A little disorder goes a long way, especially when it comes to harnessing the sun's energy. Scientists from the Berkeley Lab jumbled the atomic structure of the surface layer of titanium dioxide nanocrystals, creating a catalyst that is both long lasting and more efficient than all other materials in using the sun's energy to extract hydrogen from water.
Jan 28th, 2011
Read moreTouchscreens are in - although the technology still has its price. The little screens contain rare and expensive elements. This is the reason why researchers at Fraunhofer are coming up with an alternative display made of low-priced renewable raw materials available all over the world. The researchers are presenting touchscreens that contain carbon nanotubes at the nano tech 2011 fair in Tokyo.
Jan 28th, 2011
Read moreDNA, that marvelous, twisty molecule of life, has an alter ego, research at the University of Michigan and the University of California, Irvine reveals. On rare occasions, its building blocks 'rock and roll', deforming the familiar double helix into a different shape.
Jan 28th, 2011
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The ability of some forms of plankton and bacteria to build an extra natural layer of nanoparticle-like armour has inspired chemists at the University of Warwick to devise a startlingly simple way to give drug bearing polymer vesicles (microscopic polymer based sacs of liquid) their own armoured protection.
Jan 28th, 2011
Read moreThe University of Glasgow is working with EADS Innovation Works (EADS IW) on developing a revolutionary storage system for hydrogen that would pave the way for using hydrogen as a clean alternative to hydrocarbon-based fuels in aeroplanes.
Jan 28th, 2011
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The rapid development of nanotechnology has increased fears about the health risks of nano-objects. Are these fears justified? Do we need a new discipline, nanotoxicology, to evaluate the risks? Harald F. Krug and Peter Wick of the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology discuss these questions in the journal Angewandte Chemie.
Jan 28th, 2011
Read moreToday, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer released a letter to Energy Secretary Steven Chu, urging him to approve SEMATECH's application to form a new photovoltaic manufacturing consortium with support from the Department of Energy's Photovoltaic Manufacturing Initiative.
Jan 28th, 2011
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A German research group has succeeded for the first time in directly controlling the magnetic state of a single molecule at room temperature.
Jan 28th, 2011
Read moreResearchers in Japan have developed a new technology for the production of 0.5 nm ultra-thin high-permittivity gate insulating films.
Jan 28th, 2011
Read moreEinen Ueberblick ueber die aktuelle Literatur im Bereich der Nanotechnologie gibt der neue 'Sonderinformationsdienst Nanotechnologie', den die Fachbibliothek der Bundesanstalt fuer Arbeitsschutz und Arbeitsmedizin (BAuA) jetzt veroeffentlicht hat.
Jan 28th, 2011
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Structured surfaces have special properties. It would be desirable to make these properties switchable. This, for example, would allow for friction and adhesion to be specifically switched on and off on metallic surfaces. How to train structured surfaces for this effect has been under investigation by the junior research group 'Metallic Microstructures' at the Leibniz Institute for New Materials since January 2011.
Jan 28th, 2011
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Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) conferred its Award for International Cooperation in Science and Technology for 2010 at CAS' annual conference held January 25-27, Beijing.
Jan 28th, 2011
Read moreThe forum aims to bring stakeholders together to aid policymakers establish a regulatory framework for the safe commercialisation of nanotechnologies.
Jan 28th, 2011
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On team of 9-14 year old kids participate in the First Lego League competition with research in the field of biomedical engineering on how to prevent stroke-causing blood clots in the brain using nanotechnology.
Jan 27th, 2011
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Scientists have created a diamond-like lattice composed of gold nanoparticles and viral particles, woven together and held in place by strands of DNA. The structure - a distinctive mix of hard, metallic nanoparticles and organic viral pieces known as capsids, linked by the very stuff of life, DNA - marks a remarkable step in scientists' ability to combine an assortment of materials to create infinitesimal devices.
Jan 27th, 2011
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Researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology describe a new method of combining top-gate organic field-effect transistors with a bilayer gate insulator. This allows the transistor to perform with incredible stability while exhibiting good current performance. In addition, the transistor can be mass produced in a regular atmosphere and can be created using lower temperatures, making it compatible with the plastic devices it will power.
Jan 27th, 2011
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