Nanotubes can solder themselves, markedly improving device performance (w/video)
University of Illinois researchers have developed a way to heal gaps in wires too small for even the world's tiniest soldering iron.
Nov 25th, 2013
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Researchers discover roots of superfluorescent bursts from quantum wells
Spontaneous bursts of light from a solid block illuminate the unusual way interacting quantum particles behave when they are driven far from equilibrium. The discovery by scientists of a way to trigger these flashes may lead to new telecommunications equipment and other devices that transmit signals at picosecond speeds.
Nov 25th, 2013
Read moreGold-palladium nanocatalysts set new mark for breakdown of nitrites
Chemical engineers at Rice University have found a new catalyst that can rapidly break down nitrites, a common and harmful contaminant in drinking water that often results from overuse of agricultural fertilizers.
Nov 25th, 2013
Read moreNanomedicine brain cancer breakthrough
Researchers have developed a nanotherapeutic capable of penetrating the blood-brain barrier.
Nov 25th, 2013
Read moreNano-SQUID breaks world record for sensitivity and resolution
Weizmann Institute scientists have taken a quantum leap toward understanding the phenomenon known as superconductivity: They have created the world's smallest SQUID - a device used to measure magnetic fields - which has broken the world record for sensitivity and resolution.
Nov 25th, 2013
Read moreResearchers use nanoscale 'patches' to sensitize targeted cell receptors
Researchers from North Carolina State University and Duke University have developed nanoscale 'patches' that can be used to sensitize targeted cell receptors, making them more responsive to signals that control cell activity. The finding holds promise for promoting healing and facilitating tissue engineering research.
Nov 25th, 2013
Read moreSuper-stretchy nanotechnology electronics
Nanotechnology researchers have introduced a new type of supercapacitor that fulfills this requirement. Its components are fiber-shaped and based on carbon nanotubes.
Nov 25th, 2013
Read moreA step closer to composite-based electronics
A new study demonstrates that electrical resistivity obeys a staircase-like dependence on the conducting particle concentration in composite materials.
Nov 25th, 2013
Read moreSteering electrons along chemical bonds
Electron motions induced by a strong electric field are mapped in space and time with the help of femtosecond x-ray pulses. An x-ray movie of the crystal lithium hydride shows that the electric interaction between electrons has a decisive influence on the direction in which they move.
Nov 25th, 2013
Read moreUltra-sensitive force sensing with a levitating nanoparticle
Scientists have optically levitated nanoparticles in high vacuum conditions and measured the highest Q-factor ever observed in nano- or micromechanical systems.
Nov 25th, 2013
Read moreNew York's nanotechnology model: Building the innovation economy
'New York's nanotechnology model: Building the innovation economy' is the summary of a 2013 symposium convened by the National Research Council Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy and members of the Nano Consortium that drew state officials and staff, business leaders, and leading national figures in early-stage finance, technology, engineering, education, and state and federal policies to review challenges, plans, and opportunities for innovation-led growth in New York.
Nov 25th, 2013
Read moreHandbook of personalized medicine: Advances in nanotechnology, drug delivery and therapy
'Handbook of personalized medicine: Advances in nanotechnology, drug delivery and therapy' compiles multidisciplinary efforts to conceptualize the environment in research and clinical setting that creates the fertile ground for the practical utility of personalized medicine decisions and also enables clinical pharmacogenomics for establishing pharmacotyping in drug prescription.
Nov 25th, 2013
Read moreProgress in nano-optics
To constrain individual light particles in a way as to control their movement on computer chips and nanostructures: This might lead to new developments in information technology.
Nov 25th, 2013
Read moreScientists capture first image of hydrogen bonds
Chinese scientists have visualized hydrogen bonds through modified non-contact atomic force microscopy (AFM) for the first time in history, the National Center for Nanoscience and Technology (NCNST) said Friday.
Nov 25th, 2013
Read moreNanoelectronics center integrates CCD and CMOS technology to improve Pperformance of CMOS imagers
Imec has developed and fabricated a prototype high-performance, time-delay-integration (TDI) image sensor for the French Space Agency (CNES) to leverage in space-based earth observations.
Nov 25th, 2013
Read moreCreating synthetic antibodies with coated carbon nanotubes
Synthetic polymers coating a nanoparticle surface can recognize specific molecules just like an antibody.
Nov 25th, 2013
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