MIT physicists have discovered that several high-temperature superconductors display patchwork quilt-like variations at the atomic scale, a surprising finding that could help scientists understand a new class of unconventional materials.
Jan 28th, 2009
Read moreThe Canadian government reportedly is planning to release in February the world's first national regulation requiring companies to detail their use of engineered nanomaterials, according to environmental officials.
Jan 28th, 2009
Read moreResearchers in Texas are reporting that quantum dots - a product of the revolution in nanotechnology increasingly used in electronics, solar cells, and medical imaging devices - may be toxic to cells under acidic or alkaline conditions.
Jan 28th, 2009
Read moreA new program initiative between New South Wales and the Korean province of Gangwon promises to have a huge impact on devices such as mobile phones and digital cameras.
Jan 27th, 2009
Read moreSeveral outstanding international lecturers from Europe have now joined the new Perimeter Scholars International course to provide an exciting new path for top physics students.
Jan 27th, 2009
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The key, according to a new paper, is a nano-sized additive that slows down penetration of chloride and sulfate ions from road salt, sea water and soils into the concrete.
Jan 27th, 2009
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Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have discovered that a carefully built magnetic sandwich that interleaves layers of a magnetic alloy with a few nanometers of silver 'spacer' has dramatically enhanced sensitivity - a 400-fold improvement in some cases.
Jan 27th, 2009
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A joint endeavor of the Jack Baskin School of Engineering and the Division of Physical and Biological Sciences at UCSC, the center explores the integration of nanotechnology and optofluidic silicon chips and how this technology can be used to improve biomedical analysis in a wide range of fields, including toxicology, immunology, disease detection, and diagnostics.
Jan 27th, 2009
Read moreAn international research team reports the pseudogap doesn't give way to superconductivity, but persists and co-exists - possibly even competes - with it.
Jan 27th, 2009
Read moreScientists have discovered a process to produce new metal surfaces that promise to lead to superior medical implants that will improve healing and allow the human body to better accept metal prostheses.
Jan 27th, 2009
Read moreRecent action in Congress to reauthorize the U.S. federal nanotechnology research program offers the chance to address the social and ethical issues concerning the emerging scientific field, experts say.
Jan 27th, 2009
Read moreComposed of a single atom of silicon and measuring less than one nanometre in diameter, these are the smallest quantum dots ever created.
Jan 27th, 2009
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University of California President Mark G. Yudof appointed Paul Alivisatos interim director of the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, which is managed by the university.
Jan 26th, 2009
Read moreThe nation's best regional 'small tech' conference, co-hosted by the Washington Technology Center and Oregon Nanoscience and Microtechnologies Institute (ONAMI) will be back for a sixth year after last year's highly successful event.
Jan 26th, 2009
Read moreThe Micro and Nano Sensors Interest Group of the Sensors Knowledge Transfer Network in the UK has organised a free online seminar to highlight the work of the Advanced Energy Consortium (AEC), a multimillion-dollar research consortium dedicated to the development of micro and nanotechnology applications to increase oil and gas production.
Jan 26th, 2009
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Thomas J. Weiler, professor of physics and astronomy at Vanderbilt University, has received a 2009 Humboldt Research Award.
Jan 26th, 2009
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