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Maschinenbau auf molekularer Ebene: Nanorotoren setzen sich selbst zusammen

Wissenschaftlern der Technischen Universitaet Muenchen (TUM) ist es gelungen, stabfoermige Molekuele dazu zu bringen, sich selbst zu nur wenige Nanometer grossen Rotoren zusammen zu setzen.

November 23, 2010 Read more

Cleantech Open announces winners of 2010 National Business Competition and Global Ideas Competition

The Cleantech Open today released the complete list of winners that were announced at the 2010 Cleantech Open National Awards Gala and Expo.

November 23, 2010 Read more

FP7 making 'significant contribution' to European science, experts say

FP7 is on course and is clearly making a significant contribution to European science and the development of the European Research Area. This is one of the key messages to emerge from the newly-published interim evaluation of the EU's Seventh Framework Programme (FP7).

November 23, 2010 Read more

World first to provide building blocks for new nanotechnology devices

Scientists at The University of Nottingham have made a major breakthrough that could help shape the future of nanotechnology, by demonstrating for the first time that 3-D molecular structures can be built on a surface.

November 23, 2010 Read more

A new microscope to study single biological molecules

Sanjeevi Sivasankar was looking for a better tool to study how cells adhere to each other. So he came up with the idea of developing and building a unique, single-molecule microscope.

November 23, 2010 Read more

University of Queensland and Dow Chemical announce nanotechnology research collaboration

The Dow Chemical Company and University of Queensland's Australian Institute for Bioengineering Nanotechnology (AIBN) yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding for their second research alliance.

November 23, 2010 Read more

New open-access Journal for Nanotechnology

The 'Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology' is a new Open Access journal for nanotechnology and nanoscience with no fees for authors and readers.

November 23, 2010 Read more

Engineers introduce nanoparticle thermotherapy as a chemotherapy alternative

Using hyperthermia, Virginia Tech engineering researchers and a colleague from India unveiled a new method to target and destroy cancerous cells.

November 23, 2010 Read more

New tool detects Ebola, Marburg quickly, easily

Boston University researchers have developed a simple diagnostic tool that can quickly identify dangerous viruses like Ebola and Marburg. The biosensor, which is the size of a quarter and can detect viruses in a blood sample, could be used in developing nations, airports and other places where natural or man-made outbreaks could erupt.

November 22, 2010 Read more

Ultrathin alternative to silicon for future electronics

There's good news in the search for the next generation of semiconductors. Researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and the University of California (UC) Berkeley, have successfully integrated ultra-thin layers of the semiconductor indium arsenide onto a silicon substrate to create a nanoscale transistor with excellent electronic properties.

November 22, 2010 Read more

New American Chemical Society Prized Science video focuses on shrinking the computer chip

The science that helped make today's smartphones and iPods smaller but more powerful than yesterday's desktop computers highlights the latest episode in the American Chemical Society (ACS) Prized Science video series.

November 22, 2010 Read more

Medical imaging breakthrough uses light and sound to see microscopic details inside our bodies

New research in the FASEB Journal shows how combining photoacoustic tomography with gold nanobeacons allows researchers to see blood vessel formation in detail without a microscope.

November 22, 2010 Read more

Breakthrough may lead to disposable e-readers

A discovery by University of Cincinnati engineering researcher Andrew Steckl could revolutionize display technology with e-paper that's fast enough for video yet cheap enough to be disposable.

November 22, 2010 Read more

Imitating nature to engineer nanofilms

Scientists at the Naval Research Laboratory are part of a research team working to engineer surfaces that imitate some of the water repellency features found in nature. This technology offers the possibility of significant advances for producing new generations of coatings that will be of great value for military, medical, and energy applications.

November 22, 2010 Read more

CEA-Leti to present 10 papers at December IEDM/IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting

Issues addressed will include alternatives to bulk technologies for 20nm nodes and below and sub-16nm CMOS technologies.

November 22, 2010 Read more

Aerogel-based plaster - a simple and effective way to insulate historical buildings

Scientists at Empa, the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, have developed a high performance plaster which boasts a thermal insulation value three-times better than convention plaster thanks to so-called aerogels.

November 22, 2010 Read more