Less wear, longer life for memory storage device
Hard HfB2 tip-coatings for ultrahigh density probe-based storage.
Sep 12th, 2012
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Electronics without current: Researching the future of nanoelectronics
The Academy of Finland has granted 1.6 million euros to a consortium based at Tampere University of Technology (TUT) under the "Programmable Materials" funding scheme. The project runs from 1 September 2012 to 31 August 2016 and is entitled "Photonically Addressed Zero Current Logic through Nano-Assembly of Functionalised Nanoparticles to Quantum Dot Cellular Automata" ( PhotonicQCA).
Sep 12th, 2012
Read moreQuantum stress in nanofilms
Electrons confined in an aluminium film of a few atomic layers thick create mechanical stress equivalent to one thousandth of standard atmospheric pressures.
Sep 12th, 2012
Read moreFachDialog 3: Nachhaltigkeit von Nanotechnologien - green nano
Der 3. FachDialog stand unter dem Thema Funktionen, Rollen, Adressaten und Inhalte von Leitbildern f�r die Nachhaltigkeit von Nanotechnologien. Vortr�ge und Diskussionen er�ffneten vielf�ltige Perspektiven auf die Dimensionen der Nachhaltigkeit und die diesbez�glichen Diskurse im Kontext der Entwicklung von Nanotechnologien.
Sep 12th, 2012
Read moreHow to clean up oil spills with magnetic nanoparticles (w/video)
MIT researchers devise a surprisingly simple but effective method for magnetically separating oil and water.
Sep 12th, 2012
Read moreFaster signal storage and optical processing in nanomachined devices edge closer to realization
Thanks to the recent observation of bistability in an array of micrometer-sized rings, fast microscale optical switches in novel photonic devices are a step closer to development.
Sep 12th, 2012
Read moreNanoparticles: Two-faced materials boost hydrogen production
Inexpensive hybrid metal and oxide nanostructures prove to be a catalyst that enhance sunlight-powered hydrogen production.
Sep 12th, 2012
Read moreNanowires: The long and short of breaking
Mechanical failure of short nanowires is characterized by smooth, ductile deformations, while long nanowires fail catastrophically.
Sep 12th, 2012
Read moreNon-cytotoxic nanosilver structures bring new hope for curing infections
Researchers have managed to completely eliminate the cytotoxicity of silver nanoparticles which brings new hopes for curing infections.
Sep 12th, 2012
Read moreNanoparticle QR code as banknote security feature (w/video)
An invisible quick response (QR) code has been created by researchers in an attempt to increase security on printed documents and reduce the possibility of counterfeiting, a problem which costs governments and private industries billions of pounds each year.
Sep 12th, 2012
Read moreMolecular beacons light up stem cell transformation
In a new study, Brown University researchers demonstrate a new tool for visually tracking in real-time the transformation of a living population of stem cells into cells of a specific tissue. The 'molecular beacons', which could advance tissue engineering research, light up when certain genes are expressed and don't interfere with the development or operation of the stem cells.
Sep 11th, 2012
Read moreSliding metals show fluidlike behavior, new clues to wear
Researchers have discovered a swirling, fluidlike behavior in a solid piece of metal sliding over another, providing new insights into the mechanisms of wear and generation of machined surfaces that could help improve the durability of metal parts.
Sep 11th, 2012
Read moreImproved nanoparticles deliver drugs into brain
A Johns Hopkins team says its bioengineers have designed nanoparticles that can safely and predictably infiltrate deep into the brain when tested in rodent and human tissue.
Sep 11th, 2012
Read moreBody heat, fermentation drive new drug-delivery micropump
Researchers have created a new type of miniature pump activated by body heat that could be used in drug-delivery patches powered by fermentation.
Sep 11th, 2012
Read moreResearchers induce high-temperature superconductivity in a semiconductor with Scotch tape
Paves way for quantum computing and improvements in energy efficiency.
Sep 11th, 2012
Read moreQuantum longitude - keeping track of qubits in the quantum sea
Quantum computing depends exquisitely on the parts of a quantum system remaining coherent long enough---even in the face of environmental noise---for the computation to be performed. A proposed scheme should be helpful in sustaining coherence by carefully making mid-calculation corrections.
Sep 11th, 2012
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