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Material tested that could guarantee body protheses for more than 150 years

Ysing a ceramic material called zirconia, carbon nanotubes and nanoparticles of zirconia, a prothesis that will last more than 150 years can be produced.

February 23, 2010 Read more

Nanotechnik aus der Tiefsee

Universitaetsmedizin und Johannes Gutenberg-Universitaet Mainz starten Kooperation mit der Tsinghua University und der Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences in Peking

February 23, 2010 Read more

The world's first junctionless nanowire transistor

A team of scientists at the Tyndall National Institute have designed and fabricated the world s first junctionless transistor that could revolutionise microchip manufacturing in the semiconductor industry.

February 23, 2010 Read more

Kavli Prize Science Forum announced

The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, in partnership with The Kavli Foundation and the Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research, has announced the establishment of the Kavli Prize Science Forum - a new biennial international forum meeting to facilitate high-level, global discussion of major topics on science and science policy.

February 23, 2010 Read more

NASA research: Space apparently has its own recipe for making carbon nanotubes

Space apparently has its own recipe for making carbon nanotubes, one of the most intriguing contributions of nanotechnology here on Earth, and metals are conspicuously missing from the list of ingredients. The finding is the surprising by-product of lab experiments designed by Joseph Nuth at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

February 23, 2010 Read more

Neue Materialien in der Energietechnologie: Batterietag NRW

Kompetenzen vernetzen: Unter diesem Leitspruch organisierten die Landescluster NanoMikro+Werkstoffe.NRW, EnergieForschung.NRW und EnergieRegion.NRW die Veranstaltung 'Neue Materialien in der Energietechnologie: Batterietag NRW'.

February 23, 2010 Read more

Leading scientists call for greater investment in nanotechnology in the UK

Survey results outline the importance of nanotechnology and provide recommendations to benefit the U.K.

February 22, 2010 Read more

Scientists create tiny RNA molecule with big implications for life's origins

An extremely small RNA molecule created by a University of Colorado at Boulder team can catalyze a key reaction needed to synthesize proteins, the building blocks of life.

February 22, 2010 Read more

Argonne launches unique research initiative to realize solar energy's full potential

Dozens of researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory are exploring new solar technologies as part of its Alternative Energy and Efficiency Initiative. The initiative aims to achieve revolutionary advances toward the large-scale use of solar energy by merging basic and applied research that is supported by collaborations with industry and other research organizations.

February 22, 2010 Read more

Center of Excellence in Nanoelectronics and Nanotechnology at UAlbany NanoCollege wins 2010 CBC Prize for Public Service Innovation

Prize Honors Public-Private Partnership at CNSE'S Albany NanoTech Complex that has set a New Standard for Innovation and Economic Development.

February 22, 2010 Read more

Study examines how nanoparticles affect marine organisms

In a new laboratory study, scientists have found that saltwater oysters and mussels take up and retain significant amounts of manufactured nanoparticles from seawater in clumps of so-called 'marine snow'.

February 22, 2010 Read more

Singularity University announces 2010 Graduate Summer Program

Singularity University - the academic institution with the goal of preparing the next generation of leaders to address 'humanity's grand challenges' - today announced the dates for the second year of its Graduate Studies Program, and a 200% class size increase to accommodate 80 of the top students from around the globe.

February 22, 2010 Read more

Physicists take a big step toward practical sound-based laser analogues

The development should lead to new, high-resolution imaging devices and medical applications. Just as optical lasers have been incorporated into countless, ubiquitous devices, a phonon laser is likely to be critical to a host of as yet unimaginable applications.

February 22, 2010 Read more

Cooperation with USA highlights nanotechnology in Eastern Germany

Within the framework of the conference series 'US-German Conference on the Commercialization of Nanotechnologies', Germany Trade and Invest is presenting business opportunities for American companies and research institutes in the field of nanotechnology in Eastern Germany.

February 22, 2010 Read more

EU-funded research project launched to investigate on reliable terascale memory systems

The European Commission has launched a joint FP7 Future Emerging Technology research project TRAMS aiming to investigate the impact of increasing variability and decreasing reliability of the components in future terascale memory systems and to create new design paradigms which can secure their reliable operation in future multicore processors and system on a chip applications.

February 22, 2010 Read more

Scatterometry - measuring ever-smaller chip production

As computer chips rapidly continue to evolve, new technologies must be developed to closely monitor the fabrication process and guard against faults at a sub-microscopic level.

February 22, 2010 Read more