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Nanotechnology: Solutions for the future of healthcare

On March 4 - 6, 2009, international experts will gather in Berlin for the NanoMed 2009 conference to discuss the state of the art in medical applications of nanotechnology.

January 22, 2009 Read more

Researchers tune graphene's properties by growing it on different surfaces

Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have discovered a new method for controlling the nature of graphene, bringing academia and industry potentially one step closer to realizing the mass production of graphene-based nanoelectronics.

January 21, 2009 Read more

New stretchable electronics design accomodates extreme bending and straining

Researchers have developed a new design for stretchable electronics that can be wrapped around complex shapes, without a reduction in electronic function.

January 21, 2009 Read more

Semi-conducting nanotubes produced in quantity

After announcing last April a method for growing exceptionally long, straight, numerous and well-aligned carbon cylinders only a few atoms thick, a Duke University-led team of chemists has now modified that process to create exclusively semiconducting versions of these single-walled carbon nanotubes.

January 21, 2009 Read more

Nanotechnology allows building the smallest possible switches

The smallest mechanical switch plus an electronic switch of a type never seen before. That's how physicist Marius Trouwborst sums up the results of his PhD research on electric current through atoms and molecules.

January 21, 2009 Read more

High school students go to NanoCamp

While most teenagers are at the beach this summer, 12 high school pupils from across the country are busy in the laboratory at the inaugural NanoCamp at Massey University's Manawatu campus.

January 20, 2009 Read more

Elsevier launches expert-generated information and collaboration web resource

Elsevier today announced the launch of SciTopics, a free online expert-generated knowledge sharing service for the research community to quickly offer scientific, technical and medical knowledge on a variety of subjects.

January 20, 2009 Read more

Editors wanted for nanotechnology encyclopedia

Sage Publications are inviting academic editorial contributors to the Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and Society, a new reference for undergraduate students and the general public.

January 20, 2009 Read more

University of Helsinki and ASM International renew 5-year research agreement on Atomic Layer Deposition

The collaboration is about Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) which is an advanced technology for depositing thin film materials in highly controlled manner for integrated circuits and other applications.

January 20, 2009 Read more

Josephson effect for photons observed in new optical system

The Josephson effect is the phenomenon of current flow across two weakly coupled superconductors, separated by a very thin insulating barrier. It has important applications in quantum-mechanical circuits, such as superconducting quantum interference devices.

January 20, 2009 Read more

Researchers develop microbot motors to swim through the bloodstream

A range of complex surgical operations necessary to treat stroke victims, confront hardened arteries or address blockages in the bloodstream are about to be made safer as researchers from the Micro/Nanophysics Research Laboratory at Australia?s Monash University put the final touches to the design of micro-motors small enough to be injected into the human bloodstream.

January 19, 2009 Read more

How and why materials crack

How and why materials crack is the subject of a research paper just published in the journal Nature by a team in Cambridge University's Department of Engineering.

January 19, 2009 Read more

Infra red spotlights crystal growth

The creation of a reproducible crystallisation process is a fundamental challenge to drug manufacturers, but a technique which provides real time detailed analyses of chemical processes could provide an answer.

January 19, 2009 Read more

Nanoink electronics from the printer

Electronic systems designed to perform simple functions, such as monitor the temperature on a yogurt pot, mustn't cost much: This is where printed electronics are at an advantage. Researchers are now significantly improving the properties of printed circuits.

January 19, 2009 Read more

Extremely flat fixtures for EUV exposure

Exposing silicon wafers to light during chip manufacture requires special fixtures called chucks. Novel electrostatic chucks made of glass ceramics are incredibly flat. This prevents structural distortions on the exposure mask and the silicon chip.

January 19, 2009 Read more

One step closer to 'smart dust' with biologically powered molecular forklifts

Algae is a livid green giveaway of nutrient pollution in a lake. Scientists would love to reproduce that action in tiny particles that would turn different colors if exposed to biological weapons, food spoilage or signs of poor health in the blood. Now, University of Florida engineering researchers have tapped the working parts of cells to clear a major hurdle to creating such 'smart dust'.

January 18, 2009 Read more