Researchers report that they have successfully produced two-layer thin films where neither layer is superconducting on its own, but which exhibit a nanometer-thick region of superconductivity at their interface.
Posted: Oct 8th, 2008
Read moreSmarter catalysts that could help the chemical industry to cut costs and beat ever-more stringent government regulations were showcased at CPhI, the pharmaceutical ingredient trade show, held in Frankfurt, Germany, 30 September to 2 October.
Posted: Oct 8th, 2008
Read moreThe technology is centered on semiconductor nanocrystals and allows for never-before-seen colors and new design possibilities for the fast growing LED decorative light strand market.
Posted: Oct 8th, 2008
Read moreIn the tiny realm of nanotechnology, scientists have used a wide variety of materials to build atomic scale structures. But just as in the construction business, nanotechnology researchers can often be limited by the amount of raw materials. Now, Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University researcher Hao Yan has avoided these pitfalls by using cells as factories to make DNA based nanostructures inside a living cell.
Posted: Oct 8th, 2008
Read moreIn this project, researchers of the UAB Department of Physics and the Barcelona Institute of Materials Science (ICMAB-CSIC) have worked together to develop a new material based on supernets formed with two alternative layers, one made of silicon and the other of germanium nanocrystals.
Posted: Oct 8th, 2008
Read moreBy working together to share costs and know-how, European researchers are shaking up the way research and development is carried out on optical chips.
Posted: Oct 7th, 2008
Read moreWhile knowledge gaps remain regarding the potential risks of nanotechnologies, the European Commission again expressed confidence that existing EU regulation can be applied to this emerging sector, stressing that the challenge ahead lies in their implementation.
Posted: Oct 7th, 2008
Read moreThe surfaces of these Ultrananocrystalline-Diamond (UNCD) Mechanical Seals are specially treated with a continuous film of tiny diamonds. This diamond coating improves the pumps' reliability, durability and ability to prevent fluids from escaping into the environment.
Posted: Oct 7th, 2008
Read more
An atomic-resolution view of an enzyme found only in the eye has given researchers at the University of Washington (UW) clues about how this enzyme, essential to vision, is activated.
Posted: Oct 7th, 2008
Read more
New research explains exactly why some thermoelectric materials can have the desired low thermal conductivity without degrading the electrical properties.
Posted: Oct 7th, 2008
Read moreIMEC's associated laboratory at the Ghent University, INTEC, has made the first functional optical links embedded in a flexible substrate. The links include optical waveguides, light sources, and detectors.
Posted: Oct 7th, 2008
Read more
Cesar Clavero, a postdoctoral research associate in the Department of Applied Science at The College of William and Mary, has been named the recipient of the 2008 Outstanding Young Researcher Award from the American Vacuum Society.
Posted: Oct 7th, 2008
Read moreThe National Science Foundation is establishing a new Engineering Research Center whose goal will be to supplant the common light bulb with next-generation lighting devices that are smarter, greener and ripe for innovation. The core institutions in this prestigious award are Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, the lead university, the University of New Mexico and Boston University.
Posted: Oct 6th, 2008
Read moreA new graduate program in computational optical sensing and imaging is being established at the University of Colorado at Boulder this fall with the awarding of a $3.2 million, five-year grant from the National Science Foundation.
Posted: Oct 6th, 2008
Read moreThe EntreTech Forum's October 21st panel focuses on the Forum's core theme: Given the wealth of research and technology generated by our nation's leading universities, how does this academic strength translate into commercial strength?
Posted: Oct 6th, 2008
Read moreEminent program advances research and clinical expertise in nuclear medicine and molecular imaging among young Japanese physicians.
Posted: Oct 6th, 2008
Read more
Subscribe to our Nanotechnology Research News feed
Engage with our Nanotechnology News on Facebook