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Topological insulator unfazed by imperfections

The strong coupling between electrical currents and magnetization in topological insulator materials is surprisingly unaffected by impurities.

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Metal tip spouts electrons with an attosecond beat

Researchers can now control whether an extremely short laser pulse releases fast electrons from a metal tip with an accuracy of a hundred attoseconds.

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Berlin university clinic stablishes NanoTherm therapy for the treatment of recurrent brain tumors

Charite - Universitaetsmedizin Berlin has established a new treatment at the Clinic for Radiooncology, Campus Virchow, which offers selected patients a nanomedicine approach for the treatment of recurrent brain tumors.

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Microfluidization for cassava starch modification

Researchers at National Nanotechnology Center in Thailand have discovered that using microfluidization has an effect on the structure and thermal properties of cassava starch-water suspension.

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A nanotechnology solution controlling the path of light can brighten up our lives

Scientists are increasing the intensity of light by making nanometer scale patterns on surfaces. The nanoimprinting method will change devices' optical properties, without making them demand more energy. Except for brighter mobile phone and computer screens, we may soon have the possibility to benefit from this nanotechnology solution while driving.

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Helmholtz funds new spin-offs

The Helmholtz Association is currently supporting five spin-off projects through its Helmholtz Enterprise programme, awarding each with 100,000 euros from the Initiative and Networking Fund.

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HRL to develop neuromorphic chip for intelligent machines in DARPA's SyNAPSE program

HRL Laboratories, LLC, announced today it will continue groundbreaking work developing electronics that simulate the cognitive capabilities of biological intelligence in the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA) Systems of Neuromorphic Adaptive Plastic Scalable Electronics, or SyNAPSE program.

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Power from the air

Device captures ambient electromagnetic energy to drive small electronic devices.

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A chemical detour to quantum criticality

Princeton University chemists recently teamed with physicists at Argonne National Laboratory to uncover a new insight about a common intermetallic superconducting-type crystal structure.

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Prototype 'optics table on a chip' places microwave photon in two colors at once

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have created a tunable superconducting circuit on a chip that can place a single microwave photon (particle of light) in two frequencies, or colors, at the same time.

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Promising fire retardant results when clay nanofiller has space

Researchers have demonstrated that the more widely and uniformly dispersed nanoscale plates of clay are in a polymer, the more fire protection the nanocomposite material provides.

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Graphene: What can go wrong? New studies point to wrinkles, process contaminants

Using a combination of sophisticated computer modeling and advanced materials analysis techniques at synchrotron laboratories, a research team has demonstrated how some relatively simple processing flaws can seriously degrade the otherwise near-magical electronic properties of graphene.

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Nanotechnology against oil pollution

The young company HeiQ helps with oil disasters. Fleece mats treated with a special impregnating technique can soak up huge amounts of oil and thus protect entire stretches of coast from contamination.

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New nanomaterial developed from plants is stronger than steel

It's super strong, it's green and it's providing new opportunities for business in Alberta. It's called nanocrystalline cellulose (NCC) and Alberta is about to become a leader in its production and study. A new Edmonton-based pilot facility will be the first in Canada to produce the quality of NCC that researchers need to fully explore all its potential applications.

July 6, 2011 Read more

NIST conducting nationwide search for new Director of Technology Innovation Program

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is seeking qualified candidates to lead the Technology Innovation Program (TIP).

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Understanding quantum magnetism, atom by atom

Joint Quantum Institute researchers led by Christopher Monroe, with theoreticians from University of Michigan, University of Auckland, and Georgetown University have observed a quantum ferromagnet using a nine ion crystal, in an atom-by-atom approach to quantum simulations of magnetism.

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