Engineering faculty and students at the University of Colorado Boulder have produced the first experimental results showing that atomically thin graphene membranes with tiny pores can effectively and efficiently separate gas molecules through size-selective sieving.
Oct 9th, 2012
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MIT chemists designed a new type of pencil lead consisting of carbon nanotubes, allowing them to draw carbon nanotube sensors onto sheets of paper.
Oct 9th, 2012
Read moreA new coating utilizing nanotechnology will allow surgeons to sterilize medical devices that contain biological components.
Oct 8th, 2012
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A University of Michigan biophysical chemist and his colleagues have discovered the smallest and fastest-known molecular switches made of RNA, the chemical cousin of DNA. The researchers say these rare, fleeting structures are prime targets for the development of new antiviral and antibiotic drugs.
Oct 8th, 2012
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Fundamental reactions behind advanced battery technology, revealed in detail by advanced imaging method, could lead to improved materials.
Oct 8th, 2012
Read moreForscher am INM - Leibniz-Institut f�r Neue Materialien in Saarbr�cken haben �ber ein ungew�hnliches Verfahren eine Beschichtung entwickelt, die sich verh�lt sich wie eine Keramik und dabei trotzdem biegsam bleibt.
Oct 8th, 2012
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New etching method to produce three-dimensional microstructures in silicon for the processing of light signals in telecommunications.
Oct 8th, 2012
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New sensor can detect four different molecules, could be used to program cells to precisely monitor their environments.
Oct 8th, 2012
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An international team of researchers has found at the free electron laser FLASH a surprising effect that leads in ferromagnetic materials to a spatially varying magnetization manipulation on an ultrafast timescale.
Oct 5th, 2012
Read moreImec and its partners in the Solliance initiative announce that they have launched, together with the Institute of Materials Research of the University of Hasselt (IMO), the Solar Flare Interreg Project.
Oct 5th, 2012
Read moreStretching a layer of silicon can build up internal mechanical strain which can considerably improve its electronic properties. With strained silicon, one can, for example, build faster and less power-consuming microprocessors.
Oct 5th, 2012
Read moreAt the 2012 International Symposium on Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography, industry and research experts named the timely development of a source suited for high-volume manufacturing as the most critical issue.
Oct 5th, 2012
Read moreETUC reaction to the European Commission Second Regulatory Review on Nanomaterials.
Oct 5th, 2012
Read moreWissenschaftler der Universit�t Bonn erforschen zusammen mit ihren Kollegen in M�nchen und Berlin Nanopartikel, die Gene und Ersatzzellen im K�rper genau dahin schleusen, wo sie gebraucht werden.
Oct 5th, 2012
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Organic catalysts are a breakthrough in the quest for inexpensive and efficient materials for environmentally friendly production of energy in fuel cells. A new study by physicists at Ume� University in Sweden provides better knowledge about key processes in producing these catalysts.
Oct 5th, 2012
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Controlling 'mixing' between acceptor and donor layers, or solar cell domains, in polymer-based solar cells could increase their efficiency, according to a team of researchers that included physicists from North Carolina State University.
Oct 4th, 2012
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