We currently transmit information electronically; in the future we will most likely use photons. However, these are not the only alternatives. Information can also be transmitted by means of chemical reactions. George M. Whitesides and his colleagues at Harvard University have now developed a concept that allows transmission of alphanumeric information in the form of light pulses with no electricity: the 'infofuse'.
Jun 21st, 2010
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The third international conference on the history of quantum physics will be held on June 28 - July 2, 2010, at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, building on the momentum generated by two previous conferences held in Berlin (2007) and in Utrecht (2008).
Jun 21st, 2010
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Das Bundesministerium fuer Bildung und Forschung (BMBF) finanziert seit dem 1. Mai 2010 ein grosses Verbundprojekt mit dem Titel UMSICHT: Abschaetzung der Umweltgefaehrdung durch Silbernanomaterialien: vom chemischen Partikel bis zum technischen Produkt. Das Projekt mit einer Laufzeit von drei Jahren hat ein Finanzvolumen von fast 3,7 Mio. Euro.
Jun 21st, 2010
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International Enterprise Singapore, the lead government agency tasked to develop Singapore's external economy, will be leading seven Singapore-based nanotechnology companies in their debut appearance at the Nanotech Conference and Expo 2010 (Nanotech 2010).
Jun 21st, 2010
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Batteries might gain a boost in power capacity as a result of a new finding from researchers at MIT. They found that using carbon nanotubes for one of the battery's electrodes produced a significant increase - up to tenfold - in the amount of power it could deliver from a given weight of material, compared to a conventional lithium-ion battery.
Jun 20th, 2010
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For the first time, physicists at Harvard University have tracked individual atoms in a gas cooled to extreme temperatures as the particles reorganized into a crystal, a process driven by quantum mechanics. The research opens new possibilities for particle-by-particle study and engineering of artificial quantum materials.
Jun 19th, 2010
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The President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) wants to hear from you about how the Federal government can best use its resources so three of the newest and most promising technologies provide the greatest economic benefits to society.
Jun 19th, 2010
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The all-encompassing annual review on TiO2 pigment for industry participants including producers, end-consumers, new entrants and the financial community.
Jun 19th, 2010
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The fastest growing waste in the EU could soon be helping to combat hospital infections, according to scientists at the University of York.
Jun 18th, 2010
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Researchers have for the first time experimentally realised, almost a century later, an idea dating from 1912. In that year the physicist Smoluchowski devised a prototype for an engine at the molecular scale in which he thought he could ingeniously convert Brownian motion into work.
Jun 18th, 2010
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Physicists at the University of Sydney have brought silicon chips closer to performing all-optical computing and information processing that could overcome the speed limitations intrinsic to electronics, with the first report published of an on-chip all-optical temporal integrator.
Jun 18th, 2010
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A team of University of Minnesota-led researchers has cleared a major hurdle in the drive to build solar cells with potential efficiencies up to twice as high as current levels, which rarely exceed 30 percent.
Jun 18th, 2010
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Now, thanks to Lehigh University's unrivaled electron microscopy and spectroscopy facilities, researchers have gained unmatched insights that could improve the efficiency and extend the applications of the powerful nanoparticles.
Jun 18th, 2010
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Using cutting-edge spectroscopy at atomic resolutions, researchers have discovered how to grow ultra-thin manganite films while retaining their magnetic properties.
Jun 18th, 2010
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Physiker erzeugen ein Bose-Einstein-Kondensat in der Schwerelosigkeit - ein Schritt hin zu extrem sensiblen Quantensensoren fuer die Gravitation.
Jun 18th, 2010
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Artificial 'molecules' with an asymmetric structure can control the flow of electrons in semiconductor materials.
Jun 18th, 2010
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