A University of Central Florida assistant professor has developed a new material using nanotechnology, which could help keep pilots and sensitive equipment safe from destructive lasers.
Aug 29th, 2012
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Electronic devices and their components are getting smaller and smaller. Tomi Ruokola has researched in his doctoral dissertation for the Department of Applied Physics in Aalto University how the heat generated by electronic components could be controlled and utilised.
Aug 29th, 2012
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Materialwissenschaftlern der Friedrich-Schiller-Universit�t Jena ist es gelungen, Nanostrukturen auf der Oberfl�che von ultra-d�nnen Filmen zu erzeugen und mittels verschiedener Messtechniken nachzuweisen.
Aug 29th, 2012
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First place in an EU competitive call on "Unconventional Computing" was awarded to a collaborative proposal coordinated by Prof. John McCaskill from the RUB Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry. The project MICREAgents plans to build autonomous self-assembling electronic microreagents that are almost as small as cells.
Aug 29th, 2012
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Wissenschaftler haben beobachtet, dass in Nanostrukturen bei sehr tiefen Temperaturen ein bislang etabliertes Naturgesetz verletzt wird. Diese Entdeckung k�nnte wichtige Konsequenzen f�r den Bau eines Quantencomputers haben.
Aug 29th, 2012
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The latest advance in imaging technology helps optimize catalysts for use in onboard fuel processing.
Aug 29th, 2012
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Graphene-based materials kill bacteria through one of two possible mechanisms.
Aug 29th, 2012
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Researchers have developed a display technology that requires a much simpler architecture for operation. They demonstrated that combining a thin perforated gold film with a liquid crystal layer is all that it takes to make an efficient color filter.
Aug 29th, 2012
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Scientists measured a key effect of electron spin essential to engineering the next generation of high-performing digital devices.
Aug 28th, 2012
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While study of the binding properties of membrane proteins is essential, detailed analysis of these complex entities is tricky. Now, Nongjian Tao, Professor of Electrical Engineering, and director of the Center for Bioelectronics and Biosensors at Arizona State University's Biodesign Institute has devised a new technique for examining the binding kinetics of membrane proteins.
Aug 28th, 2012
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A researcher at Arizona State University's Biodesign Institute has found a clever way to measure catalytical reactions of single nanoparticles and multiple particles printed in arrays, which will help characterize and improve existing nanoparticle catalysts, and advance the search for new ones.
Aug 28th, 2012
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A joint research group consisting of the Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute (SPring-8), Kyoto University, and the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) succeeded in fabricating a crystalline thin film with a film thickness of nanometer order, in which molecules of a 3-dimensionally strong porous coordination polymer (PCP) are arranged (oriented) in a designated direction, and demonstrated that this thin film has a reversible gas adsorption/desorption reaction function.
Aug 28th, 2012
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The First International Symposium on Nanomedicine in Drug Delivery and Cancer Diagnosis, held at the University of Delaware from Aug. 16-17, not only enabled researchers to share their latest findings but also provided a venue to launch new partnerships.
Aug 28th, 2012
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Holomic LLC, a startup company seeking to commercialize a groundbreaking technology developed at UCLA that turns simple cell phones into powerful microscopes has joined UCLA's on-campus technology incubator program at the California NanoSystems Institute.
Aug 28th, 2012
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When twins are forced to share, it can put a significant strain on their relationship. While this observation is perhaps unsurprising in the behavior of children, it is less obvious when it comes to nanoparticles.
Aug 27th, 2012
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By manipulating different types of light, including UV and visible light, researchers are able to alter the critical temperatures of superconducting materials. This finding adds to a growing toolbox for controlling and improving the technology.
Aug 27th, 2012
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