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From individual cells to entire bodies, lasers shine

From a single cell to a whole organism, the laser will play an increasingly important role in diagnosing and treating disease. So says a Duke University bioengineer who is using the latest applications of a technology invented 50 years ago to peer into the genetic material of cells, to detect the earliest signs of disease in a single cell, and to non-invasively and optically biopsy tissue inside the body for the tell-tale traces of cancer.

February 28, 2011 Read more

Quantensimulation mit Licht: Frustration bei der Paarbildung

Quantensysteme werden als frustriert bezeichnet, wenn konkurrierende Wechselwirkungen nicht gleichzeitig befriedigt werden koennen. Einem Forschungsteam der Uni Wien und des Instituts fuer Quantenoptik und Quanteninformation gelang es, erstmals Quanteneffekte von komplexen Vielteilchensystemen zu simulieren.

February 28, 2011 Read more

Imec installs pre-production EUV scanner NXE:3100

The installation of the NXE:3100, featuring a considerably higher source power and optimized optics, underscores imec's ambition to bring EUVL to production level.

February 28, 2011 Read more

Carbon nanotubes with rubber-like viscoelasticity in a temperature range of -196 to 1000 C

Researchers in Japan have produced high-purity carbon nanotubes (CNTs) with a random network structure by applying the super growth technique. This CNT structure exhibits rubber-like viscoelasticity in a temperature range of -196 to 1000 C.

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Ultrathin coating generates current more efficiently from nanowire

Electrical energy can be generated from a temperature difference in a circuit with suitable materials. In simulations, ETH Zurich scientists show which materials are most likely to succeed in a thermoelectric process.

February 28, 2011 Read more

Im neuen Quantencomputer funkt's!

Eine grundlegend neue Architektur fuer den Quantencomputer schlagen Innsbrucker Physiker um Rainer Blatt vor. Sie haben im Experiment erstmals die Funktion von Quantenantennen demonstriert. Diese machen es moeglich, Quanteninformation zwischen einzelnen Speicherzellen auf einem Computerchip auszutauschen.

February 28, 2011 Read more

Gene packed nanoparticle causes breast cancer cells to self-destruct

Scientists at Queen's have shown that they can deliver a gene directly into breast cancer cells causing them to self-destruct, using an innovative, miniscule gene transport system.

February 28, 2011 Read more

Direct electronic readout of 'artificial atoms'

In addition to flows of electrons, researchers are seeking options for the spin of electrons to be used in future information processing. In combination with these characteristics, a considerably larger volume of information can be stored than merely 'zero' and 'one'. Because this is difficult with individual atoms, physicists place 'artificial atoms' into solids. Through his participation, a research team has now has succeeded in an energy-state occupancy readout of those artificial atoms - using common interfaces to classic computers.

February 25, 2011 Read more

Physicists develop scalable method for making graphene

New research from the University of Pennsylvania demonstrates a more consistent and cost-effective method for making graphene, the atomic-scale material that has promising applications in a variety of fields, and was the subject of the 2010 Nobel Prize in Physics.

February 25, 2011 Read more

Fingerprints of a gold cluster revealed

Researchers report the first full spectroscopic characterisation of the absorption of electromagnetic radiation by the Au102(p-MBA)44 particle in solution and solid phases.

February 25, 2011 Read more

Friday fun: Exactly how small are the 32 nanometer structures on your computer's chip?

Last year, Intel unveiled its Core processor family that, for the first time, used a full-featured system-on-a-chip 32 nanometer process technology to complement the CPU-specific technology. If you have been wondering how small 32 nanometers are, Intel has prepared a fun fact sheet for you.

February 25, 2011 Read more

Cella Energy Ltd scoop Shell Springboard 2011 title with hydrogen storage technology

Cella Energy was named the national winner for the Shell Springboard Awards 2011, for developing a technology which allows hydrogen to be stored in a cheap, practical way, bringing the prospect of hydrogen fuelled cars one step closer to reality.

February 25, 2011 Read more

A step forward in techniques for the arrangement of nanowires

The precise arrangement of nanowires on a large scale is crucial for any practical application. However, many current techniques for the controllable arrangement of nanowires suffer limitations. Researchers now demonstrate a technique that is highly effective in assembling nanowires.

February 25, 2011 Read more

Atomic antennae transmit quantum information across a microchip

The Austrian research group led by physicist Rainer Blatt suggests a fundamentally novel architecture for quantum computation.

February 25, 2011 Read more

Field researchers using the latest developments in nanotechnology to work on very small solar cells

In the solar energy field researchers are using the latest developments in nanotechnology to work on very small solar cells. Researchers are testing different ways to make them more efficient. Flexible sheets of organic solar cells have entered another niche than silicon-based solar cells.

February 25, 2011 Read more

Entertainment Industries Council partners with National Science Foundation to promote science, engineering, nanotechnology

In honor of National Engineers Week, the Entertainment Industries Council, Inc. (EIC) and the National Science Foundation (NSF) have announced a new partnership to promote careers in science, engineering and technology.

February 25, 2011 Read more