CEA-Leti to present 10 papers at December IEDM/IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting
Issues addressed will include alternatives to bulk technologies for 20nm nodes and below and sub-16nm CMOS technologies.
Nov 22nd, 2010
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Aerogel-based plaster - a simple and effective way to insulate historical buildings
Scientists at Empa, the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, have developed a high performance plaster which boasts a thermal insulation value three-times better than convention plaster thanks to so-called aerogels.
Nov 22nd, 2010
Read moreRisoe DTU is going to put new test method for solar cells into production
Risoe DTU is going to put a newly developed test platform for polymer solar cells into production. The test platform will be transformed from a prototype into production ready 0-Series in collaboration with the Zealandic company 'LS Control'.
Nov 22nd, 2010
Read moreCNT Annual Conference on Carbon Nanomaterials
The German Innovation Alliance for Carbon Nanotubes will hold its annual conference in Ettlingen (near Karlsruhe, Germany) on 25th-27th January. This year the conference will be open to national and international visitors from research and industry. It offers a platform for the international CNT community to exchange results and ideas.
Nov 22nd, 2010
Read moreOxygen rich graphene support could lead to durable fuel cell catalysts
In the search for efficient, durable and commercially viable fuel cells, scientists at the University of Ulster's Nanotechnology Institute and collaborators from Peking University and University of Oxford have discovered a new catalyst-support combination that could make fuel cells more efficient and more resistant to carbon monoxide poisoning.
Nov 22nd, 2010
Read moreGruene im Bundestag wollen sorglosen Einsatz von Nanosilber stoppen
In einem Antrag fordern die Abgeordneten die Bundesregierung auf, das 'Inverkehrbringen von verbrauchernahen Produkten mit Nanosilber' zu verbieten und eine Liste aller auf dem Markt erhaeltlichen Erzeugnisse zu erstellen und der Oeffentlichkeit zugaenglich zu machen.
Nov 22nd, 2010
Read moreSuccess in developing groundbreaking electrolyte materials for solid oxide fuel cells
The Fuel Cell Nano-Materials Group at International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics has successfully developed two types of novel proton conducting oxide electrolytes for solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs). By applying these electrolytes, the commercialization of SOFCs operating in the intermediate temperature range, 500C to 650C, has come into sight.
Nov 22nd, 2010
Read morePurdue gets $1.5 million for quantum information center
Purdue University has been awarded $1.5 million to study quantum information science, a new field paving the way for quantum computing - a novel method to process information that is faster, more powerful and more efficient than classical computing.
Nov 21st, 2010
Read moreEmerging applications of carbon nanotubes
Jan M. Schnorr and Timothy M. Swager from the Department of Chemistry and Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies at MIT have published an overview of a variety of applications that are based on the unique properties of pristine as well as functionalized carbon nanotubes.
Nov 21st, 2010
Read moreResearchers insert identification codes into mouse embryos
Researchers from the Department of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology at Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (UAB), in collaboration with researchers from the Institute of Microelectronics of Barcelona (IMB-CNM) of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), have developed an identification system for oocytes and embryos in which each can be individually tagged using silicon barcodes.
Nov 19th, 2010
Read moreEarly phase of atherosclerosis imaged at the nanoscale
Atherosclerosis is characterized by hardening and thickening of artery walls, with serious health consequences. Researchers at TU/e have imaged the stages in the calcification at a nanometer scale. The growth of hardening follows almost the same process as bone or tooth formation.
Nov 19th, 2010
Read moreUniversity of Dayton hires researchers with goals of creating new technologies, jobs
The University of Dayton School of Engineering has hired two faculty members with a combined nine inventions for the region's Wright Brothers Institute and the state's Ohio Research Scholars program to help create technologies that could lead to jobs.
Nov 19th, 2010
Read moreDetecting cancer with the prick of a finger
Researchers at BYU have created a micro device that could both decrease the amount of blood and time needed to test for cancer-markers in a patient's blood.
Nov 19th, 2010
Read morePolymer scientists unpeel secrets of nanohair adhesion
Not long after Dr. Ali Dhinojwala, chairman of The University of Akron Department of Polymer Science, unpeeled the secret (fine, clingy hairs) behind the remarkable adhesion of gecko feet, he and fellow researchers came up with a synthetic replica: carbon nanotubes. Now, five years after that initial discovery, they have published the basis of the success of these nanotubes.
Nov 19th, 2010
Read moreNanoMission Japan 2011 - UK SMEs invited to apply for grants
Applications are now invited from UK companies to participate in NanoMission Japan 2011 which will allow companies the opportunity to participate in the major international event Nano Tech Japan 2011 held annually in Tokyo. The Exhibition will run from 16th-18th February 2011.
Nov 19th, 2010
Read moreNeues Nanotomographie Mikroskop beleuchtet Ultrastruktur von Zellen
HZB-Forscher koennen kleinste Zellbestandteile in ihrer natuerlichen Umgebung sichtbar machen - die Zelle bleibt intakt.
Nov 19th, 2010
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