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Funding boost for printable solar cells project
A new form of low-cost solar cell that can be printed onto plastic and metal is a step closer to production after the State and Federal Governments announced a boost in funding for the ongoing research project.
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NSF extends funding for nanotechnology internship program at UC Santa Barbara
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has committed $417,822 to continue funding UC Santa Barbara's innovative Internships in Nanosystems Science, Engineering and Technology (INSET) program.
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Pocket-sized sensor can detect 'date rape' drugs
Prof. Fernando Patolsky and Dr. Michael Ioffe of Tel Aviv University's Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences have developed an easy-to-use sensor that, when dipped into a cocktail, will instantly detect the presence of a date rape drug.
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Greensboro selected to host global nanotechnology conference
The Commercialization of Micro-Nano Systems (COMS) conference is presented by the Micro and Nanotechnology Commercialization Education Foundation (MANCEF). It brings together leaders from around the globe, across many industry sectors, to focus not just on science and technology - but on solutions in Small Tech commercialization.
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Better batteries through nanoscale 3D imaging
Two recent studies conducted at SSRL Beam Line 6-2 used a combination of techniques, together termed "X-ray Absorption Near-Edge Structure (XANES) Microscopy", to study lithium-ion batteries.
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SALVE project to develop a high-performance transmission electron microscope enters second phase
Following the successful completion of a two-year evaluation phase, the University of Ulm, the Heidelberg-based company CEOS GmbH and Carl Zeiss Nano Technology Systems have signed an agreement to embark on the next phase of the SALVE project.
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Innovative approaches for patterning graphene oxide and chemical doping of graphene for nanoelectronics
Researchers in Japan demonstrate novel approaches to resolve the issues of device patterning and doping of graphene.
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Growth of 50 nm-diameter multi-walled carbon nanocoils
Carbon nanocoils (CNCs) are composed of helical shaped carbon nanofibers and show promise as fillers, electromagnetic wave absorbers, and tactile sensors.
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Teaming up to build 3-D nanomaterials
A national team of experts, led by a Case Western Reserve University researcher, has received a multi-million-dollar grant to bring unrivaled qualities found in one- and two-dimensional nanomaterials into three dimensions.
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New method for nanoribbon production
Research involving scientists from The University of Nottingham is pioneering a new method of studying and making molecules. The work could pave the way for the production of nanomaterials for use in a new generation of computers and data storage devices that are faster, smaller and more powerful.
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When atoms are surfing on optical waves
Researchers are working on next generation's computer: They made cold atoms interact with miniature gold wires as small as a thousandth of a millimeter. Illuminating the wires with laser light in a special way, the physicists concentrated the light field at the surface of the wires and, by that, generated so-called surface plasmons.
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Light speed hurdle to invisibility cloak overcome by undergraduate
An undergraduate student has overcome a major hurdle in the development of invisibility cloaks by adding an optical device into their design that not only remains invisible itself, but also has the ability to slow down light.
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Connecting the dots: How enamel forms
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine are piecing together the process of tooth enamel biomineralization, which could lead to novel nanoscale approaches to developing biomaterials.
August 8, 2011 Read more
Scientists design self-assembled micro-robots that can swim and transport objects (w/video)
Alexey Snezhko and Igor Aronson, physicists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory, have coaxed 'micro-robots' to do their bidding.
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Biology, materials science get a boost from robust imaging tool
University of Oregon and Harvard collaborators give a new view of macromolecular systems.
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Like Superman's X-ray vision, new microscope reveals nanoscale details
Physicists at UC San Diego have developed a new kind of X-ray microscope that can penetrate deep within materials like Superman's fabled X-ray vision and see minute details at the scale of a single nanometer.
August 8, 2011 Read more
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