Researchers believed neurons in the brain communicated through physical connections known as synapses. However, EU-funded neuroscientists have uncovered strong evidence that neurons also communicate with each other through weak electric fields, a finding that could help us understand how biophysics gives rise to cognition.
Feb 7th, 2011
Read moreCarbon nanotubes have many attractive properties, and their structure and areas of application can be compared with those of graphene, the material for whose discovery the most recent Nobel Prize was awarded. In order to be able to exploit these properties, however, it is necessary to have full control of the manufacturing process. Scientists at the University of Gothenburg are closing in on the answer.
Feb 7th, 2011
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A low cost, nanometer-sized drug to treat chronic wounds, such as diabetic foot ulcers or burns, has been developed by a group of scientists from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Harvard Medical School and others in the U.S. and Japan.
Feb 7th, 2011
Read moreFrom today TU Delft is leading a new project sponsored by the European Commission in which research institutes, universities and the battery and automotive industry from 8 European countries will join forces to develop cheaper and safer rechargeable batteries with higher energy density and power performance.
Feb 7th, 2011
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An der TU Graz beschaeftigen sich Experimentalphysiker mit der Frage, welche quantenmechanischen - thermischen, elektrischen, magnetischen sowie optischen - Eigenschaften Molekuel-Cluster im Nanobereich besitzen.
Feb 7th, 2011
Read moreDiscovery of inorganic, semipermeable clay vesicles indicates minerals could have played a key role in the origins of life.
Feb 7th, 2011
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The Arizona Science Center is enlisting the expertise of professors in Arizona State University's Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering in showcasing the latest advances in materials science and engineering.
Feb 7th, 2011
Read moreIn recognition of the significant achievements being made by Irish scientists and scientists based in Ireland to the field of nanoscience the RDS in partnership with Intel Ireland have inaugurated a Prize Lecture for Nanoscience.
Feb 7th, 2011
Read moreScientists at INM - Leibniz Institute for New Materials developed a barrier layer that separates the metal carrier from the absorber film and thus increases the efficiency of metal-based CIGS solar cells.
Feb 7th, 2011
Read moreEngineers at the University of California, Berkeley, have found a way to grow nanolasers directly onto a silicon surface, an achievement that could lead to a new class of faster, more efficient microprocessors, as well as to powerful biochemical sensors that use optoelectronic chips.
Feb 6th, 2011
Read moreIn a complex feat of nanoengineering, a team of scientists at Kyoto University and the University of Oxford have succeeded in creating a programable molecular transport system, the workings of which can be observed in real time.
Feb 6th, 2011
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Sandia will help Mexican engineering students learn to design tiny microelectromechanical devices (MEMS), according to a memorandum of understanding recently signed by Sandia and the University of Guadalajara.
Feb 5th, 2011
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Microwires made of silicon have a wide range of possible uses, including the production of solar cells that can harvest much more sunlight for a given amount of material than a conventional solar cell made from a thin wafer of silicon crystal. Now researchers from MIT and Penn State have found a way of producing such wires in quantity in a highly controlled way that could be scaled up to an industrial-scale process, potentially leading to practical commercial applications.
Feb 5th, 2011
Read moreResearchers at Case Western Reserve University have developed a little bomb that promises a big bang for cancer patients.
Feb 4th, 2011
Read moreBen-Gurion University of the Negev researcher Dr. Taleb Mokari, a member of the Ilse Katz Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, has been awarded a prestigious Krill Prize for Excellence in Scientific Research. Dr. Mokari received the Prize for his work on developing novel nanostructures for renewable energy applications.
Feb 4th, 2011
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The Micro- and Nanotechnology Research Group of the Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya has produced silicon photovoltaic cells with a conversion efficiency of 20.5%, the highest level achieved in Spain using this material.
Feb 4th, 2011
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