Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety and Energy Technology UMSICHT in Oberhausen are pursuing a new idea by testing how carbon dioxide can be used to impregnate plastics.
Jan 3rd, 2011
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A few months ago Muenster scientists showed that certain molecules - so-called nano-containers - can be guided by light alone. This study has now been singled out for special praise.
Jan 3rd, 2011
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At January's TEDxCaltech conference, researchers will present a one-molecule robot capable of following a trail of chemical breadcrumbs.
Dec 30th, 2010
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Distinguished Prof. Kwang-Lung Lin of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), Tainan, Taiwan, the Deputy Executive Director of Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) South, has received the honorary title of 2011 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Fellow with his outstanding achievement on the research of lead-free solder alloy and its material response, and also won the title of 2010 Materials Research Society Taiwan (MRS-T) Fellow.
Dec 29th, 2010
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Researchers have overcome a fundamental obstacle in developing breath-analysis technology to rapidly diagnose patients by detecting chemical compounds called 'biomarkers' in a person's respiration in real time.
Dec 28th, 2010
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Five new US, European and Japanese companies join A*STAR's Industrial Consortium On Nanoimprint to engineer marine life-inspired anti-microbial surfaces for use on ships, lenses and medical devices.
Dec 28th, 2010
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NEC Corporation announced that it succeeded in the world's first simulation-based prediction of laser-induced photochemical reactions that can efficiently eject a hydrogen atom from a hydrogen chloride molecule trapped inside a carbon nanotube.
Dec 28th, 2010
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The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) requests comments on the draft Current Intelligence Bulletin Occupational Exposure to Carbon Nanotubes and Nanofibers, NIOSH Docket Number: NIOSH 161-A.
Dec 27th, 2010
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Pursuant to Health and Safety Code section 57019(d), the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) formally announces this request for information regarding analytical test methods, and other relevant information, from manufacturers of the following nanomaterials: Nano Silver, Nano Zero Valent Iron, Nano Titanium Dioxide, Nano Zinc Oxide, Nano Cerium Oxide, Quantum Dots.
Dec 27th, 2010
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Chemnitzer Physiker stellen neue zerstoerungsfreie Messmethode fuer die Oberflaechenstruktur weicher Materialien vor.
Dec 27th, 2010
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Researchers succeeded in the batch fabrication of suspended structures (cantilevers and bridges) of single crystal diamond for nano/micro electromechanical system (NEMS/MEMS). Based on this process, they achieved in the world the first single crystal diamond NEMS switch.
Dec 24th, 2010
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Defra, the UK Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, has published a five piece set of reports (free downloads) that describe a methodology for performing a comparative valuation of a nanotechnology against an incumbent technology.
Dec 24th, 2010
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An international team of researchers has announced a breakthrough that gives a new spin to semiconductor nanoelectronics and the world of information technology. The team has developed an electrically controllable device whose functionality is based on an electron's spin.
Dec 23rd, 2010
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IBM Researchers today revealed a previously unknown aspect of key physics inside Racetrack memory -- a new technology design which stands to improve memory capabilities within mobile phones, laptop computers and business-class servers. This new class of memory could enable devices to store much more information - as much as a factor of 100 times greater - while using much less energy than today's designs.
Dec 23rd, 2010
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It wouldn't look good on the mantelpiece and is bound to get lost in the post - it's the world's smallest Christmas card. Invisible to the naked eye, the card is so small that 8276 of them could fit on an area the size of a first class stamp.
Dec 23rd, 2010
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For the first time, chemists have succeeded in plugging a metal atom into a methane gas molecule, thereby creating a new compound that could be a key in opening up new production processes for the chemical industry, especially for the synthesis of organic compounds, which in turn might have implications for drug development.
Dec 23rd, 2010
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