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International research project launched on tailored supply chain of carbon nanotube composites
The goal of CONTACT is to establish a tailored supply chain of new CNT-filled composites with enhanced mechanical and electrical properties for applications including electrodes, structural materials and windblades.
November 23, 2009 Read more
China, India float the idea of 'patent free' green tech
As world leaders prepare for climate talks in Copenhagen next month, developing nations have tabled a controversial proposal which would effectively end patent protection for clean technologies.
November 23, 2009 Read more
Physical theories are rocked by oscillating curves
The Dresden High Magnetic Field Laboratory at the research centre Forschungszentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (FZD) provides highest magnetic fields for materials research.
November 23, 2009 Read more
UAlbany NanoCollege hosts more than 200 Girl Scouts for 'NanoExplorations' program
The College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering hosted more than 200 Girl Scouts from across upstate New York on November 21, as the Girl Scouts of Northeastern New York participated in NanoExplorations, a program designed to provide a close-up look at the exciting world of nanotechnology.
November 23, 2009 Read more
Material world: From idea to product
The Freiburg Materials Research Center (FMF) will celebrate the 20th anniversary of its founding in 2010. The center will commemorate the occasion by co-organizing three symposia in February, March, and June.
November 23, 2009 Read more
Straightening messy correlations with a quantum comb
Teasing out unwanted knots in quantum communication, while keeping the information intact.
November 23, 2009 Read more
Springer launches SpringerMaterials at London Online Information 2009
New database for material scientists, physicists, chemists and engineers will encompass all 400 volumes of Landolt-Boernstein.
November 23, 2009 Read more
Organic semiconductors expert appointed Fellow of APS
Professor Franco Cacialli has become a fellow of the American Physical Society upon the recommendation of the Division of Materials Physics.
November 23, 2009 Read more
New hydrogen-storage method discovered
Scientists at the Carnegie Institution have found for the first time that high pressure can be used to make a unique hydrogen-storage material. The discovery paves the way for an entirely new way to approach the hydrogen-storage problem.
November 22, 2009 Read more
ASPEX kicks off 'Send Us Your Sample' campaign
Ever wonder what something looks like up close and personal? ASPEX wants your samples! ASPEX, makers of the Personal Scanning Electron Microscope (PSEM), kicked off its 'Send Us Your Sample' campaign, encouraging people to send in samples to be scanned by one of their PSEMs.
November 20, 2009 Read more
Paul Alivisatos appointed director of Berkeley Lab
The University of California Board of Regents on Nov. 19 named Paul Alivisatos director of the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, which is managed by the university.
November 20, 2009 Read more
Energiesparende Beleuchtungskonzepte und Energiemanagement mit Mikro- und Nanotechnik
Energieeffiziente und umweltfreundliche Technologien ruecken immer mehr in den Mittelpunkt. Welchen Beitrag die Mikro- und Nanotechnologie dabei leisten kann, zeigt eine Veranstaltung am 1. Dezember in Dortmund auf.
November 20, 2009 Read more
A fluorescent sensor helps scientists track specific chromosomal modifications that can alter gene activity
To develop tools for tracking histone acetylation in live cells, Minoru Yoshida of the RIKEN Advanced Science Institute in Wako paired his knowledge of histone acetylation with colleague Kazuki Sasaki's expertise in fluorescent biosensor design.
November 20, 2009 Read more
Nanotechnologist receives Buck-Whitney Award
Stanislaus S. Wong, a scientist with a joint appointment at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory and Stony Brook University, has won the Buck-Whitney Award from the American Chemical Society (ACS) Eastern New York Section.
November 20, 2009 Read more
Polymer mit Honigwabenstruktur
Physikern der Empa ist es zusammen mit Chemikern des Max-Planck-Instituts fuer Polymerforschung nun erstmals gelungen, ein graphenaehnliches Polymer mit atomarer Genauigkeit zu synthetisieren.
November 20, 2009 Read more
Physicists move one step closer to quantum computing
Physicists at UC Santa Barbara have made an important advance in electrically controlling quantum states of electrons, a step that could help in the development of quantum computing.
November 20, 2009 Read more
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