Europe's most advanced clean rooms to open tomorrow
The Southampton Nanofabrication Centre, which will make smaller, more powerful nano- and bio-nano technologies possible, will hold its first open day tomorrow.
Sep 8th, 2009
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London Centre for Nanotechnology scientists discover magnetic monopoles
Four papers independently present evidence that magnetic monopoles really exist in nature.
Sep 8th, 2009
Read moreArt inspired by nanotechnology
NanoResponse - new artwork by Patrick Millard, inspired by nanotechnology.
Sep 8th, 2009
Read moreAustralian university gets $2m funding for next-generation solar cell research
University of Queensland researchers have received almost $2 million from the Queensland Government to lead an international alliance working on the next generation of solar cells.
Sep 8th, 2009
Read moreBreakthrough in direct-method research advances detection of protein crystallographic structure
Recent years have witnessed advances in direct-method research on protein crystallography obtained by the research team led by Academician Fan Haifu from the Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Sep 8th, 2009
Read moreSingapore launches 3-dimensional Through-Silicon Via consortium to boost next generation wafer manufacturing capability
The Institute of Microelectronics (IME), a research institute of the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), today announced the launch of a 3-Dimensional (3D) Through-Silicon Via (TSV) consortium to boost next generation 300mm wafer manufacturing capability for Singapore semiconductor industry to meet technology and product needs.
Sep 8th, 2009
Read moreOpening day line-up of NanoBusiness 2009 conference
The NanoBusiness Alliance today announced its Opening Day line-up and industry luminaries for its 8th annual NanoBusiness 2009 conference and exhibition.
Sep 7th, 2009
Read moreEU publishes call for tenders for the assessment of impacts of nanotechnologies
The European Commission's Directorate-General for Research has published a call for tenders for the assessment of impacts of NMP (Nanotechnology, materials, processes) technologies and changing industrial patterns on skills and human resources.
Sep 7th, 2009
Read moreKavli Laureate Sumio Iijima speaks at British Science Festival
In his speech at the University of Surrey Iijima will talk about his work and the possibilities for the future.
Sep 7th, 2009
Read moreIBM demonstrates method that effectively eliminates mechanical wear at the nanoscale
IBM scientists have demonstrated a promising and practical method that effectively eliminates the mechanical wear in the nanometer-sharp tips used in scanning probe-based techniques. This discovery can potentially be used in the development of next generation, more advanced computer chips that have higher performance and smaller feature sizes.
Sep 7th, 2009
Read moreThin films exhibiting carrier multiplication show promise for solar energy applications
Researchers at Ben Gurion University have developed thin films that exhibit carrier multiplication. This development is of great interest for future solar cells.
Sep 7th, 2009
Read moreA nanosensor to detect diseases
Researchers from the Basque technological centre CIDETEC-IK4, the Higher Centre for Scientific Research (CSIC) and the University of Berkeley (U.S.) have developed a highly sensitive electrochemical sensor that can detect possible mutations in DNA more quickly than has been possible in the past.
Sep 7th, 2009
Read moreScientists achieve new state in quantum physics
EU-funded researchers in Austria investigating ultracold atomic physics have generated an exotic state wherein atoms are aligned in a one-dimensional structure, creating a stable 'many-body phase' with new quantum mechanical states.
Sep 7th, 2009
Read moreNanotechnology's strong multidisciplinary roots documented in new study
Research reported in the September issue of the journal Nature Nanotechnology finds that nanoscience and nanotechnology indeed are highly multidisciplinary - but not much more so than other modern disciplines such as medicine or electrical engineering that also draw on multiple areas of science and technology.
Sep 7th, 2009
Read moreTwo-photon microscopy reveals function of neglected structure in neurons
Fifty years after it was originally discovered, scientists at the Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research have elucidated the function of a microscopic network of tubules found in neurons. This structure modulates the strength of connections between two neurons, thereby contributing to our ability to learn and to adapt to new situations.
Sep 7th, 2009
Read moreBacteria could be used for stronger, more durable bone implants
Bacteria that manufacture hydroxyapatite (HA) could be used to make stronger, more durable bone implants.
Sep 7th, 2009
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