Light can now be used to achieve ever better control of microparticles and nanoparticles. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light are now able to use a laser to cause tiny particles to rotate around an axis perpendicular to the light beam - a particle thus rotates like the wheel of a bicycle in its direction of motion.
Jun 24th, 2013
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Reseaerchers have studied nanowires made of vanadium oxide bronze and measured drastic, never-before-seen transitions from insulator to conductor.
Jun 24th, 2013
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An NJIT research professor known for his cutting-edge work with carbon nanotubes is overseeing the manufacture of a prototype lab-on-a-chip that would someday enable a physician to detect disease or virus from just one drop of liquid, including blood.
Jun 24th, 2013
Read moreImproved system for power plants uses oil-infused nanostructured condenser surface to improve heat-transfer properties.
Jun 24th, 2013
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Helping RNA escape from cells' recycling process could make it easier to shut off disease-causing genes.
Jun 24th, 2013
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In adopting the Austrian Nanotechnology Action Plan on 2 March 2010, the Federal Government provided a clear mandate for its implementation and required the presentation of a progress report on the Plan's implementation by the end of 2012. This requirement has been met by way of the Implementation Report now available.
Jun 23rd, 2013
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Materials scientists at the Ames Laboratory have found an accurate way to explain the magnetic properties of a compound that has mystified the scientific community for decades.
Jun 21st, 2013
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Michigan Tech scientists made a quantum-tunneling device, which acts like a transistor at room temperature, without using semiconducting materials.
Jun 21st, 2013
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Researchers demonstrate first n-type field effect transistors on monolayer tungsten diselenide with record performance.
Jun 21st, 2013
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New system uses two-dimensional structures to guide plasmonic waves at ultrashort wavelength, offering a new platform for memory and computer chips.
Jun 21st, 2013
Read moreDuke University biomedical engineers and genome researchers have developed a proof-of-principle approach using light to detect infections before patients show symptoms.
Jun 20th, 2013
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Researchers have found that the microwave irradiation of natural graphite flakes before the oxidation step improved the efficiency of the oxidation process. This facile method provides a greater amount of GO compared with the original Hummers' method.
Jun 20th, 2013
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Jackets with built-in mobile phones, sports clothes that warn you when your heart rate gets too high, wallpaper with glowing patterns - these are not concepts from a science fiction movie, some of them are actually already available, and they may soon become commonplace.
Jun 20th, 2013
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Tabletop device achieves energy and focus that has previously required a conventional accelerator that stretches more than the length of 2 football fields.
Jun 20th, 2013
Read moreWhat is a nanoengineer? It's a question nearly 20 seniors, who, this June, earned the first bachelor's degree in nanoengineering offered at the University of California, San Diego, have learned to answer as they tackle the questions and expectations of their parents and potential employers.
Jun 20th, 2013
Read moreA research team at Swinburne University of Technology has overcome a fundamental law of optical science that could lead to faster and more energy-efficient optical computing.
Jun 20th, 2013
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