By tweaking the formula for growing oxide thin films, researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory achieved virtual perfection at the interface of two insulator materials.
Posted: Nov 16th, 2012
Read moreA fundamental cornerstone for spintronics that has been missing up until now has been constructed by a team of physicists at Linköping University in Sweden. It's the world's first spin amplifier that can be used at room temperature.
Posted: Nov 16th, 2012
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With an amount of 51 million it is one of the largest ever Dutch investments in fundamental science: scientists of TU Delft and Leiden University will be embarking on the research programme 'NanoFront' to explore the frontiers of nanoscience in the coming ten years.
Posted: Nov 16th, 2012
Read moreUniversity of Glasgow scientists have helped to create silicon optical chips to generate twisted beams of light which could be used to manipulate tiny particles or increase the capacity of optical communications technology.
Posted: Nov 16th, 2012
Read moreRichard Overill of the Department of Informatics at King's College London is working in the field of digital forensics to develop the necessary tools to pre-empt the cyber-criminals as quantum computing becomes reality.
Posted: Nov 16th, 2012
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In order to build the next generation of nuclear reactors, materials scientists are trying to unlock the secrets of certain materials that are radiation-damage tolerant. Now researchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have brought new understanding to one of those secrets - how the interfaces between two carefully selected metals can absorb, or heal, radiation damage.
Posted: Nov 16th, 2012
Read moreRealizes a room temperature operation switching transistor by helium ion irradiation.
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Next-generation device enabling improved smartphone battery life and high definition in televisions.
Posted: Nov 16th, 2012
Read moreDie Bundesanstalt für Arbeitsschutz und Arbeitsmedizin (BAuA) hat den Forschungsauftrag zur "Charakterisierung von nanoskaligen Eigenschaften chemischer Stoffe als Grundlage für die Regulierung im Rahmen der Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1907/2006 (REACH)" vergeben. Der jetzt veröffentlichte Endbericht zeigt, wie sich die für die REACH-Verordnung geltenden physikalisch-chemischen Prüfnachweise auf Nanomaterialien anwenden lassen.
Posted: Nov 16th, 2012
Read moreResearchers discover technique to kick a record number of electrons out of an atom with an X-ray laser
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Electron microscopy at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory is providing unprecedented views of the individual atoms in graphene, offering scientists a chance to unlock the material's full potential for uses from engine combustion to consumer electronics.
Posted: Nov 16th, 2012
Read moreThe remarkable properties and subsequent applications of graphene have been well-documented since it was first isolated in 2004; however, researchers are still trying to find a quick, cheap and efficient way of measuring its thickness. A group of researchers from China appear to have solved this problem by devising a universal method using just a standard optical microscope.
Posted: Nov 16th, 2012
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Gels that can be injected into the body, carrying drugs or cells that regenerate damaged tissue, hold promise for treating many types of disease, including cancer. MIT chemical engineers have now designed an injectable gel that responds to the body's high temperature by forming a reinforcing network that makes the gel much more durable, allowing it to function over a longer period of time.
Posted: Nov 16th, 2012
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A technique that dissolves DNA in organic solvents, without affecting its function, will advance the use of DNA in nanotechnology.
Posted: Nov 16th, 2012
Read moreFractal Antenna Systems today disclosed that it has successfully rendered a man invisible. The firm's new invisibility cloak hid a man at microwaves over a wide bandwidth at high fidelity. This is the first time any large object has been rendered invisible and the first time a person has disappeared from view using invisibility cloak technology.
Posted: Nov 15th, 2012
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Using tiny radiation pressure forces - generated each time light is reflected off a surface - University of Oregon physicists converted an optical field, or signal, from one color to another. Aided by a "dark mode", the conversion occurs through the coupling between light and a mechanical oscillator, without interruption by thermal mechanical vibrations.
Posted: Nov 15th, 2012
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