A new magnetic recording medium made up of tiny nanospheres has been devised by European researchers. The technology may lead to hard disks able to store more than a thousand billion bits of information in a square inch.
Jun 15th, 2010
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Using an X-ray scattering technique, scientists determined the three-dimensional internal structure of scales in the wings of five butterfly species.
Jun 14th, 2010
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Researchers have studied graphite oxide for years and have discovered how to assemble these soft sheets like floating water lilies pads. They also used a camera flash to turn them into graphene, and invented a fluorescence quenching technique to make them visible under microscopes.
Jun 14th, 2010
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A fingermark left at a crime scene may now provide investigators with details about a suspect's medications, their diet and even their lifestyle. Thanks to a new technique, the ability to catch a criminal just got a whole lot easier.
Jun 14th, 2010
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RUB-Forscher erhalten 1,7 Mio. Euro vom BMBF zwei neue Instrumente fuer die Grundlagenforschung.
Jun 14th, 2010
Read moreNANOYOU offers schools the opportunity to address European citizen's poor understanding of nanotechnologies as shown in recent surveys. It is a great chance for schools and teachers to receive first hand information on nanotechnologies and to discover the opportunities and risks of this discipline for present and future scientific development.
Jun 14th, 2010
Read moreThe European Commission has launched Scientix, a new web portal targeted towards teachers, researchers, policy makers, local actors, parents and anyone interested in science education.
Jun 14th, 2010
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Material's fluctuating response to a magnetic field could lead to switchable superconducting wires.
Jun 14th, 2010
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Researchers describe the rational design strategy using side-chain incompatibility of a covalently connected donor-acceptor (D-A) dyad to synthesize organic p/n heterojunctions with molecular-level precision.
Jun 14th, 2010
Read moreBfR recommends refraining from using any nanoscale silver in consumer products until a definitive safety assessment becomes available.
Jun 14th, 2010
Read moreBy combining theory and experiments, researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden have now taken a crucial step toward being able to micromanage the performance of the material, down to the level of the atom.
Jun 14th, 2010
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University of Texas Dallas researchers have found that carbon nanotube sheets excel as underwater sound generators and noise-canceling speakers, two highly desirable traits for submarine sonar and stealth capabilities.
Jun 14th, 2010
Read moreFor a successful infection, bacteria must outwit the immune system of the host. To this aim, they deliver so-called virulence factors through a transport channel located in the bacterial membrane. In some bacteria this transport channel is formed like a syringe, enabling them to inject virulence factors directly into the host cell. Scientists have now succeeded for the first time in elucidating basic principles of the assembly of this transport channel.
Jun 13th, 2010
Read moreAutomated imaging of cells in developing plants is described in a paper published this week in Nature Methods. These methods will permit a more detailed understanding of the cellular behaviors that underlie plant growth and development.
Jun 13th, 2010
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For the first time ever, a European research team has managed to use attosecond laser pulses to observe the motion electrons in molecules.
Jun 13th, 2010
Read moreInitiatives to enable critical advances for health care, military, IT and automotive applications.
Jun 12th, 2010
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