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EU-funded scientists clinch Nobel Prize in physics

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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Researchers find way for superconductivity and magnetism to coexist

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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Nanoinformatics 2010 - data, tools, sharing

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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Discovery of nanodiamonds proves comet struck Earth 13 000 years ago

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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Structure of plastic solar cells impedes their efficiency

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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