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Basque entities develop new nano-alloyed steels for the car industry

The aim of this project is to apply nanotechnology to steel car components to ensure they behave in a more efficient manner.

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European Journal of Law and Technology special issue on nanotechnology regulations

The European Journal of Law and Technology (EJLT) Special issue on the regulation of nanotechnology is now officially online.

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Featured MULT-EU-SIM workshop celebrated at the Trends in Nanotechnology Conference, TNT2011

MULT-EU-SIM aims to gather the simulation research community in Europe to establish a joint vision of multiscale modelling and simulation. This will enable to prepare Europe to play a leading role in the opening era of computational sciences where multiscale simulation will profoundly change the scientific and technological practices.

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Nanobodies zur Behandlung schwerer Krankheiten

Die Forschungsgruppe von Prof. Markus Affolter am Biozentrum der Uni Basel hat erstmals eine Methode entwickelt, mit der sich Nanobodies zur gezielten Beeinflussung und Steuerung von Proteinfunktionen im Koerper einsetzen lassen.

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Scientists see a beckoning hand from the nano-world

Nanoscientists creating nano-sized tools have accidentally created a tiny item which looks like a beckoning hand.

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Molecular actuators: Crystals take a bow

Thin, strong microcrystals containing photosensitive double bonds can flex or straighten on light exposure.

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Promising method for the synthesis of palladium nanosprings

Electrochemical co-deposition of two metals followed by the selective etching of one allows for the synthesis of nanospring structures.

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Storage mechanism for entangled photons another step towards quantum computing

In the newly proposed scheme, the crystal generating the entangled photons is placed between two mirrors. Interference effects caused by the photons bouncing back and forth between the mirrors ensure that the photons are produced with a very narrow distribution of wavelengths, which is an important requirement for quantum computers.

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Detoxifying carbon nanotubes

Competitive binding between blood proteins can reduce the toxicity of protein-coated carbon nanotubes toward cells.

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Multi-purpose photonic chip paves the way to programmable quantum processors

A multi-purpose optical chip which generates, manipulates and measures entanglement and mixture - two quantum phenomena which are essential driving forces for tomorrow's quantum computers - has been developed by researchers from the University of Bristol's Centre for Quantum Photonics. This work represents an important step forward in the race to develop a quantum computer.

December 11, 2011 Read more

The world's smallest steam engine

A heat engine measuring only a few micrometres works as well as its larger counterpart, although it splutters.

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IDTechEx Printed Electronics USA 2011 award winners

The awards recognize outstanding progress in the development and commercialization of printed electronics, an industry that produces a huge amount of technical innovation which will be used in many products.

December 9, 2011 Read more

Quantum tunneling results in record transistor performance

Researchers from Penn State and epitaxial wafer maker IQE have created a high performance transistor that could help solve one of the vexing problems of today's MOSFET technology - reducing the power demand whether the transistors are idle or switching.

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