The EU is proud to announce that two of its grantees, Professor Konstantin Novoselov and Professor Andre Geim of the University of Manchester in the UK, have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for their groundbreaking work in two-dimensional graphene.
Oct 7th, 2010
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In a major boost for X-ray science and accelerator physics, the National Science Foundation (NSF) has committed about $109 million to Cornell's continued operation of an X-ray synchrotron facility, as well as to develop a new kind of X-ray source that promises to revolutionize the field.
Oct 7th, 2010
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Superconductivity, the flow of electrons without resistance, is typically suppressed by magnetic fields, which disrupt the intricately choreographed electron motion. Theoretical physicists at Cornell, working with experimental physicists at Rice University, have carefully engineered a system in which these conflicting properties are believed to put aside their differences.
Oct 7th, 2010
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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
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Physiker 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
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An 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
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Under 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
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Nanoinformatics 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
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The 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
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An 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
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Contrary 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
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A new paper describes a new method that generates three-dimensional (3D) tissue models for studying bacterial infection of orthopedic implants.
Oct 6th, 2010
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Researchers 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
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On 16.-17. September 2010, a German-Russian Forum on 'Nanophotonics and Nanomaterials' took place in Tomsk.
Oct 6th, 2010
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Optical technology shows potential for prescreening patients at high risk for the disease.
Oct 5th, 2010
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A 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
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