The study of the physical properties and potential applications of graphene, however, has suffered from a lack of suitable carrier materials that can support a flat graphene layer while not interfering with its electrical properties. Researchers in the University of Arizona's physics department along with collaborators from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the National Materials Science Institute in Japan have now taken an important step forward toward overcoming those obstacles.
Mar 1st, 2011
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Thanks to materials science and technology, fried eggs no longer stick to the pan, computers calculate more rapidly, and tunnels can be drilled through massive rock. Increasingly complex technical challenges are faced by advancements in the research and development of materials. To bundle its competencies in this area, KIT has founded the Institute for Applied Materials (IAM) and plans to establish a new course of study.
Mar 1st, 2011
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A Kansas State University chemistry professor has been selected as a Sloan Research Fellow for her success as a promising young scholar, particularly in the research areas of sustainable energy and gold nanoparticles.
Mar 1st, 2011
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Two Washington University in St. Louis scientists are imitating nature as they attempt to solve one of the most difficult problems in orthopedic surgery: reattaching tendon to bone.
Mar 1st, 2011
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The silicon chip took over forty years to approach a $300 billion business today. Now there is a new form of electronics that will hit that figure in half the time because, unlike the silicon chip, it subsumes electrics such as lighting, batteries, solar cells and heaters, not just electronics. It is usually achieved by printing and its most vital characteristic is physical flexibility.
Mar 1st, 2011
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Wissenschaftler am Fraunhofer-Institut fuer Grenzflaechen- und Bioverfahrenstechnik IGB in Stuttgart haben nanostrukturierte Oberflaechen entwickelt, auf denen Wasser abgestossen wird und sich auch bei Minusgraden nahezu kein Eis bildet.
Mar 1st, 2011
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CEA-Leti today announced that Mentor Graphics is the fifth industrial partner to join the IMAGINE program designed to develop maskless lithography for IC manufacturing. Mentor will develop multiple e-beam lithography data processing flows in the program.
Mar 1st, 2011
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Diamond may have a softer side: T-carbon. This fluffy form of diamond, simulated in a Chinese supercomputer, could be used for a variety of applications - if someone can make the stuff and prove its stability in the real world.
Mar 1st, 2011
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By mimicking the structure of the silk moth's antenna, University of Michigan researchers led the development of a better nanopore - a tiny tunnel-shaped tool that could advance understanding of a class of neurodegenerative diseases that includes Alzheimer's.
Feb 28th, 2011
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New York University physicists have developed a method for packing microscopic spheres that could lead to improvements in commercial products ranging from pharmaceutical lotions to ice cream.
Feb 28th, 2011
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Engineering professors Bo Tan (left) and Krishnan Venkatakrishnan share a lab and a focus on nanostructures.
Feb 28th, 2011
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TAPPI has announced keynote speakers for the 2011 TAPPI International Conference on Nanotechnology for Renewable Materials. The conference's technical focus includes both cellulose and renewable nanomaterials and their applications. The event will be held June 6-8, 2011 at the Sheraton Crystal City, Washington. D.C., USA.
Feb 28th, 2011
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Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a cheap and easy method for assembling nanowires, controlling their alignment and density. The researchers hope the findings will foster additional research into a range of device applications using nanowires, from nanoelectronics to nanosensors, especially on unconventional substrates such as rubber, plastic and paper.
Feb 28th, 2011
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Nanotechnology is one of the key technologies of the 21st century. It is already of immense significance in medicine as well as industry. Together with the Vienna University of Technology and the University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences Vienna, Danube University Krems has developed a postgraduate Master's program in nanobiosciences and nanomedicine which imparts interdisciplinary and practice-oriented knowledge in this sub-speciality.
Feb 28th, 2011
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A new survey shows that European companies want to hire more employees again, their sales have risen strongly, they are aiming for new overseas markets and looking out on the new business year with confidence. However, skills shortage and a persistent difficulty to raise capital may eventually restrict the industry's growth.
Feb 28th, 2011
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Rare earths are an expensive and necessary component of strong permanent magnets. However, their use for this purpose can be optimised and thereby reduced. This has been demonstrated in computer simulations by a Special Research Program funded by the Austrian Science Fund FWF.
Feb 28th, 2011
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