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Model predicts and describes how materials break
For the first time ever, a study of this new mathematical model has managed to describe the fracture process for materials such as glass, polymers, concrete, ceramics, metals, rocks, and even certain geological fractures.
March 29, 2010 Read more
Forscher wollen Rastersonden-Mikroskop um das Tausendfache beschleunigen
Physiker der Universitaet des Saarlandes haben jetzt eine Technologie entwickelt, mit der Rastersonden-Mikroskope um das Tausendfache beschleunigt werden koennen.
March 29, 2010 Read more
Nanopillars allow directional control of drops on surfaces
New research from mechanical engineers at MIT has revealed a new approach that, by creating specific kinds of tiny structures on a material's surface, can make a droplet spread only in a single direction.
March 29, 2010 Read more
Lichtempfindliche Kohlenstoffatome machen das Internet schneller
Dem IBM Thomas J. Watson Forschungszentrum ist es in Kooperation mit Thomas Mueller vom Institut fuer Photonik der TU Wien erstmals gelungen, auf Graphen basierende Photodetektoren herzustellen.
March 29, 2010 Read more
Gold nanoprobes give scientists a sense of how disease develops
Researchers have developed tiny probes comprising gold-coated particles. These can be inserted into cells, enabling diseases to be detected and monitored remotely using light from a laser.
March 29, 2010 Read more
New generation of piezoelectric nanogenerators powers nanosensor
By combining a new generation of piezoelectric nanogenerators with two types of nanowire sensors, researchers have created what are believed to be the first self-powered nanometer-scale sensing devices that draw power from the conversion of mechanical energy.
March 28, 2010 Read more
Inaugural issue of Nanotech Insights
The inaugural issue of Nanotech Insights, a quarterly newsletter dedicated to the field of nanoscience and nanotechnology, is now available online on the CKMNT website.
March 27, 2010 Read more
UAlbany NanoCollege announces launch of pioneering undergraduate degree program in nanoscale engineering
Groundbreaking curriculum to offer unparalleled education and training to support nanotechnology career opportunities and development of New York's high-tech workforce.
March 27, 2010 Read more
New dyes for optical nanoscopy
In the Max Planck Institute for NanoBiophotonics in Goettingen, Stefan Hell has developed fluorescence microscopy methods for observing objects on the nanoscale and with his colleagues Vladimir Belov and Christian Eggeling a new series of photostable dyes that can be used as fluorescent markers has been realised.
March 26, 2010 Read more
Self-repairing nanocrystalline materials could lead to safer nuclear reactors
'Loading-unloading' effect of grain boundaries key to repair of irradiated metal.
March 26, 2010 Read more
Biophotonics, a light in the path of medicine
Photonics is a highly multidisciplinary field with diverse ramifications, one of which is nanobiophotonics, a subfield focusing on developing tools for advancement in nanoscience.
March 26, 2010 Read more
Wird ein winziger Sensor mit magnetischen Kraftfeldern bald die medizinische Diagnostik revolutionieren?
Die Methode, mit Hilfe der Nanotechnologie Biomolekuele ueber magnetische Transporter zu einem Sensor zu transportieren, haben sich die Forscher schon patentieren lassen.
March 26, 2010 Read more
Sri Lanka Institute of Nanotechnology launches nano information portal
The Sri Lanka Institute of Nanotechnology Pvt. Ltd (SLINTEC) recently announced the launch of a highly informative website - the first Sri Lankan nano-based information portal.
March 26, 2010 Read more
Blueprint for artificial leaf mimics Mother Nature
Scientists presented a design strategy to produce the long-sought artificial leaf, which could harness Mother Nature's ability to produce energy from sunlight and water in the process called photosynthesis.
March 26, 2010 Read more
Lost in a crowd
Introducing additional complexity to a simulation gives researchers better insight into how cellular signaling networks might operate.
March 26, 2010 Read more
University of Pennsylvania announces Master Degree program in nanotechnology
The University of Pennsylvania's School of Engineering has developed a new Master of Science Degree program in Nanotechnology. The program has options for Nano Enabling Energy, Nano Enabling Medicine, Nanoelectronics and more.
March 26, 2010 Read more
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