Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have taken the first step to building a computer capable of operating in the heat of a jet engine or the sunny side of the planet Mercury.
Oct 7th, 2010
Read morePhysiker wollen Nano-Motoren auf die Spur kommen. Vom 10. bis zum 13. Oktober 2010 treffen sich 45 internationale Experten der Nano-Physik im Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg Delmenhorst, um neueste Forschungsergebnisse auszutauschen.
Oct 7th, 2010
Read moreAn article on Lloyd's website says that for insurers, uncertainty still surrounds the increasing use of nanotechnology in products and how safe they are.
Oct 7th, 2010
Read moreUnder the agreement, JSNN and RFMD intend to collaborate on the development of innovative nanoelectronics technologies related to RF amplification, filter, and switch functions.
Oct 7th, 2010
Read moreNanoinformatics 2010 is a collaborative roadmapping and workshop project designed to survey the landscape, generate a roadmap, and stimulate collaborative activities in the area of nanoinformatics.
Oct 7th, 2010
Read moreThe U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded UCLA's Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science $6 million to support the construction of the new state-of-the-art Western Institute of Nanotechnology on Green Engineering and Metrology.
Oct 6th, 2010
Read moreAn international team of scientists has discovered nanosize diamonds in the Greenland ice sheet. The diamonds, which number in the trillions and are so tiny that they can only be observed with special, highly magnifying microscopes, add credence to the controversial hypothesis that fragments of a comet struck North America and Europe approximately 12900 years ago.
Oct 6th, 2010
Read moreContrary to popular belief, modern technological materials such as shape memory alloys that are increasingly used in a wide range of medical devices and implants are entirely biocompatible and should not induce health problems, according to a European team of scientists.
Oct 6th, 2010
Read moreA new paper describes a new method that generates three-dimensional (3D) tissue models for studying bacterial infection of orthopedic implants.
Oct 6th, 2010
Read moreResearchers in India have demonstrated that producing nanoscopic crystals of a pharmaceutical product can allow the medication to be absorbed by the gut even if the drug is not soluble in water.
Oct 6th, 2010
Read moreOn 16.-17. September 2010, a German-Russian Forum on 'Nanophotonics and Nanomaterials' took place in Tomsk.
Oct 6th, 2010
Read moreOptical technology shows potential for prescreening patients at high risk for the disease.
Oct 5th, 2010
Read moreA team of researchers from North Carolina State University and the U.K. has found that the low rate of energy conversion in all-polymer solar-cell technology is caused by the structure of the solar cells themselves. They hope that their findings will lead to the creation of more efficient solar cells.
Oct 5th, 2010
Read moreRice University composer Anthony Brandt has compressed an entire evening at the symphony into a six-minute opus - a 'nanosymphony' - as part of Rice University's Year of Nano celebration. The River Oaks Chamber Orchestra will premiere the piece Sunday at Rice's Buckyball Discovery Gala.
Oct 5th, 2010
Read moreAdvancements in Thermal Management 2010 is a technical symposium for design engineers and product developers looking to push the capabilities of their electronics designs. Being held on Oct. 19th, 2010 at the Gaylord Texan in Dallas, Texas, this event will feature presentations on the latest advancements in thermal management and thermal technology for electronics packaging and cooling, temperature sensing and control, thermal materials, systems design and management for optimizing thermal properties.
Oct 5th, 2010
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Chemists at Vanderbilt University have created a new class of liquid crystals with unique electrical properties that could improve the performance of digital displays used on everything from digital watches to flat panel televisions.
Oct 5th, 2010
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