It turns out that watching paint dry might not be as boring as the old adage claims. A team led by Yale University researchers has come up with a new technique to study the mechanics of coatings as they dry and peel, and has discovered that the process is far from mundane.
Aug 10th, 2010
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Several e-reader products on the market today use electrophoretic displays, in which each pixel consists of microscopic capsules that contain black and white particles moving in opposite directions under the influence of an electric field. A serious drawback to this technology is that the screen image is closer to black-on-gray than black-on-white. Researchers at the University of Cincinnati Nanoelectronics Laboratory are actively pursuing an alternative approach for low-power displays.
Aug 10th, 2010
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A new technology enabling tiny machines called micro electromechanical systems to 'self-calibrate' could make possible super-accurate and precise sensors for crime-scene forensics, environmental testing and medical diagnostics.
Aug 10th, 2010
Read moreJust as the path of photons of light can be directed by a mirror, atoms possessing a magnetic moment can be controlled using a magnetic mirror. Research investigates the feasibility of using magnetic domain walls to direct and ultimately trap individual atoms in a cloud of ultracold atoms.
Aug 10th, 2010
Read moreOut of sight is not out of mind for a group of Hong Kong researchers who have demonstrated that burying a layer of silver nanoparticles improves the performance of their organic electronic devices without requiring complex processing.
Aug 10th, 2010
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Scientists from UCLA's California NanoSystems Institute and Korea's Yonsei University have developed an innovative method that enables nanomachines to release drugs inside living cancer cells when activated remotely by an oscillating magnetic field.
Aug 10th, 2010
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Researchers have taken one more step toward understanding the unique and often unexpected properties of graphene, a two-dimensional carbon material that has attracted interest because of its potential applications in future generations of electronic devices.
Aug 10th, 2010
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Wie wird Nanotechnologie die Zukunft veraendern? Welche neuen Anwendungen zeichnen sich ab? Wo wird Nano als Studiengang angeboten? Antworten auf Fragen dieser Art gibt 'nanotechnologie aktuell' in seiner Ausgabe 2010.
Aug 10th, 2010
Read moreBiomolecules such as peptides and nucleic acids can nowadays be synthesised relatively quickly and inexpensively. In addition, great progress has been made in the development of methods enabling the directed mutagenesis in microorganisms. These two developments have boosted the design of new, and the reorganisation of known, molecules.
Aug 10th, 2010
Read moreA new market report puts the value of the 'nanotechnology market' at $26 billion by 2015.
Aug 10th, 2010
Read moreThe event comprising of Exhibition and Conference will encompass two full days of presentations and discussions and interactive networking activities; a meeting place for the global Scientists, Industry, Academia and Government with a focus on 'Frontiers of Nanotechnology: Impact on India'.
Aug 10th, 2010
Read moreResearchers at Ohio State University have demonstrated the first plastic computer memory device that utilizes the spin of electrons to read and write data.
Aug 10th, 2010
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An international team of scientists and industrialists is to meet at the University of Leicester to develop of a revolutionary new technique for harnessing green energy.
Aug 10th, 2010
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Researchers have found that atom clusters with inhomogenous stripes of lower density raise critical temperature needed to reach superconductor state.
Aug 9th, 2010
Read moreThough a valuable weapon against cancerous tumors, radiation therapy often harms healthy tissue as it tries to kill malignant cells. Now, Prof. Israel Gannot of Tel Aviv University's Department of Biomedical Engineering is developing a new way to destroy tumors with fewer side effects and minimal damage to surrounding tissue.
Aug 9th, 2010
Read moreA new test for oral cancer, which a dentist could perform by simply using a brush to collect cells from a patient's mouth, is set to be developed by researchers at the University of Sheffield and Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Aug 9th, 2010
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