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Ten European silicon photonics research teams to coordinate technology transfer, training and education

Projects aimed at introducing silicon photonics in innovative products and build a unique value chain taking advantage of Europe's electronics industry.

July 20, 2010 Read more

Heusler materials: Goldmine for future technologies

New quantum state of matter discovered in Heusler compounds - Researchers from Mainz and Stanford pave the way for spintronics, quantum computing and completely new physical effects.

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Nano-Buchstaben mit Pixeln aus einzelnen Zinn-Atomen

Wissenschaftler haben eine Schrift entwickelt, deren Pixel aus einzelnen Zinn-Atomen bestehen, die sich im Zentrum von Zinn-Phthalocyanin-Molekuelen befinden.

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Synthetic strategy allows the manipulation of ordering transitions in block copolymer nanostructures

How do you make a material that has the elasticity of a rubber band and the thermal insulation of a Styrofoam cup? Connect two distinct polymer chains - poly(isoprene) and poly(styrene) - end to end like a series of children's building blocks. The result is an appropriately named 'block copolymer' that boasts the properties of both materials and is commonly used in the tires of automobiles and the soles of athletic shoes.

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Nanotechnology Innovations for High Performance Motorsport Event 2010

CEMMNT, The Centre of Excellence in Metrology for Micro and Nanotechnologies, is set to host a brand new motorsport event on the 21st September 2010 focusing on the application of nanotechnologies in high performance motorsport and automotive engineering.

July 20, 2010 Read more

Scientists discover a way to use a gallium arsenide nanodevice as a signal processor at terahertz speeds

Physicists in the United States and Germany have discovered a way to use a gallium arsenide nanodevice as a signal processor at terahertz speeds, the first time it's been used for this purpose and an important step forward in the new world of optical communication and computing.

July 19, 2010 Read more

Nanoparticles in ivy may hold the key to making sunscreen safer and more effective

Researchers have found that ivy nanoparticles may protect skin from UV radiation at least four times better than the metal-based sunblocks found on store shelves today.

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Nanoscale imaging of cell walls aids in turning plants into biofuels

By imaging the cell walls of a zinnia leaf down to the nanometer scale, energy researchers have a better idea about how to turn plants into biofuels.

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Polymer synthesis could aid future electronics

Tomorrow's television and computer screens could be brighter, clearer and more energy-efficient as a result of a process developed by a team of researchers from Canada and the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

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Team designs artificial cells that communicate and cooperate like biological cells

Researchers develop first models for producing polymer-based artificial cells capable of self-organizing, performing tasks, and transporting 'cargo', from chemicals to medicine.

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iGEM team helps prevent rogue use of synthetic biology

A team of students from ENSIMAG, an engineering school in Grenoble, France, and Virginia Tech is using bioinformatics to implement federal guidance on synthetic genomics.

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Gene-silencing nanoparticles may put end to mosquito pest

Researchers have investigated using nanoparticles to deliver double-stranded ribonucleic acid, dsRNA - a molecule capable of specifically triggering gene silencing - into mosquito larvae through their food. By silencing particular genes, the dsRNA may kill the developing mosquitoes or make them more susceptible to pesticides.

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Nanomaterial research could lead to more efficient nuclear reactor

With renewed attention being given to nuclear power, a UT Dallas nanomaterials researcher has snagged an $875,000 Department of Energy (DOE) grant to explore a means to boost power plant efficiency and reduce nuclear waste.

July 19, 2010 Read more

Wear-a-BAN - Unobtrusive wearable human to machine wireless interface

The objective of the Wear-a-BAN project (Unobtrusive wearable human to machine wireless interface) is to investigate and demonstrate ultra low-power wireless body-area-network technologies for enabling unobtrusive human to machine interfaces into market segments such as smart and interactive textiles, robotics for augmented reality assistance and rehabilitation and natural interfacing devices for video gaming.

July 19, 2010 Read more

Nanotechnology sensor can detect anthrax spores

Nanotechnologists at University of Twente's MESA+ research institute have developed a sensor that can detect anthrax spores. The invention is more sensitive and efficient than existing detection methods.

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Dublin City University gets green light for new nanobioanalytical research facility

Dublin City University (DCU) has been awarded EUR23.8m in Cycle V PRTLI, following an announcement earlier today by An Taoiseach, Brian Cowen. All three DCU-led projects were successful in their bid for funding, with a further two, in which DCU are partners, also successful.

July 19, 2010 Read more