New UCLA Engineering research center to revolutionize nanoscale electromagnetic devices
The NSF-funded multimillion-dollar program, based on a new approach to electronics, could lead to tiny devices once considered fantasy.
Sep 5th, 2012
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Light-activated synthetic protein illuminates disease destruction (w/video)
Johns Hopkins researchers have created a synthetic protein that, when activated by ultraviolet light, can guide doctors to places within the body where cancer, arthritis and other serious medical disorders can be detected.
Sep 5th, 2012
Read moreNanosystems engineering center will create self-powered sensors
North Carolina State University will lead a national nanotechnology research effort to create self-powered devices to help people monitor their health and understand how the surrounding environment affects it.
Sep 5th, 2012
Read moreUAlbany NanoCollege and Singulus Technologies launch $12M partnership for advanced nanoelectronics
Collaboration at CNSE's Albany NanoTech Complex between SINGULUS and CNSE targeting innovative deposition technologies to create 20 high-tech jobs in New York State.
Sep 5th, 2012
Read moreNeue Einblicke in Supraleitermaterialien
Wissenschaftler die magnetischen Eigenschaften einzelner Atomlagen eines Materials zu untersuchen, das die Grundlage einiger Hochtemperatursupraleiter bildet. Dabei zeigte sich, dass sich die atomar d�nnen Materialschichten in den magnetischen Eigenschaften erstaunlich wenig von makroskopisch dicken Materialproben unterscheiden.
Sep 5th, 2012
Read moreUK Nanosafety Partnership Group publishes guidance to support safe working with nanomaterials
The UK Nanosafety Partnership Group (UKNSPG) has developed and published guidance to support safe and responsible working practices with nanomaterials in research and development laboratories.
Sep 5th, 2012
Read moreImprovement of photocatalytic activity of nanoparticulate zinc oxide
Researchers succeeded in the improvement of crystalline growth and surface modification of ZnO layer in In2O3/SnO2/ZnO catalyst by using network accommodation between zinc and tin oxides and by reducing the inductive tension in the heterojunction of the two oxides.
Sep 5th, 2012
Read more'Heisse spins' - neue Dynamik in magnetischen Schichtsystemen entdeckt
Ein internationales Forscherteam mit Beteiligung aus J�lich und Kaiserslautern hat jetzt einen neuen physikalischen Effekt in einem System aus magnetischen Schichten entdeckt, der auf einem Transport angeregter ("heisser") Spins basiert und neue Wege f�r die Computertechnologie er�ffnen k�nnte
Sep 5th, 2012
Read moreInterfaces provide new control over oxides' electronic properties
By combining two sophisticated experimental tools - oxide molecular beam expitaxy and angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy - researchers have gained the first insights into quantum interactions in transition metal oxide superlattices, which are artificial stacked layers of alternating materials, each just a few atoms thick.
Sep 4th, 2012
Read moreWatching quantum mechanics in action with world record laser pulse
A University of Central Florida research team has created the world's shortest laser pulse and in the process may have given scientists a new tool to watch quantum mechanics in action - something that has been hidden from view until now.
Sep 4th, 2012
Read moreWaste silicon gets new life as nanowires in lithium-ion batteries
Researchers have developed a way to make flexible components for rechargeable lithium-ion batteries from discarded silicon.
Sep 4th, 2012
Read moreRealizing the promise of RNA nanotechnology for new drug development
The use of RNA in nanotechnology applications is highly promising for many applications, including the development of new therapeutic compounds. Key technical challenges remain, though, and the challenges and opportunities associated with the use of RNA molecules in nanotechnology approaches are presented in a review article in Nucleic Acid Therapeutics.
Sep 4th, 2012
Read moreEvery atom counts in graphene formation
Rice University lab's nanoreactor theory could advance quality of material's growth
Sep 4th, 2012
Read moreUsing magnetism to understand superconductivity
The study of magnetism at extremely small scales could give physicists a tool to use in their search for new superconducting materials.
Sep 4th, 2012
Read moreSpinach power boosts biohybrid solar cells
An interdisciplinary team of researchers at Vanderbilt University have developed a way to combine the photosynthetic protein that converts light into electrochemical energy in spinach with silicon, the material used in solar cells, in a fashion that produces substantially more electrical current than has been reported by previous 'biohybrid' solar cells.
Sep 4th, 2012
Read moreNanostructural polymer-based treatments to eliminate pathological bone formation in soft tissue
A multidisciplinary research team led by Carnegie Mellon University is developing new nanostructural polymer-based treatments to eliminate pathological bone formation in soft tissue.
Sep 4th, 2012
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