Researchers succeeded in demonstrating one of the most dramatic effects of the electron-electron repulsion: When the interactions between the electrons get too strong, a metal can suddenly become insulating.
Dec 5th, 2008
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It will soon be possible to measure ultrasonic sound using water, air, light and nanotechnology - over a hundred times more accurately than with existing sensors.
Dec 4th, 2008
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The investigation of complex materials such as high-temperature superconductors is problematic because of the presence of disorder and many competing interactions in real crystalline materials.
Dec 4th, 2008
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The International Society for Quality Electronic Design announced today that it is accepting nominations for the 3rd annual ISQED Quality Award, dubbed as IQ-Award. The IQ-Award was established in 2007 to recognize individuals who have made significant and often lasting contributions to the field of quality in electronic design.
Dec 4th, 2008
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The book is designed to appeal to advanced undergraduates and graduate students in chemistry, materials science,and chemical engineering departments, by leading them stepwise from the elementary chemistry on which materials science depends, through a discussion of the different classes of materials, and ending with a description of how materials are used in devices and general technology.
Dec 4th, 2008
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The article reports on the synthesis of light-diffracting assemblies obtained from microspheres and nanoparticles in droplets on a superhydrophobic surface.
Dec 4th, 2008
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The New York NanoBusiness Alliance today announced that President Vincent Caprio will address a group of top executives, active investors and government leaders at the fourth annual Axiom Capital Management 'Livingston Nanotechnology Conference,' being held on December 8 and 9 New York City.
Dec 4th, 2008
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Nobelprize.org, the official website of the Nobel Foundation, will provide live webcasts of the 2008 Nobel Peace Prize Award Ceremony from Oslo, Norway and the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony from Stockholm, Sweden on 10 December 2008. Nobel Lectures on 7-8 and 10 December will also be webcasted.
Dec 4th, 2008
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Im Auftrag des Bundesministerium fuer Bildung und Forschung (BMBF) praesentierte die VDI Technologiezentrum GmbH (VDI TZ) im Rahmen der Themenkampagne 'Welcome to Nanotech Germany' die deutsche Nanotechnologie in Moskau.
Dec 4th, 2008
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The latest issue of the International Journal of Nanotechnology (IJNT) introduces you to a collection of original papers representative of the research performed in Greece in the field of nanotechnology.
Dec 3rd, 2008
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Scientists at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) in Japan have developed a new technique for the mass production of unique metal-complex-type organic nanotubes. It was found that the nanotubes can be obtained when an aqueous metal salt solution is added to an alcoholic suspension of amphiphilic molecules comprising glycylglycine and fatty acids.
Dec 3rd, 2008
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Researchers from two of the nation's largest industries - medicine and energy - will come together Dec. 8, 2008, to explore synergies in moving oil and pumping blood.
Dec 3rd, 2008
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Young Europeans are shunning science degrees in greater numbers than ever before. If this trend continues, the EU will start to lag behind China and India in scientific research and development, threatening European competitiveness and prosperity.
Dec 3rd, 2008
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For a long time, chromium plating protected car bodies against rust - but this has been prohibited since 2007. However, chromium-free coatings are not suitable for universal use; they have to be adapted to the respective application. A new chromium-free coating can help.
Dec 3rd, 2008
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The SciFinder series of podcasts from the American Chemical Society's CAS division explores a vast array of current interest topics and new discoveries in the 21st century and shows how SciFinder can play a significant role in providing solutions for the advancement of science.
Dec 3rd, 2008
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A Canadian and American research group including the team of Dr. Robert Koenekoop from the Research Institute at the Montreal Children's Hospital of the MUHC has just been awarded $2.4 million from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and the Foundation Fighting Blindness Canada (FFB).
Dec 3rd, 2008
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