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Crystal engineering: Composition of functions

Compositional tuning proves to be an effective approach for the fabrication of semiconductor nanocrystals with novel optical functions.

September 29, 2010 Read more

New technique allows 3-D visualization of quantum property

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory have developed a new technique that maps the magnetic vector potential - one of the most important electromagnetic quantities and a foundation of quantum mechanics - in three dimensions.

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NIST to award up to $15 million to University of Maryland to support nanotechnology research

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology (CNST) will award a five-year cooperative agreement totaling $15 million to the University of Maryland (UMD), College Park, Md., to develop and implement a Postdoctoral Researcher and Visiting Fellow Measurement Science and Engineering Program.

September 29, 2010 Read more

Growing nanowires horizontally yields new benefit: Nano-LEDs

While refining their novel method for making nanoscale wires, chemists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) discovered an unexpected bonus - a new way to create nanowires that produce light similar to that from light-emitting diodes (LEDs).

September 29, 2010 Read more

Nanotechnology brings personalized therapy one step closer to reality

A novel technology can make nanoscale protein measurements, which scientists can use in clinical trials to learn how drugs work.

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Tiny generators turn waste heat into power

Using tiny structures called ferroelectric nanowires, a team of researchers can rapidly generate an electrical current in response to any change in the ambient temperature, harvesting otherwise wasted energy from thermal fluctuations.

September 28, 2010 Read more

Finding a buckyball in photovoltaic cells

New research describes a technique that analyzes the reflection of neutrons to locate the buckyballs within the composite material in plastic solar cell film.

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Nanostructuring technology creates energy efficient and ultra-small displays

University of Michigan scientists using AFOSR-funding have created the smallest pixels available that will enable LED, projected and wearable displays to be more energy efficient with more light manipulation possible and all on a display that may eventually be as small as a postage stamp.

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Sneaking spies into a cell's nucleus

Duke University bioengineers have not only figured out a way to sneak molecular spies through the walls of individual cells, they can now slip them into the command center - or nucleus - of those cells, where they can report back important information or drop off payloads.

September 28, 2010 Read more

NanoCode project published synthesis report on responsible development of nanotechnology

The NanoCode Project has recently published a Synthesis Report that provides a broad overview of current codes of conduct, voluntary measures and practices aimed toward promoting responsible development of nanoscience and nanotechnologies, and which compares these with the provisions of the Code of Conduct for nanotechnology research as proposed by the European Commission. The report includes information drawn from individual country reports prepared by each of the NanoCode partners that covered the situation in their own country.

September 28, 2010 Read more

Europa forscht an Halbleiterscheiben mit 450 mm Durchmesser

27 europaeische Unternehmen und institutionelle Forschungseinrichtungen aus den Branchen Halbleiterindustrie, Geraete- und Materialhersteller haben sich zum Verbundprojekt EEMI450 (European Equipment and Materials Initiative for 450 mm) zusammengeschlossen, mit dem Ziel, 450 mm-Technologie und Know-how fuer den Standort Europa zu sichern.

September 28, 2010 Read more

Making music on a microscopic scale

Strings a fraction of the thickness of a human hair, with microscopic weights to pluck them: researchers and students from the MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology of the University of Twente in The Netherlands have succeeded in constructing the first musical instrument with dimensions measured in mere micrometres - a 'micronium' - that produces audible tones.

September 28, 2010 Read more

Singaporean platform for harnessing collaborative research, innovation and enterprise strategies

With the Singapore Government injecting S$16.1 billion on Research, Innovation and Enterprise (RIE) from 2011 to 2015, the entire RIE ecosystem has been set abuzz. Singapore's long-term goal is to be among the most research-intensive, innovative and entrepreneurial economies in the world to generate high value jobs and prosperity for Singaporeans.

September 28, 2010 Read more

NIH/FDA research in regulatory science includes nanoparticle characterization

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) will award $9.4 million over three years to support four research projects in regulatory science. The projects include research on nanoparticles and their characterization.

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New nanotechnology approach promises better catalytic converter

Control over material properties would reduce the amount of platinum needed.

September 27, 2010 Read more

Semiconductor could turn heat into computing power

Computers might one day recycle part of their own waste heat, using a material being studied by researchers at Ohio State University. The material is a semiconductor called gallium manganese arsenide. The researchers describe the detection of an effect that converts heat into a quantum mechanical phenomenon - known as spin - in a semiconductor.

September 27, 2010 Read more