A new ASTM International standard will facilitate the meaningful submission and exchange of nanomaterial descriptions and characterization data, along with other files, among individual nanotechnology researchers.
Jul 5th, 2013
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Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have developed the first method for directly measuring the extent to which drugs reach their targets in the cell. The method could make a significant contribution to the development of new, improved drug substances.
Jul 5th, 2013
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Unique nanostructures on guillemot eggshells eggs enable them to survive precarious habitats, on exposed cliffs with no nest. A new study shows how these structures act as self-cleaning guardians of the eggs, preventing them from falling and protecting them from salt and guano exposure.
Jul 5th, 2013
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A miniature laboratory could be used to study cells or biomolecules in medical samples.
Jul 5th, 2013
Read moreAn optical switch that can be turned on by a single photon could point toward new designs for both classical and quantum computers.
Jul 5th, 2013
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Researchers have created perfect one-dimensional molecular wires of which the electrical conductivity can almost entirely be suppressed by a weak magnetic field at room temperature.
Jul 4th, 2013
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Ionization potential of radioactive element astatine measured.
Jul 4th, 2013
Read moreScientists have discovered a way to better exploit a process that could revolutionise the way that electronic products are made.
Jul 4th, 2013
Read moreSamuel Lara-Avila has been awarded the Arne Sj�gren prize for most innovative PhD thesis in the area of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology at Chalmers in 2012, for his thesis 'Magnetotransport characterization of epitaxial graphene on SiC'.
Jul 4th, 2013
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Interface conductivity in heterogeneous oxide material increased by a factor 50 in experiment.
Jul 4th, 2013
Read moreThe Nanotechnology Knowledge Transfer Network, one of the UK's primary knowledge-based networks for Micro and Nanotechnologies, announced the availability of its free 2013 version of the UK Nanotechnology Health, Safety and Environment Directory.
Jul 4th, 2013
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Using a spin-polarized metastable helium beam, a research group of the Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) and the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) succeeded in detecting the electronic spin state of only the graphene contacted to a magnetic metal in devices.
Jul 4th, 2013
Read moreBangalore Nano, after five successful editions, will now be re-christened as 'Bangalore India Nano'. This year's edition will be held from December 4-6, 2013.
Jul 4th, 2013
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A process combining some comparatively cheap materials and the same antifreeze that keeps an automobile radiator from freezing in cold weather may be the key to making solar cells that cost less and avoid toxic compounds, while further expanding the use of solar energy.
Jul 4th, 2013
Read moreCEA-Leti announced today EUR1 million in funding from bpifrance to accelerate preclinical development of a liver-cancer detection system called LipImage 815.
Jul 3rd, 2013
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Researchers achieved a new world record in the energy efficient integration in silicon. They optimized aperiodic grating couplers in the nanometer range with a new developed backside metal mirror. Through this new method a record coupling efficiency of 87 percent between optical fibers and photonic integrated waveguides on silicon wafers has been achieved.
Jul 3rd, 2013
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