Researchers may be able to 'freeze' water into a solid, not by cooling but by confining it to narrow spaces less than one-millionth of a millimeter wide, according to new results from an interdisciplinary team of scientists and engineers.
Feb 20th, 2009
Read morePhysicists at Rutgers University have discovered unusual electronic properties in a material that has potential to improve solar cell efficiency and computer chip design.
Feb 20th, 2009
Read moreAn interdisciplinary research firm at Materialab based out of Rensselaer, is working on integrated concentrated solar modules that are expected to convert 30 percent of the sun?s light into electricity and another 50 percent into heat.
Feb 20th, 2009
Read moreAuf der nanotech 2009 vom 18. bis 20. Februar 2009 zeigten zahlreiche internationale Besucher grosses Interesse an nanotechnologischen Produkten aus Deutschland.
Feb 20th, 2009
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For the first time ever, scientists at the Institute of Nuclear Chemistry of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz in cooperation with colleagues from other institutes have succeeded in precisely measuring this one-neutron halo by means of a laser, and in evaluating the dimensions of the cloud.
Feb 20th, 2009
Read moreThis week, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) issued interim guidance for medical screening and hazard surveillance for workers potentially exposed to engineered nanoparticles.
Feb 20th, 2009
Read moreDiamond lost its title of the "world's hardest material" by 58% to a rare natural substance, according to a new research by Chinese scientists.
Feb 20th, 2009
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Researchers in Japan report that nanoparticles of cupric oxide actually shrink when they are heated.
Feb 20th, 2009
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Matthew Doty, assistant professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Delaware, has received a National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Award for his work on quantum dot molecules.
Feb 19th, 2009
Read moreUniversity of Pittsburgh researchers have created a nanoscale one-stop shop, a single platform for creating electronics at a nearly single-atom scale that could yield advanced forms of such technologically important devices as high-density memory devices and transistors and computer processors.
Feb 19th, 2009
Read moreProcessing in smaller quantities and more useful concentrations is seen.
Feb 19th, 2009
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An innovative and easily implemented technique in which nanoscale elements precisely assemble themselves over large surfaces could soon open doors to dramatic improvements in the data storage capacity of electronic media.
Feb 19th, 2009
Read moreNanotechnology can be used to enhance the flavour and texture of foods, to reduce fat content, or to encapsulate nutrients such as vitamins to ensure they do not degrade during a product's shelf life.
Feb 19th, 2009
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Using a magnetic field, researchers coaxed three different-sized particles at once to self-assemble into elegant, flower-like structures.
Feb 19th, 2009
Read moreThe scientific field that focuses on the ultra-small - nanotechnology - will play the biggest single role in the 237th National Meeting and Exhibition of the American Chemical Society, which takes place in Salt Lake City from March 22-26.
Feb 19th, 2009
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Brightly glowing nanoparticles known as 'Cornell dots' are a safe, effective way to 'light up' cancerous tumors so surgeons can find and remove them.
Feb 18th, 2009
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