There's nothing ordinary about the materials being designed in the Stupp Laboratory at Northwestern University. Many of the futuristic fibers, films, gels, coatings and putty-like substances have led to important advances in areas of research such as regenerative medicine and energy technologies.
Feb 21st, 2012
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Engineers trying to improve fuel-cell catalysts may be looking in the wrong place, according to new research at Cornell.
Feb 21st, 2012
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A new document from DECHEMA and VCI offers a summary of papers and work which have already been completed together with the results obtained, as well as a summary of the on-going activities and expected results. Here, the main focus of our considerations is on Germany, with a wider outlook on papers and results at European level.
Feb 20th, 2012
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Just one month into his appointment at the University of South Australia and Professor of Chemistry and Materials Science at the Mawson Institute, Dr Nico Voelcker, has won a prestigious Humboldt Research Fellowship to carry out a long-term research project in nanomaterials.
Feb 20th, 2012
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The smallest transistor ever built - in fact, the smallest transistor that can be built - has been created using a single phosphorous atom by an international team of researchers at the University of New South Wales, Purdue University and the University of Melbourne.
Feb 20th, 2012
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Researchers at Northwestern University have developed a new method for chemically altering graphene, a development that could be a step toward the creation of faster, thinner, flexible electronics.
Feb 19th, 2012
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In a remarkable feat of micro-engineering, UNSW physicists have created a working transistor consisting of a single atom placed precisely in a silicon crystal.
Feb 19th, 2012
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Just as NASA engineers test new rocket designs in computer studies before committing themselves to full prototypes, so physicists will often model matter under various circumstances to see whether something new appears. This is especially true of atomtronics, a relatively new science devoted to creating artificial tailored materials consisting of neutral atoms held in an array with laser beams, or atoms moving along a desired track under electric or magnetic influence. A new study shows how a simple "joystick" consisting of an adjustable magnetic field can create several new phases of atomtronic matter, several of them never seen before.
Feb 19th, 2012
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Researchers have created a living 3-D model of a brain tumor and its surrounding blood vessels. In experiments, the scientists report that iron-oxide nanoparticles carrying the agent tumstatin were taken by blood vessels, meaning they should block blood vessel growth. The living-tissue model could be used to test the effectiveness of nanoparticles in fighting other diseases.
Feb 18th, 2012
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A North Carolina State University chemist has found a way to give DNA-based computing better control over logic operations. His work could lead to interfacing DNA-based computing with traditional silicon-based computing.
Feb 17th, 2012
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Nanowissenschaftler konnten Folgendes herausfinden: Waehrend des Abkuehlens werden die "Maschen" des Graphengitters gequetscht, bis zur Entlastung Falten entstehen. Umgekehrt werden die Maschen beim Aufheizen erst ordentlich auseinandergezogen, bevor die Falte wieder verschwindet.
Feb 17th, 2012
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New research has used Sendai virus to transport Quantum Dots (Qdots) into brain cancer cells and to specifically bind Qdots to epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) which is often over-expressed and up-regulated in tumors.
Feb 17th, 2012
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Billions of engineered nanoparticles in foods and pharmaceuticals are ingested by humans daily, and new Cornell research warns they may be more harmful to health than previously thought.
Feb 17th, 2012
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Novel technology could potentially seek out cancer cells and cause them to self-destruct.
Feb 17th, 2012
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For years, biologists have been amazed by the power of gecko feet, which let these 5-ounce lizards produce an adhesive force roughly equivalent to carrying nine pounds up a wall without slipping. Now, a team of polymer scientists and a biologist at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have discovered exactly how the gecko does it, leading them to invent "Geckskin", a device that can hold 700 pounds on a smooth wall.
Feb 17th, 2012
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A team of international researchers has discovered a new type of structural anomaly, or defect, that can appear in quasicrystals, a unique material with some crystal-like properties but a more complex structure.
Feb 17th, 2012
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