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Nanocoating medical tubes prevents the risk of thrombosis

Small artificial tubes in the veins, so-called stents, dilate the veins and allow the blood to circulate again without hindrance. But after a while, the deposit of cells and blood components starts at these tubes, as well, and thus the blood vessel narrows again. In an international joint project, scientists are now investigating the feasibility, how to change the surface of these tubes so that no unwanted components may no longer be deposited there.

Mar 22nd, 2011

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Templated growth technique produces graphene nanoribbons with metallic properties

A new 'templated growth' technique for fabricating nanoribbons of epitaxial graphene has produced structures just 15 to 40 nanometers wide that conduct current with almost no resistance. These structures could address the challenge of connecting graphene devices made with conventional architectures - and set the stage for a new generation of devices that take advantage of the quantum properties of electrons.

Mar 21st, 2011

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Seeing in stereo: Engineers invent lens for 3-D microscope

Engineers at Ohio State University have invented a lens that enables microscopic objects to be seen from nine different angles at once to create a 3D image. Other 3D microscopes use multiple lenses or cameras that move around an object; the new lens is the first single, stationary lens to create microscopic 3D images by itself.

Mar 21st, 2011

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Engineers make breakthrough in ultra-sensitive sensor technology

Princeton researchers have invented an extremely sensitive sensor that opens up new ways to detect a wide range of substances, from tell-tale signs of cancer to hidden explosives. The sensor, which is the most sensitive of its kind to date, relies on a completely new architecture and fabrication technique.

Mar 21st, 2011

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German research brings us one step closer to quantum computing

An EU-funded team of researchers from the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics in Germany have made important steps in the journey towards large-scale quantum computing and the simulation of condensed-matter systems, following new discoveries about the manipulation of atoms.

Mar 21st, 2011

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Light harvesting offers new vision

Bounce light around in a small enough space and you can magnify its intensity a thousand-fold, maybe more. The secret, says Professor Saulius Juodkazis, is having the right 'landscape' for the lightwaves to bounce around in. This is the principle behind Professor Juodkazis's research, which aims to develop the next generation of super sensors. It's something like catching dust motes in a beam of sunlight, shrunk down to nanoscale and magnified many times over.

Mar 21st, 2011

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Sound makes nanowires blink

When made from semiconductors these nanowires not only transport electric current along their axis but also can very efficiently emit light. Researchers have now combined these two fundamental properties.

Mar 21st, 2011

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