'NanoSurface 2008' zum Thema biochemisch oder chemisch aktiver Oberflaechen
Fachtagung der AG Materialwissenschaften, der IHK-Arbeitsgemeinschaft Hessen und des TechnologieTransferNetzwerks Hessen
Aug 15th, 2008
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Nanotechnology News – Latest Headlines
True properties of carbon nanotubes measured
Researchers at Northwestern University recently made the first experimental measurements of the mechanical properties of carbon nanotubes that directly correspond to the theoretical predictions.
Aug 15th, 2008
Read moreBottom-up fabrication method for microchips could break size barrier
Using a novel system based on molecules that can assemble themselves into precise patterns, MIT researchers have come up with a way of beating size limitations that would otherwise crimp improvements in data-storage media and electronic microchips.
Aug 15th, 2008
Read moreX-rays can distinguish left- and right-handed quartz structures
A team of scientists from Japan and the UK have shown that circularly polarized x-rays of the right energy can distinguish 'left' from 'right' alpha-quartz
Aug 15th, 2008
Read moreWatching chemical reactions molecule by molecule
RIKEN scientists have developed a method to control and study a chemical reaction in a single molecule. The technique could eventually help to fabricate advanced electronic devices molecule by molecule.
Aug 15th, 2008
Read moreFirst ever atomic force microscope image taken on Mars
NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander has taken the first-ever image of a single particle of Mars' ubiquitous dust, using its atomic force microscope.
Aug 15th, 2008
Read morePenetrating cell walls, carbon nanotubes kill cancer cells in mice
The new method has enabled the researchers to get a higher proportion of a given dose of medication into the tumor cells than is possible with the 'free' drug-that is, the one not bound to nanotubes-thus reducing the amount of medication that they need to inject into a subject to achieve the desired therapeutic effect.
Aug 14th, 2008
Read moreNanotechnology fits 2,500 Beijing Olympic logos on a grain of rice
Northwestern's Mirkin and his colleagues printed the logos as well as an integrated gold circuit using a new printing technique, called Polymer Pen Lithography (PPL), that can write on three different length scales using only one device.
Aug 14th, 2008
Read moreSelf-assembling polymer arrays could overcome data storage limitations
A new manufacturing approach holds the potential to overcome the technological limitations currently facing the microelectronics and data-storage industries, paving the way to smaller electronic devices and higher-capacity hard drives.
Aug 14th, 2008
Read moreProtein folding: terahertz absorption spectroscopy detects changes in protein-water network
Researchers have been able to detect changes in the protein?water network during protein folding in real time.
Aug 14th, 2008
Read moreInaugural class of middle-school students graduates from Nanoscale Science Summer Institute
25 students from five area school districts participated in new initiative developed jointly by the UAlbany NanoCollege and City School District of Albany.
Aug 14th, 2008
Read moreCalifornia NanoSystems Institute to host Forum on new technologies for brain, spinal trauma
The California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI) at UCLA today announced that it will host an international forum featuring some of the world's most innovative scientists and technology leaders at the vanguard of treatments for brain and spinal cord injuries and diseases.
Aug 14th, 2008
Read moreDeveloping new high-performance energy storage units for hybrid vehicles
So far, hybrid technology has always had a storage problem. Scientists from three Fraunhofer Institutes are developing new storage modules in a project called 'Electromobility Fleet Test'. The pilot project was launched by Volkswagen and Germany's Federal Ministry for the Environment BMU together with seven other partners.
Aug 14th, 2008
Read moreNew nanoparticle film up to 1000 times more effective at killing E. coli bacteria
A team from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich have discovered that coating the film with a mix of silver and calcium phosphate nano-particles proves deadly to bacteria.
Aug 14th, 2008
Read moreFree access to Rensselaer Center for Nanotechnology's supercomputer
The New York State Foundation for Science, Technology and Innovation announced that public and private researchers and businesses in New York State have nearly 150 million CPU hours of free access on one of the world's most powerful supercomputers.
Aug 14th, 2008
Read moreCheap, clean drinking water purified through nanotechnology
Scientists at the University of South Australia have discovered a simple way to remove bacteria and other contaminants from water using tiny particles of pure silica coated with an active nano-material.
Aug 14th, 2008
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