Invest in Photonics, the photonics partnering event held in Bordeaux in December 2008, attracted over 100 of the world?s leading photonics specialists and presented 16 projects representing a total potential investment of ?100 million.
Apr 7th, 2009
Read moreScientists have designed tiny new sensor structures that could be used in novel security devices to detect poisons and explosives, or in highly sensitive medical sensors.
Apr 7th, 2009
Read moreAt the sixth edaWorkshop in Dresden experts from research establishments and industry in Europe will gather to exchange ideas on micro- and nanoelectronic solutions for new requirements e.g. pertaining to electric cars and other applications.
Apr 7th, 2009
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In 2007 and 2008 two groups of theoretical physicists predicted the existence of universal four-body states that are closely tied to Efimov trimer states. Now, a team of scientists of the Institute for Experimental Physics of the University of Innsbruck, Austria, has proven these states experimentally in an ultracold gas of cesium atoms.
Apr 7th, 2009
Read moreIn a perspectives piece in tomorrow's edition of the journal Science, two scientists discuss this brave new world of scientific research and its implications for the way science is conducted. They see this all as a promising trend, but caution that researchers need to consider what tasks are best suited for automation and which should be left to the human mind.
Apr 6th, 2009
Read moreThe Belgian nanoelectronics research institute IMEC starts with the expansion of its research labs with 2,800 square meters including the extension of its state-of-the-art clean room at its Leuven campus.
Apr 6th, 2009
Read moreMax Planck scientists in Germany report that they can modify the properties of atomic gases by applying simultaneously laser light and a magnetic field
Apr 6th, 2009
Read moreThe Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) today announced that it has funded ten Creativity Awards for advanced prostate cancer research.
Apr 6th, 2009
Read moreSynopsys, Inc., a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design and manufacturing and KACST, the King Abdulaziz City of Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia, today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding to form a Center of Excellence for Nanoelectronic Design at KACST.
Apr 6th, 2009
Read moreIPOS, is a major new Institute, building on a substantial track record and critical mass of research excellence. The formal launch will be followed by a Symposium with internationally renowned speakers to present the current and future role of photonics.
Apr 6th, 2009
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Biomedical engineers have developed a new type of probe that allows them to visualize single ribonucleic acid (RNA) molecules within live cells more easily than existing methods. The tool will help scientists learn more about how RNA operates within living cells.
Apr 6th, 2009
Read moreIn a breakthrough for applied physics, North Carolina State University researchers have developed a magnetic semiconductor memory device, using GaMnN thin films, which utilizes both the charge and spin of electrons at room temperature.
Apr 6th, 2009
Read moreThe London Centre for Nanotechnology will develop a new device to enable people living with HIV to monitor their own health and the effectiveness of their treatments, thanks to a GBP2 million grant announced today.
Apr 6th, 2009
Read morePartner at Houghton Cascade is one of five thought leaders at the 2009 International Conference on Nanotechnology for the Forest Products Industry.
Apr 6th, 2009
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Researchers in Spain have found porous polymeric materials that increase the efficiency of traditional photocatalysts in the treatment of cancer.
Apr 6th, 2009
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Researchers in The Netherlands have demonstrated that a catalyst can be switched from a dormant to an active state by pulling on a polymer chain, a 'molecular ripcord'.
Apr 6th, 2009
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