Fluctuations due to the intrinsic uncertainty of quantum mechanics can stabilize a system in a state that would not be stable in the absence of fluctuations.
Mar 12th, 2012
Read moreThe Technology Strategy Board is to invest up to GBP2m in feasibility studies to stimulate innovation across our core technology areas and to help ensure that small and micro businesses in the UK are well equipped to respond to society's current and future challenges.
Mar 12th, 2012
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Printing three dimensional objects with incredibly fine details is now possible using "two-photon lithography". With this technology, tiny structures on a nanometer scale can be fabricated.
Mar 12th, 2012
Read moreResearchers at AIST in Japan have elucidated the primary factor causing on-state current variability in 14-nm-generation three-dimensional transistors, i.e. FinFETs (fin field-effect transistors).
Mar 12th, 2012
Read moreBerkeley Lab scientists helped build and operate the ALPHA antimatter trap at CERN, which has now probed the internal structure of the antihydrogen atom for the first time, taking the first step toward possible new insights into the difference between matter and antimatter.
Mar 12th, 2012
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Neuer Hochpraezisions-3D-Drucker der TU Wien bricht Geschwindigkeits-Rekorde.
Mar 12th, 2012
Read moreIn his regular IndustryWeek nanotechnology column, Nanofilm president and CEO Scott Rickert suggests "a bootcamp for nanotechnology and industry" about commercialization to capitalize on the current interest in advanced manufacturing.
Mar 12th, 2012
Read moreThe Ne3LS Network International Conference "The Responsible Development of Nanotechnology: Challenges and Perspectives" invites you to submit an abstract for presentation at the conference.
Mar 10th, 2012
Read moreResearchers show that erasing information produces heat, as predicted by Rolf Landauer fifty years ago, and demonstrates the intimate link between information theory and thermodynamics.
Mar 9th, 2012
Read moreThe SIINN (Safe Implementation of Innovative Nanoscience and Nanotechnology) ERA-NET promotes the safe and rapid transfer of European research results in nanoscience and nanotechnology into industrial applications. The first joint call for transnational projects of the SIINN initiative will open on March 20, 2012. The deadline for submitting proposals is June 5, 2012.
Mar 9th, 2012
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Researchers at Oregon State University have tapped into the extraordinary power of carbon nanotubes to increase the speed of biological sensors, a technology that might one day allow a doctor to routinely perform lab tests in minutes, speeding diagnosis and treatment while reducing costs.
Mar 9th, 2012
Read moreBefore they can foresee commercial applications, researchers need to be sure that their water quality sensor can work and be accurate in actual applications, such as monitoring drinking waters, surface waters from a lake or river, or wastewaters from an industry.
Mar 9th, 2012
Read moreA group of French researchers has developed a nanomaterial that works like a sponge for some water pollutants and allows to measure them easily and quickly.
Mar 9th, 2012
Read morePhysicists have discovered an unexpectedly strong bond between organic layers. Such structures are still puzzling scientists throughout the world. These structures form the basis for novel electronic components made from organic semiconductors that are now increasingly used in smart phones and television sets.
Mar 9th, 2012
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Researchers have found a way to use metamaterials to absorb a wide range of light with extremely high efficiency, which they say could lead to a new generation of solar cells or optical sensors.
Mar 9th, 2012
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Success in getting gas atoms to emit light collectively, rather than individually, may lead to better imaging technologies.
Mar 9th, 2012
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