In the last five years, next-??generation gene sequencing has brought down the cost of unlocking a single genome from $10 mil�lion to $10,000. While the sav�ings is unprece�dented, more can still be done to reduce the cost even fur�ther, an effort that would enable a host of appli�ca�tions in med�ical research and healthcare.
Sep 20th, 2012
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A team of KIT researchers directed by Professor Christian Koos has succeeded in developing a novel optical connection between semiconductor chips. 'Photonic wire bonding' reaches data transmission rates in the range of several terabits per second and is suited perfectly for production on the industrial scale.
Sep 20th, 2012
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Scientists at the University of Twente's MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology have developed a new material that is not only extremely water-repellent but also extremely oil-repellent. It contains minuscule pillars which retain droplets. What makes the material unique is that the droplets stay on top even when they evaporate (slowly getting smaller).
Sep 20th, 2012
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Could our waste be part of the answer to humanity's energy problems? Some researchers think so, thanks to bacteria that chow down on everything from sewage to heavy metals and give off electricity as one of their own waste products.
Sep 20th, 2012
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Hydrogen is the ideal fuel for new types of fuel cell vehicles, but one problem is how to store hydrogen. In his doctoral dissertation Serhiy Luzan studies new types of materials for hydrogen storage. He also shows that new materials with interesting properties can be synthesized by the reaction of hydrogen with carbon nano-structured materials.
Sep 20th, 2012
Read moreThe Chinese government has launched a ten-year campaign to cultivate more than 10,000 talented individuals in scientific and technological fields in its latest effort to consolidate a foundation for the country's development.
Sep 20th, 2012
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Eine neue Methode l�sst Germanium- Atome ohne Katalysator zu gleichm��igen Dr�hten auf Silizium-Oberfl�chen zusammenwachsen. Dadurch k�nnen Kontaminationen ausgeschlossen und die Nanodr�hte besser in Mikrochips integriert werden.
Sep 20th, 2012
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Scientists used their amped-up electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectrometer to study the electron spin of free radicals and nitrogen atoms trapped inside a diamond. The improvement will pull back the veil that shrouds the molecular world, allowing scientists to study tiny molecules at a high resolution.
Sep 19th, 2012
Read moreAn international team of scientists is rewriting a page from the quantum physics rulebook using a University of Florida laboratory once dubbed the coldest spot in the universe.
Sep 19th, 2012
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Nanoparticles have shown great promise in the targeted delivery of drugs to cells, but researchers at the University of Georgia have refined the drug delivery process further by using nanoparticles to deliver drugs to a specific organelle within cells.
Sep 19th, 2012
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A research team led by Australian engineers has created the first working quantum bit based on a single atom in silicon, opening the way to ultra-powerful quantum computers of the future.
Sep 19th, 2012
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Researchers in Spain have developed a new laser material which improves the use of light in biophotonics, making it more efficient and longer lasting by incorporating dye molecules.
Sep 19th, 2012
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Scientists are reporting development of a revolutionary new lens - flat, distortion-free, so small that more than 1,500 would fit across the width of a human hair - capable in the future of replacing lenses in applications ranging from cell phones to cameras to fiber-optic communication systems.
Sep 19th, 2012
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Researchers at TECNALIA recently published a study which reveals the emission of nanomaterials caused by water runoff on surfaces containing nanomaterials.
Sep 19th, 2012
Read moreA University of Arkansas researcher and his colleagues have developed a better understanding of how these graphene-metal interfaces affect the movement of electrons through two-terminal junctions.
Sep 19th, 2012
Read moreA study on how gold atoms bond to other atoms using a model that takes into account bonds direction has been carried out by physicist Marie Backman from the University of Helsinki, Finland, and colleagues. These findings are a first step toward better understanding how gold binds to other materials through strong, so-called covalent, bonds.
Sep 19th, 2012
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