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Keeping electronics cool with graphene

Findings on modified form of graphene could have impacts in managing heat dissipation in everything from electronics to photovoltaic solar cells to radars.

January 9, 2012 Read more

Seeing quantum mechanics with the naked eye

New research lays groundwork for new generation of ultrasensitive gyroscopes to measure gravity, magnetic field, and create quantum circuits.

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Event: Working safely with nanomaterials

The British Occupational Hygiene Society is hosting an International Conference on Working Safely with Nanomaterials on 6th July 2012.

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Mechanics of carbon nanotubes

Parts of this book are based on the fundamental research work on the basic methods for nanoscale mechanics during the initial stages of the establishment of Nanotechnology Programs at the NASA Langley Research Center (Hampton, Virginia) and the university-based ICASE Institute (NASA Langley Research Center).

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Abschlussbericht zur Entsorgung nanosilberhaltigen Abfalls in der Textilindustrie

Mit einer Fallstudie zur Entsorgung von silberhaltigen Abfaellen, welche ueber die Wertschoepfungskette von Textilien anfallen, sollte der Handlungsbedarf fuer eine spezifische Nano-Anwendung abgeschaetzt werden.

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Almost perfect: A breakthrough in superlens development

A step toward a cheap, simple lens powerful enough to let us see a single virus.

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Graphene reveals its magnetic personality

Can organic matter behave like a fridge magnet? Scientists from The University of Manchester have now shown that it can.

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Nanotechnology shrinks conducting wires to atomic scale (w/video)

The narrowest conducting wires in silicon ever made - just four atoms wide and one atom tall - have been shown to have the same electrical current carrying capability of copper.

January 7, 2012 Read more

Novel microinjection technology delivers nanoparticles to the back of the eye

Technology developed by researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University for delivering drugs and other therapeutics to specific locations in the eye provides the foundation for a startup company that has received a $4 million venture capital investment.

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Scientists are one step closer to a revolution in DNA sequencing

Harvard researchers develop tools to speed DNA sequencing.

January 6, 2012 Read more

Implanted biofuel cell converts bug's chemistry into electricity

An insect's internal chemicals can be converted to electricity, potentially providing power for sensors, recording devices or to control the bug, a group of researchers at Case Western Reserve University report.

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3-dimensional view of 1-dimensional nanostructures

Researchers at Northwestern University have recently reported that individual gallium nitride nanowires show strong piezoelectricity - a type of charge-generation caused by mechanical stress - in three dimensions.

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nanoCAGE reveals transcriptional landscape of the mouse main olfactory epithelium

nanoCAGE technology enables comprehensive analysis of transcription start sites from tiny biological samples.

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The next big step toward atom-specific dynamical chemistry

Berkeley Lab scientists push chemistry to the edge, testing plans for a new generation of light sources.

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Infektionsforscher durchleuchten Nanokosmos der Zellen

Die aktuellen Entwicklungen in der Kombination von Fluoreszenztomographie und klassischer Mikroskopie setzen neue Massstaebe in der Infektionsforschung. Die modernen bildgebenden Verfahren und ihre Ergebnisse werden Thema des internationalen Symposiums "Imaging Infection 2012" sein.

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Researchers create a wire 4 atoms wide, 1 atom tall

The smallest wires ever developed in silicon - just one atom tall and four atoms wide - have been shown by a team of researchers from the University of New South Wales, Melbourne University and Purdue University to have the same current-carrying capability as copper wires.

January 5, 2012 Read more