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Looking inside the quantum world

An international team of scientists may have found a way to study the elusive quantum behavior of large 'macroscopic' objects.

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Borrowing from brightly-colored birds: Physicists develop lasers inspired by nature

Researchers at Yale University are studying how two types of nanoscale structures on the feathers of birds produce brilliant and distinctive colors. The researchers are hoping that by borrowing these nanoscale tricks from nature they will be able to produce new types of lasers - ones that can assemble themselves by natural processes.

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Metal shortages alert from leading geologists

Inexorable demand for consumer goods places strain on supply of metals.

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Award-winning nanotechnology image

When Empa researchers receive prizes, it is usually to honour their scientific work. However, the photographs from the scanning electron microscope, taken by Siddhartha Pathak during his postdoctoral time at Empa in Thun, have already been recognized several times for their aesthetic value.

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Golden touch makes low-temperature graphene production a reality

A method which more than halves the temperature at which high-quality graphene can be produced has been pioneered by researchers.

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Advanced nanostructure technology makes a highly efficient and yet cheaper silicon solar cell

Developed jointly by Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and A*STAR Institute of Microelectronics (IME), the new thin-film silicon solar cells are designed to be made from cheaper, low grade silicon. However it is able to generate electricity currents close to that produced by traditional solar cells made from costly, high quality silicon.

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NSF grant to fund instrumentation for IU Nanoscale Characterization Facility

The National Science Foundation has awarded $776,114 to Indiana University Bloomington researchers to acquire instrumentation for investigating how the nanoscale structure and composition of surfaces give rise to the unique properties of materials.

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New equation predicts molecular forces in hydrophobic interactions

New equation developed by UCSB chemical engineers solves the mystery of forces between water-repelling and water-attracting molecules that are critical to industrial and medical applications.

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Molecular depth profiling modeled using buckyballs and low-energy argon

A team of scientists led by a Penn State University chemist has demonstrated the strengths and weaknesses of an alternative method of molecular depth profiling -- a technique used to analyze the surface of ultra-thin materials such as human tissue, nanoparticles, and other substances.

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Notre Dame researchers awarded millions to develop radically new computers

Reflecting its worldwide leadership in the search for new computing technologies, the University of Notre Dame has received two of 12 prestigious grants for cutting-edge nanoelectronics research that were awarded recently by the Semiconductor Research Corporation's Nanoelectronics Research Initiative (SRC-NRI) and the National Science Foundation.

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Point defects in super-chilled diamonds may offer stable candidates for quantum computing bits

To further explore diamonds' quantum computing potential, researchers from the University of Science and Technology of China tested the properties of a common defect found in diamond: the nitrogen-vacancy center.

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New form of superhard carbon observed

Scientists have discovered a new form of carbon which is capable of withstanding extreme pressure stresses that were previously observed only in diamond.

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European Commission requests guidance on the safety assessment of nanomaterials in cosmetics

The European Commission (EC) has asked the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) to prepare a guidance document on the safety assessment of nanomaterials in cosmetics.

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Nanotechnologie in Deutschland soll weiter gestaerkt werden

Die Bundesregierung soll nach dem Willen der Fraktionen von CDU/CSU und FDP im Rahmen des Aktionsplans Nanotechnologie 2015 zusaetzliche Ressourcen im Bereich der Nanotechnologie bereitstellen.

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Penn team wins entrepreneurial innovation award with graphene manufacturing

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has selected a University of Pennsylvania team as a member of its inaugural class of NSF Innovation Corps awards. The I-Corps Awards recognize research that has the potential for commercial applications and connects scientists to entrepreneurial resources.

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US and Indian institutes sign academic agreement for nanotechnology and nanomedicine

University of Missouri officials announced today a five-year agreement with K.S.R. Educational Institutions of India that will promote advanced research and training in nanomedicine and nanotechnology.

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