Researchers have applied the laws of thermodynamics down to the molecular scale and discovered theoretically that the molecular structure of copolymers - such as DNA - may be arranged in order when they are synthetized out of the thermodynamic equilibrium while they stay disorganized when in equilibrium.
Jul 8th, 2008
Read moreA balanced injection of positive and negative charge carriers into the organic layer is important to achieve high quantum efficiency, but the interface between the metallic coating and organic layer where the injection occurs is poorly understood.
Jul 8th, 2008
Read moreZukunftstechnologie bekommt an der CAU einen neuen Raum: das Kieler Nanolabor.
Jul 8th, 2008
Read moreA proposed North Carolina Nanomedicine Institute has taken another step with the hiring of a local consultant as its first director.
Jul 8th, 2008
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In cooperation with their US co-workers, Chinese Academy of Sciences researchers recently discovered a new nano-material with high-capacity hydrogen storage.
Jul 8th, 2008
Read moreChemical and Environmental Engineering Professor Yushan Yan is part of a multidisciplinary team working to develop an 'electronic nose' - an ultra-sensitive sensor system that is designed to quickly detect trace quantities of explosives in high-traffic high-risk security areas, such as airports.
Jul 8th, 2008
Read moreScientists demonstrate amorphous silica dissolves by pathway similar to crystals.
Jul 7th, 2008
Read moreLed by Sri Sridhar, Distinguished Professor and Chair of Physics at Northeastern University, a team of researchers from the university?s Electronic Materials Research Institute has published research that has resulted in a new breakthrough in the field of nanophotonics, the study of light at the nanoscale level.
Jul 7th, 2008
Read moreA new treatment strategy using molecular 'smart bombs' to target metastasis with anti-cancer drugs leads to good results using significantly lower doses of toxic chemotherapy, with less collateral damage to surrounding tissue, according to a collaborative team of researchers at the University of California, San Diego.
Jul 7th, 2008
Read moreDesigned to showcase both the growing importance of alternative energy technologies and New York's leadership in developing and supporting clean and renewable energy companies, the New Energy Symposium is presented by New Energy New York and CNSE's Energy and Environmental Technology Applications Center.
Jul 7th, 2008
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Scientists in France have provided the first proof that amorphous materials, also known as soft glasses, deform and flow through a collective movement of their particles.
Jul 7th, 2008
Read moreA new way to help technologists develop efficient and inexpensive plastic electronic devices, such as plastic solar cells and a new type of transistor was showcased at the EMRS (European Material Research Society) Spring Meeting held in Strasbourg, France at the end of May.
Jul 7th, 2008
Read moreZiele der Untersuchungen waren, Unterschiede zwischen der Kanzerogenitaet von granulaeren Staeuben in der Rattenlunge nach intratrachealer Instillation zu erkennen, den optimalen Dosismassstab fuer ihre Wirkungsstaerke zu ermitteln und ihre moegliche Bedeutung fuer den Menschen zu interpretieren.
Jul 7th, 2008
Read moreOn June 1, 2008, a consortium of seven European and Latin American partners has launched ACTION-Grid, the first ever initiative funded by the European Commission to analyse and link three areas: Biomedical Informatics, Grid technologies and Nanoinformatics.
Jul 7th, 2008
Read moreEuropean researchers are the first to demonstrate functional components that exploit the magnetic properties of electrons to perform logic operations. Compatible with existing microtechnology, the new approach heralds the next era of faster, smaller and more efficient electronics.
Jul 7th, 2008
Read moreThe fifth International Conference on Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies (NN08) will be held in Thessaloniki, Greece, from July 14-16, 2008.
Jul 4th, 2008
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