Moving molecules within molecules
Experts in the field of nanoscience have discovered a way of controlling the motion and detecting the forces that move molecules within molecules.
May 29th, 2008
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Engineers whip up the first long-lived nanoscale bubbles
Discovery could significantly extend the lifetimes of common gas-liquid products.
May 29th, 2008
Read moreLearn about nanosoccer from new website and video
If you love soccer but don't want to wait until the next World Cup in 2010 to satisfy your appetite for the most popular game on Earth, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has the answer - though the nourishment comes in very small bites.
May 29th, 2008
Read moreA molecular 'salve' to sooth surface stresses
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have shown for the first time that a single layer of molecular 'salve' can significantly soothe the stresses affecting clean metal surfaces.
May 29th, 2008
Read moreWorld's smallest bowl of Ramen
Japanese scientists say they have used cutting-edge technology to create a noodle bowl so small it can be seen only through a microscope.
May 29th, 2008
Read moreUQ researchers make breakthrough in renewable energy materials
University of Queensland researchers have made a ground-breaking discovery that produces highly efficient miniature crystals which could revolutionise the way we harvest and use solar energy.
May 29th, 2008
Read moreFEST award promotes innovative Nanoelectronics Research
Avik Ghosh, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Virginia, recently won an internal Fund for Excellence in Science and Technology (FEST) Distinguished Young Investigator Grant for a research proposal that could ultimately transform transistor technology.
May 29th, 2008
Read moreINO signs a cooperation agreement with a major German partner
INO (the National Optics Institute in Canada) announces the signing of a cooperation agreement with the Bavarian Laser Centre GmbH (BLZ), a research centre in Erlangen, Germany, specializing in photonic microsystems research, development, and production.
May 29th, 2008
Read moreMonkeys control a bionic arm with their thoughts
A monkey has successfully fed itself with fluid, well-controlled movements of a human-like robotic arm by using only signals from its brain, researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine report in the journal Nature.
May 28th, 2008
Read moreSullivan wins NSF Career Award for research on therapeutic drug carriers
The five-year, $489,798 grant will support the University of Delaware scientist's research to determine how cells interact with potential drug carriers and how the resulting structural changes of the carrier affect its ability to efficiently deliver its payload.
May 28th, 2008
Read morePhysicists don't flip spin but find possible electron switch
University of Oregon researchers trying to flip the spin of electrons with laser bursts lasting picoseconds instead found a way to manipulate and control the spin - knowledge that may prove useful in a variety of new materials and technologies.
May 28th, 2008
Read moreSRC and NSF announce funding of $2M in grants for nanoelectronics research at six major NSF centers
Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC), a university-research consortium for semiconductors and related technologies, today joined with the National Science Foundation (NSF) to announce funding of $2M in grants for nanoelectronics research at six major NSF centers across seven U.S. universities.
May 28th, 2008
Read moreFraunhofer and MIT establish research center for renewable energy
The research scientists of the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE will in future be working in close cooperation with the scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT. The new Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems is located in the immediate vicinity of the MIT campus.
May 28th, 2008
Read morePrinted biochips
Peptide arrays are powerful tools for developing new medical substances as well as for diagnosis and therapy techniques. A new production method based on laser printing will enable the potential of peptide arrays to be effectively utilized for the first time.
May 28th, 2008
Read moreProtein fibrils as alternative plastics?
Amyloids are not just pathological agents, they are interesting nanomaterials.
May 28th, 2008
Read moreNanotechnology process produces plastics that are 10 times more stretchable
Researchers in China report the first successful electrospinning of a type of plastic widely used in automobiles and electronics.
May 28th, 2008
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