A wrench or a screwdriver of a single size is useful for some jobs, but for a more complicated project, you need a set of tools of different sizes. Following this guiding principle, researchers have engineered a nanoscale fluidic device that functions as a miniature 'multi-tool' for working with nanoparticles.
Aug 4th, 2010
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In a step toward solving a long-standing problem in semiconductor manufacturing, scientists at JILA and collaborators have used their unique version of a 'fine-toothed comb' to detect minute traces of contaminant molecules in the arsine gas used to make a variety of photonics devices.
Aug 4th, 2010
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Researchers have developed a device for use in conjunction with magnetic materials, allowing for the movement of these materials to a desired location or for mixing in fluid fields.
Aug 4th, 2010
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Der Arbeitskreis Laboratorien der Deutschen Gesetzlichen Unfallversicherung veroeffentlicht Handlungshilfe 'Nanomaterialien im Labor - Hilfestellung zu Schutzmassnahmen'.
Aug 4th, 2010
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Researchers based in China have developed 120nm III-V high-electron-mobility transistors (HEMTs) with millimeter-wave broadband and satellite communication applications in mind.
Aug 4th, 2010
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COST, the European Cooperation in Science and Technology, invites researchers throughout Europe to submit proposals for research networks and use this unique opportunity to exchange knowledge and to embark on new European perspectives.
Aug 4th, 2010
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Viel Power auf kleinstem Raum: Forschergruppe der TU Chemnitz und des Leibniz-Instituts fuer Festkoerper- und Werkstoffforschung Dresden entwickelt ultra-kompakte Energiespeicher.
Aug 4th, 2010
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Not that many companies claim they can turn a kilo of collagen from discarded hoki skins into a fibre that could reach all the way to the Sun. Auckland-based nano-technology start-up company Revolution Fibre does.
Aug 4th, 2010
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The new material, known as Nano Adaptive Hybrid Fabric (NAHF-X), is nicknamed 'fuzzy fiber' for its multiscale capabilities in electrical and thermal conductivity, chemical sensing and energy storage and conversion.
Aug 4th, 2010
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An analysis of capping protein interactions provides insight into how cells move.
Aug 4th, 2010
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An applied electric field can increase the sensitivity of nanoscale pressure sensors by a factor of 100.
Aug 4th, 2010
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Call it the anti-sunscreen. That's more or less the description of what many solar energy researchers would like to find - light-catching substances that could be added to photovoltaic materials in order to convert more of the sun's energy into carbon-free electricity.
Aug 3rd, 2010
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Researchers have combined DNA microarrays with microfluidic devices, which are used for the precise control of liquids at the nanoscale.
Aug 3rd, 2010
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Scientists at the University of Toronto in Canada have shown that inexpensive nickel can work just as well as gold for one of the critical electrical contacts that gather the electrical current produced by their colloidal quantum dot solar cells.
Aug 3rd, 2010
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An octopus-like polymer can 'walk' along the wall of a narrow channel as it is pushed through by a solvent.
Aug 3rd, 2010
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Researchers from the Max Planck Institute of Biophysics in Frankfurt, and Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York have provided the first atomic-level glimpse of the proton-driven motor from a major group of ATP synthases, enzymes that are central to cellular energy conversion.
Aug 3rd, 2010
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