Electrons spiral to a new future
Electrons that carry orbital angular momentum are generated for the first time by researchers at RIKEN, Japan.
Apr 2nd, 2010
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Researchers discover weak link in Alzheimer's drug candidates
Some current therapies being investigated for Alzheimer's disease may cause further neural degeneration and cell death, according to a breakthrough discovery by UC San Diego researchers.
Apr 1st, 2010
Read moreExploring the frictional characteristics of atomically thin sheets
A team of nanotechnology researchers from the University of Pennsylvania and Columbia University has used friction force microscopy to determine the nanoscale frictional characteristics of four atomically-thin materials, discovering a universal characteristic for these very different materials.
Apr 1st, 2010
Read moreNanoscale 'stealth' probe slides into cell walls seamlessly
For the first time, researchers have created a way to implant an inorganic device into a cell wall without damaging it.
Apr 1st, 2010
Read moreUAlbany NanoCollege partnership with Technic targets the development of low-cost metallization for solar cells
The College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering of the University at Albany and Technic Inc., a global leader in the development of photovoltaic electrodeposition processes, today announced a research and development partnership that is designed to enable critical improvements in manufacturing processes for solar cells.
Apr 1st, 2010
Read moreGold nanoparticles used to detect melanine in milk
University of Miami engineer and her collaborators are using gold nanoparticles to develop a quick, simple and efficient detection method for melamine in dairy products.
Apr 1st, 2010
Read moreResearchers want to accelerate the scanning probe microscope by a factor of 1000
Physicists of Saarland University have developed a technology that could accelerate scanning probe microscopes by a factor of 1000.
Apr 1st, 2010
Read moreBeyond the quantum limit
Scientists create multi-particle entanglement of atoms in a Bose Einstein condensate on a microchip.
Apr 1st, 2010
Read moreOf Van Gogh nanotubes and nano-witches - winning nanotechnology images
During the 2009 MRS Fall Meeting in Boston, MA last year, the MRS conducted the eigth installment of the popular 'Science as Art' competition. Here are the six first-place and second-place winners.
Apr 1st, 2010
Read moreRetooled Kavli Institute to focus on nanotechnology ideas 'so crazy they might actually work'
Leaders of the Kavli Institute at Cornell for Nanoscale Science want its members to go for the impossible. The institute is reinventing itself into a cutting-edge, research-focused organization to support projects at the boundaries of nanoscale imaging and control.
Apr 1st, 2010
Read moreNature ranks A*STAR 7th in Asia-Pacific for research publications
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) is the seventh most prolific agency in the Asia-Pacific region, in terms of the total number of research papers published in the prestigious Nature Publishing Group's portfolio of Nature-branded journals in 2009, according to the Nature Asia-Pacific Publishing Index.
Apr 1st, 2010
Read moreDiscovering new tools for nanoscience and nanotechnology
Directors of the Kavli Institute at Cornell for Nanoscale Science discuss their new 'high risk, high payoff' mission to push the technology of observation, measurement and control to ever-smaller dimensions.
Apr 1st, 2010
Read moreOn slippery science subjects such as nanotechnology, Internet news delivers
Internet-based science news draws a more demographically diverse, learned and focused audience than print or television news, according to a study by University of Wisconsin-Madison communication researchers.
Mar 31st, 2010
Read moreCarbon nanostructures - elixir or poison?
A Los Alamos National Laboratory toxicologist and a multidisciplinary team of researchers have documented potential cellular damage from fullerenes. The team also noted that this particular type of damage might hold hope for treatment of Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, or even cancer.
Mar 31st, 2010
Read more2010 BIO International Convention to address global environmental and energy issues
Climate change and next-generation biofuels to be highlighted at global event for biotechnology.
Mar 31st, 2010
Read moreResearchers discover new, controllable state in ferroelectric nanowires
Researchers at the University of Arkansas and their colleagues have discovered a new phase in ferroelectric nanowires that could be controlled to optimize important properties for future electronic devices.
Mar 31st, 2010
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