Researchers from Purdue and Harvard universities have created a new type of transistor made from a material that could replace silicon and have a 3-D structure instead of conventional flat computer chips.
Dec 6th, 2011
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Thanks to its spherical nanostructure, fluorinated silica coating repels water and oil very effectively.
Dec 6th, 2011
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A recent review provides an overview of interactions of nonbiodegradable, persistent nanoparticles with the immune system. Particular emphases include key factors that shape such interactions, cell-specific responses, allergy and immune-sensitive respiratory disorders.
Dec 6th, 2011
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In deutlich weniger Zeit und mit deutlich geringerem Aufwand als bisher gelingen mit einer in der Gruppe des Jenaer Mikroskopie-Experten Prof. Dr. Rainer Heintzmann entwickelten Auswertungssoftware Bilder aus lebenden Zellen.
Dec 6th, 2011
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The National Center for Nanotechnology (NANOTEC) has decided to use the upcoming nanotech 2012 in Tokyo, Japan as a platform to share, exchange knowledge, and seek business partnership in natural disaster mitigation under the theme "Thailand: Nanotechnology for Natural Disaster Mitigation" from February 15-17 in Tokyo Big Sight.
Dec 6th, 2011
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Researchers have demonstrated a new imaging tool for tracking structures called carbon nanotubes in living cells and the bloodstream, which could aid efforts to perfect their use in biomedical research and clinical medicine.
Dec 5th, 2011
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Tube-shaped traps carved from bottle-brush molecules could be used to capture and purify nanomaterials, proteins.
Dec 5th, 2011
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Berkeley Lab and industry co-invest in new high-tech facilities and tools at the Advanced Light Source.
Dec 5th, 2011
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More than 75 percent of CNSE's largest-ever graduating class will remain in New York to pursue educational and career opportunities.
Dec 5th, 2011
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By focusing proton beams using high-intensity lasers, a team of scientists have discovered a new way to heat material and create new states of matter in the laboratory.
Dec 5th, 2011
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The year's highest science honor for high school students was awarded today to biochemistry research on cancer stem cells and an innovative use of gaming technology in the area of leg injuries and prosthetics in the 2011 Siemens Competition in Math, Science and Technology, America's premier science research competition for high school students.
Dec 5th, 2011
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With a record number of 17 papers at the IEEE International Electron Device Meeting (IEDM) in Washington (December 5th-7th 2011), imec confirms its leading global position as R+D center solving key challenges of the International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors (ITRS) and as technology and process provider for heterogeneous system integration.
Dec 5th, 2011
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Prototypes developed for first time in real-world manufacturing environments are critical step towards transferring research into commercial devices.
Dec 5th, 2011
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Wang received a 2011 Materials Research Society Medal Nov. 30th at the organization's fall meeting in Boston. The medal's commendation notes his "seminal contributions in the discovery, controlled synthesis, and fundamental understanding of zinc oxide nanowires and nanobelts, and the design and fabrication of novel, nanowire-based nanosensors, piezotronic devices and nanogenerators for energy harvesting."
Dec 5th, 2011
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Unique properties inherent in single molecules may also allow clever designers to produce novel devices whose behavior falls outside the performance observed in conventional electronics.
Dec 5th, 2011
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Vortraege und Skripte der Tagung "Nanotechnologie und Wasserwirtschaft" vom 16.11.2011, organisiert von der Deutsche Vereinigung fuer Wasserwirtschaft, wurden von den Referenten zur Verfuegung gestellt und koennen auf der website der DWA abgerufen werden.
Dec 5th, 2011
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