Machines with sliding and rolling parts are virtually ubiquitous. EU funding enabled researchers to develop high-performing coatings and lubricants based on a novel new class of molecules to significantly reduce wear.
Sep 6th, 2012
Read moreDer BMBF-Branchendialog pr�sentiert am 15. November 2012 in D�sseldorf Forschungsergebnisse innovativer Werkstoff- und Nanotechnologieentwicklungen f�r den Energiesektor.
Sep 6th, 2012
Read moreThe World Gold Council continually monitors the research and development landscape with a view to identifying and supporting promising new applications for gold. Recent years have seen the rise of nanotechnology, which has helped fuel a surge in gold-based research.
Sep 6th, 2012
Read moreThe three-year grant, under the GOALI (Grant Opportunities for Academic Liaison with Industry) program, will support the engineering of nanoparticles of silver suitable for screen-printing onto photovoltaic solar panels.
Sep 5th, 2012
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The NSF-funded multimillion-dollar program, based on a new approach to electronics, could lead to tiny devices once considered fantasy.
Sep 5th, 2012
Read moreJohns Hopkins researchers have created a synthetic protein that, when activated by ultraviolet light, can guide doctors to places within the body where cancer, arthritis and other serious medical disorders can be detected.
Sep 5th, 2012
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North Carolina State University will lead a national nanotechnology research effort to create self-powered devices to help people monitor their health and understand how the surrounding environment affects it.
Sep 5th, 2012
Read moreCollaboration at CNSE's Albany NanoTech Complex between SINGULUS and CNSE targeting innovative deposition technologies to create 20 high-tech jobs in New York State.
Sep 5th, 2012
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Wissenschaftler die magnetischen Eigenschaften einzelner Atomlagen eines Materials zu untersuchen, das die Grundlage einiger Hochtemperatursupraleiter bildet. Dabei zeigte sich, dass sich die atomar d�nnen Materialschichten in den magnetischen Eigenschaften erstaunlich wenig von makroskopisch dicken Materialproben unterscheiden.
Sep 5th, 2012
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The UK Nanosafety Partnership Group (UKNSPG) has developed and published guidance to support safe and responsible working practices with nanomaterials in research and development laboratories.
Sep 5th, 2012
Read moreResearchers succeeded in the improvement of crystalline growth and surface modification of ZnO layer in In2O3/SnO2/ZnO catalyst by using network accommodation between zinc and tin oxides and by reducing the inductive tension in the heterojunction of the two oxides.
Sep 5th, 2012
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Ein internationales Forscherteam mit Beteiligung aus J�lich und Kaiserslautern hat jetzt einen neuen physikalischen Effekt in einem System aus magnetischen Schichten entdeckt, der auf einem Transport angeregter ("heisser") Spins basiert und neue Wege f�r die Computertechnologie er�ffnen k�nnte
Sep 5th, 2012
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By combining two sophisticated experimental tools - oxide molecular beam expitaxy and angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy - researchers have gained the first insights into quantum interactions in transition metal oxide superlattices, which are artificial stacked layers of alternating materials, each just a few atoms thick.
Sep 4th, 2012
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A University of Central Florida research team has created the world's shortest laser pulse and in the process may have given scientists a new tool to watch quantum mechanics in action - something that has been hidden from view until now.
Sep 4th, 2012
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Researchers have developed a way to make flexible components for rechargeable lithium-ion batteries from discarded silicon.
Sep 4th, 2012
Read moreThe use of RNA in nanotechnology applications is highly promising for many applications, including the development of new therapeutic compounds. Key technical challenges remain, though, and the challenges and opportunities associated with the use of RNA molecules in nanotechnology approaches are presented in a review article in Nucleic Acid Therapeutics.
Sep 4th, 2012
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