Indoor solar cells (w/video)
Scientists are putting the finishing touches to a new way of harvesting electricity from light.
Jan 31st, 2012
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JPK reports on the current research activities of Dr Clemens Franz and his team at KIT
Dr Clemens Franz leads a group of researchers at the DFG-Center for Functional Nanostructures at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology where he works on expanding the use of AFM for cell biological applications.
Jan 31st, 2012
Read moreAtomic layer deposition of nanostructured materials for energy and environmental applications
A new progress report discusses the versatility of the atomic layer deposition technique for the fabrication of novel functional materials.
Jan 31st, 2012
Read moreResearchers see superfluorescence in a solid-state material
Rice University researchers have confirmed a long-held theory that solid-state materials are capable of producing an effect known as superfluorescence.
Jan 30th, 2012
Read moreNanotube-based terahertz polarizer nears perfection
Research at Rice University leads to nanotube-based device for communication, security, sensing.
Jan 30th, 2012
Read moreFerroelectric switching discovered for first time in soft biological tissue
The heart's inner workings are mysterious, perhaps even more so with a new finding. Engineers at the University of Washington have discovered an electrical property in arteries not seen before in mammalian tissues.
Jan 30th, 2012
Read moreReducing ion exchange particles to nano-size shows big potential
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Savannah River National Laboratory have successfully shown that they can replace useful little particles of monosodium titanate with even tinier nano-sized particles, making them even more useful for a variety of applications.
Jan 30th, 2012
Read moreNRC report maps well with National Nanotechnology Initiative's EHS research strategy
A side-by-side comparison shows similar research frameworks.
Jan 30th, 2012
Read moreLive web debate: Nanotechnology solutions for an ageing population
A panel led by The Guardian will discuss nanotechnology's role in our future. Members of the panel are high level academic figures and policy makers.
Jan 30th, 2012
Read moreSmart nanotechnology paint could revolutionize structural safety
An innovative low-cost smart paint that can detect microscopic faults in wind turbines, mines and bridges before structural damage occurs is being developed by researchers at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow.?
Jan 30th, 2012
Read moreBright lights of purity - why pure quantum dots and nanorods shine brighter
Scientists with the Berkeley Lab have discovered why a promising technique for making quantum dots and nanorods has so far been a disappointment. Better still, they've also discovered how to correct the problem.
Jan 30th, 2012
Read moreNanotechnology experiment shows chirality of tube controls speed of growth
The Air Force Research Laboratory in Dayton, Ohio, has experimentally confirmed a theory by Rice University Professor Boris Yakobson that foretold a pair of interesting properties about nanotube growth: That the chirality of a nanotube controls the speed of its growth, and that armchair nanotubes should grow the fastest.
Jan 30th, 2012
Read moreMSU nanotechnology spin-off to market portable biohazard detection
A new company formed around Michigan State University nanotechnology promises to move speedy detection of deadly pathogens and toxins from the laboratory directly to the field.
Jan 30th, 2012
Read moreNeue Forschungsgrupe erschliesst dreidimensionale Nanostrukturen
Am Zentrum fuer Innovationskompetenz im Institut fuer Mikro- und Nanotechnologien IMN MacroNano der TU Ilmenau hat eine neue Nachwuchsforschergruppe unter der Leitung von Prof. Yong Lei am 1. Januar ihre Arbeit aufgenommen. Forschungsziel: Dreidimensionale Nanostrukturen aus unterschiedlichen Materialien herzustellen.
Jan 30th, 2012
Read moreNanomaterialien und Aspekte des Arbeitnehmerschutzes
Das Institut fuer Technikfolgen-Abschaetzung der Oesterreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften hat ein neues NanoTrust-Dossier veroeffentlicht: "Nanomaterialien und Aspekte des ArbeitnehmerInnenschutzes - Eine Uebersicht".
Jan 30th, 2012
Read moreElectronic tattoo monitors brain, heart and muscles
Elastic electronics offer less invasive, more convenient medical treatment.
Jan 30th, 2012
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