Mysterious expanding ice crystals in the moons of Saturn and Neptune may be of interest to future developers of microelectronics. Neutron scattering has discovered that methanol crystals that may be found in outer solar system 'ice lavas' have unusual expansion properties. The unexpected finding by a British planetary geologist will interest developers of nano-switches - single atom thick valves used in nanoelectronics.
Feb 10th, 2011
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A template-based coating technique allows the production of gapped nanostructures over large areas
Feb 10th, 2011
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New technology has made it possible to examine living cells in a microscope while at the same time collecting information that can be used to create mathematical models of the cells' behaviour - a new field of research known as 'systems microscopy'.
Feb 10th, 2011
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While there are many methods currently being used that can detect these threats, none allow for the unique fingerprinting of threat agents at trace levels. A research team at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Electronic Science and Technology Division, has overcome this limitation with surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) using optically stimulated plasmon oscillations in nanostructured substrates.
Feb 10th, 2011
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Two new, high-powered mass spectrometers worth a total of more than $2 million will enable University at Buffalo scientists to conduct a variety of health and environmental studies without outsourcing lab work to institutions outside of Western New York.
Feb 10th, 2011
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The newly created 'African Network for Solar Energy' (ANSOLE) met at the Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria on February 4th last week in a dynamic and fruitful second symposium that saw it make great strides in planning the next phase of its development, taking the status of the network to a new level.
Feb 10th, 2011
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A new brochure "OECD Work on Environment" (pdf) highlights the OECD work on Environment for 2011-2012, covering green growth, climate change, biodiversity, water, eco-innovation, chemical and bio-safety, resource efficiency.
Feb 10th, 2011
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The Waitt Advanced Biophotonics Center at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies officially opens on February 9, 2011 after quietly hiring two faculty members specializing in biophotonics----the science of using and manipulating light to investigate biological function----and building up its core facility's imaging capacity to rival most if not all academic research institutions of its size in the nation.
Feb 10th, 2011
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MBA students at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business created a business case that secured a $200,000 investment from Lockheed Martin to develop a nanotechnology created by university faculty.
Feb 10th, 2011
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At the joint pavilion, established technologies like silicon and semiconductor technologies are presented as well as intersectoral innovations from the fields of microfluidics, measurement, optics and nanotechnology.
Feb 10th, 2011
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Microsponges derived from seaweed may help diagnose heart disease, cancers, HIV and other diseases quickly and at far lower cost than current clinical methods.
Feb 9th, 2011
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Nanoscale lattice developed at Boston College a promising platform for clean energy applications.
Feb 9th, 2011
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Nanowire tiles can perform arithmetic and logical functions and are fully scalable.
Feb 9th, 2011
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John A. Rogers, the Lee J. Flory-Founder Chair in Engineering at the University of Illinois, is among the 68 new members elected to the National Academy of Engineering.
Feb 9th, 2011
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Thirty-three Swiss research groups have joined the National Centre of Competence in Research "Quantum Science and Technology" (QSIT) with the aim of exploring the boundaries between classical and quantum mechanics, and combining different research approaches. The researchers are not just hoping for success with regard to a quantum computer. The leading house is ETH Zurich with Director Klaus Ensslin, a professor of experimental physics.
Feb 9th, 2011
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The wonder of science often comes from the endless possibilities opened up by each successive discovery and the unexpected findings that result. Scientists at the University of Bristol now have a new tool that will yield yet more and unprecedented levels of information - and crucially, without disturbing the natural, physical state of the object under scrutiny.
Feb 9th, 2011
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