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Nanotechnology included in Australia-Korea grants program

The New South Wales-Gangwon Technology Collaboration Ageeement creates a technology cooperation framework of which the key element is a collaborative grant program to support joint proof of concept projects of one year or less between researchers and/or companies from both New South Wales and Gangwon.

August 7, 2008 Read more

A flash of light can temporarily alter the structure of graphite

A flash of light can temporarily alter the structure of graphite. Researchers found that - for a brief moment at least - exposure to light changes the chemical bonding in graphite to a form reminiscent of diamond.

August 6, 2008 Read more

Electronic tongue wine fraud detective

An electronic tongue that can 'taste' the grape varieties and vintages of wine has been created by Spanish scientists.

August 6, 2008 Read more

Quantum spins: So you think you can do a chaotic dance?

A University of Utah study is shedding light on an important, unsolved physics problem: the relationship between chaos theory - which is based on 300-year-old Newtonian physics - and the modern theory of quantum mechanics.

August 6, 2008 Read more

Skipping atomic-scale stones to study some chemistry basics

New experiments reported this week from JILA in Boulder, Colo., are giving a uniquely detailed look at what happens when gas molecule meets fluid.

August 6, 2008 Read more

New technique reveals hidden properties of ultracold atomic gases

Physicists at JILA, a joint institute of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Colorado at Boulder, have demonstrated a powerful new technique that reveals hidden properties of ultracold atomic gases.

August 6, 2008 Read more

Stretchable silicon camera next step to artificial retina

By combining stretchable optoelectronics and biologically inspired design, scientists have created a remarkable imaging device, with a layout based on the human eye.

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World's thinnest balloon made of graphene

Researchers in New York are reporting development of the world's thinnest balloon, made of a single layer of graphite just one atom thick. This so-called graphene sealed microchamber is impermeable to even the tiniest airborne molecules, including helium.

August 6, 2008 Read more

New class of electronics technology can conform to almost any shape

Instead of using a flat microchip as the light sensor for their new camera, a team of engineers has developed a sensor that is a flexible mesh of wire-connected pixels. The mesh is made from many of the same materials as a standard digital-camera sensor, but has the unique ability to conform to convoluted, irregular surfaces.

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Innovative research brings quantum computers one step closer

Complex computer encryption codes could be solved and new drug design developed significantly faster thanks to new research carried out by the University of Surrey.

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NanomMed 2009: 6th International Conference on Biomedical Applications of Nanotechnology

Experts from all over the world will gather for the 6th NanoMed conference from March 4-6, 2009 in Berlin to discuss the state of the art in biomedical applications of nanotechnology.

August 6, 2008 Read more

Now that's cool: Engineers out to thaw the mysteries of ice

'Ye canna change the laws of physics!' Scotty warned Captain Kirk on Star Trek. But engineers and physicists at the University of Maryland may rewrite one of them. The Third Law of Thermodynamics is on the minds of John Cumings and his research group as they examine the crystal lattice structure of ice and seek to define exactly what happens when it freezes.

August 6, 2008 Read more

Nanotechnology fuel cell research may clear hydrogen hurdles

The biggest stumbling block preventing the widespread adoption of fuel cell technology has been a reliance on hydrogen as the fuel. Not only is hydrogen both difficult and dangerous to store and distribute, but 96 percent of hydrogen comes from oil and gas. New research from a University of Virginia team, recently funded by a new U.Va. Collaborative Sustainable Energy Seed Grant worth about $30,000, is taking two approaches to removing the need for hydrogen.

August 6, 2008 Read more

U.S. varsity team in India stresses potential of nanomedicine

A delegation from the University of Missouri that visited Chennai recently with its focus on nanomedicine, sought to explore ways to 'develop a scholarly, creative partnership that has a high impact on science and the potential to do something good for patients? unable to afford the treatment.'

August 5, 2008 Read more

Nanotechnology event: Nanoscale Materials Stewardship Seminar

Join the International Association of Nanotechnology, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) and the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (CDTSC) on Wednesday, August 13, to provide input on new initiatives and regulations underway concerning nanotechnology.

August 5, 2008 Read more

Japanese-German dialogue on micro- and nanotechnology sets direction for the future

With over 300 participants from Japan, the Japanese-German Micro/Nano Business Forum at the Exhibition Micromachine/MEMS on July 30 in Tokyo was a huge success.

August 5, 2008 Read more