Materials scientists of the Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht develop new magnesium materials for vehicles, airplanes and satellitesin the EU-project EXOMET, which is coordinated by the European Space Agency (ESA).
Sep 3rd, 2012
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Es gibt noch grosse Wissensl�cken im Hinblick auf das Verhalten und den Verbleib von Nanomaterialien in der Umwelt. Das Umweltbundesamt (UBA) adressierte diese Problematik und untersuchte in einem durch das Bundesumweltministerium finanzierten Vorhaben wie sich nano-Titandioxid in simulierten Kl�ranlagen und B�den verh�lt.
Sep 3rd, 2012
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Researchers have developed a new method for the detailed study of the interaction between pharmaceuticals and their target proteins. The pharmaceutical industry has already taken notice of the new infrared spectroscopy technique.
Sep 3rd, 2012
Read moreDEAD-box proteins function as recycling nanopistons when unwinding RNA.
Sep 2nd, 2012
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Scientists explore the laws that govern electronic conductance in molecular scale circuits.
Sep 2nd, 2012
Read moreSvetlana Kilina, Ph.D., assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry at North Dakota State University, Fargo, has received a $750,000 five-year award from the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science Early Career Research Program. Funding will be used to conduct research outlined in Dr. Kilina's proposal titled "Modeling of Photoexcited Process at Interfaces of Functionalized Quantum Dots".
Aug 31st, 2012
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Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a new nanolithography technique that is less expensive than other approaches and can be used to create technologies with biomedical applications.
Aug 31st, 2012
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Researchers at Argonne National Laboratory's Center for Nanoscale Materials have observed a stable body-centred tetragonal phase in silver nanoparticles with fivefold twinning even at ambient conditions.
Aug 31st, 2012
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Nanoparticles synthesized from noble metals such as ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, silver (Ag), osmium, iridium, platinum, and gold (Au) are attracting increased attention by researchers around the world looking for advances in such fields as biomedicine and catalysts.
Aug 31st, 2012
Read moreClassroom observation refines initial thoughts - and encourages scientific understanding.
Aug 31st, 2012
Read moreBy measuring the unique properties of light on the scale of a single atom, researchers from Duke University and Imperial College, London, believe that they have characterized the limits of the ability of metals to be used in devices that rely on the enhancement of light.
Aug 31st, 2012
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Work correlating ultracold atoms' spin with their direction of motion may help physicists model new circuit devices and unusual phases of matter.
Aug 30th, 2012
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Researchers have learned how to mass produce tiny mechanical devices that could help cell phone users avoid the nuisance of dropped calls and slow downloads. The devices are designed to ease congestion over the airwaves to improve the performance of cell phones and other portable devices.
Aug 30th, 2012
Read moreNIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology researchers Gregg Gallatin and Andrew Berglund (now at Quantifind in Palo Alto, CA) have determined the optimum path in which to scan a laser beam in order to track a fluorescing nanoparticle as the particle moves inside a fluid or gas in two or three dimensions.
Aug 30th, 2012
Read moreA Wayne State University researcher has developed technology that opens new possibilities for health care and medical applications of electronic devices.
Aug 30th, 2012
Read moreIn a new position paper, BEUC outlines which elements such a definition should contain in order to effectively protect consumers from unknown hazards that may be related to cosmetic products which use new nanomaterials.
Aug 30th, 2012
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