Wastewater treatment using semiconductor nanocomposites
Researchers in Iran managed to synthesize some semiconductor nanocomposites which could be applied in wastewater treatment.
Jul 25th, 2009
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Fuel Cells, energy conversion, and mathematics
A new paper examines the mathematical issues that arise when modeling PEM fuel cells.
Jul 24th, 2009
Read moreQuantum dots to deliver and monitor molecules at the cellular level
Working with atomic-scale particles known as quantum dots, a Missouri University of Science and Technology biologist hopes to develop a new and better way to deliver and monitor proteins, medicine, DNA and other molecules at the cellular level.
Jul 24th, 2009
Read moreScientists unlock optical secrets of jewel beetles
A small green beetle may have some interesting lessons to teach scientists about optics and liquid crystals - complex mechanisms the insect uses to create a shell so strikingly beautiful that for centuries it was used in jewelry.
Jul 24th, 2009
Read moreReferenzmaterialien fuer die Nanotechnologien
Die Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung listet die weltweit verfuegbaren nanoskaligen Referenzmaterialien auf ihrer Webseite.
Jul 24th, 2009
Read moreA*STAR in Singapore awards 145 scholarships and fellowships
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) will be awarding scholarships and fellowships to 145 young people at the Scholarship Award Ceremony 2009 on Friday, 24 Jul 2009, at Biopolis.
Jul 24th, 2009
Read moreTop 10 new water technologies to save the world
A new report by Global Water Intelligence magazine and technology assessment experts, O2 Environmental, highlights the top ten new water technologies which could avert environmental disaster.
Jul 24th, 2009
Read moreNanotechnology 'violin string' measures single-electron vibrations
Researchers at TU Delft have succeeded in measuring the influence of a single electron on a vibrating carbon nanotube.
Jul 24th, 2009
Read moreFluctuations in the levels of various molecules in the blood provide a reliable indicator of the body's internal clock
Inspired by the work of 18th Century botanist Karl Linne, who assembled a literal circadian clock composed of flower species that open and close their petals at specific times of day, Japanese scientists recently set about constructing an analogous 'body clock' for mammals.
Jul 24th, 2009
Read moreSynthesis of graphitic nanotubes containing platinum metals achieved through self-assembly techniques
Researchers in Japan have developed a way to controllably self-assemble graphitic molecules and platinum metals into nanotubes with specific dimensions and structural features.
Jul 24th, 2009
Read moreNew mass-production nanoimprinter for the manufacture of advanced electronic components and nanostructures
Singapore precision equipment manufacturer Solves Innovative Technology Pte Ltd, together with A*STAR's Institute of Materials Research and Engineering and Data Storage Institute, has built a machine capable of producing nanometer-size components and in wafer-scale volumes, for a host of applications in consumer electronics such as hard disk media and optical storage media.
Jul 23rd, 2009
Read moreFirst video evidence that carbon nanotubes turn as they grow
The films show atoms being added in a regular pattern at the growing tip of a nanotube, like bricks to a round tower, support the so-called theoretical screw-dislocation-like model of carbon nanotube growth.
Jul 23rd, 2009
Read moreReise durch die Zelle
Forscher entdecken Mechanismus fuer wesentliche Erkennungsvorgaenge in lebenden Zellen.
Jul 23rd, 2009
Read moreNew compound semiconductor thin-film solar cells reach 12% efficiency
The laboratory for photovoltaics of the University of Luxembourg has produced its first thin film solar cells made from compound semiconductors, already reaching a 12 percent efficiency.
Jul 23rd, 2009
Read moreKeynote lineup announced for 8th Annual NanoBusiness 2009
The NanoBusiness Alliance today announced the keynote schedule for its NanoBusiness 2009 conference and exhibition, which will be held at McCormick Place, from September 8 ? 10.
Jul 23rd, 2009
Read moreMolecules mean more Moore
'Silicon with afterburners' developed at Rice could be boon to electronics manufacturers.
Jul 23rd, 2009
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