The weird world of quantum mechanics describes the strange, often contradictory, behaviour of small inanimate objects such as atoms. Researchers have now started looking for ways to detect quantum properties in more complex and larger entities, possibly even living organisms.
Mar 11th, 2010
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Molekuele, die erst bei Bestrahlung mit Licht ihre biologische Funktion entfalten, koennten an genau definierter Stelle im Organismus 'angeschaltet' werden. Wissenschaftlern vom Leibniz-Institut fuer Molekulare Pharmakologie (FMP) und von der Technischen Universitaet Berlin ist es gelungen, solche lichtsensiblen molekularen Strukturen zu entwickeln.
Mar 11th, 2010
Read moreA new pan-European project called NanoHex is developing a cutting edge liquid coolant that incorporates purpose engineered nanoparticles for more efficient cooling.
Mar 11th, 2010
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A UT Dallas team expands the extraordinary capabilities of nanotechnology to include laser-powered acoustic speakers made from assemblies of carbon nanotubes.
Mar 11th, 2010
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The human brain processes predictable sensory input in a particularly efficient manner.
Mar 10th, 2010
Read moreThe New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) today announced that it will award $8 million to help develop or commercialize 19 cutting-edge energy storage projects.
Mar 10th, 2010
Read moreAccording to recent news reports, manufacturing is showing clear signs of rebounding. Manufacturing's other good news: Eight game-changing innovations are about to enhance production on the factory floor.
Mar 10th, 2010
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The first center of the downtown Phoenix biomedical campus aims to change the way individuals are diagnosed and treated for the most deadly and debilitating diseases.
Mar 10th, 2010
Read moreMore than 50 years old, this law is still in effect, but to extend it as long as 2020 will require a change from mere transistor scaling to novel packaging architectures such as so-called 3D integration, the vertical integration of chips.
Mar 10th, 2010
Read moreScientists 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
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