The European event on graphene
The organizers of Graphene 2012 are pleased to announce the upcoming International Conference on Graphene to be held in Brussels (Belgium), from April 10-13 at the Brussels44Center.
Jan 26th, 2012
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Speed limit on the quantum highway
A quantum computer based on quantum particles instead of classical bits, can in principle outperform any classical computer. However, it still remains an open question, how fast and how efficient quantum computers really may be able to work. A critical limitation will be given by the velocity with which a quantum signal can spread within a processing unit. For the first time, a group of physicists has succeeded in observing such a process in a solid-state like system.
Jan 26th, 2012
Read morePhysicists develop single-photon emitting light source
Tiny components with the ability to emit single particles of light are important for various technological innovations. Physicists now have made significant progress in the fabrication of such structures.
Jan 26th, 2012
Read moreScientists create first free-standing 3-D cloak
Researchers in the US have, for the first time, cloaked a three-dimensional object standing in free space, bringing the much-talked-about invisibility cloak one step closer to reality. Whilst previous studies have either been theoretical in nature or limited to the cloaking of two-dimensional objects, this study shows how ordinary objects can be cloaked in their natural environment in all directions and from all of an observer's positions.
Jan 26th, 2012
Read moreSolving energy problems, one molecule at a time
Materials scientist explores new possibilities in topics from molecules to rooftop solar panels.
Jan 26th, 2012
Read moreThe first atomic X-ray laser
Using neon atoms, researchers generated ultra-short X-ray bursts of unique color purity. In many cases, this allows a sharper look into the nano world.
Jan 25th, 2012
Read moreChemists synthesize artificial cell membrane
Chemists have taken an important step in making artificial life forms from scratch. Using a novel chemical reaction, they have created self-assembling cell membranes, the structural envelopes that contain and support the reactions required for life.
Jan 25th, 2012
Read moreGuinness World Record: X-ray laser FLASH shoots fastest movie
It's official: The world's fastest movie was shot by DESY's X-ray laser FLASH in Hamburg. In its 2012 edition, the famous Guinness Book of World Records lists an interval of a mere 50 femtoseconds between two frames for FLASH.
Jan 25th, 2012
Read moreProtein folding game Foldit functionally remodels enzyme
Foldit, which was initially funded by DARPA, is a game with an online community of 240,000 players that allows non-experts and experts alike to collaborate and solve protein folding puzzles. Solutions to these puzzles are sent to biochemistry researchers to analyze for advances in protein design prediction.
Jan 25th, 2012
Read moreNational Research Council issues new nanotechnology risk report
Despite extensive investment in nanotechnology and increasing commercialization over the last decade, insufficient understanding remains about the environmental, health, and safety aspects of nanomaterials. Without a coordinated research plan to help guide efforts to manage and avoid potential risks, the future of safe and sustainable nanotechnology is uncertain, says a new report from the National Research Council.
Jan 25th, 2012
Read moreManaging research information: one size does not fit all
Research councils, publishing houses, libraries and learned societies need to tailor their efforts to help physical scientists gather, manage and share research information.
Jan 25th, 2012
Read moreJupiter's Trojans on an atomic scale
The planet Jupiter keeps asteroids on stable orbits - and in a similar way, electrons can be stabilized in their orbit around the atomic nucleus. Calculations carried out at the Vienna University of Technology have now been verified in an experiment.
Jan 25th, 2012
Read moreEin Schritt zur Spintronik: Elektronen-Autobahn
An der Oberflaeche von topologischen Isolatoren mit Germanium, Zinn oder Blei fliesst Strom sehr geordnet .
Jan 25th, 2012
Read moreHacking the SEM: Crystal phase detection for nanoscale samples
Custom modifications of equipment are an honored tradition of the research lab. In a recent paper, two materials scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) describe how a relatively simple mod of a standard scanning electron microscope (SEM) enables a roughly 10-fold improvement in its ability to measure the crystal structure of nanoparticles and extremely thin films.
Jan 25th, 2012
Read moreCool nanoscale loudspeakers could makes for better MRIs, quantum computers
A team of physicists from the Joint Quantum Institute (JQI), the Neils Bohr Institute in Copenhagen, Denmark, and Harvard University has developed a theory describing how to both detect weak electrical signals and cool electrical circuits using light and something very like a nanosized loudspeaker.
Jan 25th, 2012
Read moreCrystallizing the future of oxide materials
A University of Arkansas physicist and his colleagues have examined the challenges facing scientists building the next generation of materials and innovative electronic devices and identified opportunities for taking the rational material design in new directions.
Jan 25th, 2012
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