Better auto design by unlocking secret of sea shells
A two-year grant is allowing researchers at UCR?s Bourns College of Engineering to unlock the secrets behind the enormous strength of the inner pearly layer (nacre) of the abalone shell so it can be replicated in man-made materials.
Posted: Sep 17th, 2008
Read moreNew method to rapidly and inexpensively copy biological surface structures
Someday, your car might have the metallic finish of some insects or the deep black of a butterfly's wing, and the reflectors might be patterned on the nanostructure of a fly's eyes, according to Penn State researchers who have developed a method to rapidly and inexpensively copy biological surface structures.
Posted: Sep 17th, 2008
Read moreLight and electrons cooperate in single nanostructure
Light hitting a surface creates very different kinds of disturbances depending on whether it's a metal or a semiconductor. But combining these two materials in a single nanostructure could lead to devices that benefit from the best properties of each.
Posted: Sep 17th, 2008
Read moreExperts will highlight innovative nanotechnology applications to diagnose and treat disease
Renowned top medical experts and business professionals will describe the use of nanoparticles for drug delivery, treatment and imaging of cancer and other diseases at the upcoming NanoMedicine Summit, to be held next week in Cleveland, September 25-26.
Posted: Sep 17th, 2008
Read moreRichard Blaikie has been appointed Director of the MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology
Professor Richard Blaikie, of the University of Canterbury's Electrical and Computer Engineering department, has been appointed Director of the MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology.
Posted: Sep 17th, 2008
Read moreEuropean Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) held its inaugural meeting
The Governing Board of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) held its inaugural meeting in Budapest, Hungary on 15 September and selected Professor Martin Schuurmans, professor of physics and former Executive Vice-President of Philips Research, as its Chairman.
Posted: Sep 16th, 2008
Read moreNext-generation production line for flexible, liquid crystal display technology
Innovative process places Kent Displays Inc. and Kent State University at forefront of industry
Posted: Sep 16th, 2008
Read moreProject aimed at causing a major paradigm-shift in regenerative medicine
A team of scientists headed by neuroscientist Dr. Akira Chiba has been awarded the first ever EUREKA grant by the National Institute of Health (NIH), to develop a technique that can lead to a new treatment for spinal cord injury.
Posted: Sep 16th, 2008
Read moreWater down the nanotube
By discovering the physical mechanism behind the rapid transport of water in carbon nanotubes, scientists at the University of Illinois have moved a step closer to ultra-efficient, next-generation nanofluidic devices for drug delivery, water purification and nano-manufacturing.
Posted: Sep 16th, 2008
Read moreRaising and sinking nanoparticles on thin film
In a finding that could speed the use of sensors or barcodes at the nanoscale, North Carolina State University engineers have shown that certain types of tiny organic particles, when heated to the proper temperature, bob to the surface of a layer of a thin polymer film and then can reversibly recede below the surface when heated a second time.
Posted: Sep 16th, 2008
Read moreUnique electron tomography approach dtects smallest defects chip nanostructures
Semiconductor Research Corporation today joined with Cornell University to announce successful demonstration of a unique electron tomography approach that provides vital three-dimensional information.
Posted: Sep 16th, 2008
Read moreCCNY receives $5 million grant to establish nanotechnology center
The City College of New York (CCNY) announced today that it has received $5 million over five years from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to establish a new, interdisciplinary research center that will investigate new applications for nanostructures and nanomaterials in sensors and energy systems.
Posted: Sep 16th, 2008
Read moreObserving single molecules inside living cells
Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory are helping to develop a new technique that will enable them to create detailed high-resolution images, giving scientists an unprecedented look at the atomic structure of cellular molecules.
Posted: Sep 16th, 2008
Read moreMaterials deep inside Earth have unexpected atomic properties
Researchers discover unexpected properties of materials in lowermost mantle.
Posted: Sep 16th, 2008
Read moreGovernance of research and reforms in the German research system
What is the effect of the current reforms on the German research system? How should sustainable reforms be designed? For five years now the research group 'Governance of Research' has been examining these questions.
Posted: Sep 16th, 2008
Read morePotential problems with using carbon nanotubes as interconnects
Researchers at the University of Surrey's Advanced Technology Institute (UK) have used scanning tunnelling microscopy to confirm remarkable changes in the fundamental electronic behaviour when double-walled carbon nanotubes are subject to radial deformations and torsional strain.
Posted: Sep 16th, 2008
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