In the quest for quantum information processing, diamonds may be a physicist's best friend. According to scientists at University of California, Santa Barbara, diamonds could revolutionize the field of quantum mechanics in computing by leading to ultra-secure communication, lightning-fast database searches, and code-cracking ability.
Apr 15th, 2009
Read moreScientists at Rice University have found a simple way to create basic elements for aircraft, flat-screen TVs, electronics and other products that incorporate sheets of tough, electrically conductive material. And the process begins with a zipper.
Apr 15th, 2009
Read moreIn the first demonstration of its kind, researchers at the University of British Columbia have controlled the spin of electrons using a ballistic technique - bouncing electrons through a microscopic channel of precisely constructed, two-dimensional layer of semiconductor.
Apr 15th, 2009
Read moreAn international research team, including Professor Rajeev Ahuja's research group at Uppsala University, has shown that small additions of potassium drastically improve the hydrogen-storage properties of certain types of hydrogen compounds.
Apr 15th, 2009
Read moreDr Adrian Hill, rheology product technical specialist at Malvern Instruments, will discuss the importance of understanding the links between rheology and particle parameters when he speaks at the forthcoming PRA Measurement and Testing of Coatings Conference.
Apr 15th, 2009
Read moreUAlbany CNSE Professor Yubing Xie has been selected to receive a prestigious grant from the National Science Foundation for transformative research and education that utilizes nanotechnology to understand and control the interactions between cancer cells and neighboring cells, with the potential to revolutionize traditional detection, monitoring, and treatment of breast cancer.
Apr 15th, 2009
Read moreEU-funded researchers align molecules in nanofilms
Apr 15th, 2009
Read moreCan you imagine an electric car that stores power and, depending on variable utility rates, returns it to the power grid over the course of a day? Fraunhofer researchers are exploring this visionary idea.
Apr 15th, 2009
Read moreAm 20. Mai 2009 um 17:00 Uhr stellt Nanostart-Vorstand Marco Beckmann beim 1. nanowebinar der Nanostart AG in einer Online-Praesentation das Unternehmen vor und berichtet ueber die aktuellen Entwicklungen bei der auf Nanotechnologie spezialisierten Frankfurter Beteiligungsgesellschaft.
Apr 15th, 2009
Read moreJust one click and the window turns into a display. At the Hannover Messe from April 20 to 24, Fraunhofer research scientists will be demonstrating light-permeable conductive coatings as the basis for transparent displays.
Apr 15th, 2009
Read moreMemory storage miniaturization is progressing steadily on to smaller and smaller devices. As structures go, one cannot miniaturize further than to the size of individual molecules. Precisely this has been achieved by a group of scientists.
Apr 15th, 2009
Read moreResearchers have developed a novel fullerene species for photovoltaic application.
Apr 15th, 2009
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Scientists in South Dakota are reporting development of the first broad-spectrum antimicrobial paint, a material that can simultaneously kill not just disease-causing bacteria but mold, fungi, and viruses.
Apr 15th, 2009
Read moreResearchers from California and Massachusetts have come up with a new type of non-toxic nanoparticle that is efficiently broken down and excreted by the kidneys once it has delivered its drug cargo to the target organ.
Apr 15th, 2009
Read moreSEMATECH, a global consortium of chip-makers, and global metallization technology provider, today announced that Atotech has become a member of SEMATECH?s 3D Interconnect Program located at the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering of the University at Albany.
Apr 15th, 2009
Read moreDer Arbeitskreis der BioRegionen in Deutschland lobt zum dritten Mal den "'nnovationspreis der BioRegionen in Deutschland' aus. Ausgezeichnet mit insgesamt 6.000 Euro werden anwendungsorientierte Ideen aus der Life Science-Forschung.
Apr 15th, 2009
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