Light is sometimes uncooperative. Among other things, it doesn't like to go around tight corners. Cornell and Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers have a solution that could offer increased bandwidth for fiber-optic communication, both in long-haul transmission and in the dense traffic in large data centers.
Dec 13th, 2012
Read moreExperimental work on nanocrystals under pressure has been limited by technical hurdles. But new capabilities using a technique called radial diamond anvil cell x-ray diffraction has opened the door to moving beyond computer modeling and into the lab.
Dec 13th, 2012
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Lowering barriers to DNA-based nanomanufacturing.
Dec 13th, 2012
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A research group at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed a relatively simple, fast and effective method of depositing uniform, ultrathin layers of platinum atoms on a surface.
Dec 13th, 2012
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A VCU research team, led by Everett Carpenter Ph.D., associate professor of inorganic and materials chemistry and affiliate professor of chemical and life science engineering in the VCU College of Humanities and Sciences, has been selected to participate in the inaugural I-Corp at ARPA-E program to help academic scientists expand their focus in ways to transition technology from basic research to commercial applications.
Dec 13th, 2012
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Quantum physicists from ETH Zurich have discovered special properties in a laser, thanks to which portable devices can be built to analyse gases and liquids accurately and reliably in the future.
Dec 13th, 2012
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'Magic zero' technique reduces atomic clock uncertainty.
Dec 13th, 2012
Read morePhysiker aus Augsburg und Loughborough berichten in den Physical Review Letters über neue Erkenntnisse zum Verhalten und zu den Steuerungsmöglichkeiten von Ladungsträgern in einatomaren Kohlenstoffschichten.
Dec 13th, 2012
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Yolk-shell nanocrystal structure offers greater selectivity for heterogeneous catalysis.
Dec 13th, 2012
Read moreThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) are collaborating in a worldwide research effort to assess any potential impacts of nanomaterials on people's health and the environment.
Dec 12th, 2012
Read moreA new review paper analyzes the performance of carbon nanotubes used in energy storage systems and the challenge for the commercialization.
Dec 12th, 2012
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In nature, biological functions are often carried out in tiny protective shells known as microcompartments. Researchers at Northwestern University have recently developed a method to recreate these shapes in artificial microcompartments created in the lab.
Dec 12th, 2012
Read moreResearchers at The Open University have devised a new method to understand the processes that happen when atoms cool which could lead to new materials for superconducting power grids and widespread use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
Dec 12th, 2012
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Electronic devices become smaller, lighter, faster and more powerful with each passing year. Currently, however, electronics such as cell phones, tablets, laptops, etc., are rigid. But what if they could be made bendable or stretchy?
Dec 12th, 2012
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Researchers have mapped the precise 3-D atomic structure of a thin protein filament critical for cells in the inner ear and calculated the force necessary to pull it apart.
Dec 12th, 2012
Read moreA glass plate with a nanoscale roughness could be a simple way for scientists to capture and study the circulating tumor cells that carry cancer around the body through the bloodstream.
Dec 11th, 2012
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