A research group in the International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA) at the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) succeeded for the first time in the world in nano-tensile strength measurements of boron nitride nanotubes using a high performance transmission electron microscope.
Sep 16th, 2010
Read moreWithin the framework of the Belgian Presidency of the EU, a conference was held on Tuesday on the development of nanomaterials management and information tools.
Sep 16th, 2010
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Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have found theoretical evidence of a new way to generate the high-frequency waves used in modern communication devices such as cell phones.
Sep 15th, 2010
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A team led by Boston University biomedical engineering researchers has won a $4.1 million, four-year grant from the National Institutes of Health to refine its nanoscale, low-cost, ultra-fast DNA sequencing method that could lead to individual genome sequencing for less than $1,000.
Sep 15th, 2010
Read moreThe UAlbany NanoCollege is being recognized for its commitment to advancing healthcare through pioneering education and leading-edge research and development in nanobioscience, as well as its contributions to the economic and educational growth of the Capital Region and New York State.
Sep 15th, 2010
Read moreLate-breaking abstracts for posters and presentations will be accepted for Nanoinformatics 2010 until October 15.
Sep 15th, 2010
Read moreThe 22nd edition of the European Union Contest for Young Scientists (EUCYS) will take place in Lisbon at the Museum of Electricity. For more than 20 years the Contest has been bringing together the brightest young minds in European science highlighting the importance of innovation and research for future generation.
Sep 15th, 2010
Read moreA Florida State University engineering professor's innovative research with nanomaterials could one day lead to a new generation of hydrogen fuel cells that are less expensive, smaller, lighter and more durable - advantages that might make them a viable option for widespread use in automobiles and in military and industrial technology.
Sep 15th, 2010
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University of Twente's new measuring method more sensitive and more specific too.
Sep 15th, 2010
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The development of new organic batteries - lightweight energy storage devices that work without the need for toxic heavy metals - has a brighter future now that chemists have discovered a new way to pass electrons back and forth between two molecules.
Sep 15th, 2010
Read moreNew insight into the structure of switchgrass and poplars is fueling discussions that could result in more efficient methods to turn biomass into biofuel.
Sep 15th, 2010
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The 'Electronic Transport in Nanoengineered Materials' workshop is sponsored by UChicago's Materials Research Science and Engineering Center. Among the approximately 70 participants will be physical chemists, who make new materials and study their properties, and theoretical physicists who specialize in the study of solid matter.
Sep 15th, 2010
Read moreA first joint nano4water cluster workshop will take place on 26 October 2010 in Aachen, Germany.
Sep 15th, 2010
Read moreNew studies on the strength of these submicroscopic cylinders of carbon indicate that on an ounce-for-ounce basis they are at least 117 times stronger than steel and 30 times stronger than Kevlar, the material used in bulletproof vests and other products.
Sep 15th, 2010
Read moreThe PhD thesis by Carlos Echeverria Arrondo, Doctor in Physics from the Public University of Navarre and entitled 'On doped semiconductor quantum dots and magnetic nanowires', studied the behaviour and properties of nanometric-scale semiconductor crystals.
Sep 15th, 2010
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Silicon-based microfluidic devices that make use of a stepwise junction can deliver droplets of various sizes.
Sep 15th, 2010
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