineers and designers come up with new technologies that make use of the material.
Aug 5th, 2013
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