New lithium ion battery strategy offers more energy, longer life cycle
Researchers put their energy behind a clever new idea that, literally, gives batteries a bit of room to grow.
Jun 28th, 2012
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Quantenmechanik in eisiger K�lte
Das Ferdinand-Braun-Institut, Leibniz-Institut f�r H�chstfrequenztechnik (FBH) arbeitet im EU-Verbundprojekt iSense am Prototyp eines tragbaren, integrierten Quantensensors, der auf ultrakalten Atomen basiert. Dieser k�nnte beispielsweise die Erdbeschleunigung messen - in hoher Genauigkeit und an jedem Ort der Erde.
Jun 28th, 2012
Read moreImage contest: Explore the unseen
FEI and National Geographic partner on film and photo contest.
Jun 28th, 2012
Read moreNow we're seeing the small picture - a new imaging method for atoms
A new high-tech method for imaging the electric fields of atoms could lead to advances in areas as diverse as data storage, solar cells and batteries.
Jun 28th, 2012
Read moreGEDI chip sorts prostate cancer cells
The future of prostate cancer therapy may lie in a tiny, "sticky" silicon chip dubbed GEDI (Geometrically Enhanced Differential Immunocapture) that can identify and collect cancer cells from a patient's bloodstream.
Jun 27th, 2012
Read moreNovel clay-based nanocomposite coating for a new generation of green flame retardants
In searching for better flame retardants for home furnishings - a large source of fuel in house fires - National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) researchers defied the conventional wisdom and literally hit a wall, one made of clay.
Jun 27th, 2012
Read moreNot-so-precious: Stripping gold from AFM probes allows better measurement of picoscale forces
Gold is not necessarily precious - at least not as a coating on atomic force microscope (AFM) probes.
Jun 27th, 2012
Read moreGroup demonstrates first heralded single photon source made from silicon
In an important step towards more practical quantum information processing, researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the University of California, San Diego; and the Politecnico di Milano in Milan, Italy, have demonstrated the first heralded single photon source made from silicon.
Jun 27th, 2012
Read moreResearchers delve into airborne particulates
For the first time, Lawrence Livermore researchers and international collaborators have peered into the makeup of complex airborne particulate matter so small that it can be transported into human lungs - usually without a trace.
Jun 27th, 2012
Read morePalladium-gold nanoparticles clean the carcinogen TCE a billion times faster than iron filings
In the first side-by-side tests of a half-dozen palladium- and iron-based catalysts for cleaning up the carcinogen TCE, Rice University scientists have found that palladium destroys TCE far faster than iron - up to a billion times faster in some cases.
Jun 27th, 2012
Read moreExploring opportunities for printed electronics in East Asia
The IDTechEx Printed Electronics Asia event in Tokyo, Japan on October 2-3, features the latest achievements, roadmaps and insight on OLEDs - whether or not they are printed. The leading Asian display and material companies reveal their progress while European and American companies cover their latest breakthroughs in materials.
Jun 27th, 2012
Read moreNew technique controls crystalline structure of titanium dioxide
Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a new technique for controlling the crystalline structure of titanium dioxide at room temperature. The development should make titanium dioxide more efficient in a range of applications, including photovoltaic cells, hydrogen production, antimicrobial coatings, smart sensors and optical communication technologies.
Jun 27th, 2012
Read moreInterrogating the world at the nanoscale
Angel Rubio is the leader of the research group with the highest number of citations in Spain among those engaged in Materials Physics and Nanoscience. He is in charge of the Nano-bio Spectroscopy Group of the UPV/EHU and the vice-president of science for the European Theoretical Spectroscopy Facility (ETSF).
Jun 27th, 2012
Read moreNovel crystals for optical devices
EU-funded researchers investigated novel nano-crystalline structures for potential use in a variety of laser and imaging devices related to biology, medicine and defence.
Jun 27th, 2012
Read moreCombining opposing properties of nanomaterials for synergistic function
The properties of nanomaterials often differ in novel ways from those of the bulk material of the same substances. European researchers investigated a completely new class of such materials that could be important for magnetic memory devices.
Jun 27th, 2012
Read moreA new superhard form of carbon
Researchers used a novel computational method to demonstrate that the properties of what had previously been thought to be only a hypothetical structure of a superhard form of carbon called "M-carbon" - constructed in 2006 - matched perfectly the experimental data on "superhard graphite".
Jun 27th, 2012
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