Development of world's highest performance thin-film condenser
High-k dielectric nanosheets realizes the smallest, highest capacitance device.
Aug 30th, 2010
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Glass that optimises use of solar energy
The Construction Unit at Tecnalia (in conjunction with the University of Cantabria) has taken part in the Sunglass project. The aim is to develop a new product for the building Sector. This involves a glass that augments the efficiency of photovoltaic solar systems.
Aug 30th, 2010
Read moreElektronik aus dem Drucker - Von elektronischen Funketiketten und Lichttapeten
Am Institut fuer Druckmaschinen und Druckverfahren (IDD) der TU Darmstadt arbeiten Wissenschaftler gemeinsam mit der Merck KGaA an einem Sensor, der elektrischen Geraete erheblich kostenguenstiger machen wird. Der neue Sensor basiert nicht auf Silizium als leitendem Material, sondern auf Kunststoffen.
Aug 30th, 2010
Read moreUni Bayreuth: Symposium 'Nanostrukturierte Polymere'
Vom 12. bis 13. Oktober 2010 ist die Universitaet Bayreuth Gastgeber des 2. Symposiums 'Nanostrukturierte Polymere'. Die Veranstaltung ist ein Forum fuer den Austausch zwischen Grundlagenforschung und Anwendung im Bereich der Polymere und Kolloide.
Aug 30th, 2010
Read moreProtein bio-encapsulation and adsorption in hydrophobic nanoporous silica-based sol-gel glasses to mimic and probe the enhancement of protein folding
Researchers at Fluorotronics, Inc. (San Diego, USA) have enlightened the role of hydrophobic surfaces in the enhancement of proteins folding. They say that organic-inorganic nanoporous silica sol-gel glasses constitute the ideal support for protein bioencapsulation and adsorption, and to study the different factors influencing the protein folding process in a crowded environment.
Aug 30th, 2010
Read moreVulnerability in commercial quantum cryptography
The Norwegian University of Science and Technology and the University of Erlangen-Nuernberg together with the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light in Erlangen have recently developed and tested a technique exploiting imperfections in quantum cryptography systems to implement an attack.
Aug 29th, 2010
Read moreA new design for a gravimeter
Scientists have developed a novel design for a highly compact, ultra-sensitive quantum device to measure subtle changes in gravity over very short time or distance scales.
Aug 27th, 2010
Read moreMenschliche Proteinfabriken in 3D - Einblicke ins Innere menschlicher Zellen auf Nanoebene
Wer in der Zelle fuer die Bildung von Proteinen zustaendig ist, ist dank der zellbiologischen Forschung bereits bekannt. Aber wie diese Proteinfabriken (Ribosomen) innerhalb der Zelle organisiert sind, ist bisher nicht umfassend erforscht. Kuerzlich ist es Wissenschaftlern am Max-Planck-Institut fuer Biochemie gelungen, das Innenleben einer intakten menschlichen Zelle mittel Kryo-Elektronentomographie dreidimensional abzubilden.
Aug 27th, 2010
Read moreInvestigation of Fano resonance in plasmonic nanostructures and metamaterials promises new applications
Nanostructures with Fano resonance fabricated from plasmonic materials and metamaterials could give rise to a range of applications such as label-free chemical and bioanalysis probes that are adaptable to high-throughput applications, electronics-free sensor for sensing physical parameter changes such as temperature or pressure.
Aug 27th, 2010
Read moreFirst-ever 3-D molecular view of key genetic processes
In a landmark study to be published in the journal Nature, scientists have been able to create the first picture of genetic processes that happen inside every cell of our bodies.
Aug 27th, 2010
Read moreMagnets with a twist
The first direct observation of an unusual magnetic structure could lead to novel electronic and magnetic memory devices.
Aug 27th, 2010
Read moreTaking aim at a slippery target
Powerful synchrotron light captures never-before-seen electronic interactions of molecules dissolved in liquids.
Aug 27th, 2010
Read moreStretched polymer snaps back smaller than it started
Crazy bands are cool because no matter how long they've been stretched around a kid's wrist, they always return to their original shape, be it a lion or a kangaroo. Now a Duke and Stanford chemistry team has found a polymer molecule that's so springy it snaps back from stretching much smaller than it was before.
Aug 26th, 2010
Read moreA versatile, clean and efficient way to enhance widespread application of carbon nanotubes
Researchers at Imperial College London have developed a versatile, practical and efficient method for activating sites on the surface of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and subsequently binding a wide range of molecules to them. This new method will enable large-scale manufacture of modified CNTs.
Aug 26th, 2010
Read moreDesigner optoelectronics - quantum mechanics for new materials
European researchers have combined computer modelling of quantum mechanics and precision fabrication processes to create novel transparent conductive oxides made to order for a wide range of scientific and consumer applications.
Aug 26th, 2010
Read morePrediction of intrinsic magnetism at silicon surfaces could lead to single-spin magnetoelectronics
The integration of single-spin magnetoelectronics into standard silicon technology may soon be possible, if experiments confirm a new theoretical prediction by physicists at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The researchers predict that a family of well-known silicon surfaces, stabilized by small amounts of gold atoms, is intrinsically magnetic despite having no magnetic elements.
Aug 26th, 2010
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