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Very cold ice films at the mesoscale reveal mysteries of universe

The latest quick freezing techniques coupled with sophisticated scanning electron microscopy techniques, are allowing physicists to create ice films in cold conditions similar to outer space and observe the detailed molecular organisation, yielding clues to fundamental questions including possibly the origin of life.

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Configurable chip can correct faults in newly-manufactured transistors

A new configurable chip which can correct faults in newly- manufactured transistors and can be implemented in mainstream devices such as mobile phones and computers, has been developed by engineers at the University of Southampton.

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Nanoparticle-coated liquid mirror advance may lead to better eye exams, improved telescopes

Scientists in Canada are reporting progress toward a new type of 'liquid mirror' - mirrors made with highly reflective liquids - whose shape can be changed to provide superior optical properties over conventional solid mirrors.

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Batelle hires Jonnalagadda as Director of Business Development, Nanotechnology

Among Jonnalagadda's innovative activities will be nanotechnology strategy development in collaboration with the national laboratories Battelle manages or co-manages.

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Nanotechnology Nanobama

University of Michigan professor John Hart has made faces of Barack Obama using nanotechnology, specifically carbon nanotubes, and imaged them using a scanning electron microscope.

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New measurement technique maps nanomaterials as they grow

Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed a measurement technique that will help scientists and companies map nanomaterials as they grow.

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Top hydrogen-absorbing metal alloy sixty percent lighter than battery

Dutch-sponsored researcher Robin Gremaud has shown that an alloy of the metals magnesium, titanium and nickel is excellent at absorbing hydrogen. This light alloy brings us a step closer to the everyday use of hydrogen as a source of fuel for powering vehicles.

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Spanish-German cooperation to develop hybrid nanomaterials for future solar cells

The Instituto Madrileno de Estudios Avanzados en Nanociencia (IMDEA Nanoscience) collaborates together with the University of Hamburg in the development of composite materials based on semiconductor nanoparticles and carbon nanotubes as functional materials for efficient light emitting diodes and photovoltaic devices.

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Air Force Young Investigator grants support nanotechnology research

Thomas H. Epps III, University of Delaware assistant professor of chemical engineering, and Erik Thostenson, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, are among just 39 scientists and engineers throughout the country selected to receive three-year research grants from the U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) Young Investigator Research Program.

November 3, 2008 Read more

Physicists overcome roadblock to using nano-electro-mechanical systems for digital logic and memory applications

By perfecting a technique to control the vibrations of high frequency nano-cantilevers, Canadian physicists have overcome a roadblock to using nano-electro-mechanical systems (NEMS) for digital logic and memory applications and have, taken the first sub-nanosecond mechanical measurements of NEMS.

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New method measures how strain affects thin films of silicon

University of Wisconsin-Madison engineers and physicists have developed a method of measuring how strain affects thin films of silicon that could lay the foundation for faster flexible electronics.

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Solar power game-changer: 'Near perfect' absorption of sunlight, from all angles

By developing a new antireflective coating that boosts the amount of sunlight captured by solar panels and allows those panels to absorb the entire solar spectrum from nearly any angle, a research team has moved academia and industry closer to realizing high-efficiency, cost-effective solar power.

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Hundreds explore nanotechnology at UAlbany NanoCollege's Community Day

A crowd consisting of hundreds of children, adults and families participated in Community Day today at the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering of the University at Albany, the first in a series of events that are part of CNSE's unprecedented community and educational outreach initiative known as NANOvember.

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Trustee makes donation to start new solar energy research center at Rensselaer

Thomas R. Baruch, a member of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Board of Trustees and alumnus of the Class of 1960, has donated a gift that will help to establish a new center at the Institute devoted to bio-energy research.

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Liquid crystal lubricants reduce friction to almost zero

While the friction hardly changes when using conventional oil, it drops to almost zero after a while when liquid crystals are used.

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EPA issues a Federal Register notice regarding carbon nanotubes

The notice reminds manufacturers and importers that they must notify EPA 90 days prior to the manufacture or import of new chemical CNTs for commercial purposes, in accordance with TSCA Section 5 regulations for new chemicals at 40 C.F.R. 720.22.

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