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Nanotechnology applications could benefit from DNA tubes with programmable sizes

Scientists at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have developed a simple process for mass producing molecular tubes of identical - and precisely programmable - circumferences.

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EU-India cooperation to find new materials for applications in nanotechnology

A research team at Uppsala University will be leading a collaborative project between the EU and India in theoretical materials science. The objective is to find new materials for applications in nanotechnology.

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Patent granted for continuous flow method for the separation of carbon nanotubes according to their chiralities

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted a patent for a MITRE-developed process that provides a path to achieving what has been called the Holy Grail of nanotechnology. U.S. Patent number 7,347,981 was issued to MITRE earlier this year. It covers a continuous flow method for the separation of carbon nanotubes according to their chiralities, the characteristic twists in their molecular structures.

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Fabrication of highest purity semiconductors key for nanoelectronic circuits

In order to realize the electrical units of voltage, resistance and current with highest accuracy quantum effects in nano-circuits are nowadays used. Important prerequisites are extremely pure semiconductor layers where high-mobile electrons move through the crystal without collision with residual impurities.

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Neue, energiesparende Werkstoffe mit Nanotechnologie

Im Bemuehen, den Verlust kostbarer Energie beim Transport zu den Verbrauchern zu verringern, bieten nanokristalline Werkstoffe viel versprechende Aussichten.

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The secret of electron heating in low temperature plasmas discovered

The secret of electron heating in low temperature plasmas has been discovered by the Bochum researchers at the Center of Excellence 'Plasma Science and Technology' (CPST) at the Ruhr University - who have thereby found the answer to the question which has been puzzling scientists for decades of why particularly the electrons in such plasmas are so hot.

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Nanotomography produces incredible high-resolution 3-D images of nanostructures

X-rays from a synchrotron can produce incredible high-resolution three-dimensional images of nanoscale crystal structures .

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Researchers for the first time observe harmonious coexistence of magnetic and superconductive states

Physicists at Los Alamos National Laboratory, along with colleagues at institutions in Switzerland and Canada, have observed, for the first time in a single exotic phase, a situation where magnetism and superconductivity are necessary for each other's existence.

August 28, 2008 Read more

New Chemical Bonding Center provides a new approach for using solar energy

The California Institute of Technology Chemical Bonding Center project, called 'Powering the Planet,' will increase the number of its collaborators to fulfill its goal of efficiently and economically converting solar energy and water into hydrogen and oxygen fuels.

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University of Washington buys multimillion-dollar tool for nanotechnology research

The University of Washington will acquire an electron beam lithography machine, a key instrument required to build devices at the nanometer scale. A $1.3 million gift from the Washington Research Foundation provides about half the cost of the $2.5 million electron beam lithography machine, which will be the only one of its kind in the Northwest.

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Unique laser technology allows observation of what happens in live cells

Researchers at The University of Nottingham have developed a unique technology that will allow scientists to look at microscopic activity within the body?s chemical messenger system for the very first time, live as it happens.

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TMS prepares for record-breaking annual meeting

The TMS 2009 Annual Meeting promises to be the largest in the materials society?s 138-year conference history.

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Wiley-Blackwell announces new impact factors in nanotechnology and materials science

Wiley-Blackwell announced that the ISI Journal Citation Report 2007 confirms its position as one of the leading publishers in the areas of Materials Science and Nanotechnology.

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$1.2 million to advance technology that produces 3-D views of cellular processes

A University of Texas at Dallas researcher has received a $1.2 million award from the National Institutes of Health to further develop a new technology for the three-dimensional microscopic imaging of living cells - technology he believes may produce significant new insights into basic cellular processes.

August 28, 2008 Read more

Nanoparticles stick a perfect landing

A silicon nanoparticle flying at 8 times the speed of sound can slam into a surface and stick, but it bounces off if colliding at half that speed. This puzzling observation is now explained by computer simulations.

August 27, 2008 Read more

NanoRegulation conference will focus on voluntary measures in nanotechnology risk governance

As part of the NanoEurope to be held in St.Gallen (Switzerland) on September 16 and 17, 2008, the 4th International NanoRegulation Conference will focus on this subject of risks associated with nanotechnology.

August 27, 2008 Read more