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Investigating nanopillars: Silicon brittle? Not this kind!

Silicon, the most important semiconductor material of all, is usually considered to be as brittle and breakable as window glass. On the nanometer scale, however, the substance exhibits very different properties, as Empa researchers have shown by creating minute silicon pillars.

Oct 8th, 2009

Mit Nanotechnologie sollen Solarzellen mehr Strom liefern

Uwe Hartmann, Professor für Experimentalphysik an der Universitaet des Saarlandes, will jetzt den Wirkungsgrad von Solarzellen mit Hilfe der Nanotechnologie steigern. Er erhaelt dafuer rund 500.000 Euro Foerderung im Rahmen eines Verbundprojektes des Bundesministerium fuer Bildung und Forschung.

Oct 8th, 2009

Microwave fridges for nanoscale measurements and quantum diving boards

National Physical Laboratory scientists are paving the way for highly accurate measurement at the nano-scale and beyond, by being the first team in the world to develop a tiny microwave-powered room-temperature fridge.

Oct 8th, 2009

National Physical Laboratory supports growing organic electronics industry

The National Physical Laboratory, the UK?s National Measurement Institute, is developing equipment and techniques to support the growing use of organic electronics.

Oct 8th, 2009

UK industry invited to help shape government nanotechnology strategy

NanoKTN seeks market input to ensure major sector growth over next 10 years.

Oct 8th, 2009

Winner of Nobel Prize in Chemistry is long-term user of Swiss Light Source

Ramakrishnan is a long-term user of the Swiss Light Source SLS at the Paul Scherrer Institut in Switzerland. He used this facility for his prize winning studies on the structure of the ribosome.

Oct 8th, 2009

National Cheng Kung University and Argonne enter nanotechnology and energy research agreement

Both institutes will together make great efforts in promoting joint research and developments in energy technology and nanotechnology.

Oct 8th, 2009

Argonne's Advanced Photon Source lit the way to Chemistry Nobel

All three recipients of the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry published papers on their award-winning work based on data collected at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory

Oct 8th, 2009

Nobel Prize in Chemistry awards studies of one of life's core processes

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 2009 awards studies of one of life's core processes: the ribosome's translation of DNA information into life.

Oct 8th, 2009

Classical chaos spills over into the quantum world

Researchers have performed a series of experiments that show just how classical chaos spills over into the quantum world.

Oct 8th, 2009

Bacterium helps formation of gold

Australian scientists have found that the bacterium Cupriavidus metallidurans catalyses the biomineralisation of gold by transforming toxic gold compounds to their metallic form using active cellular mechanism.

Oct 7th, 2009

Nanotechnology breast cancer study receives $2.8 million DoD grant

Errki Ruoslahti, professor at UC Santa Barbara's Burnham Institute for Medical Research, is the recipient of a $2.8 million award from the Department of Defense for research into detection and therapies for breast cancer using nanotechnology.

Oct 7th, 2009

New nanoparticle rocket propellant promising for future space missions

Researchers are developing a new type of rocket propellant made of a frozen mixture of water and nanoscale aluminum powder that is more environmentally friendly than conventional propellants and could be manufactured on the moon, Mars and other water-bearing bodies.

Oct 7th, 2009