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Nanotechnology outreach going wrong?

As the global nanotechnology industry continues to produce cutting-edge consumer products, the scientific community is leaving a key part of the U.S. public behind when sharing knowledge of this new field of science, according to a new study by Arizona State University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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Bone repair with stem cell seeded scaffold

A study published this week reinforces the potential value of stem cells in repairing major injuries involving the loss of bone structure.

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Quasi-crystalline order at nanoscale

In addition to periodic superlattices, binary mixtures of nearly spherical nanoparticles could lead to the growth of quasi-crystals.

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University of Maryland gets $10.3 million in stimulus funds for advanced quantum science lab

The University of Maryland has been awarded $10.3 million in stimulus funds by the U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to build an advanced quantum science lab.

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Scientists squeeze more out of metal-organic framework

Scientists at Argonne National Laboratory have discovered a new route to transform the structure of porous materials at industrially-accessible, high pressures.

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Riesenatome eingesperrt in Mikroglaszellen

Forscher haben gezeigt, dass Riesenatome unter bestimmten Umstaenden ohne grosse Stoerung in kleinsten Mikroglaszellen eingesperrt und beobachtet werden koennen.

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Green Touch Initiative targets 1000-fold improvement in energy efficiency by transforming communications networks

The world took a big step closer today to a green and more sustainable communications future with the launch of Green Touch, a global consortium organized by Bell Labs whose goal is to create the technologies needed to make communications networks 1000 times more energy efficient than they are today.

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Wasserstoff aus dem Reagenzglas

Die umweltfreundliche Herstellung ausreichender Mengen Wasserstoffs beschaeftigt die Forschung seit langem. Als mikroskopisch kleine Fabrik steht dabei die Gruenalge Chlamydomonas reinhardtii im Mittelpunkt, die unter Stress Wasserstoff bilden kann. Bochumer Biologen ist es jetzt gelungen, die dafuer verantwortlichen Bestandteile der Alge zu isolieren und die Produktion ins Reagenzglas zu verlegen.

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Physicists achieve quantum entanglement in solid-state circuits

For the first time, physicists have convincingly demonstrated that physically separated particles in solid-state devices can be quantum-mechanically entangled. The achievement is analogous to the quantum entanglement of light, except that it involves particles in circuitry instead of photons in optical systems.

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Gedruckte Schaltungen aus Nano-Pasten

Die Ausbildung von ueberdurchschnittlich qualifizierten jungen Ingenieuren und Ingenieurinnen im Graduiertenkolleg 'Disperse Systeme fuer Elektronikanwendungen' der Uni Erlangen-Nuernberg ist bis zum Herbst 2014 gesichert. Die Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft uebernimmt die Foerderung ab April 2010 fuer weitere viereinhalb Jahre; die Foerdersumme betraegt 5,16 Millionen Euro.

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ETH Zurich founded 24 spin-offs in 2009, including nanotechnology companies

Despite the difficult economic climate, many researchers from ETH Zurich founded a company last year. The university recorded no fewer than 24 new spin-offs in 2009 - the most ever in a single year.

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Quantum computer calculates exact energy of molecular hydrogen

In an important first for a promising new technology, scientists have used a quantum computer to calculate the precise energy of molecular hydrogen. This groundbreaking approach to molecular simulations could have profound implications not just for quantum chemistry, but also for a range of fields from cryptography to materials science.

January 10, 2010 Read more

Resonant Tunneling Diode Simulation with NEGF

A new version of RTDNEGF (1.3.2) has been recently deployed on the nanoHUB website. RTDNEGF is a simulator for Resonant Tunneling Diodes (RTD) that implements the Non Equilibrium Green Formalism (NEGF) as its principal computational model.

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Top 10 science stories 2009 from Los Alamos National Laboratory

Los Alamos National Laboratory has identified the Top 10 Laboratory science stories of 2009 based on global viewership of online media content and major programmatic milestones.

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Carbon nanotube infused paper quickly detects toxin in drinking water

A strip of paper infused with carbon nanotubes can quickly and inexpensively detect a toxin produced by algae in drinking water.

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Several new nanotechnology facilities will benefit from NIST's $123 million Recovery Act grants

With ultimate research targets ranging from off-shore wind power and coral reef ecology to quantum physics and nanotechnology, the 12 projects will launch more than $250 million in new laboratory construction projects beginning early this year.

January 8, 2010 Read more