Researchers have used radio waves to dampen the motion of a miniature mechanical oscillator containing more than a quadrillion atoms, a cooling technique that may open a new window into the quantum world using smaller and simpler equipment.
Sep 14th, 2007
Read moreScientists have found a flaw in the most common model for DNA elasticity, a discovery that will improve the accuracy of single-molecule research and perhaps pave the way for DNA to become an official standard for measuring picoscale forces, a notoriously difficult challenge.
Sep 14th, 2007
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A unique annealing process that may make practical the use of BCP thin films for patterning nanoscale features in next-generation microchips and data storage devices.
Sep 14th, 2007
Read moreNanoEurope 2007 closed its doors on Thursday, 13 September, after three days of trade show and conferences.
Sep 14th, 2007
Read morePartnership to drive search for next-generation computer technology.
Sep 13th, 2007
Read moreNew research provides a more thorough understanding of new mechanisms, which makes it possible to switch a magnetic nanoparticle without any magnetic field and may enable computers to more accurately write and store information.
Sep 13th, 2007
Read moreCosmetics Design-Europe.com runs an article today saying that "Nanomaterials used in cosmetics have been compared to the invisible airborne killer, asbestos, by a high-profile chemistry professor at the BA Festival of Science in York." Kristen Kulinowski answers.
Sep 13th, 2007
Read moreLack of government risk research strategy jeopardizes success of technology.
Sep 13th, 2007
Read moreWith 1.4 billion Euros ($1.8 billion) allocated to 550 projects in the field of nanosciences and nanotechnology, the EU's 6th Research Framework Programme accounts for one-third of total public funding for nanotechnology and is the world's largest single funding agency worldwide for this exciting field.
Sep 13th, 2007
Read moreThe European Commission said on Thursday it had approved 119 million euros ($165 million) of French government aid to companies for research on nanotechnology and energy efficiency.
Sep 13th, 2007
Read moreProfessor Andrew Steckl, a leading expert in light-emitting diodes, is intensifying the properties of LEDs by introducing biological materials, specifically salmon DNA.
Sep 13th, 2007
Read moreScience Buddies today announced that it will be exhibiting at WIRED NextFest, a unique world's-fair-style event to be held at the Los Angeles Convention Center, September 13-16, 2007.
Sep 13th, 2007
Read morePart of the funding, $1 million, in collaboration with UT Southwestern Medical Center, will go to conduct research into the use of nanotechnology for the treatment of a variety of medical conditions including cancer, autoimmune deficiencies, HIV and organ transplant rejection.
Sep 12th, 2007
Read moreA strategic plan unveiled today by the North Carolina Biotechnology Center calls upon business, academic and civic leaders to boost the state's support for advanced medical technologies.
Sep 12th, 2007
Read moreImportant step toward spin-based quantum computing and spintronics.
Sep 12th, 2007
Read moreA bench top extruder developed at Bradford University is able to collect data about its own operation and to determine a wide range of characteristics of the material with which it is working.
Sep 12th, 2007
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