Innovations that could change the way we manufacture
The Society of Manufacturing Engineers unveils its annual innovations list.
Mar 10th, 2011
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Nanomaterial technology would dramatically extend battery life for mobile devices
University of Illinois engineers have developed a form of ultra-low-power digital memory that is faster and uses 100 times less energy than similar available memory. The technology could give future portable devices much longer battery life between charges.
Mar 10th, 2011
Read moreNew switching device could help build the ultrafast quantum Internet
Northwestern University researchers have developed a new switching device that takes quantum communication to a new level. The device is a practical step toward creating a network that takes advantage of the mysterious and powerful world of quantum mechanics.
Mar 10th, 2011
Read moreTrapping prostate cancer cells in nanomaterials to keep them from spreading
When prostate cancer stem cells were enclosed in self-assembling nanomaterials made of peptides (SAP), the SAP stopped cancer stem cell colony formation and also stopped the division of cancer cells in laboratory cultures (in vitro). According to the international team of researchers who built and tested the nano-sized traps, the cancer cells grew and multiplied after they were "liberated" from their SAP prisons.
Mar 10th, 2011
Read moreNanotechnology-enabled consumer products continue to rise
According to the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies (PEN) over 1,300 manufacturer-identified, nanotechnology-enabled products have entered the commercial marketplace around the world.
Mar 10th, 2011
Read moreComputational models predict nanoparticle toxicity
Researchers are developing computational models to predict the behaviour of nanomaterials in biological systems. Such predictions will allow researchers to streamline and prioritise the toxicological testing of nanomaterials.
Mar 10th, 2011
Read moreNanoscientists take snapshots of electronic states
How fast an intense laser pulse can change the electrical properties of solids is revealed by researchers from Kiel University.
Mar 10th, 2011
Read morePrinted electronics - very different approaches by region
The regions of the world see printed electronics differently. For example, the USA focuses on the military applications among others. East Asia wishes to use printed electronics to reinforce its dominance in electronic displays. Europe has interest in a very wide range of potential applications, with consumer packaged goods being just one of many applicational sectors prioritised.
Mar 10th, 2011
Read moreResearchers use lasers, custom microscope to show gene splicing process in real time
Lasers used to study splicing of pre-messenger RNA molecules.
Mar 10th, 2011
Read moreElectromechanical circuit sets record beating microscopic 'drum'
Physicists have demonstrated an electromechanical circuit in which microwaves communicate with a vibrating mechanical component 1,000 times more vigorously than ever achieved before in similar experiments. This apparatus is a new tool for processing information and potentially could control the motion of a relatively large object at the smallest possible, or quantum, scale.
Mar 9th, 2011
Read moreTiny gems take big step toward battling cancer
Nanodiamond-drug combo significantly improves treatment of chemotherapy-resistant cancers.
Mar 9th, 2011
Read moreResearchers identify materials that may deliver more 'bounce'
Springy nanostructured metals hold promise of making engines, medical equipment, security systems more efficient and effective.
Mar 9th, 2011
Read morePhysicists measure current-induced torque in nonvolatile magnetic memory devices
Tomorrow's nonvolatile memory devices - computer memory that can retain stored information even when not powered - will profoundly change electronics, and Cornell University researchers have discovered a new way of measuring and optimizing their performance.
Mar 9th, 2011
Read moreNew microscope decodes complex eye circuitry
Using a novel microscopy method developed at the Institute, scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Medical Research in Heidelberg have now discovered that the distribution of the synapses between ganglion cells and interneurons follows highly specific rules. Only those dendrites that extend from the cell body of the amacrine cell in a direction opposite to the preferred direction of the ganglion cell connect with the ganglion cell.
Mar 9th, 2011
Read morePinpointing air pollution's effects on the heart
In a new study, scientists showed that in people with diabetes, breathing ultrafine particles can activate platelets, cells in the blood that normally reduce bleeding from a wound, but can contribute to cardiovascular disease.
Mar 9th, 2011
Read moreToward real time observation of electron dynamics in atoms and molecules
Another step has been taken in matter imaging. By using very short flashes of light produced by a technology developed at the national infrastructure Advanced Laser Light Source (ALLS) located at INRS University, researchers have obtained groundbreaking information on the electronic structure of atoms and molecules by observing for the first time ever electronic correlations using the method of high harmonic generation.
Mar 9th, 2011
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