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SMEs make Europe's innovation clock tick

SMEs can have a huge impact on the world standing of European research. Just look at the work of IMS Nanofabrication, a brilliant star in the semiconductor constellation. And Europe's research funding programme has helped this tiny company shine all the more brightly.

November 27, 2008 Read more

The Australian Office of Nanotechnology launches AccessNano for schools

The Australian Office of Nanotechnology in the Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research is meeting the challenge of inspiring young minds with the production of AccessNano, an Australian nanotechnology resource for secondary schools.

November 27, 2008 Read more

Fast molecular rearrangements hold key to plastic's toughness

A new report says that subjecting a common plastic to physical stress - which causes the plastic to flow - also dramatically increases the motion of the material's constituent molecules, with molecular rearrangements occurring up to 1,000 times faster than without the stress.

November 27, 2008 Read more

3D nanowire FET extends transistor dimension scaling

French research institute CEA-LETI has successfully integrated on the same SOI wafer different types of advanced transistor structures like stacked nanowires transistors, FINFETs and independent dual gate FET, using a common flow compatible with standard planar FDSOI devices.

November 27, 2008 Read more

European solution to 'mask-less' semiconductor lithography

European researchers have developed a promising solution to 'mask-less' semiconductor lithography and generated intense interest among major industry players.

November 26, 2008 Read more

Using invisibility to increase visibility

Research into the development of invisibility devices has spurred two physicists' thought on the behaviour of light to overcome the seemingly intractable problem of optical singularities which could soon lead to the manufacturing of a perfect cat?s eye.

November 26, 2008 Read more

Harnessing light to drive nanomachines

Science fiction writers have long envisioned sailing a spacecraft by the optical force of the sun's light. But, the forces of sunlight are too weak to fill even the oversized sails that have been tried. Now a team led by researchers at the Yale School of Engineering and Applied Science has shown that the force of light indeed can be harnessed to drive machines - when the process is scaled to nano-proportions.

November 26, 2008 Read more

Dublin to host Europe's largest interdisciplinary science conference in 2012

As the largest European gathering of its kind, the 5th Euroscience Open Forum (ESOF2012) will convene in Dublin, Ireland on 12?16 July 2012, Euroscience announced today.

November 26, 2008 Read more

European researchers call for paradigm shift towards clean fuel technologies

Scientists from leading European research institutions in the field of solar-to-fuel energy conversion call for unified action and substantial support for novel clean fuel technologies as well as a paradigm change in Europe?s current energy policy.

November 26, 2008 Read more

New facility in Belgium aims to boost consolidation of nanoscience in Europe

On Friday 28 November, the European Theoretical Spectroscopy Facility (ETSF) is to be inaugurated in Louvaine, Belgium, the aim being to boost the consolidation of nanoscience in Europe.

November 26, 2008 Read more

Nanotechnology coating for building makes them self-cleaning

A process for producing photo-catalytic, self-cleaning coatings has been developed by scientists at Singapore's A*STAR (Agency for Science, Technology and Research), and licensed to Haruna (S) Pte Ltd.

November 26, 2008 Read more

Gap grants help new technologies move from the lab to the marketplace

Sixteen Gap grants have been made since 2006 to NJIT faculty researchers. Here is a list of the most promising innovations so far.

November 25, 2008 Read more

Nanotechnologien nachhaltig gestalten

Die neue Broschuere 'Nano Massstaebe' gibt einen konkreten Wegweiser fuer Forschung und Entwicklung im Bereich der Nanotechnologien.

November 25, 2008 Read more

Nanoscale imaging reveals mother of pearl secret

In addition to its iridescent beauty, mother of pearl, or nacre, the inner lining of the shells of abalone, mussels and certain other mollusks, is also renowned for an amazing strength and toughness that has been a long-standing mystery. Now, scientists have brought to light a new aspect of nacre?s nanostructural architecture using the polarized x-ray beams and nanoscale imaging capabilities of the Advanced Light Source (ALS), a national synchrotron facility at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

November 25, 2008 Read more

Barcode chip promises to revolutionize diagnostic medical testing

A new 'barcode chip' developed by researchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) promises to revolutionize diagnostic medical testing. In less than 10 minutes, and using just a pinprick's worth of blood, the chip can measure the concentrations of dozens of proteins, including those that herald the presence of diseases like cancer and heart disease.

November 25, 2008 Read more

Scientists crack secret of unusual magnetic resonance, key to enhanced MRIs

In developing a model to explain the motion of atoms in a magnetic field, scientists have overcome a decades-old obstacle to understanding a key component of magnetic resonance.

November 25, 2008 Read more