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Silicon oxide nanoelectronics circuits break barrier

Rice University scientists have created the first two-terminal memory chips that use only silicon, one of the most common substances on the planet, in a way that should be easily adaptable to nanoelectronic manufacturing techniques and promises to extend the limits of miniaturization subject to Moore's Law.

August 31, 2010 Read more

Tiny rulers to measure nanoscale structures

A noble metallic dimer (a molecule that results from combining two entities of the same species) has been used as a plasmon ruler to make absolute distance and distance change measurements.

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High-speed filter uses electrified nanostructures to purify water at low cost

By dipping plain cotton cloth in a high-tech broth full of silver nanowires and carbon nanotubes, Stanford researchers have developed a new high-speed, low-cost filter that could easily be implemented to purify water in the developing world.

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Glass magic - a film that changes what glass can do

Researchers have developed a process that allows them to manufacture not just transparent, but heatable films. These films also prevent condensation, ensuring ice cannot build up on the windscreen overnight - and, once and for all, consigning the ice scraper to the trash can.

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Rensselaer appoints cyberinfrastructure expert James Myers to lead the Computational Center for Nanotechnology Innovations

Myers will lead efforts at one of the world's most powerful university-based computing centers.

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Wichtigstes Treffen der Nanomedizin-Experten in Europa

Am 14. und 15. Oktober 2010 findet zum fuenften Mal die Generalversammlung und Jahrestagung der Europaeischen Technologieplattform fuer Nanomedizin statt.

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Development of world's highest performance thin-film condenser

High-k dielectric nanosheets realizes the smallest, highest capacitance device.

August 30, 2010 Read more

Glass that optimises use of solar energy

The Construction Unit at Tecnalia (in conjunction with the University of Cantabria) has taken part in the Sunglass project. The aim is to develop a new product for the building Sector. This involves a glass that augments the efficiency of photovoltaic solar systems.

August 30, 2010 Read more

Elektronik aus dem Drucker - Von elektronischen Funketiketten und Lichttapeten

Am Institut fuer Druckmaschinen und Druckverfahren (IDD) der TU Darmstadt arbeiten Wissenschaftler gemeinsam mit der Merck KGaA an einem Sensor, der elektrischen Geraete erheblich kostenguenstiger machen wird. Der neue Sensor basiert nicht auf Silizium als leitendem Material, sondern auf Kunststoffen.

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Uni Bayreuth: Symposium 'Nanostrukturierte Polymere'

Vom 12. bis 13. Oktober 2010 ist die Universitaet Bayreuth Gastgeber des 2. Symposiums 'Nanostrukturierte Polymere'. Die Veranstaltung ist ein Forum fuer den Austausch zwischen Grundlagenforschung und Anwendung im Bereich der Polymere und Kolloide.

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Protein bio-encapsulation and adsorption in hydrophobic nanoporous silica-based sol-gel glasses to mimic and probe the enhancement of protein folding

Researchers at Fluorotronics, Inc. (San Diego, USA) have enlightened the role of hydrophobic surfaces in the enhancement of proteins folding. They say that organic-inorganic nanoporous silica sol-gel glasses constitute the ideal support for protein bioencapsulation and adsorption, and to study the different factors influencing the protein folding process in a crowded environment.

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Vulnerability in commercial quantum cryptography

The Norwegian University of Science and Technology and the University of Erlangen-Nuernberg together with the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light in Erlangen have recently developed and tested a technique exploiting imperfections in quantum cryptography systems to implement an attack.

August 29, 2010 Read more

A new design for a gravimeter

Scientists have developed a novel design for a highly compact, ultra-sensitive quantum device to measure subtle changes in gravity over very short time or distance scales.

August 27, 2010 Read more

Menschliche Proteinfabriken in 3D - Einblicke ins Innere menschlicher Zellen auf Nanoebene

Wer in der Zelle fuer die Bildung von Proteinen zustaendig ist, ist dank der zellbiologischen Forschung bereits bekannt. Aber wie diese Proteinfabriken (Ribosomen) innerhalb der Zelle organisiert sind, ist bisher nicht umfassend erforscht. Kuerzlich ist es Wissenschaftlern am Max-Planck-Institut fuer Biochemie gelungen, das Innenleben einer intakten menschlichen Zelle mittel Kryo-Elektronentomographie dreidimensional abzubilden.

August 27, 2010 Read more

Investigation of Fano resonance in plasmonic nanostructures and metamaterials promises new applications

Nanostructures with Fano resonance fabricated from plasmonic materials and metamaterials could give rise to a range of applications such as label-free chemical and bioanalysis probes that are adaptable to high-throughput applications, electronics-free sensor for sensing physical parameter changes such as temperature or pressure.

August 27, 2010 Read more

First-ever 3-D molecular view of key genetic processes

In a landmark study to be published in the journal Nature, scientists have been able to create the first picture of genetic processes that happen inside every cell of our bodies.

August 27, 2010 Read more