The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) has awarded a grant valued at GBP 5m to a consortium of researchers in the UK, led by the University of Surrey, to work on Silicon Photonics.
Posted: Oct 26th, 2007
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Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) demonstrate a technique that allows them to selectively grow nanowires on sapphire wafers in specific positions and orientations accurately enough to attach contacts and layer other circuit elements, all with conventional lithography techniques.
Posted: Oct 26th, 2007
Read moreIt seems that every year someone feels compelled to explain "the scinece of Santa Claus." So here is this year's version.
Posted: Oct 26th, 2007
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Researchers at The University of Manchester have developed high-tech battery-powered textile yarns that can be used to make clothing glow in the dark.
Posted: Oct 26th, 2007
Read moreThe Center for Biological and Environmental Nanotechnology at Rice University is offering a spring course on Nanotechnology for Introductory Chemistry and Physics Teachers.
Posted: Oct 26th, 2007
Read moreThe PennState Center for Nanotechnology Education and Utilization will conduct a 3-day "Hands-on Nanofabrication Workshop for Educators" from Novemer 13-15, 2007.
Posted: Oct 26th, 2007
Read moreA unique feature of this so-called Surface Plasmon Resonance technique is that it directly tests on blood serum, without complex preprocessing. A special chip will enable many parallel tests.
Posted: Oct 25th, 2007
Read moreUnder the theme of functional supramolecular systems: Self-assembly and nanotechnology, the 311th session of Xiangshan Science Conferences (XSSC) was held on October 22-24, in Beijing.
Posted: Oct 25th, 2007
Read moreDutch researchers have developed a new type of biodegradable nanoparticle. The spherical structures can encapsulate various fat-soluble medicines, which makes it easier to target tumour tissue. These nanoballs are highly promising carriers for the controlled release of anticancer drugs.
Posted: Oct 24th, 2007
Read moreResearchers have found that nanosized copper particles affect fish gills through a different and as-yet-unknown mechanism than dissolved copper ions do.
Posted: Oct 24th, 2007
Read moreThe nanotechnology centers of the universities in South West Scandinavia enter a strategic collaboration to promote the development and commercialization of nanotechnology.
Posted: Oct 24th, 2007
Read moreDesigning better solar cells might seem a question of electronics or chemistry, but for one University of Florida engineer, it starts with bugs.
Posted: Oct 23rd, 2007
Read moreBlocks of carbon nanotubes can be used to create effective and powerful pressure sensors, according to a new study by researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Posted: Oct 23rd, 2007
Read moreArizona State University has a new take on old memory, one that promises to boost the performance, capacity and battery life of consumer electronics from digital cameras to laptops. Best of all, it is cheap, made from common materials and compatible with just about anything currently on the market.
Posted: Oct 23rd, 2007
Read moreErb Institute speakers and panelists discuss moral imperative of climate change activism.
Posted: Oct 23rd, 2007
Read moreResearchers have developed a new class of electrocatalyst that could help to improve the capacity of fuel cells.
Posted: Oct 23rd, 2007
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