An 'artificial cricket hair' used as a sensitive flow sensor has difficulty detecting weak, low-frequency signals - they tend to be drowned out by noise. But now, a bit of clever tinkering with the flexibility of the tiny hair's supports has made it possible to boost the signal-to-noise ratio by a factor of 25.
Jun 6th, 2013
Read moreCEA-Leti will present recent advances and a preview of future developments in micro- and nanotechnologies, followed by workshops on key technical fields, during Leti Innovation Days, June 25-28, on the MINATEC campus.
Jun 6th, 2013
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Researchers have synthesized a novel framework structure consisting of boron and silicon, which could be suitable as an electrode material. Similar to the carbon atoms in diamond, the boron and silicon atoms in the novel lithium borosilicide are interconnected tetrahedrally. But unlike the diamond they form additional channels.
Jun 6th, 2013
Read moreThis strategic document provides a set of key recommendations for the European Commission and the EU Member States to create a favourable ecosystem for the successful deployment of Nanomedicine in Europe. It lays thereby the groundwork to manage the efficient translation of nanotechnology from a Key Enabling Technology (KET) into new and innovative medical products.
Jun 6th, 2013
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Researchers have reported the first observation of the 'spin Hall effect' in a Bose-Einstein condensate, a cloud of ultracold atoms acting as a single quantum object. As one consequence, they made the atoms, which spin like a child's top, skew to one side or the other, by an amount dependent on the spin direction.
Jun 6th, 2013
Read moreScientists have managed to resolve and identify, with a hitherto unprecedented resolution, a single organic molecule using light.
Jun 5th, 2013
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Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have developed a new flow-based method for manipulating and confining single particles in free solution, a process that will help address current challenges faced by nanoscientists and engineers.
Jun 5th, 2013
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Advances would boost security screening systems, infrared thermal cameras, energy harvesting, and radar systems.
Jun 5th, 2013
Read moreResearchers have discovered an inexpensive and easily produced catalyst that performs better than platinum in oxygen-reduction reactions.
Jun 5th, 2013
Read moreSpecifically sized gold nanoparticle spheres increase the sensitivity of a light-based chemical detector.
Jun 5th, 2013
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These technologies exploit quantum mechanics, the physics that dominates the atomic world, to perform disparate tasks such as nanoscale temperature measurement and processing quantum information with lasers.
Jun 4th, 2013
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The new material has the highest oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) activity in alkaline media of any non-precious metal catalyst developed to date.
Jun 4th, 2013
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To make OLEDs more cheaply and easily, researchers from the University of Louisville in Kentucky are developing new materials and production methods using modified quantum dots and inkjet printing.
Jun 4th, 2013
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IQAir photo exhibition reveals microscopic world of air pollution at Green Week Conference 2013.
Jun 4th, 2013
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Angela Belcher genetically engineers viruses to create new products; inventions include biodegradable batteries, high-efficiency solar cells and clean transportation fuel.
Jun 4th, 2013
Read moreNew work from Carnegie scientists using intense infrared radiation shines new light on this hydrogen at extreme pressures and reveals the details of a surprising new form of solid hydrogen.
Jun 4th, 2013
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