Super-stretchy nanotechnology electronics
Nanotechnology researchers have introduced a new type of supercapacitor that fulfills this requirement. Its components are fiber-shaped and based on carbon nanotubes.
Posted: Nov 25th, 2013
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A step closer to composite-based electronics
A new study demonstrates that electrical resistivity obeys a staircase-like dependence on the conducting particle concentration in composite materials.
Posted: Nov 25th, 2013
Read moreSteering electrons along chemical bonds
Electron motions induced by a strong electric field are mapped in space and time with the help of femtosecond x-ray pulses. An x-ray movie of the crystal lithium hydride shows that the electric interaction between electrons has a decisive influence on the direction in which they move.
Posted: Nov 25th, 2013
Read moreUltra-sensitive force sensing with a levitating nanoparticle
Scientists have optically levitated nanoparticles in high vacuum conditions and measured the highest Q-factor ever observed in nano- or micromechanical systems.
Posted: Nov 25th, 2013
Read moreNew York's nanotechnology model: Building the innovation economy
'New York's nanotechnology model: Building the innovation economy' is the summary of a 2013 symposium convened by the National Research Council Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy and members of the Nano Consortium that drew state officials and staff, business leaders, and leading national figures in early-stage finance, technology, engineering, education, and state and federal policies to review challenges, plans, and opportunities for innovation-led growth in New York.
Posted: Nov 25th, 2013
Read moreHandbook of personalized medicine: Advances in nanotechnology, drug delivery and therapy
'Handbook of personalized medicine: Advances in nanotechnology, drug delivery and therapy' compiles multidisciplinary efforts to conceptualize the environment in research and clinical setting that creates the fertile ground for the practical utility of personalized medicine decisions and also enables clinical pharmacogenomics for establishing pharmacotyping in drug prescription.
Posted: Nov 25th, 2013
Read moreProgress in nano-optics
To constrain individual light particles in a way as to control their movement on computer chips and nanostructures: This might lead to new developments in information technology.
Posted: Nov 25th, 2013
Read moreScientists capture first image of hydrogen bonds
Chinese scientists have visualized hydrogen bonds through modified non-contact atomic force microscopy (AFM) for the first time in history, the National Center for Nanoscience and Technology (NCNST) said Friday.
Posted: Nov 25th, 2013
Read moreNanoelectronics center integrates CCD and CMOS technology to improve Pperformance of CMOS imagers
Imec has developed and fabricated a prototype high-performance, time-delay-integration (TDI) image sensor for the French Space Agency (CNES) to leverage in space-based earth observations.
Posted: Nov 25th, 2013
Read moreCreating synthetic antibodies with coated carbon nanotubes
Synthetic polymers coating a nanoparticle surface can recognize specific molecules just like an antibody.
Posted: Nov 25th, 2013
Read moreFortschritt in der Nano-Optik
Einzelne Lichtteilchen so bändigen, dass sich ihre Bewegung auf Computerchips und Nanostrukturen steuern lässt: Das könnte der Informationstechnik wichtige neue Impulse geben. Würzburger Physiker stellen jetzt einen Fortschritt auf diesem Gebiet vor.
Posted: Nov 25th, 2013
Read moreThe future of graphene in the UK
'If you can't measure it, you can't improve it and you can't control it' was the verdict of a National Physical Laboratory (NPL) roundtable discussion held at the Institute of Physics.
Posted: Nov 25th, 2013
Read moreNanodiamond 'flaws' pave way for nanoscale MRI
Breakthrough offers high-sensitivity nanoscale sensors, and could lead to magnetic imaging of neuron activity and thermometry on a single living cell.
Posted: Nov 24th, 2013
Read moreNew microscope captures movements of atoms and molecules
A new microscope invented at Michigan State University allows scientists to zoom in on the movements of atoms and molecules.
Posted: Nov 22nd, 2013
Read moreAn inside look at a metal-organic framework (MOF) in action
MOFs are molecular systems consisting of a metal oxide center surrounded by organic linker molecules that form a highly porous three-dimensional crystal framework.
Posted: Nov 22nd, 2013
Read moreCopper nanowires promise cheaper, sturdier fuel cells
Copper adorns the Statue of Liberty, makes sturdy, affordable wiring, and helps our bodies absorb iron. Now, researchers at Duke University would like to use copper to transform sunlight and water into a chemical fuel.
Posted: Nov 22nd, 2013
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