Nanoelectronics researchers make single-molecule diode
Recently, at Arizona State University's Biodesign Institute, N.J. Tao and collaborators have found a way to make a key electrical component on a phenomenally tiny scale.
Oct 13th, 2009
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Neues Verfahren zur Graphen-Gewinnung
Eine Arbeitsgruppe aus Chemikern und Physikern der Universitaet des Saarlandes hat ein grundlegend neues Verfahren entwickelt, mit dem graphenbeschichtete Oberflaechen hergestellt werden koennen.
Oct 13th, 2009
Read moreEuropean Environment Bureau assesses critical nanotechnology governance issues
The European Environmental Bureau (EEB), Europe's largest federation of environmental citizens' organizations, launched a report outlining the critical governance structures needed for the safe development and use of nanotechnologies.
Oct 13th, 2009
Read moreMax Planck Innovation grants rights for developing new nanoscopic method to Leica Microsystems
Max Planck Innovation, the technology transfer organization of the Max Planck Society, grants Leica Microsystems, Wetzlar, an exclusive license for implementing the latest generation of optical microscopes with a resolution far below the diffraction limit (nanoscopes).
Oct 13th, 2009
Read moreUC Santa Barbara and IME of Singapore agree 'green electronics' research collaboration
UC Santa Barbara and the Institute of Microelectronics (IME) of Singapore have entered into a 'green electronics' research collaboration agreement focused on developing ultra-efficient nanoscale transistors and exploring their circuit-level functionality.
Oct 12th, 2009
Read moreMax-Planck-Innovation lizenziert Nanoskopieverfahren an Leica Microsystems
Leica Microsystems, Wetzlar, erhaelt von Max-Planck-Innovation, der Technologietransfer-Organisation der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, die Exklusivlizenz fuer die Umsetzung der neuesten Generation optischer Mikroskope mit Aufloesung weit unterhalb der Beugungsgrenze (Nanoskope).
Oct 12th, 2009
Read moreEngineers control the electronic properties of graphene by functionalizing it with gold
In an effort to make graphene more useful in electronics applications, Kansas State University engineers made a golden discovery - gold 'snowflakes' on graphene.
Oct 12th, 2009
Read moreUniversity of Washington breaks ground on nations' largest molecular engineering building
The completed building will consist of a 28,000-square-foot basement, an 8,000-square-foot sub-basement, and four above-ground levels each measuring about 12,000 square feet. The total building is about 90,000 square feet including hallways, utilities and common spaces.
Oct 12th, 2009
Read moreCockroft Institute Awarded 16 million pounds to boost accelerator research
The Cockcroft Institute, a partnership between the Universities of Liverpool, Lancaster and Manchester, has been awarded 16.4million pounds to further research into accelerator science and technology.
Oct 12th, 2009
Read moreScience and Technology Roadmaps to China 2050
Springer and the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) announce the publication of strategic reports planning the next 40 years of progress in science and technology.
Oct 12th, 2009
Read moreGraphene sheets grow by first forming geodesic carbon nanodomes
Tiny carbon islands bubble up at the center to form nanoscopic geodesic domes.
Oct 12th, 2009
Read moreThe 12th Workshop on Beam Cooling and Related Topics Held in Lanzhou
The 12th Workshop on Beam Cooling and Related Topics (COOL'09) hosted by Institute of Modern Physics, CAS took place in Lanzhou on August 31st, 2009, with over 80 beam cooling experts from France, Germany, Japan, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, USA and Taiwan attending the meeting.
Oct 12th, 2009
Read moreNew release of free quantum effect simulator
A new version of 1dhetero, a able to simulate new technologically relevant III-V semiconductor materials at atomistic level, has been released.
Oct 11th, 2009
Read moreInnovation makes artificial hand seem real
Pioneering techniques in the manufacture of artificial limbs continue to emerge in Europe, and the SMARTHAND ('The smart bio-adaptive hand prosthesis') project has risen to the challenge.
Oct 9th, 2009
Read moreUT Medical School at Houston establishes nanomedicine and biomedical engineering department
The University of Texas Medical School at Houston has established a Department of NanoMedicine and Biomedical Engineering (nBME), which will give students an opportunity to get hands-on experience in these emerging fields of medicine.
Oct 9th, 2009
Read moreDutch researcher wins prestigious prize for HybSi membranes
Dr. Rob Kreiter, working at the Energy research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN), has received the 2009 Donald R. Ulrich award for 'an outstanding contribution to the field of Sol-Gel science and technology'.
Oct 9th, 2009
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