The single-atom thick material graphene maintains its high thermal conductivity when supported by a substrate, a critical step to advancing the material from a laboratory phenomenon to a useful component in a range of nano-electronic devices.
Posted: Apr 8th, 2010
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Researchers have successfully used direct chemical vapor deposition (CVD) to synthesize single-layer films of graphene on a dielectric substrate.
Posted: Apr 8th, 2010
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Using a sophisticated nanotechnology-based 'vaccine', researchers were able to successfully cure mice with type 1 diabetes and slow the onset of the disease in mice at risk for the disease.
Posted: Apr 8th, 2010
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Utilizing carbon dioxide as an energy source with the aid of sunlight is the goal being pursued in a new research project for recycling of greenhouse gases.
Posted: Apr 8th, 2010
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HP today announced advancements in research from HP Labs that could change the way computer systems are designed while better equipping them to process the current 'information explosion'.
Posted: Apr 8th, 2010
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An exotic state of matter that physicists call a 'quantum spin-liquid' can be realized by electrons in a honeycomb crystal structure.
Posted: Apr 8th, 2010
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Currently the world's fastest growing energy technology, photovoltaic production is increasing by roughly 50% each year. Find out more about current developments, network with other researchers and share research interests in a free online workshop on 'Nanotechnology and Photovoltaics' organized by the ICPC Nanonet project on Friday April 16 from 12.45-15.15 GMT (13.45-16.15 BST).
Posted: Apr 8th, 2010
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Bilbao, Spain, will host one of the largest 2011 European Events in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology from 11th until 14th of April at BEC (Bilbao Exhibition Centre).
Posted: Apr 8th, 2010
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How severely do smog, diesel exhaust and secondhand smoke damage the lungs? What do pollen or nanoparticles trigger when they infiltrate the human body through inhaling? At this year's BIO Convention in Chicago from May 3 to 6, Fraunhofer researchers will present a new test system that can be used to investigate these questions.
Posted: Apr 8th, 2010
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IBM and the King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), Saudi Arabia's national research and development organization, today announced a research collaboration aimed at creating a water desalination plant powered by solar electricity, which could significantly reduce water and energy costs.
Posted: Apr 8th, 2010
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Wake Forest University has received the first patent for a new solar cell technology that can double the energy production of today's flat cells at a fraction of the cost.
Posted: Apr 7th, 2010
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A research team led by Brown University engineers has discovered a new mechanism that governs the peak strength of nanostructured metals. The team found that the deformation of nanotwinned metals is characterized by the motion of highly ordered, necklace-like patterns of crystal defects called dislocations.
Posted: Apr 7th, 2010
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Forty-two teams selected from around the world to compete for more than $1 million in the world's richest and largest business plan competition.
Posted: Apr 7th, 2010
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded $2.38 million to 34 small businesses to develop innovative, sustainable technologies to protect human health and the environment. These efforts will help improve air quality, protect our water, work to decrease the effects of climate change, and support green jobs.
Posted: Apr 7th, 2010
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Einem Forschungsteam der Universitaet Basel, der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet Muenchen und des Max-Planck-Instituts fuer Quantenoptik in Garching sowie der Ecole Normale Superieure in Paris ist es erstmals gelungen, verschraenkte Zustaende von Atomen auf einem Mikrochip zu erzeugen.
Posted: Apr 7th, 2010
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A newly released OECD document provides information on current/planned activities related to the safety of manufactured nanomaterials in OECD member and non-member countries that attended at the 6th meeting of OECD's Working Party on Manufactured Nanomaterials.
Posted: Apr 7th, 2010
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