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European graphene project Gladiator has launched

GLADIATOR seeks to improve the quality and size of CVD graphene sheets, and to reduce their production costs, in order to make the use of graphene more attractive e.g. in applications such as transparent electrodes for large area organic electronics.

Nov 13th, 2013

Der kleinste Elektronenbeschleuniger der Welt

Lichtblitze, um Elektronen aus einzelnen Nanopartikeln heraus zu beschleunigen: Forscher der Arbeitsgruppe 'Ultraschnelle Nano-Optik' berichten erstmals über Experimente zur gezielten Beschleunigung von Elektronen aus einzelnen Goldspitzen durch ultrakurze Laserimpulse.

Nov 13th, 2013

NanoCaTe - Nanocarbons for versatile power supply modules

The multidisciplinary consortium of the NanoCaTe project will develop a more efficient thermoelectric- and storage material based on nanocarbon (e.g. graphene and CNT) to reclaim waste heat by thermoelectric generators and to storage the energy in super capacitors or secondary batteries for manifold applications like pulsed sensors or mobile electronic devices.

Nov 13th, 2013

Nano-size superfluidity

Scientists have provided the first experimental evidence of superfluidity at the nanoscale, shedding light on the fundamental basis of the phenomenon.

Nov 13th, 2013

Riding an electron wave into the future of microchip fabrication

Computer simulation explores how intense plasma waves generate suprathermal electrons, which are critical to microchip fabrication.

Nov 12th, 2013

Structure of bacterial nanowire protein hints at secrets of conduction (w/video)

Electrically conducting bacteria important for energy, environment and technology.

Nov 12th, 2013

A nano-sized sponge made of electrons

X-rays reveal an unexpected property of widely used nanoparticles.

Nov 12th, 2013

Duke wins $15 million renewal to study nanotechnology safety

A pioneering, multi-institution research center headquartered at Duke's Pratt School of Engineering has just won a $15-million grant renewal from the National Science Foundation and the US Environmental Protection Agency to continue learning more about where nanoparticles accumulate, how they interact with other chemicals and how they affect the environment.

Nov 12th, 2013

Nanotechnology researchers develop technique for imaging individual carbon nanotubes

Nanotechnology researchers with the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and the University of California (UC) Berkeley have developed a technique that can be used to identify the structure of an individual carbon nanotube and characterize its electronic and optical properties in a functional device.

Nov 12th, 2013

New NanoWOW nanotechnology lesson plans for primary students all over Ireland

Ireland's new materials science research centre has announced the launch of their new NanoWOW lesson plans. Designed for 5th and 6th class pupils the plans will introduce Irish Primary students to the world of nanotechnology and materials science.

Nov 12th, 2013

Researchers add another tool to their directed assembly toolkit

An interdisciplinary team of University of Pennsylvania researchers has already developed a technique for controlling liquid crystals by means of physical templates and elastic energy, rather than the electromagnetic fields that manipulate them in televisions and computer monitors. They envision using this technique to direct the assembly of other materials, such as nanoparticles.

Nov 12th, 2013

Developing a nanotechnology 'Swiss Army knife'

To make the best use of nanotechnology, researchers and businesses need the most advanced and effective tools. FIBLYS and its direct follow-on project, UnivSEM, achieved a major breakthrough in precisely this area, creating a unique new machine which is vividly summed up by one of the project leaders as a 'Swiss Army knife' of nanotechnology tools.

Nov 12th, 2013