A quantum computer can solve tasks where a classical computer fails. The question how one can, nevertheless, verify the reliability of a quantum computer was recently answered in an experiment at the University of Vienna.
Sep 30th, 2013
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New research is aimed at improving lithium ion batteries through possible new electrode architectures with precise nano-scale designs. The researchers have presented nanowires that block diffusion of lithium across the wire's silicon surface and promote layer-by-layer axial lithiation of the nanowire's germanium core.
Sep 30th, 2013
Read moreA*STAR's new Nanoimprint Foundry will bridge the gap between laboratory-based nanotechnologies and real-world products. This is the first time that Singapore nanotechnology suppliers and manufacturers have been brought together to speed up productisation of nanoimprinting, a technology that imbues ordinary surfaces with unique properties for applications in sectors like consumer care, biomedical devices, optics, filtration, displays and maritime.
Sep 30th, 2013
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Rotelle' molecules depolarize light; more efficient than 'spaghetti'.
Sep 29th, 2013
Read moreThe electrochemical response of a modified-carbon nanotubes paste electrode with p-aminophenol was investigated as an electrochemical sensor for sulfite determination.
Sep 29th, 2013
Read moreResearchers designed a new type of drug delivery system for anti-cancer drugs by using linear dendritic polymers, carbon nanotubes and iron nanoparticles.
Sep 28th, 2013
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NanoDays 2014 will be held from March 29 through April 6, 2014. NanoDays kits are currently in production and will be ready for distribution in January 2014.
Sep 27th, 2013
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Technology could spawn new generations of smaller, less expensive devices for science, medicine.
Sep 27th, 2013
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A team from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Northwestern University has devised a novel nuclear magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technique that delivers a roughly 10�nanometer spatial resolution.
Sep 27th, 2013
Read moreDNA/nanoparticle hybrid systems hold great promise for the development of new sensing platforms, the programmed organization of nanoparticles, the switchable control of plasmonic phenomena in the nanostructures, and the controlled delivery of drugs.
Sep 27th, 2013
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How to fabricate a quantum light source such that it emits a single photon exactly at a desired moment in time.
Sep 27th, 2013
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New materials developed at MIT could lead to actuators on a chip and self-deploying medical devices.
Sep 26th, 2013
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Drexel University researchers are continuing to expand the capabilities and functionalities of a family of two-dimensional materials they discovered that are as thin as a single atom, but have the potential to store massive amounts of energy. Their latest achievement has pushed the materials storage capacities to new levels while also allowing for their use in flexible devices.
Sep 26th, 2013
Read moreThe OECD has recommended its Member Countries apply existing international and national chemical regulatory frameworks to manage the risks associated with manufactured nanomaterials.
Sep 26th, 2013
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Researchers demonstrate a novel process to fabricate hierarchical nanoarchitectures of multilayered nanodots and apply these nanostructures in memory devices.
Sep 26th, 2013
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For the last two decades, it's been said that carbon nan�otubes hold the promise to trans�form a range of fields, from alter�na�tive energy to drug delivery. But making that happen has proved dif�fi�cult, according to Hicham Fen�niri.
Sep 26th, 2013
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