New technique shows unprecedented precision in measuring liquid-solid interaction
New images improve resolution of measurements by a factor of 10,000 or more.
Apr 25th, 2010
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Brain-like computing on an organic molecular layer
In our brains, information processing circuits - neurons - evolve continuously to solve complex problems. Now, an international research team from Japan and Michigan Technological University has created a similar process of circuit evolution in an organic molecular layer that can solve complex problems.
Apr 25th, 2010
Read moreRed dye from pokeberries holds secret to affordable solar power
Pokeberries - the weeds that children smash to stain their cheeks purple-red and that Civil War soldiers used to write letters home - could be the key to spreading solar power across the globe
Apr 25th, 2010
Read moreIs there a micro-supercapacitor in your future? Don't bet against it
Researchers describe a unique new technique for integrating high performance micro-sized supercapacitors into a variety of portable electronic devices through common microfabrication techniques.
Apr 23rd, 2010
Read moreTransporter protein study delivers a world first
A team of EU-funded researchers has become the first in the world to work out the structure of a transporter protein in all three main structural states. Transporter proteins are responsible for ferrying substances into and out of cells and the new findings could lead to new drugs for a range of diseases and disorders.
Apr 23rd, 2010
Read moreWorld's smallest 3D map demonstrates improved nanofabrication technique
IBM scientists have created a 3D map of the earth so small that 1,000 of them could fit on one grain of salt. The scientists accomplished this by means of a new, breakthrough technique that uses a tiny, silicon tip with a sharp apex - 100,000 times smaller than a sharpened pencil - to create patterns and structures as small as 15 nanometers at greatly reduced cost and complexity.
Apr 23rd, 2010
Read moreUV imaging - a new approach for in vitro dissolution and release testing
The Drug Research Academy at the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Copenhagen and Paraytec (York, UK) announce the first mini-symposium on surface dissolution imaging, which will be held in the University of Copenhagen on 19th May 2010.
Apr 23rd, 2010
Read moreImportant boost for large-scale research equipment in Norway
Biobanks, ocean monitoring, wind energy, and micro- and nanotechnology are being given a powerful boost in terms of research equipment. Four national research facilities were recently granted allocations totalling NOK 210 million.
Apr 23rd, 2010
Read moreNoise-induced switching for nanoelectronic devices
European researchers have developed a new class of electronics that uses noise - normally a problem - as part of the signal. It means better, faster electronics.
Apr 23rd, 2010
Read moreBrains, worms and computer chips have striking similarities
An international team of scientists has discovered striking similarities between the human brain, the nervous system of a worm, and a computer chip.
Apr 23rd, 2010
Read moreMicrofluidic integrated circuit could help enable home diagnostic tests
As a way to simplify lab-on-a-chip devices that could offer quicker, cheaper and more portable medical tests, University of Michigan researchers have created microfluidic integrated circuits.
Apr 23rd, 2010
Read moreNanoparticle research shows potential for new cancer detection and therapy method
University of Missouri School of Medicine scientists explain a potentially new early cancer detection and treatment method using nanoparticles created at MU.
Apr 23rd, 2010
Read moreUnveiling spiral magnetism
Photoemission experiments shed light on the origin of an enigmatic type of magnetism in iron.
Apr 23rd, 2010
Read moreDNA-Baukasten als Nanomotoren Konstruktionsmaterial
In die Nanomechanik kommt Bewegung. Wissenschaftlern der Universitaet Bonn ist es erstmals gelungen, aus DNA-Doppelstraengen ein Molekuel, ein so genanntes Rotaxan, herzustellen, dessen Einzelteile mechanisch frei beweglich sind.
Apr 23rd, 2010
Read moreLensless device is the world's smallest, lightest telemedicine microscope
Aydogan Ozcan, whose invention of a novel lensless imaging technology for use in telemedicine could radically transform global health care, has now taken his work a step further - or tinier: The UCLA engineer has created a miniature microscope, the world's smallest and lightest for telemedicine applications.
Apr 22nd, 2010
Read moreNovel negative-index metamaterial responds to visible light
Uniquely versatile material could be used for more efficient light collection in solar cells.
Apr 22nd, 2010
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