NanoDays is a nationwide festival of educational programs about nanoscale science and engineering and its potential impact on the future. It features exhibits and educational programs at more than 200 locations throughout the nation through April 3rd, at science museums, research centers, and universities.
Apr 2nd, 2011
Read moreA microchip fabricated with femtosecond lasers at RIKEN allows the rare observation of microalgae behavior.
Apr 2nd, 2011
Read moreUsing a simple glass capillary, atomic physicists at RIKEN are developing an ultra-narrow ion beam that pinpoints a part of organelles in a living cell, enabling biologists to visualize how the damage affects cell activities.
Apr 2nd, 2011
Read moreEngineers at Oregon State University have invented a new way to use surface-mount adhesives in the production of low-temperature, microchannel heat exchangers - an advance that will make this promising technology much less expensive for many commercial applications.
Apr 1st, 2011
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Playing the Nanorama-Loft quiz, you can discover numerous everyday nano products. Every product comes up with a question. Take the nano challenge and test your knowledge!
Apr 1st, 2011
Read moreFocusing on interdisciplinary research is now leading to breakthroughs in bio nanotechnology research. A new method for drug development has become a reality.
Apr 1st, 2011
Read moreResearch conducted by Jan-Laurens van der Steen of the MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology at University of Twente has shown that electrons in silicon which is less than ten nanometres thick take on unusual characteristics.
Apr 1st, 2011
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Scientists from Oxford University have mapped a state of matter called 'quantum spin liquid', whose existence was proposed in the 1970s but which has only been observed recently.
Apr 1st, 2011
Read moreEight British companies are set to receive a total of nearly GBP 200,000 in government investment for feasibility studies aimed at helping to stimulate innovation with technologies that will be able to address potential environmental health and safety (EHS) aspects of the development of nanoscale technologies.
Apr 1st, 2011
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Quantum physicists from the University of Innsbruck have set another world record: They have achieved controlled entanglement of 14 quantum bits (qubits) and, thus, realized the largest quantum register that has ever been produced. With this experiment the scientists have not only come closer to the realization of a quantum computer but they also show surprising results for the quantum mechanical phenomenon of entanglement.
Apr 1st, 2011
Read moreEven though nanoparticles are increasingly entering the environment, scientists still have a lot to learn about their biological effects. Now Chinese researchers have found that exposure to cerium dioxide nanoparticles shortens the lifespan of the roundworm Caenorhabditis elegans.
Apr 1st, 2011
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Free-floating electrons on top of liquid helium yield insights into their transport behavior.
Apr 1st, 2011
Read moreScientists described development and successful initial tests of a spray-on material that both detects and renders harmless the genre of terrorist explosives responsible for government restrictions on liquids that can be carried onboard airliners.
Apr 1st, 2011
Read moreNew method allows for more precise control over ATRP, a popular technique used for creating specialized plastics.
Mar 31st, 2011
Read moreA team of engineers at the Yale School of Engineering and Applied Science has created a new fuel cell catalyst system using nanowires made of a novel material that boosts long-term performance by 2.4 times compared to today's technology.
Mar 31st, 2011
Read moreDo the principles of quantum mechanics apply to biological systems? Until now, both biologists and physicists have considered quantum systems and biological molecules to be like apples and oranges. But new research definitively shows that a biological molecule - DNA - can discern between quantum states known as spin.
Mar 31st, 2011
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