One day in 2010, Rutgers physicist Vitaly Podzorov watched a store employee showcase a kitchen gadget that vacuum-seals food in plastic. The demo stuck with him. The simple concept - an airtight seal around pieces of food - just might apply to his research: developing flexible electronics using lightweight organic semiconductors for products such as video displays or solar cells.
Jan 27th, 2012
Read moreDARPA's Power Efficiency Revolution for Embedded Computing Technologies (PERFECT) program seeks to improve power efficiency for embedded computer systems, providing more computing per watt of electrical power.
Jan 27th, 2012
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Delicate and translucent as a puff of air, yet mechanically stable, flexible, and possessing amazing heat-insulation properties - these are the properties of a new aerogel made of cellulose and silica gel. Researchers have introduced this novel material, which consists almost completely of air.
Jan 27th, 2012
Read moreThe thirteenth International Conference on the Science and Application of Nanotubes (NT12) will take place from the 24-29 June 2012 in Brisbane, Australia.
Jan 27th, 2012
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Demonstration of a rare combination of electric and magnetic properties in a now readily producible material could improve electronic memory devices.
Jan 27th, 2012
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High-level spectroscopy and computer simulations of specially diluted liquids reveal the long-debated structure of air-water interfaces.
Jan 27th, 2012
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A team led by Andre Geim shows that graphene-based membranes are impermeable to all gases and liquids (vacuum-tight). However, water evaporates through them as quickly as if the membranes were not there at all.
Jan 26th, 2012
Read moreAcoustic waves from music, particularly rap, were found to effectively recharge the pressure sensor. Such a device might ultimately help to treat people stricken with aneurisms or incontinence due to paralysis.
Jan 26th, 2012
Read moreThe International Center for Technology Assessment (ICTA) welcomes the findings of a new report by an expert panel yesterday, which concluded that despite the surge of nanomaterials in the marketplace, not enough is known about their potential health and environmental risks.
Jan 26th, 2012
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The biggest challenge with hydrogen-powered fuel cells lies in the storage of hydrogen: how to store enough of it, in a safe and cost-effective manner, to power a vehicle for 300 miles? Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) is aiming to solve this problem by synthesizing novel materials with high hydrogen adsorption capacities.
Jan 26th, 2012
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A new system for delivering a drug to organ transplant patients, which could avoid the risk of harmful side effects, is being developed by scientists at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow.
Jan 26th, 2012
Read moreAfter celebrating its 10th anniversary last year, nano tech 2012 - The11th International Nanotechnology Exhibition and Conference will take place from February 15 to February 17, 2012 at the International Exhibition Center Tokyo Big Sight in Japan
Jan 26th, 2012
Read moreThe organizers of Graphene 2012 are pleased to announce the upcoming International Conference on Graphene to be held in Brussels (Belgium), from April 10-13 at the Brussels44Center.
Jan 26th, 2012
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A quantum computer based on quantum particles instead of classical bits, can in principle outperform any classical computer. However, it still remains an open question, how fast and how efficient quantum computers really may be able to work. A critical limitation will be given by the velocity with which a quantum signal can spread within a processing unit. For the first time, a group of physicists has succeeded in observing such a process in a solid-state like system.
Jan 26th, 2012
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Tiny components with the ability to emit single particles of light are important for various technological innovations. Physicists now have made significant progress in the fabrication of such structures.
Jan 26th, 2012
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Researchers in the US have, for the first time, cloaked a three-dimensional object standing in free space, bringing the much-talked-about invisibility cloak one step closer to reality. Whilst previous studies have either been theoretical in nature or limited to the cloaking of two-dimensional objects, this study shows how ordinary objects can be cloaked in their natural environment in all directions and from all of an observer's positions.
Jan 26th, 2012
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