Bismuth provides perfect dance partners for quantum computing qubits
New research has demonstrated a way to make bismuth electrons and nuclei work together as qubits in a quantum computer.
Dec 2nd, 2012
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Water nanodroplets cool biomolecules ultrafast
Researchers of the Max-Born-Institute at Berlin, Germany, have observed how biomolecules transfer energy into extremely small water droplets in their environment. A water shell consisting of only 3 water molecules around a phospholipid molecule is sufficient for energy transfer within 1 ps.
Dec 2nd, 2012
Read moreNanotechnology professor recognized by AAAS
Dr. Yuntian T. Zhu, Distinguished Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at North Carolina State University, has been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
Dec 2nd, 2012
Read moreCKMNT to launch 1st edition of Indian nanotechnology industry directory
The Centre for Knowledge Management of Nanoscience & Technology (CKMNT) is going to launch 1st edition of directory on Indian nanotech Industry 2012 at the 5th Bangalore Nano on December 6, 2012.
Dec 1st, 2012
Read morePrinted origami electronics give-away at Printed Electronics USA
Leading designers of printed electronics collaborate on printed electronic demonstration give-away
Dec 1st, 2012
Read moreNovel nanotechnology based technique for visualizing blood flow
Stanford scientists have developed a new technique for watching blood flow in living animals. It involves carbon nanotubes and lasers, and will allow researchers to better study arterial diseases and therapies.
Dec 1st, 2012
Read moreNanotechnology fabric offers dual defense against pregnancy, HIV
A University of Washington team has developed a versatile platform to simultaneously offer contraception and prevent HIV. Electrically spun cloth with nanometer-sized fibers can dissolve to release drugs, providing a platform for cheap, discrete and reversible protection.
Nov 30th, 2012
Read moreMetal nanoparticles may improve cancer treatment
Research led by RMIT University has shown that cheap, non-toxic nanoparticles can enhance radiotherapy treatments for cancer.
Nov 30th, 2012
Read moreMeasurements for the next computer chip generation
Cooperation between Carl Zeiss and PTB on EUV lithography extended.
Nov 30th, 2012
Read more$6.5 million grant to develop nanocoated infrared night-vision glasses
A team led by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev has received a $6.5 million grant to develop thin film nanocoating for night vision glasses. The three-year grant is from the Israel National Nanotechnology Initiative.
Nov 30th, 2012
Read morePowerful x-rays for less
Design improvements enable construction of compact x-ray lasers at ultra-short wavelengths, which can measure individual atoms.
Nov 30th, 2012
Read moreNanotechnology consumer database with risk information launched
The Danish Consumer Council and the Danish Ecological Council has in cooperation with DTU Environment developed a database, which help consumers identify more than 1,200 products that may contain nanomaterials. The Nanodatabase gives consumers a choice.
Nov 30th, 2012
Read moreResearchers create versatile 3D nanostructures using DNA 'bricks'
New method greatly expands repertoire of nanobiotechnology applications in medicine and beyond.
Nov 29th, 2012
Read moreDensity Functional Theory (DFT) for open-shell molecules: Spin calculations
The review paper on the consideration of spin in density functional theory (DFT), published by the scientists Dr. Christoph Jacob from the Center for Functional Nanostructures (CFN) of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and Professor Markus Reiher from ETH Zurich, functions to close a major knowledge gap in theoretical chemistry.
Nov 29th, 2012
Read moreNew Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology to study environmental footprint of nanoparticles
Northwestern University has joined forces with four Midwestern universities and a national laboratory to establish the Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology, which this fall received funding from the National Science Foundation.
Nov 29th, 2012
Read moreAttosecond "lighthouses": A simple method for generating isolated ultrashort pulses
Electrons move extremely rapidly inside atoms and molecules. One way to observe these phenomena is to use isolated ultrashort pulses of light, which are successfully characterized at this time scale.
Nov 29th, 2012
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