Carbon nanotubes part of Air Force's quest to develop cyber offensive capabilities
The U.S. Air Force is calling for white papers on how it might conduct successful offensives against cyberspace adversaries.
May 16th, 2008
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The singularity: A special report
If you're waiting to upload your consciousness into a computer, don't hold your breath; the rapture of the geeks could be a long time in coming.
May 16th, 2008
Read moreMIT creates new material for fuel cells
MIT engineers have improved the power output of one type of fuel cell by more than 50 percent through technology that could help these environmentally friendly energy storage devices find a much broader market, particularly in portable electronics.
May 15th, 2008
Read moreCarbon-coated nanomagnets as potential hyperthermia agents
Research presented today at the 103rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Urological Association suggests that nanoparticles consisting of metallic iron with a protective carbon coat could serve as a safe and effective hyperthermia agent.
May 15th, 2008
Read moreNanostructures will raise thin-film solar cell efficiency
Thanks to nanostructures that scatter and channel light, University of California, San Diego electrical engineers are working toward thin-film 'single junction' solar cells with the potential for nearly 45 percent sunlight-to-electricity conversion efficiencies.
May 15th, 2008
Read moreFinding the right soliton for future networks
European researchers say their study of self-sustaining solitary light wave packets could result in a new generation of computers and optical telecommunications networks.
May 14th, 2008
Read moreTalk on plastics that can replicate nerves, noses and tongues
A type of plastic that exhibits metallic and semi-conductor-like properties will be described in an inaugural doctoral lecture at the University of Leicester on Wednesday June 4, 2008.
May 14th, 2008
Read moreNanotechnology in reverse uses cell to calibrate tools
Nanotechnology researchers at UC Davis have shown that they can use a red blood cell to calibrate a sensitive instrument, an atomic force microscope.
May 14th, 2008
Read moreNew efficiency record for solar cells
The efficiency improvement is achieved by the use of an ultra-thin aluminum oxide layer at the front of the cell, and it brings a breakthrough in the use of solar energy a step closer.
May 14th, 2008
Read moreMicronora 2008 to put nanotechnology in the limelight
Micronora, the international microtechnology and high-precision trade fair, will be held from September 23-26, 2008 in Besancon (in Eastern France). In 2008, for the first time, the event will also feature a Nanotechnology Pavilion.
May 14th, 2008
Read moreWorkshop: Micro and nanoscale characterization of fibers
Fibers present massive challenges and opportunities for micro and nano technologies. These challenges are not in the manufacturing of the fibers but in the control and understanding of their behavior.
May 14th, 2008
Read moreNanoEco-Umwelttagung: Wie verhalten sich Nanopartikel in der Umwelt?
In der Schweiz trafen sich vor kurzem mehr als 100 Wissenschaftler aus aller Welt, um auf Einladung der Empa ueber die Auswirkungen synthetischer Nanopartikel auf die Umwelt zu diskutieren.
May 14th, 2008
Read moreItaly and Israel partner on nanotechnology research and development
Italy and Israel are set to establish a joint nanotechnology lab, that will focus on nano-photos, quantum computers and ultra-cooled atoms.
May 14th, 2008
Read moreNanowires may boost solar cell efficiency
Experimental solar cells spiked with nanowires show promise as efficient thin-film solar cells of future.
May 14th, 2008
Read moreGolden nanocrown containing 36 gold atoms
Held together by metal-metal bonds: A large ring containing 36 gold atoms.
May 14th, 2008
Read moreCommencement 2008: Student innovation could improve data storage, magnetic sensors
A talented young physicist at Rensselaer has developed two innovations that could vastly improve magnetic data storage and sense extremely low level magnetic fields in everything from ink on counterfeit currency to tissue in the human brain and heart.
May 14th, 2008
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