Alivisatos will be at Washington University in St. Louis 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 4, in Graham Chapel to deliver the Arthur Holly Compton Lecture on 'The Development of New Nanocrystal Molecules for Biological Sensing and Detecting' for the Assembly Series.
Feb 25th, 2009
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Using a process based on optical near-field effects, researchers created nanoscale devices based on connecting sharp-tipped electrodes with individually self-aligned carbon nanotubes.
Feb 25th, 2009
Read moreThe College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering of the University at Albany announced today that it has secured $1 million in funding in the Omnibus appropriations bill to further expand a national nanotechnology research center through a partnership between the National Institute of Standards and Technology and CNSE.
Feb 25th, 2009
Read moreWhen squeezed, electrons increase their ability to move around. In compounds such as semiconductors and electrical insulators, such squeezing can dramatically change the electrical and magnetic properties.
Feb 25th, 2009
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A team of Vanderbilt scientists have invented the world's smallest version of the periscope and are using it to look at cells and other micro-organisms from several sides at once.
Feb 25th, 2009
Read moreScientists have discovered the secrets of a sophisticated molecule that plays a role in many aspects of human health from fertility to blood pressure; digestion to mental health.
Feb 25th, 2009
Read moreResearchers at Canada's National Institute for Nanotechnology (NINT) and the University of Alberta have engineered an approach that is leading to improved performance of plastic solar cells (hybrid organic solar cells).
Feb 25th, 2009
Read moreThrough computer simulations, scientists demonstrated that friction at the atomic level behaves similarly to friction generated between large objects.
Feb 25th, 2009
Read moreKey executives to hold high-level meetings with Congress.
Feb 25th, 2009
Read moreThe one-day conference and exhibition titled 'Applications of Micro and Nanosensors in Security, Health and Environmental Monitoring' will showcase novel sensing technologies developed by UK companies and Universities leading to new applications in Security, Health and the Environmental Monitoring.
Feb 25th, 2009
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A research team at the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry has probed the color centers inside diamond crystal with unprecedented resolution using an optical microscope.
Feb 25th, 2009
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In a finding that could help speed the understanding of diseases ranging from cancer to osteoporosis, researchers in Utah are reporting development of a new microscope technique that uses 'silver nanoparticle' mirrors to reveal hidden details inside bones, cancer cells, and other biological structures.
Feb 25th, 2009
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Scientists have shown they could use a single atom to control another atom. With their new technique, they hope to create working logic devices, similar to transistors in an electronic circuit, which could eventually be used in a quantum computer.
Feb 24th, 2009
Read moreNeutral atoms usually don't act very dramatically around a magnetic field. But by 'dressing them up' with light, researchers have caused ultracold rubidium atoms to undergo a startling transformation.
Feb 24th, 2009
Read moreA group of leading companies throughout the electronics industry today announced the launch of the eBeam Initiative -- a forum dedicated to the education and promotion of an innovative, new design-to-manufacturing approach known as design for e-beam.
Feb 24th, 2009
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Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology and The Johns Hopkins University have constructed a unique tool for exploring the properties of promising new materials with unprecedented sensitivity and speed - potentially allowing them to identify quickly those most useful for nanotechnology and industrial applications.
Feb 24th, 2009
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