Applied physics as art
Researchers spray-paint ultrathin coatings that change color with only a few atoms' difference in thickness.
Oct 14th, 2012
Read moreResearchers spray-paint ultrathin coatings that change color with only a few atoms' difference in thickness.
Oct 14th, 2012
Read moreA group led Dr Leonid Ponomarenko and Nobel prize-winner Professor Andre Geim has assembled individual atomic layers on top of each other in a desired sequence.
Oct 14th, 2012
Read moreThe circuit is designed to act as the controller in synthetic bacteria that monitor and modify their environment.
Oct 13th, 2012
Read moreThe National Science Foundation, University of Cincinnati, and State of Ohio are funding the development of a "Pilot Microfactory for Nanomedicine Devices".
Oct 13th, 2012
Read moreBreakthrough should eliminate need for anti-reflection layer, cutting costs.
Oct 12th, 2012
Read moreSynchrotrons played a key role in the research that won Brian Kobilka, a professor and chair of Molecular and Cellular Physiology at the Stanford School of Medicine, the 2012 Nobel Prize in chemistry on Wednesday.
Oct 12th, 2012
Read moreCMOST's Grand Re-Opening on October 13 to feature launch of permanent interactive display introducing young minds to the fascinating world of nanotechnology.
Oct 12th, 2012
Read moreMaking uniform coatings is a common engineering challenge, and, when working at the nanoscale, even the tiniest cracks or defects can be a big problem. New research from University of Pennsylvania engineers has shown a new way of avoiding such cracks when depositing thin films of nanoparticles.
Oct 12th, 2012
Read moreIn the far future, superconducting quantum bits might serve as components of high-performance computers. Today already do they help better understand the structure of solids, as is reported by researchers of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology.
Oct 12th, 2012
Read moreParticles could become a safer, more effective delivery vehicle for gene therapy.
Oct 12th, 2012
Read moreAt very low temperatures, close to absolute zero, chemical reactions may proceed at a much higher rate than classical chemistry says they should -- because in this extreme chill, quantum effects enter the picture. A Weizmann Institute of Science team has now confirmed this experimentally.
Oct 12th, 2012
Read moreThe NSF Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS) and Engineering (ENG) Directorates invested a total of just over $12 million for 22 grants in support of 14 distinct DMREF projects intended to yield a range of new developments.
Oct 12th, 2012
Read moreMore efficient energy use could result from a direct experimental observation of atomic behavior inside nanoscale cages.
Oct 12th, 2012
Read moreMIT team applies technology developed for visual 'cloaking' to enable more efficient transfer of electrons.
Oct 12th, 2012
Read moreA new breakthrough in solar technology means portable electronic devices such as e-book readers could soon be re-charged on the move in low light levels and partial shading.
Oct 11th, 2012
Read moreResearchers describe ways to use natural silk for implantable optics, compostable lasers, and microfibers integrated into photonic chips.
Oct 11th, 2012
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