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Advanced laser spectroscopy exposes the unique organization of water molecules under model membrane surfaces.
Sep 24th, 2010
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Researchers discover less-expensive low-temperature catalyst for hydrogen purification
Engineering researchers from Tufts University, the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Harvard University have demonstrated the low-temperature efficacy of an atomically dispersed platinum catalyst, which could be suitable for on-board hydrogen production in fuel-cell-powered vehicles of the future.
Sep 23rd, 2010
Read moreNewly designed nanomesh material may lead to efficient thermoelectric devices
Researchers at the California Institute of Technology have developed a new type of material - made out of silicon - that could lead to more efficient thermoelectric devices. The material - a type of nanomesh - is composed of a thin film with a grid-like arrangement of tiny holes.
Sep 23rd, 2010
Read moreNew OECD report sums up current developments on nanomaterial safety
A new document from the OECD provides information on current/planned activities related to the safety of manufactured nanomaterials in OECD member and non-member countries that attended at the 7th meeting of OECD's Working Party on Manufactured Nanomaterials in Paris France, on July 7-9, 2010.
Sep 23rd, 2010
Read morenanoLAMPS created for use as molecular probes
Rohit Bhargava of the University of Illinois has come up with an intriguing new class of molecular probes for biomedical research called nanoLAMPs. Unlike most probes used in biomedicine or other types of research they don't require dyes or fluorescence but, like an ordinary house lamp, they do need a light switch in order to illuminate the molecular world.
Sep 23rd, 2010
Read moreHydrogen-powered, solar-inspired nanotechnology battery
Eduard Karpov, University of Illinois at Chicago assistant professor of civil and materials engineering, just received a three-year, $217,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to develop a new battery he is calling a catalothermionic generator.
Sep 23rd, 2010
Read moreNanotechnology for a just world peace
During the Week of Peace, six opinion leaders make statements on nanotechnology, peace and development cooperation in the framework of the Dutch public dialogue on nanotechnology. Their filmportraits of five minutes each have just been published in Dutch and English.
Sep 23rd, 2010
Read moreSicherheit und Nanomaterialien - Kickoff-Meeting
Wie sicher sind Nanomaterialien? Das soll jetzt das neue wissenschaftliche Projekt NanoGEM 'Nanostrukturierte Materialien-Gesundheit, Exposition und Materialeigenschaften' klaeren helfen.
Sep 23rd, 2010
Read moreElectricity collected from the air could become the newest alternative energy source
Imagine devices that capture electricity from the air - much like solar cells capture sunlight - and using them to light a house or recharge an electric car. Imagine using similar panels on the rooftops of buildings to prevent lightning before it forms. Strange as it may sound, scientists already are in the early stages of developing such devices.
Sep 22nd, 2010
Read moreAFM studies reveal path to protein crystallization in cell-like environments
Scientists at the Molecular Foundry, a nanoscience user facility at Berkeley Lab, have used atomic force microscopy to image in real time how S-layer proteins form crystals in a cell-like environment. This direct observation of protein assembly could provide researchers with insight into how microorganisms stave off antibiotics or lock carbon dioxide into minerals.
Sep 22nd, 2010
Read moreNew computer-tomography method visualizes nanostructure of bones
A novel nano-tomography method developed by a team of researchers from the Technische Universitaet Muenchen, the Paul Scherrer Institute and the ETH-Zurich opens the door to computed tomography examinations of minute structures at nanometer resolutions.
Sep 22nd, 2010
Read moreNanomanufacturing center to cooperate with federal health agency on nanotechnology safety
According to the agreement, CHN at Northeastern University with its core partner institutions will collaborate with the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) to advance workplace health and safety standards and practices, and act as a global resource for research, education and information dissemination in nanotechnology safety and health.
Sep 22nd, 2010
Read moreHarnessing the potential of the oddly-shaped molecule
A team of physicists and chemists have demonstrated for the first time the way in which an irregularly shaped molecule is adsorbed on a surface.
Sep 22nd, 2010
Read moreResearch gives insight into using graphene in electronics
New findings from the laboratory of University of Illinois researcher Joe Lyding are providing valuable insight into graphene, a single two-dimensional layer of graphite with numerous electronic and mechanical properties that make it attractive for use in electronics.
Sep 22nd, 2010
Read moreGemeinsame deutsch-japanische Exzellenz-Forschung auf dem Gebiet Halbleitertechnologie und Halbleitermaterialien
Das Leibniz-Institut fuer Innovative Mikroelektronik und das Research Institute of Electrical Communication an der Tohoku University in Japan verlaengern ihre Zusammenarbeit um weiter fuenf Jahre.
Sep 22nd, 2010
Read moreNanotechnology research cooperation between NSF's E3S Center and German Leibnitz Institute
Special focus is devoted to novel basic materials science approaches to build up low power Silicon microelectronics, for example by merging photonics and electronics on the mature Si technology platform.
Sep 22nd, 2010
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