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Australia, Singapore commit to further scientific collaboration

Leading public research institutions ink agreement to support joint research projects and platforms for scientific exchange.

September 6, 2011 Read more

Scientists develop a technique for automated three-dimensional nanoparticle tracking using a conventional microscope

Extensive range of potential application in nanobiotechnology, nanoengineering, food processing and pharmaceuticals.

September 5, 2011 Read more

The July 2011 issue of Nanotech Insights is now available

The July 2011 issue of Nanotech Insights, a quarterly newsletter dedicated to the field of nanoscience and nanotechnology, is now available from CKMNT.

September 5, 2011 Read more

Organic semiconductor research team nominated for 2011 Deutscher Zukunftspreis

A group of researchers funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) is among the three research teams nominated for the Deutscher Zukunftspreis in 2011. Dresden-based researchers Professor Karl Leo, Dr. Jan Blochwitz-Nimoth and Dr. Martin Pfeiffer are among those hoping to win this year's Federal President's Award for Technology and Innovation.

September 5, 2011 Read more

Innovative organic solar cell architecture sets new performance level

The Belgian research centre imec, together with Plextronics and Solvay, present this week at the European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (PVSEC) in Hamburg an organic polymer-based single junction solar cell with 6.9% performance in an innovative inverted device stack.

September 5, 2011 Read more

A Guinness World Record for Singapore with A*STAR IMRE's world's smallest working gears

The Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE) puts Singapore into the Guinness Book of World Records with its controllable, molecule-sized gears, which are officially the world's smallest. The gears are up 100,000 times smaller than the width of a single strand of hair and can only be viewed using powerful microscopes.

September 5, 2011 Read more

Metamaterials on a stretch provide dynamic properties

Stretchable metamaterials fabricated on plastic substrates could provide dynamic photonic properties for applications from chemical sensing to invisibility cloaking.

September 5, 2011 Read more

Researchers gain insight into the process of light emission in organic semiconductors

Careful observation of individual layers provides clues about how light is emitted from organic semiconductors.

September 5, 2011 Read more

Spintronics: Pumped injection

A dynamic spin exchange interaction provides highly efficient, electrically tunable injection of spin-polarized electrons into nonmagnetic semiconductors.

September 5, 2011 Read more

A whole new light on graphene metamaterials

Berkeley Lab scientists demonstrate a tunable graphene device, the first tool in a kit for putting terahertz light to work.

September 4, 2011 Read more

World's smallest electric motor made from a single molecule

Chemists at Tufts University's School of Arts and Sciences have developed the world's first single molecule electric motor, a development that may potentially create a new class of devices that could be used in applications ranging from medicine to engineering.

September 4, 2011 Read more

smart forvision: A look at the future of electric mobility

smart has always been a pioneer in matters of urban mobility and with the smart fortwo electric drive the company is showing the direction of development in cities around the world. Together with BASF, the largest automotive supplier in the chemical industry, smart is demonstrating its leading role in the use of forward-looking technologies above and beyond the drive system. The joint concept vehicle smart forvision presented at the 2011 International Motor Show in Frankfurt combines a futuristic design with technologies relating to energy efficiency, lightweight design and temperature management.

September 2, 2011 Read more

Help for nanoscale materials research

If nanoparticles are incorporated into a material with the aim of imparting new functions, the properties of the single nanoparticles have to be precisely characterized. To date this information was only available for individual nanoparticles that are smaller than 500 nanometres. Now, the refinement of a procedure used in biology to study cell membranes has shed light onto even smaller 'dwarves'.

September 2, 2011 Read more

Researchers explain how railways within cells are built in order to transport essential cargos

Complex system transports essential cargoes such as proteins and membrane vesicles.

September 2, 2011 Read more

Colorful eco-textiles thanks to nano-sized enzymes

The problems encountered by the traditional European dyes industry go from lack of innovation and weak market competitiveness to toxicity, environmental hazards and health risks for those working in it. To address them scientists have developed a new and environmentally friendly way to produce dyes.

September 2, 2011 Read more

Nanotechnology education is lacking in dermatology training

Members of the Nanodermatology Society (NDS), a physician-led organization dedicated to the scientific and medical aspects of nanotechnology and dermatology, recently published a pilot study evaluating knowledge, perceptions and attitudes regarding Nanotechnology amongst dermatologists in the United States.

September 2, 2011 Read more