Assoc. Professor David Moss, a senior researcher at The University of Sydney, leads an international team which has developed a multiple wavelength laser on a silicon chip that produces light to process and transmit information, and in doing so will speed up computing.
Jan 21st, 2010
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Big-name retailers like Tesco and Carrefour should help prepare consumers for innovations in the food sector, according to the top civil servant in the EU executive's directorate for health and consumer protection.
Jan 20th, 2010
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After more than a decade of experience in lithium-ion battery research, scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory know well the challenges of getting manufacturers interested in advanced materials for their batteries.
Jan 20th, 2010
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Nanofair 2010 will take place at the International Conference Center in Dresden from July 6th and 7th, 2010.
Jan 20th, 2010
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Die Wissenschaftler des Nano-Netzwerks CeNIDE der Uni Duisburg-Essen verfuegen ueber einen entscheidenden Vorteil: eine Technologie, mit der sich Nanomaterialien in grossem Massstab herstellen lassen. Solche Anlagen sind weltweit noch sehr selten - allerdings bilden sie die Voraussetzung dafuer, dass Thermogeneratoren, die auf Nanomaterialien basieren, ueberhaupt zur Serienreife gebracht werden koennen.
Jan 20th, 2010
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The heyday for nanotechnology venture capital (VC) likely saw its peak in 2008, when overall investment reached $1.4 billion. Last year, the sector raised only $792 million, signifying a 42% decline from 2008.
Jan 20th, 2010
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Could powering an iPod or cell phone become as easy as plugging it into your tee shirt or jeans, and then recharging the clothing overnight? Scientists in California are reporting an advance in that direction with an easier way of changing ordinary cotton and polyester into 'conductive energy textiles'.
Jan 20th, 2010
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Composites Manufacturing 2010 will showcase how lightweight materials help Boeing, NASA and other manufacturers 'Take Flight'.
Jan 20th, 2010
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Researchers in Germany and the UK have discovered symmetry hidden in solid state matter at very small scales.
Jan 20th, 2010
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One example are LZH nanoparticle exponants that can currently be seen at the new 'Center for New Technologies' (ZNT) at the Deutsche Museum in Munich. Also, in 2010 the LZH will host the first international conference on the generation of ultrapure nanoparticles.
Jan 20th, 2010
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Scientists at Max Planck Institute of Plasma Physics (IPP) in Garching and Greifswald and Fritz Haber Institute in Berlin have discovered a new way in which high-energy radiation in water can release slow electrons.
Jan 20th, 2010
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A nanowire-based device may set the stage for the realization of next-generation ultra-small memories.
Jan 20th, 2010
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Embedding quantum dots into thermally reactive polymers allows traceable detection within living systems.
Jan 20th, 2010
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An innovative surfactant design enables the synthesis of the first nanoporous silica with a tri-continuous network.
Jan 20th, 2010
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Research into terahertz technology at the University of Leeds has received a major boost with a 2.5 million euros European grant.
Jan 20th, 2010
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Recent research has illuminated a surprisingly important role for tiny RNA molecules, known as microRNAs, in downregulating the production of a variety of proteins and researchers have now teased out the role of microRNAs in managing p53 levels
Jan 20th, 2010
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