Semiconductor nanocrystals emit light at wavelengths that can be tuned by particle size and composition, and are more stable to light than organic dyes, so hopes for their applied use are high. When coated with such agents as surfactants and a semiconductor with a wide band gap, these nanocrystals show strong photoluminescence.
Jan 18th, 2010
Read moreA new polarizing microscope has enabled the detection of a retardation (a unit for measuring the strength of birefringence) of ca. 0.2 nm and the visualization of the dynamism of actin filament bundles with a diameter of 20-60 nm inside a neuron without staining.
Jan 18th, 2010
Read moreForscher von Siemens arbeiten an kleinen und schnellen Roentgenquellen auf Basis von Nanoroehren.
Jan 18th, 2010
Read moreMit Nanotechnologie als Wahlpflichtfach fuer Chemisch-technische Assistenten (CTA) hat die Akademie Muenden beim Innovationspreis des Landkreises Goettingen in der Kategorie Handwerk und Dienstleistungen den dritten Platz belegt.
Jan 18th, 2010
Read moreSoon nanotechnology could be applied to the coating of optical glasses: Researchers of the University of Stuttgart's 1st Physical Institute have come to know that coating with metallic nano particles can suppress light reflection almost entirely.
Jan 18th, 2010
Read moreDiscovery uses nanowire arrays to image nanoscale objects beyond the diffraction limit.
Jan 18th, 2010
Read moreSingapore's Agency for Science, Technology and Research and the French National Research Agency - ANR (Agence Nationale de la Recherche) announced the first bilateral Joint Call for Proposals (JCP) in the areas of Nanotechnology and Information Communication Science and Technologies.
Jan 18th, 2010
Read moreThe remarkable feat of tying light in knots has been achieved by a team of physicists working at the universities of Bristol, Glasgow and Southampton.
Jan 17th, 2010
Read moreResearchers at University of Tabriz produced an electrode made of carbon nanotubes which is capable of removing colorants from industrial wastewaters.
Jan 17th, 2010
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A simple pair of contact lenses may soon alleviate the need for diabetics to regularly draw blood in order to test their glucose levels.
Jan 17th, 2010
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Two teams of Iowa State University researchers will receive a total of $8 million over three years from a $78 million U.S. Department of Energy program to research and develop advanced biofuels.
Jan 15th, 2010
Read moreImagine if treatments for disease could be based not on a patient's diagnosis but instead on the characteristics of their tissue. By identifying and decoding the cryptic messages hidden deep inside the human proteome, scientists and physicians who study personalized medicine are seeking more effective treatments and disease management for patients.
Jan 15th, 2010
Read moreThe biotechnology program at the Harvard Extension School continues to find itself at the leading edge of science education, this year offering several new courses and a new master's concentration in the hot topic area of bioengineering and nanotechnologies.
Jan 15th, 2010
Read moreThe molecule 'beryllium dimer' has mystified chemists for many years. Recent measurements have helped scientists identify 11 vibrational levels, and now a US-Czech team of researchers sheds light on a 12th level.
Jan 15th, 2010
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The new homepage of the Laboratory for Attosecond Physics at Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics and Ludwig Maximilian's University of Munich gives an insight into their research on ultrafast processes in nature.
Jan 15th, 2010
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The most important new pieces of equipment of the Center include Finland's first next-generation transmission electron microscopes.
Jan 15th, 2010
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