Graphen anwendungsreif machen
An der Uni Bielefeld forschen die Physiker Prof. Dr. Armin Goelzhaeuser und Dr. Andrey Turchanin intensiv an dem vielversprechenden Nanomaterial mit besonderen elektronischen Eigenschaften.
Feb 1st, 2011
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Quantitative nanostructure-toxicity relationships
The aim of the workshop is to bring together leaders in the emerging field of computational nanotoxicology to form an international Community of Practice for accelerated development of the science of QNTR.
Feb 1st, 2011
Read moreGraphITA - A workshop on synthesis, characterization and technological exploitation of graphene
The aim of the workshop is to bring together scientists and engineers working on different technological uses of graphene in a multidisciplinary and multisectorial (academia/industry) environment.
Feb 1st, 2011
Read moreScientists see the solar future, and it's all about nanodomes and plasmonics
Stanford engineers dance with plasmonics to yield new direction for thin, inexpensive solar cells.
Jan 31st, 2011
Read morePhysicists challenge classical world with quantum-mechanical implementation of 'shell game'
Inspired by the popular confidence trick known as 'shell game', researchers at UC Santa Barbara have demonstrated the ability to hide and shuffle 'quantum-mechanical peas' - microwave single photons - under and between three microwave resonators, or 'quantized shells'.
Jan 31st, 2011
Read more'Cornell Dots' that light up cancer cells go into clinical trials
'Cornell Dots' -- brightly glowing nanoparticles -- may soon be used to light up cancer cells to aid in diagnosing and treating cancer. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first clinical trial in humans of the new technology.
Jan 31st, 2011
Read moreNovel cancer-targeting investigational nanoparticle receives FDA IND approval for human trial
Researchers at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center's Nanotechnology Center, along with collaborators at Cornell University and Hybrid Silica Technologies, have received approval for their first Investigational New Drug Application (IND) from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for an ultrasmall silica inorganic nanoparticle platform for targeted molecular imaging of cancer, which may be useful for cancer treatment in the future.
Jan 31st, 2011
Read moreWUSTL to offer new minor, summer fellowships in nanotechnology
Washington University in St. Louis is starting a Nanotechnology Undergraduate Education (NUE) program with a two-year grant from the National Science Foundation.
Jan 31st, 2011
Read moreDetecting lethal diseases with rust and sand
The next big thing in medical diagnostics could be minutes particles of rust, iron oxide, coated with the material from which sand is formed, silicon dioxide. These magnetic nanoparticles, a mere 29 to 230 nanometers across, can be used to trap antibodies to the virus that causes cervical cancer and to the bacteria that causes potentially lethal diarrhea.
Jan 31st, 2011
Read moreMetamaterials approach makes better satellite antennas
Cheaper, lighter and more energy-efficient broadband devices on communications satellites may be possible using metamaterials to modify horn antennas, according to engineers from Penn State and Lockheed Martin Corp.
Jan 31st, 2011
Read moreThe Universitat Jaume I leads the research on the use of nanotechnology in the search for alternative energies in Latin America
The Universitat Jaume I will lead the project 'Materiales y dispositivos de nanoescala para conversion y almacenamiento de energia' ("Nanoscale materials and devices for energy conversion and storage"). This three year long project has the main objective of promoting cooperation among countries in Latin America through the development of basic and applied research in various areas of nanotechnology in order to achieve clean energies such as photovoltaics, batteries, LED and a system to get fuel with sunlight.
Jan 31st, 2011
Read moreNew graphene transistor has 1000 times higher on/off switching ratio
The new transistor achieves a record high-switching performance which will make our future electronic devices - such as PDAs and computers - even more functional and high-performance.
Jan 31st, 2011
Read moreJordan and IBM in discussion over establishment of a nanotechnology center
Discussions are underway between the government and IBM to establish a nanotechnology centre for providing innovative solutions in the field of water and energy, according to a senior official.
Jan 31st, 2011
Read moreNew 3-D nanoscaffold could revolutionize human tissue engineering
Researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham's School of Engineering have created a three-dimensional electrospun scaffold on the nano scale that more effectively and efficiently facilitates cell and tissue growth in the laboratory.
Jan 31st, 2011
Read moreNanotechnology researchers kick off CENA project at imec
King Abdulaziz City of Science and Technology (KACST) signed agreement today with imec, a world-leading nanoelectronics research center headquartered in Belgium, to host researchers from KACST-INTEL consortium Center of Excellence in Nano-manufacturing Applications (CENA) at imec facilities in Belgium starting September 2011 for a period of three years.
Jan 31st, 2011
Read moreA new transistor: Thinner than silicon and better than graphene
Smaller and more energy-efficient electronic chips could be made using molybdenite.
Jan 30th, 2011
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