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UAlbany NanoCollege presents weeklong series of 'Nano in the Mall' programs
Educational displays at Crossgates Mall will showcase innovative research in clean energy, health care.
Posted: Mar 29th, 2010
Read moreNanoscale superconductor paves way for development of nanocircuits for energy, electronics applications
Scientists have discovered the world's smallest superconductor, a sheet of four pairs of molecules less than one nanometer wide.
Posted: Mar 29th, 2010
Read moreModel predicts and describes how materials break
For the first time ever, a study of this new mathematical model has managed to describe the fracture process for materials such as glass, polymers, concrete, ceramics, metals, rocks, and even certain geological fractures.
Posted: Mar 29th, 2010
Read moreForscher wollen Rastersonden-Mikroskop um das Tausendfache beschleunigen
Physiker der Universitaet des Saarlandes haben jetzt eine Technologie entwickelt, mit der Rastersonden-Mikroskope um das Tausendfache beschleunigt werden koennen.
Posted: Mar 29th, 2010
Read moreNanopillars allow directional control of drops on surfaces
New research from mechanical engineers at MIT has revealed a new approach that, by creating specific kinds of tiny structures on a material's surface, can make a droplet spread only in a single direction.
Posted: Mar 29th, 2010
Read moreLichtempfindliche Kohlenstoffatome machen das Internet schneller
Dem IBM Thomas J. Watson Forschungszentrum ist es in Kooperation mit Thomas Mueller vom Institut fuer Photonik der TU Wien erstmals gelungen, auf Graphen basierende Photodetektoren herzustellen.
Posted: Mar 29th, 2010
Read moreGold nanoprobes give scientists a sense of how disease develops
Researchers have developed tiny probes comprising gold-coated particles. These can be inserted into cells, enabling diseases to be detected and monitored remotely using light from a laser.
Posted: Mar 29th, 2010
Read moreNew generation of piezoelectric nanogenerators powers nanosensor
By combining a new generation of piezoelectric nanogenerators with two types of nanowire sensors, researchers have created what are believed to be the first self-powered nanometer-scale sensing devices that draw power from the conversion of mechanical energy.
Posted: Mar 28th, 2010
Read moreInaugural issue of Nanotech Insights
The inaugural issue of Nanotech Insights, a quarterly newsletter dedicated to the field of nanoscience and nanotechnology, is now available online on the CKMNT website.
Posted: Mar 27th, 2010
Read moreUAlbany NanoCollege announces launch of pioneering undergraduate degree program in nanoscale engineering
Groundbreaking curriculum to offer unparalleled education and training to support nanotechnology career opportunities and development of New York's high-tech workforce.
Posted: Mar 27th, 2010
Read moreNew dyes for optical nanoscopy
In the Max Planck Institute for NanoBiophotonics in Goettingen, Stefan Hell has developed fluorescence microscopy methods for observing objects on the nanoscale and with his colleagues Vladimir Belov and Christian Eggeling a new series of photostable dyes that can be used as fluorescent markers has been realised.
Posted: Mar 26th, 2010
Read moreSelf-repairing nanocrystalline materials could lead to safer nuclear reactors
'Loading-unloading' effect of grain boundaries key to repair of irradiated metal.
Posted: Mar 26th, 2010
Read moreBiophotonics, a light in the path of medicine
Photonics is a highly multidisciplinary field with diverse ramifications, one of which is nanobiophotonics, a subfield focusing on developing tools for advancement in nanoscience.
Posted: Mar 26th, 2010
Read moreWird ein winziger Sensor mit magnetischen Kraftfeldern bald die medizinische Diagnostik revolutionieren?
Die Methode, mit Hilfe der Nanotechnologie Biomolekuele ueber magnetische Transporter zu einem Sensor zu transportieren, haben sich die Forscher schon patentieren lassen.
Posted: Mar 26th, 2010
Read moreSri Lanka Institute of Nanotechnology launches nano information portal
The Sri Lanka Institute of Nanotechnology Pvt. Ltd (SLINTEC) recently announced the launch of a highly informative website - the first Sri Lankan nano-based information portal.
Posted: Mar 26th, 2010
Read moreBlueprint for artificial leaf mimics Mother Nature
Scientists presented a design strategy to produce the long-sought artificial leaf, which could harness Mother Nature's ability to produce energy from sunlight and water in the process called photosynthesis.
Posted: Mar 26th, 2010
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