Scientists make iron transparent
For the first time, an experiment shows that atomic nuclei can become transparent.
Feb 8th, 2012
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Will bubble-powered microrockets zoom through the human stomach?
Scientists have developed a new kind of tiny motor that can propel itself through acidic environments, such as the human stomach, without any external energy source, opening the way to a variety of medical and industrial applications.
Feb 8th, 2012
Read more'Shish kebab' structure provides improved form of buckypaper
Scientists are reporting development of a new form of buckypaper, which eliminates a major drawback of these sheets of carbon nanotubes, with potential uses ranging from body armor to next-generation batteries.
Feb 8th, 2012
Read moreFlipping a light switch in the cell: Quantum dots used for targeted neural activation
New technique holds promise for better understanding of brain disorders.
Feb 8th, 2012
Read moreNew solar cells could increase the maximum efficiency by over 25%
New solar cells could increase the maximum efficiency of solar panels by over 25%, according to scientists from the University of Cambridge.
Feb 8th, 2012
Read moreDatenspeicher mit Lachs-DNA und Nano-Silber
Ein neuartiger Biopolymer-Film aus Lachs-DNA mit Silber-Nanopartikeln speichert Informationen kostenguenstig und umweltvertraeglich.
Feb 8th, 2012
Read moreNanoWebTalk: Nanotechnologie - Risiken und (mediale) Nebenwirkungen
Wissenschaftsjournalist Niels Boeing wird im Rahmen des NanoWebTalks der Nanostart AG zum Thema "Nanotechnologie - Risiken und (mediale) Nebenwirkungen" am 15. Februar 2012 um 17:00 Uhr live im Web zu sehen und zu hoeren sein.
Feb 8th, 2012
Read moreRevealing how a battery material works
MIT team uncovers a reason why the hottest new material for rechargeable batteries works so well.
Feb 8th, 2012
Read moreScientists develop biological computer to encrypt and decipher images
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute in California and the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology have developed a "biological computer" made entirely from biomolecules that is capable of deciphering images encrypted on DNA chips. Although DNA has been used for encryption in the past, this is the first experimental demonstration of a molecular cryptosystem of images based on DNA computing.
Feb 7th, 2012
Read moreInnovation promises expanded roles for microsensors
Researchers have learned how to improve the performance of sensors that use tiny vibrating microcantilevers to detect chemical and biological agents for applications from national security to food processing.
Feb 7th, 2012
Read moreNanoshell whispering galleries improve thin solar panels
Creative engineering produces hollow nanoshell whispering galleries that trap light to improve performance of thin solar films.
Feb 7th, 2012
Read moreNew tool for analyzing solar-cell materials
Website offers a way of optimizing solar cell materials and production.
Feb 7th, 2012
Read moreFirst industrial-scale foam forming research environment for forest sector
VTT Finland invests to new sustainable and added value fiber-based products for the forest sector.
Feb 7th, 2012
Read moreBronze-Matryoshka: The metal in the metal in the metal - design of new, highly efficient catalysts
A doll in a doll, and then one more, enveloping them from the outside - this is how Thomas Faessler explains his molecule. He packs one atom in a cage within an atom framework. With their large surfaces these structures can serve as highly efficient catalysts.
Feb 7th, 2012
Read moreSmallest tools could give biggest results in bone repair
When William Murphy works with some of the most powerful tools in biology, he thinks about making tools that can fit together. These constructions sound a bit like socket wrenches, which can be assembled to turn a half-inch nut in tight quarters, or to loosen a rusted-tight one-inch bolt using a very persuasive lever. The tools used by Murphy, however, are proteins, which are vastly more flexible than socket wrenches - and roughly 100 million times smaller. One end of his modular tool may connect to bone, while the other end may stimulate the growth of bone, blood vessels or cartilage.
Feb 6th, 2012
Read moreDARPA's SyNAPSE program name one of best innovations of 2011
The DARPA Systems of Neuromorphic Adaptive Plastic Scalable Electronics (SyNAPSE) program seeks to realize this goal by creating electronic systems inspired by the human brain that can understand, adapt and respond to information in fundamentally different ways than traditional computers.
Feb 6th, 2012
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