Scientists have leaped over a major hurdle in efforts to begin commercial production of a form of carbon that could rival silicon in its potential for revolutionizing electronics devices ranging from supercomputers to cell phones.
Mar 10th, 2010
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Researchers at Stanford University have successfully developed brand new concept of organic lighting-emitting diodes (OLEDs) with a few nanometer of graphene as transparent conductor. This paved the way for inexpensive mass production of OLEDs on large-area low-cost flexible plastic substrate, which could be rolled up like wallpaper and virtually applied to anywhere you want.
Mar 10th, 2010
Read moreEntries for the EUROPEAN BIOTECHNICA AWARD 2010 are now being accepted. European companies from the biotechnology sector and the life sciences have until 30 April 2010 to submit entries for this prize.
Mar 10th, 2010
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A team of physicists headed by Christian Roos and Rainer Blatt from the Institute of Quantum Optics and Quantum Information of the Austrian Academy of Sciences realize a quantum walk in a quantum system with up to 23 steps.
Mar 10th, 2010
Read moreFor the first time, scientists have succeeded in growing empty particles derived from a plant virus and have made them carry useful chemicals.
Mar 10th, 2010
Read moreConsider this T-shirt: It can monitor your heart rate and breathing, analyze your sweat and even cool you off on a hot summer's day. What about a pillow that monitors your brain waves, or a solar-powered dress that can charge your phone or MP3 player? This is not science fiction - this is cotton in 2010.
Mar 9th, 2010
Read moreIn a paper published in the American Chemical Society journal, Macromolecules, scientists from IBM and Stanford University detail discoveries that could lead to the development of new types of biodegradable, biocompatible plastics.
Mar 9th, 2010
Read moreThe University of New Mexico College of Arts and Sciences and the College of Optical Sciences at the University of Arizona has established the Center for Quantum Information and Control. CQuIC is founded on a three-year, $1.26 million grant from the National Science Foundation's Physics at the Information Frontiers program.
Mar 9th, 2010
Read moreMagnetic quantum dot technology is expected to underpin future communications and resolve power consumption and variability issues in today's microelectronics industry by providing computers and other devices with extraordinary electrical and magnetic properties.
Mar 9th, 2010
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Today, the German Minister for Education and Research, Annette Schavan, officially opens the new training and conference centre for the life sciences on the campus of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Heidelberg.
Mar 9th, 2010
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Einzelne Molekuele und ihre Dynamik in lebenden Zellen sichtbar machen: Das ist das Ziel von Professor Markus Sauer. Um es zu erreichen, entwickelt der neue Inhaber des Lehrstuhls fuer Biotechnologie und Biophysik der Uni Wuerzburg neueste Techniken der Fluoreszenz-Mikroskopie mit hoher zeitlicher und raeumlicher Aufloesung.
Mar 9th, 2010
Read moreAnother weapon in the arsenal against cancer: Nanoparticles that identify, target and kill specific cancer cells while leaving healthy cells alone.
Mar 8th, 2010
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A new experiment has shown that it is possible to focus light through opaque materials and detect objects hidden behind them, provided you know enough about the material.
Mar 8th, 2010
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The hybrid of microelectronic circuits and atoms which combines the best quantum mechanical characteristics of both systems, may help to realize a breakthrough in quantum computing. Not only Andreas Wallraff believes this, but also the European Research Council, which has been supporting his project for five years with almost two million Euros.
Mar 8th, 2010
Read moreA team of materials scientists and chemists have taken inspiration from sea shells found on the beach to create a composite material from dissimilar 'ingredients'. Their technique could be used to make ceramics with high resistance to cracking - which could in turn be used in crack-resistant building materials and bone replacements.
Mar 8th, 2010
Read moreThe agreement between the Centre for Nanoscience and Quantum Information (NSQI) at the University of Bristol, UK, and the California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI) at UCLA in the USA, forges a link between two of the world's foremost centres in nanoscience research.
Mar 8th, 2010
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