Materials: Magnetic mystery solved
Defects in metal-organic frameworks induce low-temperature ferromagnetism and could yield novel materials for industry.
Posted: Mar 27th, 2013
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Revolutionary atmospheric-pressure plasma boosts adhesion of polymer films (w/video)
Researchers have devised an innovative plasma treatment to 'activate' PET surfaces for improved bonding during roll-to-roll processing.
Posted: Mar 27th, 2013
Read moreNanoteilchen gegen Netzhauterkrankungen
Forscher der Universität Regensburg haben Nanoteilchen entwickelt, die künftig in der Augenheilkunde eingesetzt werden könnten. Die nur etwa 50 Nanometer grossen Teilchen setzen sich - nach der Injektion in den Blutkreislauf - an der Wand der Blutgefässe fest, die die Netzhaut versorgen.
Posted: Mar 27th, 2013
Read moreMicrostructures made of adjoining semiconductor disks could lead to powerful nanoscale sensors
Terahertz radiation is greatly enhanced in tiny V-shaped gap, just a fraction of a micrometer wide, between pairs of touching semiconductor disks.
Posted: Mar 27th, 2013
Read moreNew process to make nanospheres could enable advances across multiple industries (w/video)
A patent-pending technology to produce nanospheres developed by a research team at North Dakota State University, Fargo, could enable advances across multiple industries, including electronics, manufacturing, and biomedical sectors.
Posted: Mar 26th, 2013
Read moreNew silicon-based millimeter-wave power amplifiers may unlock applications in low-cost satellite communications
Two teams of DARPA performers have achieved world record power output levels using silicon-based technologies for millimeter-wave power amplifiers.
Posted: Mar 26th, 2013
Read moreGraphene Commercialisation and Applications: Global Industry and Academia Summit
The Graphene Commercialisation and Applications: Global Industry and Academia Summit 2013, (25th-26th June, 2013, London), is the first forum of its kind aimed at establishing the real, commercially viable industrial applications of graphene, and expediting its role as a game-changing technology.
Posted: Mar 26th, 2013
Read moreProtein nanotechnology: Protocols, instrumentation, and applications
The second edition of Protein Nanotechnology Protocols Instruments and Applications expands upon the previous editions with current, detailed chapters that provide examples of proteins which are now being harnessed for a wide range of applications, some more developed than others.
Posted: Mar 26th, 2013
Read moreAtMol international workshop: Imaging and Manipulating of Adsorbates using Dynamic Force Microscopy
AtMol, ICT-FET Integrated Project, is pleased to announce the International Workshop on Imaging and Manipulating of Adsorbates using Dynamic Force Microscopy, to be held from the 16th to the 17th of April in Nottingham (UK).
Posted: Mar 26th, 2013
Read moreNew nanocomposite membrane treating wastewater
A newly developed membrane used to separate waste from water could become key in the treatment of pollutants ranging from acid mine drainage to oil-containing wastewater, as well as in processes ranging from desalination to kidney dialysis.
Posted: Mar 26th, 2013
Read moreThe Nanonica Prize for the breakthrough of the year in nanotechnology
NANONICA is awarding prizes in two categories: Breakthrough of the year; and best applied proposal.
Posted: Mar 26th, 2013
Read moreFinFET with the world's smallest characteristics variability
Reseaerchers in Japan have developed a prototype of a 14 nm-generation 3D transistor (FinFET) with the world's smallest variability of characteristics.
Posted: Mar 26th, 2013
Read moreCellulose nanomaterials from trees used to create recyclable, efficient solar cell
Georgia Institute of Technology and Purdue University researchers have developed efficient solar cells using natural substrates derived from plants such as trees. Just as importantly, by fabricating them on cellulose nanocrystal (CNC) substrates, the solar cells can be quickly recycled in water at the end of their lifecycle.
Posted: Mar 26th, 2013
Read moreEngineers develop nanofoams for better body armor, layers of protection for buildings
Engineers at the University of California, San Diego are developing nanofoams that could be used to make better body armor; prevent traumatic brain injury and blast-related lung injuries in soldiers; and protect buildings from impacts and blasts. It's the first time researchers are investigating the use of nanofoams for structural protection.
Posted: Mar 26th, 2013
Read moreSpleen-on-a-chip - a sepsis therapeutic device with magnetic nanobeads
The Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University announced today that it was awarded a $9.25 million contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to further advance a blood-cleansing technology developed at the Institute with prior DARPA support, and help accelerate its translation to humans as a new type of sepsis therapy.
Posted: Mar 26th, 2013
Read more'Metascreen' forms ultra-thin invisibility cloak
Scientists have developed a cloak that is just micrometres thick and can hide three-dimensional objects from microwaves in their natural environment, in all directions and from all of the observers' positions.
Posted: Mar 26th, 2013
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