First successful fabrication of a graphene-on-silicon structure
This achievement may pave the way for the application of graphene to VLSI.
Posted: Jul 23rd, 2008
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'Nanonet' circuits closer to making flexible electronics reality
Researchers have overcome a major obstacle in producing transistors from networks of carbon nanotubes, a technology that could make it possible to print circuits on plastic sheets for applications including flexible displays and an electronic skin to cover an entire aircraft to monitor crack formation.
Posted: Jul 23rd, 2008
Read moreModerne Werkstoffe nach altem Muster
In einem Lasergitter mit quasikristalliner Struktur haben Physiker eine Monolage von Kolloidteilchen gefangen. Welches Muster die Teilchen dabei formten, hing von der Staerke des Lichtgitters ab.
Posted: Jul 23rd, 2008
Read moreArtificial lotus effect with carbon nanotubes
Carbon nanotubes with nanoscopic paraffin coating form superhydrophobic, self-cleaning surfaces.
Posted: Jul 23rd, 2008
Read moreA new UK research center for studying nanotoxicology
The National Nanotoxicology Research Centre (NNRC) is being developed at the UK Health Protection Agency's Centre for Radiation, Chemical and Environmental Hazards (CRCE) at Chilton in Oxfordshire.
Posted: Jul 23rd, 2008
Read moreNanotechnology know-how Made in Germany
NanoBioNet, the pre-eminent center of excellence for nanobiotechnology in Germany, is acting as representative of the leading German technology at Nano Korea 2008, the 6th International Nanotech Symposium and Exhibition in Korea.
Posted: Jul 23rd, 2008
Read moreBiofilms use chemical weapons
Researcher at the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research discovers defence strategies used by biofilm bacteria.
Posted: Jul 23rd, 2008
Read moreNanotechnology for the Healthcare System of the 21st Century
On March 4 - 6, 2009, international experts will gather in Berlin for the NanoMed 2009 conference to discuss the state of the art in medical applications of nanotechnology.
Posted: Jul 23rd, 2008
Read moreNanotechnology - A regulatory blueprint for the next U.S. administration
Former EPA official highlights shortcomings of current federal oversight.
Posted: Jul 23rd, 2008
Read moreMembrane model may unlock secrets of early-stage Alzheimer's
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and three collaborating institutions are using a new laboratory model of the membrane surrounding neurons in the brain to study how a protein long suspected of a role in early-stage Alzheimer?s disease actually impairs a neuron?s structure and function.
Posted: Jul 22nd, 2008
Read moreCool! Nanoparticle research points to energy savings
Adding just the right dash of nanoparticles to standard mixes of lubricants and refrigerants could yield the equivalent of an energy-saving chill pill for factories, hospitals, ships, and others with large cooling systems, suggest the latest results from National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) research that is pursuing promising formulations.
Posted: Jul 22nd, 2008
Read moreNNI bill would create nanotechnology clearinghouse
A Senate bill to reauthorize funding for nanotechnology research would mandate creating a publicly available database of the projects funded in several areas, including environmental, educational and nanomanufacturing.
Posted: Jul 22nd, 2008
Read moreSandia to demonstrate hyperspectral confocal fluorescence microscope
Sandia National Laboratories will demonstrate a new hyperspectral confocal fluorescence microscope Friday, Aug. 8 from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. MDT in Bldg. 897 on Kirtland Air Force Base.
Posted: Jul 22nd, 2008
Read moreCancer nanoparticle drug delivery research cuts time from days to hours
Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have developed a technique that has the potential to deliver cancer-fighting drugs to diseased areas within hours, as opposed to the two days it currently takes for existing delivery systems.
Posted: Jul 22nd, 2008
Read moreEngineers prove graphene is the strongest material
Research scientists at Columbia University?s Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science have achieved a breakthrough by proving that the carbon material graphene is the strongest material ever measured.
Posted: Jul 22nd, 2008
Read moreWeighing molecules with nanotubes
US scientists have made a nanoscale mass sensor which can weigh molecules with atomic precision.
Posted: Jul 22nd, 2008
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