Unraveling how bacteria motor along
Motile bacteria switch between swimming patterns through conformational changes to a constituent protein of the propeller-like flagellum.
Jun 11th, 2010
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Silk could provide a sophisticated new way of monitoring health
Researchers in Australia have created microchips using silk fibres. In the lab they have demonstrated that these microchips can measure oxygen using haemoglobin embedded in the silk.
Jun 11th, 2010
Read moreStretching single molecules allows precision studies of interacting electrons
With controlled stretching of molecules, Cornell researchers have demonstrated that single-molecule devices can serve as powerful new tools for fundamental science experiments. Their work has resulted in detailed tests of long-existing theories on how electrons interact at the nanoscale.
Jun 10th, 2010
Read moreScientists glimpse the motion of electrons in molecules
Physicists in Europe have successfully glimpsed the motion of electrons in molecules. The results are a major boon for the research world. Knowing how electrons move within molecules will facilitate observations and fuel our understanding of chemical reactions.
Jun 10th, 2010
Read moreA breakthrough toward creating nanocircuitry on graphene
Scientists have made a breakthrough toward creating nanocircuitry on graphene, widely regarded as the most promising candidate to replace silicon as the building block of transistors.
Jun 10th, 2010
Read moreTekes and the Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai renew nanotechnology cooperation
Tekes and the Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai renewed the cooperation agreement for an additional five years.
Jun 10th, 2010
Read moreEuropean 26m euros project to develop next generation nanotransistor chips
The University of Glasgow is playing a key role in a 26M Euro European project called MODERN looking at how to design the next generation computer chips - using variable and unreliable nanotransistors.
Jun 10th, 2010
Read moreSEMATECH achieves submicron 3D IC bond alignment results
Researchers from SEMATECH's 3D Interconnect program based at the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering's Albany NanoTech Complex have reported advances in wafer-to-wafer bonding alignment accuracies through a series of tool and process hardening improvements.
Jun 10th, 2010
Read moreQuantum dot 'dark pulse laser' produces bursts of ... almost nothing
In an advance that sounds almost Zen, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and JILA, a joint institute of NIST and the University of Colorado at Boulder, have demonstrated a new type of pulsed laser that excels at not producing light.
Jun 10th, 2010
Read moreSilizium kann jetzt noch mehr
IFW-Forscher machen Silizium thermisch isolierend und erschliessen damit neue Anwendungsfelder fuer das Lieblingsmaterial der Halbleiterindustrie.
Jun 10th, 2010
Read moreKeynote on transformational clean and nanotechnologies at TechConnect
Lockheed Martin, a global security company, will play a prominent role at the annual TechConnect World Conference and Expo, to be held in Anaheim, California from June 21-24.
Jun 10th, 2010
Read morePhysical adsorption webinar - A materials characterization technique for determining the surface area, porosity, and total pore volume of solids
Physical adsorption is a technique used to characterize the surface and pore features of solids, that is, the materials texture. The adsorption isotherm generated by the Physical Adsorption technique enables one to characterize a solids' texture by determining its surface area, porosity, and total pore volume.
Jun 10th, 2010
Read more'Instant acid' method offers new insight into nanoparticle dispersal in the environment and the body
Using a chemical trick that allows them to change the acidity of a solution almost instantly, a team at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has demonstrated a simple and effective technique for quantifying how the stability of nanoparticle solutions change when the acidity of their environment suddenly changes.
Jun 10th, 2010
Read moreFree webinar on non-contact, 3D optical surface profilometry for ophthalmic manufacturing
As part of its ongoing series of live webinars on 3D, non-contact surface profilometry, Veeco Instruments Inc. will be hosting a free online seminar on 'Non-Contact, 3D Optical Surface Profilometry for Ophthalmic Manufacturing'.
Jun 10th, 2010
Read moreLiposome-hydrogel hybrids: No toil, no trouble for stronger bubbles
Researchers have developed a method to combine two substances that individually have generated interest for their potential biomedical applications: a phospholipid membrane 'bubble' called a liposome and particles of hydrogel, a water-filled network of polymer chains. The combination forms a hybrid nanoscale particle that may one day travel directly to specific cells such as tumors, pass easily though the target's cell membrane, and then slowly release a drug payload.
Jun 9th, 2010
Read moreWalls falling faster for solid-state memory
After running a series of complex computer simulations, researchers have found that flaws in the structure of magnetic nanoscale wires play an important role in determining the operating speed of novel devices using such nanowires to store and process information.
Jun 9th, 2010
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