Environment-friendly gold plating with high adhesion to various plastic films
Researchers in Japan have developed a novel cyan-free electroless gold plating reaction providing excellent adhesion to various plastic materials.
Nov 5th, 2008
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Ultrafast optical oscilloscope on a chip
As photonics - using beams of light in place of electricity for communications and computing - becomes more common, engineers need new tools for troubleshooting. Now researchers at Cornell have created a way to plot the waveform of an ultrashort-lived optical signal with a resolution of less than a trillionth of a second.
Nov 5th, 2008
Read moreKey to closing nuclear cycle may be a thin layer of magnetic nanoparticles
Highly magnetic nanoparticles, originally devised for biomedical purposes, soon will be tested against one of the most toxic substances known to man - spent nuclear fuel.
Nov 5th, 2008
Read moreVery cold ice films at the mesoscale reveal mysteries of universe
The latest quick freezing techniques coupled with sophisticated scanning electron microscopy techniques, are allowing physicists to create ice films in cold conditions similar to outer space and observe the detailed molecular organisation, yielding clues to fundamental questions including possibly the origin of life.
Nov 5th, 2008
Read moreConfigurable chip can correct faults in newly-manufactured transistors
A new configurable chip which can correct faults in newly- manufactured transistors and can be implemented in mainstream devices such as mobile phones and computers, has been developed by engineers at the University of Southampton.
Nov 5th, 2008
Read moreNanoparticle-coated liquid mirror advance may lead to better eye exams, improved telescopes
Scientists in Canada are reporting progress toward a new type of 'liquid mirror' - mirrors made with highly reflective liquids - whose shape can be changed to provide superior optical properties over conventional solid mirrors.
Nov 5th, 2008
Read moreBatelle hires Jonnalagadda as Director of Business Development, Nanotechnology
Among Jonnalagadda's innovative activities will be nanotechnology strategy development in collaboration with the national laboratories Battelle manages or co-manages.
Nov 4th, 2008
Read moreNanotechnology Nanobama
University of Michigan professor John Hart has made faces of Barack Obama using nanotechnology, specifically carbon nanotubes, and imaged them using a scanning electron microscope.
Nov 4th, 2008
Read moreNew measurement technique maps nanomaterials as they grow
Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed a measurement technique that will help scientists and companies map nanomaterials as they grow.
Nov 4th, 2008
Read moreTop hydrogen-absorbing metal alloy sixty percent lighter than battery
Dutch-sponsored researcher Robin Gremaud has shown that an alloy of the metals magnesium, titanium and nickel is excellent at absorbing hydrogen. This light alloy brings us a step closer to the everyday use of hydrogen as a source of fuel for powering vehicles.
Nov 4th, 2008
Read moreSpanish-German cooperation to develop hybrid nanomaterials for future solar cells
The Instituto Madrileno de Estudios Avanzados en Nanociencia (IMDEA Nanoscience) collaborates together with the University of Hamburg in the development of composite materials based on semiconductor nanoparticles and carbon nanotubes as functional materials for efficient light emitting diodes and photovoltaic devices.
Nov 4th, 2008
Read moreAir Force Young Investigator grants support nanotechnology research
Thomas H. Epps III, University of Delaware assistant professor of chemical engineering, and Erik Thostenson, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, are among just 39 scientists and engineers throughout the country selected to receive three-year research grants from the U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) Young Investigator Research Program.
Nov 3rd, 2008
Read morePhysicists overcome roadblock to using nano-electro-mechanical systems for digital logic and memory applications
By perfecting a technique to control the vibrations of high frequency nano-cantilevers, Canadian physicists have overcome a roadblock to using nano-electro-mechanical systems (NEMS) for digital logic and memory applications and have, taken the first sub-nanosecond mechanical measurements of NEMS.
Nov 3rd, 2008
Read moreNew method measures how strain affects thin films of silicon
University of Wisconsin-Madison engineers and physicists have developed a method of measuring how strain affects thin films of silicon that could lay the foundation for faster flexible electronics.
Nov 3rd, 2008
Read moreSolar power game-changer: 'Near perfect' absorption of sunlight, from all angles
By developing a new antireflective coating that boosts the amount of sunlight captured by solar panels and allows those panels to absorb the entire solar spectrum from nearly any angle, a research team has moved academia and industry closer to realizing high-efficiency, cost-effective solar power.
Nov 3rd, 2008
Read moreHundreds explore nanotechnology at UAlbany NanoCollege's Community Day
A crowd consisting of hundreds of children, adults and families participated in Community Day today at the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering of the University at Albany, the first in a series of events that are part of CNSE's unprecedented community and educational outreach initiative known as NANOvember.
Nov 3rd, 2008
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