Over the past six years, the National Cancer Institute's Nanotechnology Characterization Laboratory has characterized more than 250 different nanomaterials developed by over 75 research groups. This extensive experience has given NCL staff a unique perspective on how to design safe and biocompatible nanomaterials for human use.
Aug 17th, 2012
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Observation of magnetic vortices in an insulating material suggests a route to energy-efficient electronic devices.
Aug 17th, 2012
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State-of-the-art transport measurements reveal that certain geometries of bottleneck junctions have unexpected effects on particle flow.
Aug 17th, 2012
Read moreA superhard mixture of crushed carbon spheres and a hydrocarbon solvent is the world's first hybrid crystalline/amorphous material.
Aug 16th, 2012
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The University of Sydney has welcomed the first ground state depletion (GSD) super-resolution microscope in the Southern Hemisphere, which will enable researchers to see materials at a cellular level and open the way for improvements in the diagnosis of diseases including cancer.
Aug 16th, 2012
Read moreNorwegian researchers are among the first in the world to use radioactivity to trace nanoparticles in experimental animals and soil. Their findings have made it easier to identify any negative environmental impact of nanoparticles, which are found in an increasing number of products.
Aug 16th, 2012
Read moreIt's a clever bit of natural engineering that inspired imitation from a UW-Madison electrical and computer engineer, who has found a way to mimic the passive heliotropism seen in sunflowers for use in the next crop of solar power systems.
Aug 16th, 2012
Read moreQuantum computers promise to reach computation speeds far beyond that of today's computers. As they would use quantum effects, however, they would also be susceptible to external interferences. Information flow into and out of the system is a critical point. Researchers from KIT with partners from Grenoble and Strasbourg have now read out the quantum state of an atom directly by using electrodes.
Aug 16th, 2012
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Quantencomputer versprechen Rechengeschwindigkeiten, die weit jenseits der Geschwindigkeit heutiger Computer liegen. Da sie Quanteneffekte nutzen w�rden, sind sie aber auch anf�llig f�r St�rungen von au�en und der Informationsfluss in und aus dem System ist ein kritischer Punkt. Nun haben Forscher vom KIT mit Partnern aus Grenoble und Stra�burg den Quantenzustand eines Atoms mittels Elektroden direkt ausgelesen.
Aug 16th, 2012
Read morePhysicists have succeeded in using semiconductor nanostructures to produce single photons electrically and transfer them via a quantum channel. The application of these single photon sources is seen as further progress toward broader use in secure data communication.
Aug 16th, 2012
Read moreThe United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently issued a patent (US 8,110,173) disclosing a new and simple method for fabrication of nickel oxide nanopowders.
Aug 16th, 2012
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Particles that shut off cancer genes could also allow researchers to screen potential drug targets more rapidly.
Aug 15th, 2012
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University of Miami researchers are creating fluorescent molecules that can be turned on and off in aqueous environments to visualize activity within cells.
Aug 15th, 2012
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A new study by researchers at the University of California, San Diego, and Emory University has uncovered fundamental details about the hexamer structures that make up the tiniest droplets of water, the key component of life - and one that scientists still don't fully understand.
Aug 15th, 2012
Read moreA long-time staple of science fiction is the tractor beam, a technology in which light is used to move massive objects - recall the tractor beam in the movie Star Wars that captured the Millennium Falcon and pulled it into the Death Star. While tractor beams of this sort remain science fiction, beams of light today are being used to mechanically manipulate atoms or tiny glass beads, with rapid progress being made to control increasingly larger objects. Those who see major roles for optomechanical systems in a host of future technologies will take heart in the latest results from a first-of-its-kind experiment.
Aug 15th, 2012
Read moreEU-funded scientists joined together to form a broad collaboration in nanomaterials research. The consortium sought to include European Member States and Candidate and potential Candidate Countries to develop a unified European Research Area.
Aug 15th, 2012
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