An impermeable wrap for future electronics
A nanoparticle-infused film brings innovative lighting and display technologies closer to reality.
Aug 31st, 2011
Read moreA nanoparticle-infused film brings innovative lighting and display technologies closer to reality.
Aug 31st, 2011
Read moreThe rapid detection of microRNAs using small-volume samples could therefore help save millions of lives. Such a technique could also pave the way for widespread analysis of the spatial and temporal patterns of gene activity involving microRNAs, which are believed to play a critical role in the development and operation of organisms.
Aug 31st, 2011
Read moreDesign optimization could help maximize the power conversion efficiency of thin-film silicon solar cells.
Aug 31st, 2011
Read moreSimple templating technology allows researchers to stamp out materials that mimic the adhesive properties of gecko toes
Aug 31st, 2011
Read moreTiny particles that measure microRNA levels in tissue samples could help diagnose and monitor many diseases.
Aug 31st, 2011
Read moreResearchers at NIST significantly extended the reach of their novel microfluidic system for analyzing the chemical components of complex samples. The new work shows how the system, meant to analyze real-world, crude mixtures such as dirt or whole blood, can work for negatively charged components as well as it has in the past for positively charged ones.
Aug 31st, 2011
Read moreWith a nod to biology, scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have a new approach to the problem of safely storing hydrogen in future fuel-cell-powered cars. Their idea: molecular scale 'veins' of iron permeating grains of magnesium like a network of capillaries.
Aug 31st, 2011
Read moreAt today's second annual Global Technology Conference (GTC 2011), GLOBALFOUNDRIES announced the winners of its new "Leading in Innovation" awards. Presented to customers who have demonstrated innovative solutions on products ranging from 0.35um non-volatile memories to leading-edge 28nm smartphone processors, the awards showcase the company's collaborative approach to enabling chip designers to deliver a superior end-user experience.
Aug 30th, 2011
Read moreTo support Office of Naval Research (ONR) development of hydrodynamically efficient and environmentally non-toxic anti-corrosion materials, Dr. Chang-Hwan Choi, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology, researches nanotechnology with multifunctional superhydrophobic properties that repel water and prevent corrosion in robust and durable ways. Dr. Choi's work has recently been awarded a Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP) grant that backs this work.
Aug 30th, 2011
Read moreUsing advanced theoretical computations, a team of Kentucky scientists has derived a means to "tweak" an inexpensive semiconductor to function as photoelectrochemical catalyst.
Aug 30th, 2011
Read moreThis conference will present the first systematic and comprehensive recommendations and analysis on protecting human participants in research on nanomedicine products, including drugs, devices, and gene therapy using nano-vectors.
Aug 30th, 2011
Read moreA collaboration between the Universities of Manchester and Cambridge, which includes Nobel Prize winning scientists Professor Andre Geim and Professor Kostya Novoselov, has discovered a crucial recipe for improving characteristics of graphene devices for use as photodetectors in future high-speed optical communications.
Aug 30th, 2011
Read morePolyurethane reinforced with carbon nanotubes outperforms currently used materials.
Aug 30th, 2011
Read moreEuropean Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC), Institute for Health and Consumer Protection defends the need to define engineered nanomaterials for regulatory purposes.
Aug 30th, 2011
Read moreNew approach for studying molecules within their natural environment.
Aug 29th, 2011
Read moreScientists have proposed a new communications scheme that would use silicon wires carrying a constant current to drive electrons from a transmitter to a receiver. By changing its magnetization, a contact would inject electron spin (either up or down) into the current at the transmitter end.
Aug 29th, 2011
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