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New record for piezoelectric energy micro harvesters

IMEC achieved a new record for micromachined piezoelectric energy harvesters, now delivering an output power of 60 micro watts

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Nanomotor helps tiny object swim

Ayusman Sen, head of the Department of Chemistry at Penn State, makes tiny, metallic objects do something extraordinary - he makes them swim. Sen's work is driven by catalysis, the chemical phenomenon whereby a substance accelerates a chemical reaction but emerges unchanged at the end of the process.

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Smart textiles - the new black

Smart fabrics and intelligent textiles - material that incorporates cunning molecules or clever electronics - is thriving and European research efforts are tackling some of the sector's toughest challenges.

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University of Utah announces the establishment of the Nano Institute of Utah

Officials at the University of Utah announced today the establishment of the Nano Institute of Utah, representing a significant and decisive step in the state?s quest to bring together the university?s and the state?s nano science experts in diverse areas of chemistry, physics, biology, engineering, medicine and pharmacy.

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Terahertz version of single-pixel camera could lead to breakthrough technologies

A terahertz version of the single-pixel camera developed by Rice University researchers could lead to breakthrough technologies in security, telecom, signal processing and medicine.

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IMEC develops innovative architecture for flexible forward error correction

IMEC has developed an innovative architecture for flexible forward error correction (FEC). The solution targets data transmission applications that need to combine flexibility, high throughput, and low power consumption. Examples are future wireless terminals and optical storage.

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Researchers develop method to extend lifetime of organic solar cells

IMEC's associated laboratory IMOMEC, located on the campus of the Hasselt University, developed a method to stabilize the nanomorphology of organic solar cells resulting in a lifetime improvement of at least a factor 10.

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Neural nanotechnology probe limits damage to cells and biological tissue

Engineering researchers at the University of Arkansas have developed a neural probe that demonstrates significantly greater electrical charge storage capacity than all other neural prosthetic devices.

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Metallization of silane represents important discovery in search for superconducting hydrogen

An international research team led by Professor Rajeev Ahuja, Uppsala University, has used theoretical calculations to understand a high-pressure structural phase transition in silane which could gives rise to metallization and could even result in superconductivity.

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Scientists design compound that stabilizes the main natural suppressor of tumors

An interdisciplinary team of researchers have discovered a substance with the capacity to maintain protein p53 stable even when it presents certain mutations that promote the appearance of cancer.

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Europe launches a 1 billion Euro project to get into pole position for the fuel cells and hydrogen race

On 14th October, the European Union and European Industry announce plans to make fuel cells and hydrogen one of Europe's leading new strategic energy technologies of the future.

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EUVL Symposium hears about progress in resist and mask areas

SEMATECH engineers and the industry at large have made significant advances in moving forward the infrastructure that will prepare extreme ultraviolet lithography (EUVL) for cost-effective manufacturing, according to papers presented at the 2008 International EUVL Symposium in Lake Tahoe, California.

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Veeco establishes Endowed Chair in Engineering Sciences at UC Santa Barbara

Veeco Instruments Inc. has established an endowed chair at UC Santa Barbara that will support the teaching and research of a pioneering scholar in engineering or the sciences.

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Nanobubbles to reduce flow resistance in liquids

Scientists are puzzled by the nanobubbles that can develop on surfaces under water. It should be impossible for them to exist but nevertheless they remain intact for hours. They are something of a mystery, yet it is possible to manipulate the development of these bubbles.

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New tools model the atomic and void structures of a network-forming elemental material

Researchers have accurately identified tools that model the atomic and void structures of a network-forming elemental material. These tools may revolutionize the process of creating new solar panels, flat-panel displays, optical storage media and myriad other technological devices.

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Viruses from extreme environments as building blocks fro nanomaterials

Scientists are using designs in nature from extreme environments to overcome the challenges of producing materials on the nanometre scale.

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