CEA-Leti creates an HgCdTe infrared imaging array with record-breaking thermal resolution
Designed for defense and security applications, array achieves sensitivity close to one-thousandth of a degree Kelvin.
Nov 29th, 2010
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Atomic-level study explains how to soften a diamond
Dr. Lars Pastewka's and Prof. Michael Moseler's team at the Fraunhofer Institute for Mechanics of Materials IWM in Freiburg/Germany can now reveal the secret of why it is that diamonds can be machined.
Nov 29th, 2010
Read moreScientists put a new spin on nanotechnology
An international team of researchers has succeeded in creating artificial spin ice in a state of thermal equilibrium for the first time. Allowing them to examine the precise configuration of this important nanomaterial.
Nov 29th, 2010
Read moreBundesregierung: Keine international abgestimmte Definition zu Nanomaterialien
Nach Angabe der Bundesregierung gibt es keine international abgestimmte Definition fuer Nanomaterialien.
Nov 29th, 2010
Read moreIntegration of technology and market Is key for development of China's new materials industry
Despite fruitful scientific achievements in the new materials industry, there is a lack of key technical patents in China.
Nov 29th, 2010
Read moreBridging between Earth and space: technology breakthroughs for scientific progress
TECHBREAK is a new foresight initiative led by the European Science Foundation to identify the technology areas that could benefit the space sector. It goes beyond space-related technologies to bring in expertise from sectors where technology is evolving faster, ranging from photonics and nanotechnology to energy, nuclear propulsion and robotics.
Nov 29th, 2010
Read moreWie Diamant weich wird
Nach Jahrhunderten entschluesseln Freiburger Fraunhofer-Forscher den atomaren Mechanismus des Diamantschleifens.
Nov 29th, 2010
Read moreNanoelectromechanical relay technology to be developed for ultra-low power computation
The Institute of Microelectronics (IME), a research institute of the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), today announced a collaborative partnership with Stanford University in USA to develop nanoelectromechanical (NEM) relay technology to enable ultra-low power computation.
Nov 29th, 2010
Read moreIndian and Australian institutes to cooperate on nanobiotechnology research
The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), India and Deakin University, Australia signed a memorandum of understanding to announce the setting up of a Centre of Excellence, the TERI-Deakin Nano Biotechnology Research Centre in the field of Nano Biotechnology in India.
Nov 28th, 2010
Read moreDiamond-based electronics
Researchers from Taiwan have demonstrated the possibilities of fabricating n-type conducting ultrananocrystalline diamond films by Li-doping at very low temperature of about 570C by simply using a Li-based substrate material.
Nov 26th, 2010
Read moreRevealing the secrets of chemical bath deposition
X-ray absorption near-edge structure (XANES) spectroscopy is well known as a versatile and powerful technique for examining the microstructure of everything from crystalline solids to amorphous materials, even liquids. Its extreme sensitivity also makes it an ideal tool for probing the kinetics of various chemical reactions in situ. Experimenters utilizing the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science's Advanced Photon Source at Argonne recently demonstrated a new wrinkle for XANES that has opened a window on a poorly-understood technique for deposition of materials.
Nov 26th, 2010
Read moreWatching extreme lasers at work
Frame-by-frame observations of the ionization of argon atoms under extremely bright and energetic illumination could prove a boon to research.
Nov 26th, 2010
Read moreResearchers image atomic structural changes that control properties of sapphires
Materials scientists from Case Western Reserve University and the Institute of Solid State Research in Juelich, Germany have produced particularly clear changes in the atomic structure of sapphire following deformation at high temperatures.
Nov 25th, 2010
Read moreBMBF gibt der Quantenkommunikation Starthilfe
Das Bundesministerium fuer Bildung und Forschung (BMBF) moechte die Anwendung von Quantentechnologien in der Informationstechnik vorantreiben. Dazu hat es jetzt rund 13 Millionen Euro fuer insgesamt vier Verbundprojekte zur Verfuegung gestellt.
Nov 25th, 2010
Read moreEcosystem experiments to assess the environmental impact of nanoparticles
32 alternate realms, known as mesocosms, house individual types of nanoparticles as part of a research effort conducted by the Center for the Environmental Implications of Nano Technology (CEINT) based at Duke University.
Nov 25th, 2010
Read moreNanosensor helps discover how pathogens hijack host plants
A research team led by the Carnegie Institution's Department of Plant Biology developed a novel trick for identifying how pathogens hijack plant nutrients to take over the organism. They discovered a novel family of pores that transport sugar out of the plant.
Nov 25th, 2010
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