Attraction at the atomic level
Researchers find the ties that bind electrons in high-temperature superconductivity.
Apr 10th, 2008
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Popcorn-ball design doubles efficiency of dye-sensitized solar cells
By using a popcorn-ball design - tiny kernels clumped into much larger porous spheres - researchers at the University of Washington are able to manipulate light and more than double the efficiency of converting solar energy to electricity.
Apr 10th, 2008
Read moreEuropean Science Foundation conference on nanomedicine
The 2008 Nanomedicine Conference to be held in Sant Feliu de Guixols, Spain on September 19-24, 2008, is the evolution of the ESF Forward Look on Nanomedicine project.
Apr 10th, 2008
Read moreESF-FWF conference on chemical control with electrons and photons
The precise control over chemical transformations, both in terms of 'tuning' reaction products and allowing site specific chemical control is the subject of one of the most exciting and rapidly developing areas of modern science - introducing the potential for the creation of new materials and the development of new technologies with dramatic implications for advances in such fields as nanotechnology, quantum electronics and biophysics.
Apr 10th, 2008
Read moreUAlbany NanoCollege features clean energy and environmental technologies at NanoCareer Day
More than 300 middle- and high-school students see how nanotechnology is enabling 'New Energy, Clean Environment, Bright Future'
Apr 10th, 2008
Read moreSweet nanotechnology batteries
Nanotechnology could solve lithium battery charging problems
Apr 10th, 2008
Read moreNMP Finland - nanotechnology, materials and new production
The NMP Finland Conference next week presents the cutting edge of Finnish nanotechnology, materials and new production technologies. The conference provides an opportunity to meet the leading companies and partners behind the new technologies.
Apr 9th, 2008
Read moreSlow federal action to oversee nanotechnology leaves 'room at the bottom'
Landmark report highlights local options for oversight of cutting-edge technologies.
Apr 9th, 2008
Read moreMemory in artificial atoms
Danish nano-physicists have made a discovery that can change the way we store data on our computers. This means that in the future we can store data much faster, and more accurate.
Apr 9th, 2008
Read moreCarbon nanotubes made into conductive, flexible 'stained glass'
Researchers at Northwestern University have used metallic nanotubes to make thin films that are semitransparent, highly conductive, flexible and come in a variety of colors, with an appearance similar to stained glass.
Apr 9th, 2008
Read moreNewly discovered 'superinsulators' promise to transform materials research, electronics design
Superinsulation may sound like a marketing gimmick for a drafty attic or winter coat. But it is actually a newly discovered fundamental state of matter created by scientists.
Apr 8th, 2008
Read moreDVDs and CD-ROMs that thwart global warming
Carbon dioxide removed from smokestack emissions in order to slow global warming in the future could become a valuable raw material for the production of DVDs, beverage bottles and other products made from polycarbonate plastics, chemists are reporting.
Apr 8th, 2008
Read moreManufactured buckyballs don't harm microbes that clean the environment
Even large amounts of manufactured nanoparticles, also known as Buckyballs, don't faze microscopic organisms that are charged with cleaning up the environment, according to Purdue University researchers.
Apr 8th, 2008
Read moreMaking sure the wonder materials don't become the wonder pollutant
Scientists recently analyzed ten commercially made carbon nanotubes to identify the chemical byproducts of the manufacturing process and to help track them in the environment.
Apr 8th, 2008
Read moreCitrate appears to control buckyball clumping but environmental concerns remain
Researchers at Virginia Tech have demonstrated that the hydrophobic behavior of fullerenes can be changed by the addition of citric acid - although the good news and bad news of this recent discovery has yet to be determined.
Apr 8th, 2008
Read moreNeedle-size device created to track tumors, radiation dose
Engineers at Purdue University are creating a wireless device designed to be injected into tumors to tell doctors the precise dose of radiation received and locate the exact position of tumors during treatment.
Apr 8th, 2008
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