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Photons know what other photons do
When light propagates through multiple scattering media such as clouds, white paint, or nano-photonic devices, classical information for example the direction of propagation tends to be lost. Surprisingly this turns out to be different for quantum light.
Posted: Jun 17th, 2009
Read moreDiscovery of the cell's water gate may lead to new cancer drugs
The flow of water into and out from the cell may play a crucial role in several types of cancer. Scientists at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have now found the gate that regulates the flow of water into yeast cells.
Posted: Jun 17th, 2009
Read moreICON's nanotechnology journal introduces interactive ratings feature
The Rice University-based International Council on Nanotechnology (ICON) has introduced an interactive feature to its Virtual Journal of Nanotechnology Environment, Health and Safety that allows users to post ratings and comments about technical papers archived at the site.
Posted: Jun 17th, 2009
Read moreAccoustic laser creates intense beam of uniform sound waves on a nanoscale
It was an idea born out of curiosity in the physics lab, but now a new type of ?laser? for generating ultra-high frequency sound waves instead of light has taken a major step towards becoming a unique and highly useful 21st century technology.
Posted: Jun 17th, 2009
Read moreKompendium "Energie und Effizienz" wird auf der NRW Nano-Konferenz vorgestellt
Zur NRW Nano-Konferenz vom 22. bis 23. Juni in Dortmund bringt IVAM Research das Kompendium 'Energie und Effizienz' heraus, in dem Unternehmen und Institute ihre Leistungen im Bereich 'Green Technologies' vorstellen.
Posted: Jun 17th, 2009
Read moreTransatlantic regulatory cooperation: Securing the promise of nanotechnologies
Over the past year experts from the London School of Economics, Environmental Law Institute, Chatham House and the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars have been examining issues of transatlantic regulatory cooperation. Their research findings are to be published in a major report, which will be launched at an international conference on 10-11 September 2009 in London.
Posted: Jun 17th, 2009
Read morePhilippines launches 10-year nanotechnology roadmap
The Philippines revealed on Wednesday its 10-year strategy to create a commercially viable industry using nanotechnology.
Posted: Jun 17th, 2009
Read moreBauanleitung für Nanolampen
Für die kleinsten Lampen der Welt gibt es jetzt gleich zwei neue Bauanleitungen. Nach diesen Plänen haben Wissenschaftler des Max-Planck-Instituts für Kolloid- und Grenzflächenforschung Nanopartikel maßgeschneidert, die als Positionsleuchten an Zellproteinen, künftig vielleicht aber auch als Lichtquellen für Bildschirme oder für die optische Informationstechnik dienen könnten.
Posted: Jun 17th, 2009
Read moreStrain at grain boundaries suppresses high-temperature superconductivity
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have discovered that a reduction in mechanical strain at the boundaries of crystal grains can significantly improve the performance of high-temperature superconductors.
Posted: Jun 17th, 2009
Read moreNanosoccer robots ready to compete in upcoming RoboCup games
The National Institute of Standards and Technology will be serving up 'soccer under glass' - the glass of a microscope lens - when nanosoccer makes its second appearance at the RoboCup games at the international competition in Graz, Austria, from June 29 to July 5, 2009.
Posted: Jun 17th, 2009
Read moreFinding a 'touch of glass' in metal settles a century-old materials science question
Better predictions of how many valuable materials behave under stress could be on the way from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), where scientists have recently found evidence of an important similarity between the behavior of polycrystalline materials - such as metals and ceramics - and glasses
Posted: Jun 17th, 2009
Read moreChanging the shape of cobalt nanoparticles can fundamentally change their behavior
New studies by scientists at the National Institute for Standards and Technology show that changing the shape of cobalt nanoparticles from spherical to cubic can fundamentally change their behavior.
Posted: Jun 17th, 2009
Read moreNonstick gold surfaces and laser-safe gold nanoposts aids trapping of biomolecules
Biophysicists have made gold more precious than ever - at least as a research tool - by creating nonstick gold surfaces and laser-safe gold nanoposts, a potential boon to laser trapping of biomolecules.
Posted: Jun 17th, 2009
Read moreNorth Carolina Biotechnology Center approves $2.5 million grant for nanobiotechnology commercialization
Triad-based center of innovation to commercialize North Carolina's nanobiotechnology ideas.
Posted: Jun 17th, 2009
Read morePacific Northwest National Laboratory accepts applications for its new Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
The Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory announces the establishment of the Pacific Northwest Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellowship Program. The laboratory is accepting applications for the new fellowships and will review candidates immediately for fall 2009 appointments.
Posted: Jun 17th, 2009
Read moreSpintronic - the new electronic?
European researchers have developed novel concept devices using ferromagnetic semiconductors. Spintronic devices have created enormous advances in microelectronics, leading to faster, instant-on start times and orders-of-magnitude increases in data storage capacity. Spintronics is short for spin transport electronics ? electronic devices that use the spin of an electron to carry information.
Posted: Jun 17th, 2009
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