The College of Microscopy, JEOL and EDAX provided a free workshop on EBSD, sharing applications of EBSD to materials analysis in geology and metallurgy.
Feb 26th, 2010
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Fuer seine Forschungsleistung auf dem Gebiet neuartiger, elektroluminiszierender Materialien ist Dr. Matteo Mauro jetzt mit dem prestigetraechtigen 'eni award 2010 - Debut in Research' ausgezeichnet worden.
Feb 26th, 2010
Read moreThe new structure is able to open up a band gap in a large sheet of graphene to create a highly uniform, continuous semiconducting thin film that may be processed using standard planar semiconductor processing methods.
Feb 26th, 2010
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From the study of an unusual two-dimensional electron system that is generated on the surface of low-temperature liquid helium, a RIKEN-led international research team has revealed that electrons free of atoms interact more strongly with each other than their counterparts in a semiconductor.
Feb 26th, 2010
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Scientists in Japan have developed a palladium-catalyzed procedure that couples aromatic rings in completely unexpected ways, thanks to a new molecular ligand with specially designed spatial attributes.
Feb 26th, 2010
Read moreResearchers at the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Wisconsin-Madison and IBM Research-Zurich have fabricated an ultra sharp, diamond-like carbon tip possessing such high strength that it is 3,000 times more wear-resistant at the nanoscale than silicon.
Feb 25th, 2010
Read moreResearchers have been able to see how heart failure affects the surface of an individual heart muscle cell in minute detail, using a new nanoscale scanning technique developed at Imperial College London.
Feb 25th, 2010
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Like a Venus flytrap, a newly discovered chemical material is a picky eater - it won't snap its jaws shut for just anything. Instead of flies, however, its favorite food is radioactive nuclear waste.
Feb 25th, 2010
Read moreExerting delicate control over a pair of atoms within a mere seven-millionths-of-a-second window of opportunity, physicists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison created an atomic circuit that may help quantum computing become a reality.
Feb 25th, 2010
Read moreThis book explores the enormous diversity in social perspectives on the emergence of nanotechnologies. The diversity is structured by applying five broad categories: Philosophy, governance, science, representations and arts, and attention is drawn to important research lines and pertinent questions within and across these categories.
Feb 25th, 2010
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Princeton engineers have made a breakthrough in an 80-year-old quandary in quantum physics, paving the way for the development of new materials that could make electronic devices smaller and cars more energy efficient.
Feb 25th, 2010
Read moreHuixin He, associate professor, nanoscale chemistry at Rutgers University, Newark, and Tamara Minko, professor at the Rutgers Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, have developed a nanotechnology approach that potentially could eliminate the problems of side effects and drug resistance in the treatment of cancer.
Feb 25th, 2010
Read moreThe PHOCUS ('Towards a photonic liquid state machine based on delay-coupled systems') project is designing and launching photonic systems that communicate through light for fast signal and versatile handling.
Feb 25th, 2010
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A new long-term exhibition at the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fl., will bring visitors face to face with the nanoworld.
Feb 25th, 2010
Read moreLandmark discovery will lay the path for energy-efficient, cost-effective creation of nanocrystals for potential applications in biomedicine, bio-imaging and production of 3D movies and displays.
Feb 25th, 2010
Read moreBy mimicking cells, MIT researcher designs electronic circuits for ultra-low-power and biomedical applications.
Feb 25th, 2010
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