Sharpening the focus of microscopes
Based on non-linear optical effects, imaging with light has reached atomic precision in the most precise microscope ever built.
Dec 2nd, 2011
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Funktionalisiertes Graphen leistet wenig Widerstand
Graphen ist an sich ein hervorragender elektrischer Leiter. Doch muss nutzbares Graphen ueber Kontakte elektrisch an die Umgebung angebunden sein - das kann sich nachteilig auf die Leitfaehigkeit auswirken. Ein Team von der Uni Duisburg-Essen hat nun erstmals nanometergenau den Widerstand an den Kontaktstellen gemessen.
Dec 2nd, 2011
Read moreSolar-bio-nano wastewater system generates energy, produces drinking water
A Michigan State University researcher is using a $1.92 million Department of Defense grant to develop a portable wastewater treatment system that could improve the military's efficiency.
Dec 1st, 2011
Read moreNew switch could improve single-molecule electronics
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have invented a new type of electronic switch that performs electronic logic functions within a single molecule. The incorporation of such single-molecule elements could enable smaller, faster, and more energy-efficient electronics.
Dec 1st, 2011
Read moreCIDETEC-IK4 will create ecological plastics from organic waste using nanotechnology
The Basque technology centre CIDETEC-IK4 is heading a European project to develop new plastics from organic waste, such as banana plants and almond and crustacean shells, using nanotechnology, which would represent a cleaner and more sustainable alternative to petroleum derivatives.
Dec 1st, 2011
Read moreWie lange leben Elektronen in Graphen?
Wissenschaftler aus dem Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf haben mit internationalen Kollegen einen wichtigen Baustein zum Verstaendnis des derzeit intensiv erforschten Materials Graphen hinzugefuegt: sie haben die Lebensdauer von Elektronen in Graphen in niedrigen Energiebereichen bestimmt.
Dec 1st, 2011
Read moreBAuA gibt Kompendium zu Nanomaterialien am Arbeitsplatz heraus
Auf der Webseite der Bundesanstalt fuer Arbeitsschutz und Arbeitsmedizin (BAuA) zum Thema Nanotechnologie und Nanomaterialien steht ein neues download zur Forschung und Entwicklung zu Nanomaterialien am Arbeitsplatz bereit.
Dec 1st, 2011
Read moreInternational Workshop on architecture and design of molecule logic gates and atom circuits
AtMol, ICT-FET Integrated Project is pleased to announce the International Workshop on Architecture and Design of Molecule Logic Gates and Atom Circuits to be held from 12th to 13th of January 2012 in Barcelona.
Dec 1st, 2011
Read moreCarbon nanotube device converts light energy to power implants
A device based on carbon nanotubes wrapped with polymer sheets can effectively convert laser light into thermal energy and subsequently to electricity. The converter is flexible and extremely compact, and can be manipulated by using a laser that functions in the wavelength range that can be transmitted through living tissue.
Dec 1st, 2011
Read moreInterdigitated back-contact silicon solar cells above 23% efficiency
Imec together with its silicon photovoltaic industrial affiliation program partners Schott Solar, Total, Photovoltech, GDF-SUEZ, Solland Solar, Kaneka and Dow Corning, have demonstrated an excellent conversion efficiency of 23.3% on interdigitated back-contact (IBC) silicon solar cells.
Dec 1st, 2011
Read moreA*STAR and Peking University to deepen collaboration in non-volatile memory technologies
This partnership explores an alternative solution and comprehensive platform to change the landscape on modern computing and system design with NVM devices featuring faster access, higher endurance, and more compatible integration with complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) technology.
Dec 1st, 2011
Read moreResearchers demonstrate fully printed carbon nanotube transistor circuits for displays
Researchers have used low-cost ink-jet printing to fabricate the first circuits composed of fully printed back-gated and top-gated carbon nanotube-based electronics for use with OLED displays.
Nov 30th, 2011
Read moreScientists use laser imaging to assess safety of zinc oxide nanoparticles in sunscreen
Scientists have developed a way to optically test the concentration of ZnO nanoparticles at different skin depths. They found that the nanoparticles did not penetrate beneath the outermost layer of cells when applied to patches of excised skin.
Nov 30th, 2011
Read moreResearchers demonstrate earthquake friction effect at the nanoscale
Earthquakes are some of the most daunting natural disasters that scientists try to analyze. Though the earth's major fault lines are well known, there is little scientists can do to predict when an earthquake will occur or how strong it will be. And, though earthquakes involve millions of tons of rock, a team of University of Pennsylvania and Brown University researchers has helped discover an aspect of friction on the nanoscale that may lead to a better understanding of the disasters.
Nov 30th, 2011
Read moreBiocompatible graphene transistor array reads cellular signals
Novel nanocarbon platform shows potential for future bioelectronic implants.
Nov 30th, 2011
Read moreNano meets pharma at Harvard-BASF symposium
Experts gather this week to discuss the efficient creation and delivery of nanoscale particles of drugs.
Nov 30th, 2011
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