Scientists have have developed nanowires capable of storing computer data for 100,000 years and retrieving that data a thousand times faster than existing portable memory devices such as Flash memory and micro-drives, all using less power and space than current memory technologies.
Sep 17th, 2007
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For orthopaedic implants to be successful, bone must meld to the metal that these artificial hips, knees and shoulders are made of. A team of engineers has discovered a new material that could significantly increase this success rate.
Sep 17th, 2007
Read moreA new $2.9 million graduate student training program at Cornell, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), will help bridge the problematic gap among various scientific disciplines, in an effort to solve common problems a range of scientists face.
Sep 17th, 2007
Read morePhysicists have coaxed two separate atoms to communicate with a sort of quantum intuition that Albert Einstein called "spooky."
Sep 15th, 2007
Read moreScuola Interpolitecnica di Dottorato is a special project whereby the three Italian Technical Universities, the Polytechnic of Torino, the Polytechnic of Bari and the Polytechnic of Milano, aim to offering a joint PhD program of high qualification in the areas that the three Polytechnics consider strategic.
Sep 14th, 2007
Read moreGreek Transport Institute IMET at the National Center for Research and Technology Development in Thessaloniki is working on a smart system that will be able to monitor alertness levels in drivers, recognize symptoms of sleepiness and give drivers a wake-up call.
Sep 14th, 2007
Read moreThe Department of Toxic Substances Control of California is hosting their second Nanotechnology Symposium to be held on October 3, 2007 in Sacramento, California from 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM.
Sep 14th, 2007
Read moreThis week, the inventor of the KillaCycle almost killed himself during a demonstration at the Wired NextFest conference.
Sep 14th, 2007
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Research shows graphene, a thin sheet of carbon atoms, has good potential to supplement or replace silicon as an electronic material.
Sep 14th, 2007
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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
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