Physicists from the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a theory that describes, in a unified manner, the coexistence of liquid and pinned solid phases of electrons in two dimensions under the influence of a magnetic field.

Insects can run up walls, hang from ceilings, and perform other amazing feats that have for centuries fascinated human observers. Now scientists from the Zoological Institute at the University of Kiel, in Germany, who have been studying these able acrobats, have borrowed some of the insects' tricks to make a dry tape that can be repeatedly peeled off without losing its adhesive properties.

Researchers at the University of Twente describe a novel method to fabricate 3D structures in silicon.

The results of the Phase 2 program sponsored by Iroko Pharmaceuticals to develop novel, lower-dose formulations of a widely used class of pain medicines will be reported November 7th at the annual meeting of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) in Chicago.

A solid explosive with an energy density equivalent to that of nitroglycerine: this is the composite material produced by researchers in France.

Mentor Graphics Corporation today announced the successful tapeout of a 20 nm test chip in collaboration with STMicroelectronics, marking a significant milestone in the development of a complete Mentor design-to-silicon solution for next-generation process technology.

A breakthrough in components for next-generation batteries could come from special materials that transform their structure to perform better over time.

The Basque Department of Industry, Innovation, Trade and Tourism has released a new website - nanoBasque.

A nanocomposite hard probe inserted in the cerebral cortex of a rat model turns nearly as pliable as the surrounding gray matter in minutes, and induces less of the tough scarring that walls off hard probes that do not change, researchers at Case Western Reserve University have found.

An Empa study shows that while CNTs do not have toxic effects on green algae they do inhibit its growth by depriving the plant of light and space.

Colloidal silver is not a health elixir and should not be taken orally. Still, dubious online resources that sell silver dispersions or explain how to synthesize colloidal silver for nutritional purposes keep propagating mystic health effects of nano-silver. Whoever considers to "treat" themselves by taking colloidal silver certainly don't know what they want to treat themselves for. They should be aware that drinking an antimicrobial agent at any effectual dosage must inevitably cause harm to innumerable bacteria that are vital to our organism - especially in the alimentary canal. Drinking colloidal silver will either be noneffective or harmful. It is not medicine.

In October this year, Beneq, together with the Shanghai Center for Photovoltaics (SCPV), hosted an invitation-only specialist seminar for executive level decision makers and experts in photovoltaics.

Two well-respected guest scientists from India and USA are spending a research period in Saarbruecken. During their research stay at INM - Leibniz Institute for New Materials, Animangsu Ghatak and Anand Jagota are investigating various aspects of bioinspired materials and structures.

The 12th edition of the Trends in Nanotechnology International Conference (TNT2011) will take place between 21 and 25 of November in Canary Islands (Spain).

Researchers have developed a facile method for the construction of liquid-phase eutectic gallium-indium (EGaIn) alloy nanoparticles. Particle formation is directed by molecular self-assembly and assisted by sonication.

Researchers from the NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology have led the development of a new technique for efficiently out-coupling photons from epitaxially-grown quantum dots directly into a standard single-mode optical fiber.

NanoSmart Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a corporation developing novel cancer pharmaceuticals, has entered into a research collaboration with Children's Hospital Los Angeles, one of the nation's top pediatric hospitals, to develop and assess NanoSmart's novel drug-delivery platform.

The institute acquired an automatic TEL wafer prober in order to meet the requirements of latest measuring tasks related to capacity, quality and positioning accuracy within a large temperature range. Moreover future wafer test and characterization requirements will be developed and verified by means of an additional system.

Silex Sil-Via emerging as the de facto standard for rapid commercialization of MEMS products.

An EU-funded project investigates 11-nm FinFET variability and its impact on embedded memories.