New biodegradable nanocompound facilitates bone regeneration
Development of a new porous, biodegradable nanocompound support for the regeneration of bone tissue.
Aug 7th, 2010
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The 'magic' of tin
The metal tin lacks the value and prestige of gold, silver, and platinum - but to nuclear physicists, tin is magic. Physicists recently reported studies on tin that add knowledge to a concept known as magic numbers while perhaps helping scientists to explain how heavy elements are made in exploding stars.
Aug 7th, 2010
Read moreTimely technology sees tiny transitions
Scientists can detect the movements of single molecules by using fluorescent tags or by pulling them in delicate force measurements, but only for a few minutes. A new technique by Rice University researchers will allow them to track single molecules without modifying them -- and it works over longer timescales.
Aug 7th, 2010
Read moreScientists provide a new angle on quantum cryptography
An ultra-secure form of coded communication could be given a boost. Quantum physicists have demonstrated the randomness of quantum mechanics also applies to the measurement of a particle's angle and rotation.
Aug 6th, 2010
Read moreTurning down the noise in graphene
Working with the unique nanoscience capabilities of the Molecular Foundry at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, a multi-institutional team of researchers has developed the first model of signal-to-noise-ratios for low frequency noises in graphene on silica. Their results show noise patterns that run just the opposite of noise patterns in other electronic materials.
Aug 6th, 2010
Read moreFederal grant invests in nanostructured 'super' materials
Backed by a $1.2 million federal grant, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) has launched a Center for Advanced Materials Manufacturing (CAMM) that will support the transfer of UWM research in bulk nanostructured materials to manufacturing industry in both Wisconsin and the nation.
Aug 6th, 2010
Read moreBATT program awards more than $8 million for innovative research projects on lithium battery anodes
BATT is the premier fundamental research program in the U.S. for developing high-performance, rechargeable batteries for electric and hybrid-electric vehicles.
Aug 6th, 2010
Read moreScientists identify molecular machinery that maintains important feature of the spindle
During cell division, microtubules emanating from each of the spindle poles meet and overlap in the spindle's mid zone. Scientists at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Heidelberg, Germany, have uncovered the molecular mechanism that determines the extent of this overlap.
Aug 6th, 2010
Read moreScience fictions: Inquiries into the future of science education
The Science Fictions Conference, held on 13-15 October 2010 in Glasgow, UK, aims to move beyond the current paradigm, using knowledge from several major projects in this area, and the expertise of thinkers from inside and outside the science education field.
Aug 5th, 2010
Read moreUltrafast gates for single atomic qubits
A team of physicists has achieved ultrafast 'switching' time in an operation central to quantum information processing, changing the state of a single trapped ion in less than 50 picoseconds with more than 99 percent reliability.
Aug 5th, 2010
Read moreFree 'Inside Raman' seminars
University of Warwick to host 'Inside Raman' seminars.
Aug 5th, 2010
Read moreDARPA Young Faculty Award for developing nanoengineered surface technology-enabled thermal-fluid systems
MIT's Kripa Varanasi will use his award to focus on developing novel nanoengineered surface technology-enabled thermal-fluid systems for ultra-high-heat flux thermal management, which could impact multiple industries spanning electronics and photonics, energy, water, agriculture and transportation.
Aug 5th, 2010
Read moreUndergrad nanotechnology summer 2010/11 internships in Australia
This is an opportunity for highly motivated undergraduate students to experience the unique environment at one of Australia's leading research institutes.
Aug 5th, 2010
Read morePhysicists use offshoot of string theory to describe puzzling behavior of superconductors
Physicists are divided on whether string theory is a viable theory of everything, but many agree that it offers a new way to look at physical phenomena that have otherwise proven difficult to describe. In the past decade, physicists have used string theory to build a connection between quantum and gravitational mechanics, known as gauge/gravity duality. MIT physicists have now used that connection to describe a specific physical phenomenon - the behavior of a type of high-temperature superconductor.
Aug 5th, 2010
Read moreThe Secret of Life may be as simple as what happens between the sheets - nanometer-thin mica sheets
Several lines of evidence support the idea that life originated with molecules that lay between mica sheets.
Aug 5th, 2010
Read moreHow would a nanotechnology revolution affect me? Encyclopedia has the answers
Newly released two-volume 'Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and Society' is accessible, jargon-free, and balanced through varied perspectives.
Aug 5th, 2010
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