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Discovery could enable development of faster computers

Roland Kawakami's lab at UC Riverside proposes a simple technique for controlling electron spin and current flow.

June 23, 2008 Read more

Gene silencer and quantum dots reduce protein production to a whisper

Quantum dots are dramatically better than existing methods for delivering a gene-silencing tool into cells. The quantum-dot chaperones help impede the cell's production of a given protein.

June 23, 2008 Read more

Tethered molecules act as light-driven reversible nanoswitches

A new technique for attaching light-sensitive organic molecules to metal surfaces allows the molecules to be switched between two different configurations in response to exposure to different wavelengths of light.

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A look into the nanoscale

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory researchers have captured time-series snapshots of a solid as it evolves on the ultra-fast timescale.

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Ultrafast look into atoms and molecules

New record in ultrafast metrology: Physicists at Max-Planck Institute of Quantum Optics and the Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich are the first to produce light pulses lasting only 80 attoseconds.

June 23, 2008 Read more

Engineers reveal what makes diamonds slippery at the nanoscale

Researchers finally determined what makes diamond films such slippery customers, settling a debate on the scientific origin of its properties and providing new knowledge that will help create the next generation of super low friction materials.

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Physicists develop 'impossible' technique to study and develop superconductors

A team of University of British Columbia researchers has developed a technique that controls the number of electrons on the surface of high-temperature superconductors, a procedure considered impossible for the past two decades.

June 23, 2008 Read more

Hard evidence that gold nanoparticles exist in nature

The search for these natural but 'invisible' nanoparticles is important. If they can be proved to exist, the knowledge will help give us a deeper understanding of how gold can be transported and deposited by geological processes, and therefore help explorers to find new gold deposits in Australia.

June 23, 2008 Read more

Automated microfluidic device reduces time to screen small organisms for genetic studies

Genetic studies on small organisms such as worms and flies can now be done more quickly using a new microfluidic device developed by engineers at the Georgia Institute of Technology.

June 23, 2008 Read more

Schmelzen im Nanometer-Bereich

Forscher aus Wien und Dresden erzeugten Schmelzpunkte in der Oberflaeche eines Kristalls, die nur wenige Nanometer gross waren.

June 23, 2008 Read more

Joint nanotechnology forum to focus on electronics, photonics, renewable energy

Applications of nanotechnology to electronics, photonics and renewable energy will be the focus of a joint forum to be held from August 10 to 14, 2009 at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

June 23, 2008 Read more

DARPA funds Argonne-led project to develop technology for advanced radar, communications systems

DARPA is providing $1.4 million to a Phase III research project led by the Argonne National Laboratory to develop high-performance integrated diamond microelectro-mechanical system (MEMS) and complementary metal-oxide-semiconductors devices (CMOS) for radar and mobile communications using an Argonne developed and patented Ultrananocrystalline Diamond film technology.

June 23, 2008 Read more

A breakthrough in glass

Imagine a plane that has wings made out of glass. Thanks to a major breakthrough in understanding the nature of glass by scientists at the University of Bristol, this has just become a possibility.

June 22, 2008 Read more

New method for successful bone tissue engineering wins Kaye Award for Hebrew U. researcher

A new and better method for accelerating bone formation in cases of orthopedic injuries and conditions, such as osteoporosis, fractures and disc disorders, has been developed by Nadav Kimelman at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem's Faculty of Dental Medicine.

June 22, 2008 Read more

Solar energy turns organic

The high production cost of electricity from silicon-based solar cells has limited the use of the technology. Low cost solar cells with high cell performance are highly desirable and organic solar cells could be the answer.

June 22, 2008 Read more

Innovation showcase finalists named

A device that removes arsenic from groundwater will compete against a nanotechnology-based drug delivery system and eight other novel technology innovations at the 2008 ASME Innovation Showcase (ASME IShow) to be held Oct. 31, in Boston.

June 21, 2008 Read more