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Location-based security is ensured by using quantum mechanics

A research group led by computer scientists at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science has proved that cryptography - the practice and study of hiding information - that is based solely on physical location is possible by using quantum mechanics.

July 27, 2010 Read more

More accurate than Heisenberg allows? - Uncertainty in the presence of a quantum memory

Quantum cryptography is the safest way to encrypt data. It utilizes the fact that transmitted information can only be measured with a strictly limited degree of precision. Scientists at Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU) in Munich and ETH Zurich have now discovered how the use of a quantum memory affects this uncertainty.

July 27, 2010 Read more

New HIPIMS research center to lead the global development of the physical vapour deposition process

Sheffield Hallam University has established a HIPIMS Research Centre with German research institute Fraunhofer IST to lead the global development of the physical vapour deposition (PVD) process - which is revolutionising high tech industry by improving the quality of a wide range of applications from jet engines, through microelectronics to biomedical implants.

July 27, 2010 Read more

National Nanotechnology Initiative at ten: Nanotechnology Innovation Summit

The Nano Science and Technology Institute (NSTI), in cooperation with the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and the National Nanotechnology Coordination Office (NNCO), announced today a National Nanotechnology Innovation Summit to mark the 10th anniversary of the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) to be held December 8-10, 2010 at the Gaylord National Hotel and Convention Center in National Harbor, MD.

July 26, 2010 Read more

University of Oxford announces bursaries available for its Postgraduate Certificate in Nanotechnology

The Postgraduate Certificate is a unique part-time, online course for those seeking a thorough introduction to the subject. The course is ideally suited to full-time employees who seek to gain an academic qualification in the field of nanotechnology.

July 26, 2010 Read more

Nanoparticles increase intensity of quantum dots' glow

Demonstration of precision DNA-based nanoassembly method could lead to advances in solar cells, optoelectronics, and biosensors.

July 26, 2010 Read more

German Paint and Printing Ink Association publishes guidance for workplace handling nanomaterials

The German Paint and Printing Ink Association has published a guideline document to inform its members on the responsible handling of nanoscale materials at the workplace. The document can be downloaded in either English or German language from the association's website.

July 26, 2010 Read more

Noninvasive MR imaging of blood vessel growth in tumors using nanosized contrast agents

Researchers have incorporated nanotechnology, material science, and the clinical imaging modality MRI, to create a nanosized probe capable of noninvasively visualizing and quantifying the blood vessel growth in tumors in a preclinical model.

July 26, 2010 Read more

Sensitive silver nanowire biosensors could transform diagnostics

UT Dallas nanotechnology researcher Walter Hu has received a $400,000 grant to develop an innovative and manufacturable nanoelectronic biochip that can detect individual molecules.

July 26, 2010 Read more

Funding for development of optical nanoscopy technology

A Cardiff University researcher has secured a highly sought-after Leadership award which could propel her research onto the world stage.

July 26, 2010 Read more

First step towards electronic DNA sequencing: Translocation through graphene nanopores

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have developed a new, carbon-based nanoscale platform to electrically detect single DNA molecules.

July 25, 2010 Read more

California team to receive up to $122 million for energy innovation hub to develop method to produce fuels from sunlight

As part of a broad effort to achieve breakthrough innovations in energy production, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel Poneman today announced an award of up to $122 million over five years to a multidisciplinary team of top scientists to establish an Energy Innovation Hub aimed at developing revolutionary methods to generate fuels directly from sunlight.

July 24, 2010 Read more

NanoKTN announces winners of its 2010 EPSRC collaborative studentships

Winners include research proposals looking at development of longer life secondary cells for electric vehicles and nanodiamond coatings in engineering applications.

July 24, 2010 Read more

A dissolvable needle-free nanotechnology patch for vaccine delivery

University of Queensland research has found the Nanopatch - a needle-free, pain-free method of vaccine delivery - is now dissolvable, eliminating the possibility of needle-stick injury.

July 23, 2010 Read more

Graphene organic solar cells - will joggers' t-shirts someday power their cell phones?

A flexible, printable material 4-or-fewer-atoms-thick may be a high road to economical and convenient electrical power from the sun.

July 23, 2010 Read more

NASA telescope finds buckyballs in space

Astronomers using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope have discovered carbon molecules, known as 'buckyballs', in space for the first time. Buckyballs are soccer-ball-shaped molecules that were first observed in a laboratory 25 years ago.

July 23, 2010 Read more