Looking sharp and looking for light - Berkeley Lab researchers have engineered a new class of bowtie-shaped devices that capture, filter and steer light at the nanoscale. These 'nano-colorsorter' devices act as antennae to focus and sort light in tiny spaces, a useful technique for harvesting broadband light for color-sensitive filters and detectors.
Nov 12th, 2009
Read morePhysicists at the University Stuttgart discovered that tiny holes make metal opaque.
Nov 11th, 2009
Read moreNew research from North Carolina State University shows that silicon nanowires are far more resilient than their larger counterparts, a finding that could pave the way for smaller, sturdier nanoelectronics, nanosensors, light-emitting diodes and other applications.
Nov 11th, 2009
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For her outstanding achievements in developing new catalytic concepts in organic synthesis Professor Dr. Sanford has won the BASF Catalysis Award 2009.
Nov 11th, 2009
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Scientists in Washington, DC, are reporting development and successful tests of a new way for exploring the insides of living cells, the microscopic building blocks of all known plants and animals.
Nov 11th, 2009
Read moreResearchers have have developed a catalyst that converts methane to methanol in a simple and efficient process.
Nov 11th, 2009
Read moreThe 'Bioinspired nanosystems and nanomaterials' NanoSWEC (Nano South-West European Conference ) Workshop aimed at gathering all the disciplines involved in bio inspired and bio mimetic approaches to conceive new systems and materials.
Nov 11th, 2009
Read moreEdinburgh Napier?s new Centre for Nano Safety has been set up to identify whether a variety of nanoparticles can enter the human body - as well as other species such as bacteria, insects and plants - and cause harm.
Nov 11th, 2009
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Am 11. November 2009 erhielten die beiden Physiker Rainer Blatt und Ignacio Cirac fuer ihre Arbeiten zu Quantenkommunikation und Quantencomputer in Oberkochen, Deutschland, den Carl-Zeiss-Forschungspreis 2009
Nov 11th, 2009
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Today, basic units of computer chips are often thinner than a human hair. However, electric current flow is determined not only by the semiconductor components, but also by their interconnects. Dr. Regina Hoffmann from the KIT Physical Institute studies the structure and electronic properties of these nanocontacts and has now been the first researcher in Karlsruhe to be awarded the renowned ERC Starting Grant of the European Research Council for her project.
Nov 11th, 2009
Read moreWithin the framework of the conference series 'Commercialization of Future Technologies: Investment Opportunities in the Nanotechnology Region of Eastern Germany,' Germany Trade and Invest is presenting opportunities for Russian companies and research institutes in the field of nanotechnology in Eastern Germany with an investor event in St. Petersburg on November 12, 2009.
Nov 11th, 2009
Read moreIn den naechsten fuenf Jahren wird das Forschungsprojekt Graphenochem mit ueber 1,4 Millionen Euro gefoerdert.
Nov 11th, 2009
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Ultra-high-density data storage is now a step closer thanks to an advance in device fabrication achieved by Bao-Yu Zong and co-workers from the Data Storage Institute of A*STAR in Singapore.
Nov 11th, 2009
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Providing insight into a frustrating inconsistency in the performance of electronics made with organic materials, Stanford researchers have shown that the way boundaries between individual crystals in a film are aligned can make a 70-fold difference in how easily current, or electrical charges, can move through transistors.
Nov 11th, 2009
Read moreUniversity of Toronto researchers continue to uncover the mysteries of space. But even the best astronauts in the world are stymied if the spaceship doesn't launch.
Nov 11th, 2009
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The Swiss-Japanese partnership supports scientists in both countries when carrying out medical research. ETH researcher Takashi Ishikawa's project demonstrates the benefits of this. Researchers can now apply again with new projects.
Nov 11th, 2009
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