Magnets with a twist
The first direct observation of an unusual magnetic structure could lead to novel electronic and magnetic memory devices.
Posted: Aug 27th, 2010
Read moreThe first direct observation of an unusual magnetic structure could lead to novel electronic and magnetic memory devices.
Posted: Aug 27th, 2010
Read morePowerful synchrotron light captures never-before-seen electronic interactions of molecules dissolved in liquids.
Posted: Aug 27th, 2010
Read moreCrazy bands are cool because no matter how long they've been stretched around a kid's wrist, they always return to their original shape, be it a lion or a kangaroo. Now a Duke and Stanford chemistry team has found a polymer molecule that's so springy it snaps back from stretching much smaller than it was before.
Posted: Aug 26th, 2010
Read moreResearchers at Imperial College London have developed a versatile, practical and efficient method for activating sites on the surface of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and subsequently binding a wide range of molecules to them. This new method will enable large-scale manufacture of modified CNTs.
Posted: Aug 26th, 2010
Read moreEuropean researchers have combined computer modelling of quantum mechanics and precision fabrication processes to create novel transparent conductive oxides made to order for a wide range of scientific and consumer applications.
Posted: Aug 26th, 2010
Read moreThe integration of single-spin magnetoelectronics into standard silicon technology may soon be possible, if experiments confirm a new theoretical prediction by physicists at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The researchers predict that a family of well-known silicon surfaces, stabilized by small amounts of gold atoms, is intrinsically magnetic despite having no magnetic elements.
Posted: Aug 26th, 2010
Read moreThis nanotechnology breakthrough is expected to cut down the cost of memory devices such as touchscreens and e-books and improve their performance.
Posted: Aug 26th, 2010
Read moreThe imaging tools developed so far by the European ENCITE project should improve monitoring of cell therapy and improve the understanding of the fate of transplanted cells and the mechanism of action of cell-based therapies. Using the knowledge obtained in these studies, tools and treatment strategies can be further optimised to reap the full benefit of cell-based therapies.
Posted: Aug 26th, 2010
Read moreThe science behind gecko toes holds the answer to a dry adhesive that provides an ideal grip for robot feet. Stanford mechanical engineer Mark Cutkosky is using the new material, based on the structure of a gecko foot, to keep his robots climbing.
Posted: Aug 26th, 2010
Read moreThe University of Southern California announced today that Michelle Povinelli, a member of the faculty of the Viterbi School of Engineering, has been recognized by MIT Technology Review magazine as one of the world's top innovators under the age of 35 for her research on the optical properties of nano-structured materials.
Posted: Aug 26th, 2010
Read moreIf a drug can be guided to the right place in the body, the treatment is more effective and there are fewer side-effects. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have now developed magnetic nanoparticles that can be directed to metallic implants such as artificial knee joints, hip joints and stents in the coronary arteries.
Posted: Aug 26th, 2010
Read moreNanoEngineers at the University of California, San Diego are designing new types of lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries that could be used in a variety of NASA space exploration projects - and in a wide range of transportation and consumer applications.
Posted: Aug 26th, 2010
Read moreUsing a cutting edge nanotechnology, researchers at MIT have created a robotic prototype that could autonomously navigate the surface of the ocean to collect surface oil and process it on site.
Posted: Aug 26th, 2010
Read moreThis year's Fellowships recognizes scientists focusing on Material Sciences.
Posted: Aug 26th, 2010
Read moreResearchers have found an explanation why sometimes sputter deposition based coatings peel off or the product bends in on itself and cracks, as if the film was stretched tight before it was applied to the surface.
Posted: Aug 25th, 2010
Read moreScientists apply a discovery in nanotechnology, based on self-assembled peptide nanotubes, to 'green' the optics and electronics industry.
Posted: Aug 25th, 2010
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