UK researchers describe a novel approach to making porous materials, solid foams, more like their counterparts in the natural world, including bone and wood.

The world at large runs on lithium ion batteries. New research at Rice University shows that tiny worlds may soon do the same.

Scientists show that non-volatile memory made from a sandwich of silver nanoparticle-laced plastic retains its on/off state over a wider voltage range when operating at toasty temperatures.

Hailed as the new "wonder material," graphene is being tapped by an international research team to help overcome issues associated with increasing the storage density and speed of electronic memory devices.

A new twist on an old solar cell design sends light ricocheting through layers of microscopic spheres, increasing its electricity-generating potential by 26 percent.

The Federal Office of Public Health FOPH and Federal Office for the Environment FOEN launched the introductory phase in December 2008. The precautionary matrix was revised on the basis of users' experience at the beginning of 2010. It now has been updated again.

Combines optical and electron microscopy in a small, mobile, affordable, easy-to-use instrument.

Materials engineered to give off precisely tuned wavelengths of light when heated are key to new high-efficiency generating system.

Scientists at the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN), the world's first bioengineering and nanotechnology research institute, have developed a new genetic engineering technique that promises safer stem cell therapy for cancer patients.

Werterhaltung von Konsum- und Industrieguetern durch Nanotechnologie massgeblich foerdern. Neue Web-Publikation liefert aktuelle Informationen.

Using single molecules as electronic components like diodes, switches or transistors is the ultimate goal for future electronic nanotechnology devices. In order to explore the electronic properties of a single molecule, researchers have to make electrical contact between electrodes and molecules - and this has proven to be a big challenge. Though many efforts have been made to realize single-molecule electronics, it is still impossible to fabricate a practical single-molecule integrated circuit. One of the problems is the lack of viable methods for wiring each functional molecule. Researchers have now demonstrated a novel method for controlling single molecule chemical reactions - a kind of 'chemical soldering'.

Wissenschaftler des Helmholtz-Zentrums Dresden-Rossendorf koennen Quantenpunkte aus Indiumarsenid auf Silizium-Wafern erzeugen. Das Besondere: Sie verwenden dabei Verfahren, die schon jetzt in der Halbleiterfertigung eingesetzt werden.

Der Vorsorgeraster fuer synthetische Nanomaterialien erlaubt Industrie und Gewerbe ein strukturiertes Vorgehen zum Erkennen moeglicher Risiken im Umgang mit synthetischen Nanomaterialien.

New company to use technology developed by Nano Terra to improve performance and cut costs of solar cells.

Researchers at Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona have developed an electronic tongue which can identify different types of cava wines, thanks to a combination of sensor systems and advanced mathematical procedures.

Customized surfaces help reveal the causes of diseases.

The conference will bring together the best nanotechnologists with end-users. The participants have opportunity to discuss their questions with a large number of experts and to expand their network with start-up companies as well as successful nanotechnology-users.

Ener1's lithium-ion battery solutions to be used in Lightning's growing product line of racing and commuter motorcycles and scooters.

Ecology Coatings, Inc., a leader in the discovery and development of nanotechnology-enabled, ultraviolet-curable advanced coatings, today announced that it has been nominated for the Michigan Green Chemistry Governor's Award Program for 2011.

Berkeley Lab scientists find that uneven temperature can lead to electronic whirlpools and sideways magnetic fields.