Researchers of Eindhoven University of Technology and the Radboud University Nijmegen in The Netherlands show for the first time why ordinary graphite is a permanent magnet at room temperature.
Oct 4th, 2009
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A European-sponsored programme that gives universities inexpensive access to state-of-the-art microchip design tools and fabrication techniques, and helps even small businesses fabricate novel microchips, is helping Europe remain competitive worldwide.
Oct 4th, 2009
Read moreEine Fachtagung des Cluster Nanotechnologie mit begleitender Ausstellung am 5. und 6. Oktober 2009 an der Universitaet Augsburg / Auszeichnung der Sieger des diesjaehrigen bayerischen Schulwettbewerbs zur Nanotechnologie bei der feierlichen Eroeffnungsveranstaltung.
Oct 3rd, 2009
Read moreProf. Igor Sokolov, director of the Nanoengineering and Biotechnology Laboratories Center (NABLAB) at Clarkson University, was named a winner in the first phase of the Veeco Labs Research Grant Program, 'HarmoniX Innovation'.
Oct 3rd, 2009
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The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas A+M University sponsored the university's inaugural Nano/Micro Poster Symposium to promote multidisciplinary interaction and scientific communication among students and faculty in the field of nano/micro technology.
Oct 3rd, 2009
Read moreAn international team of physicists has for the first time observed magnetic behaviour in an atomic gas, addressing a decades-old debate as to whether it is possible for a gas or liquid to become ferromagnetic and exhibit magnetic properties.
Oct 2nd, 2009
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Building the super-fast computers of the future has just become much easier thanks to an advance by Australian researchers that lets them grab hold of tiny electronics components and probe their inner structure using only a beam of light.
Oct 2nd, 2009
Read moreIn einem Ranking von ScienceWatch platziert sich die Forschungsorganisation mit Zahl und Zitation ihrer Publikationen direkt hinter Spitzenreiter Harvard University.
Oct 2nd, 2009
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Scientists working at Queen Mary, University of London, have developed micrometer-sized capsules to safely deliver drugs inside living cells.
Oct 2nd, 2009
Read moreResearchers have developed a quantum physical model that accurately describes the function of these artificial photosynthetic systems, and provides an understanding of their reaction kinetics that could lead to significant improvements in their conversion efficiencies.
Oct 2nd, 2009
Read moreThe Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) and the California Nano-Industry Network is hosting the fifth Nanotechnology Symposium: 'DTSC/California Nano-Industry Network Symposium' on November 16, 2009 in Sacramento, California.
Oct 2nd, 2009
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Researchers have overcome a major obstacle in efforts to use tiny structures called carbon nanotubes to create a new class of electronics that would be faster and smaller than conventional silicon-based transistors.
Oct 1st, 2009
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Carbon nanotubes may have the potential to transport electricity faster and over greater distances with minimal loss of energy, according to new research.
Oct 1st, 2009
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Scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the Scripps Research Institute have uncovered the role played by the least-understood part of a first-responder molecule that rushes in to bind and repair breaks in DNA strands, a process that helps people avoid cancer.
Oct 1st, 2009
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Resolving questions surrounding nanoparticle toxicity has led North American researchers to suggest the particles as a potential skin cancer treatment.
Oct 1st, 2009
Read moreAccording to Third Sector, an Australian magazine for thenot-for-profit sector, an unanimous vote by the Australian Nano Business Forum (ANBF) members yesterday saw the organisation declare its closure as of the close of business 30 September 2009. The website has already been taken offline.
Oct 1st, 2009
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