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Dec 23rd, 2009
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Scientists create the first transistor made from a single molecule
A group of scientists has succeeded in creating the first transistor made from a single molecule.
Dec 23rd, 2009
Read moreNovel imaging technique for graphene using the dye fluorescein
It's been used to dye the Chicago River green on St. Patrick's Day. It's been used to find latent blood stains at crime scenes. And now researchers at Northwestern University have used it to examine the thinnest material in the world.
Dec 23rd, 2009
Read moreRUSNANO approves project for bifacial crystalline silicon solar modules
Realization of the project will bring Russian bifacial crystalline silicon solar modules to the world market. The new modules will have efficiency factors that surpass unifacial modules by 10% to 70% - 10% when installation is done without additional construction; 70% when reflectors and tracking systems are built.
Dec 23rd, 2009
Read moreTracing the traces - nano-concentrations of a toxic compound detected in chlorinated tap water
Scientists at the University of Alberta in Canada have now revealed a chlorination by-product of great interest in tap water: They were able to detect traces of the toxic compound dichloroquinone.
Dec 23rd, 2009
Read moreA combination of analytical techniques can trace the real-time progression of simultaneous chemical reactions
Researchers have combined calorimetry with vibrational spectroscopy - a technique that measures how molecules respond to certain light frequencies - to identify real-time heat evolutions during single and multiple chemical processes
Dec 23rd, 2009
Read moreThanks to nanoparticles, DNA detection by the naked eye is now possible
A sensitive yet uncomplicated method to detect differences in DNA strands using metal nanoparticle solutions has been developed by Roejarek Kanjanawarut and Xiaodi Su at the Institute of Materials Research and Engineering at A*STAR, Singapore.
Dec 23rd, 2009
Read moreBioluminescence imaging allows real-time monitoring of cancer spreading through the body
Scientists from A*STAR in Singapore and the USA have developed a fast bioluminescence imaging technique that may greatly assist in the search for drugs that target mobile - or metastatic - cancer cells.
Dec 23rd, 2009
Read moreNano-electromagnets powered by light turn invisibility cloak into a possibility
A team of researchers at the FOM institute AMOLF has succeeded for the first time in powering an energy transfer between nano-electromagnets with the magnetic field of light. This breakthrough is of major importance in the quest for magnetic metamaterials with which light rays can be deflected in every possible direction.
Dec 23rd, 2009
Read moreUMass Lowell will receive $4 million for nanomanufacturing research and development
UMass Lowell Nanomanufacturing will receive $4 million under a defense appropriations bill passed by Congress Saturday and signed by President Obama Monday.
Dec 23rd, 2009
Read moreNew study sheds light on plant cell nanoridges
Microscopic ridges contouring the surface of flower petals might play a role in flashing that come-hither look pollinating insects can't resist. Michigan State University scientists and colleagues now have figured out how those form.
Dec 23rd, 2009
Read moreNovel nanotechnology heals abscesses caused by resistant staph bacteria
Topically applied therapy travels deep into the skin to combat MRSA infections.
Dec 22nd, 2009
Read moreNanoscale changes in collagen are a tipoff to bone health
Using a technique that provides detailed images of nanoscale structures, researchers at the University of Michigan and Detroit's Henry Ford Hospital have discovered changes in the collagen component of bone that directly relate to bone health.
Dec 22nd, 2009
Read moreAccelerating with light
Sophisticated as it is, a superconducting linac is a conventional particle accelerator that, in a machine like the Next Generation Light Source (NGLS) now under study, can be used to produce superbright laser beams. The inverse is also true: powerful lasers can be used to accelerate charged particles - but in ways that are anything but conventional.
Dec 22nd, 2009
Read moreNew techniques allow to make perfect catalysts
Leticia Espinosa Alonso put catalysts under the microscope and discovered a world of new possibilities.
Dec 22nd, 2009
Read moreChemical energy influences tiny vibrations of red blood cell membranes
MIT researchers present conclusive evidence that membrane vibrations in red blood cells require energy input from ATP (adenosine triphosphate), a chemical cells use to store and transfer energy.
Dec 22nd, 2009
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