Wie die renommierte Zeitschrift Nature Physics berichtet, ist es Wissenschaftlern der Universitaet Hamburg unter der Leitung von Prof. Roland Wiesendanger gelungen, die Richtungsabhaengigkeit der magnetischen Kopplung zwischen einzelnen Atomen auf Oberflaechen direkt zu vermessen.
Nanotechnology for the senses
Pin-sharp projections, light that's whiter than white, varnishes that make sounds if the temperature changes: at nano tech 2010 in Tokyo, Fraunhofer researchers present nanotechnology that is a veritable feast for the senses.
Particulate matter can cause respiratory, vascular and cardiac damage
The Rochester Particulate Matter Research Center recently released a report that integrates the results of many of their PM health effects studies.
NanoSight Announces a New Generation Nanoparticle Characterisation System – The NanoSight NS500
The NS500 incorporates new hardware and software to deliver NanoSight's growing capability in particle-by-particle characterisation in an automated package.
New neutron studies support magnetism’s role in superconductors
Neutron scattering experiments performed at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory give strong evidence that, if superconductivity is related to a material's magnetic properties, the same mechanisms are behind both copper-based high-temperature superconductors and the newly discovered iron-based superconductors.
Nanomedicine summit advances molecular imaging
Personalizing medicine: Experts examine use of nanoparticles for targeting disease
Firm Utilizes Nanotechnology and Shape Memory Polymer Expertise to Develop UAV Wing Skins
ADA Technologies, Inc. received a $100,000 contract from the United States Air Force to conduct early stage research on a new method of creating a wing skin for use on morphing unmanned air vehicles (UAVs).
Study Uses Nanotope’s Lead Compound for Cartilage Regeneration
Arrowhead Research Corporation today announced publication in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) of a study using Nanotope's lead compound for cartilage regeneration.
High, not flat: nanowires for a new chip architecture
The fabrication of vertical silicon nanowire arrays has already been reported. Yet there needs to be a more thorough research into the electrical properties of silicon nanowires in order to be able to build reliable transistors for a new generation of microchips.
Quantum dot polymer hybrids greatly improve the efficiency of organic solar cells
Scientists at the Department of Microsystems Engineering (IMTEK) and the Freiburg Materials Research Center (FMF) have succeeded in developing a method for treating the surface of nanoparticles which greatly improves the efficiency of organic solar cells. The researchers were able to attain an efficiency of 2 percent by using so-called quantum dots composed of cadmium selenide.
Attana Introduces the First System to Permit Real-time Kinetic Analysis of Molecular Interactions Directly on Cell Surfaces
Attana AB introduces the Attana Cell 200 - the first system to permit real-time kinetic analysis of molecular interactions directly on cell surfaces, bringing drug development a step closer to the body.
Ultracold Chemistry: First direct observation of exchange process in quantum gas
Considerable progresses made in controlling quantum gases open up a new avenue to study chemical processes. Researchers have now succeeded in directly observing chemical exchange processes in an ultracold sample of cesium atoms and Feshbach molecules.
Twenty-fifth series of German-Russian plasma physics experiments
From 27 to 29 January 2010, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kotov will be running the 25th series of complex plasma physics experiments on the International Space Station (ISS).
INIC funds 1442 nanotechnology researchers in Iran
The Iran Nanotechnology Initiative Council offers various supports to active researchers in different fields of nanotechnology to encourage the Iranian scientists for more work in this field.
FOREPI Orders Ten More AIXTRON MOCVD Tools for Blue LED Production
AIXTRON AG announced today that in the third quarter of 2009 Formosa Epitaxy Inc. 'FOREPI', based in Lung-Tan, Taoyuan, Taiwan, placed an order for multiple MOCVD reactors which will be used for the production of ultra-high brightness (UHB) InGaN-based blue LEDs.
New generation of piezoelectric actuators being developed
The development of a new generation of actuators has undergone tremendous progress. Cheaper piezo actuators resisting humidity, having fewer cracks and an extended lifetime may well become reality thanks to a close cooperation across borders between researchers, manufacturers and end-users.
New adhesive device could let humans walk on walls
Could humans one day walk on walls, like Spider-Man? A palm-sized device invented at Cornell that uses water surface tension as an adhesive bond just might make it possible. The rapid adhesion mechanism could lead to such applications as shoes or gloves that stick and unstick to walls, or Post-it-like notes that can bear loads.
Holst Centre and imec recognized for their path breaking wearable energy harvester technology
Based on its recent research on the wearable energy harvesters market, Frost and Sullivan presents Holst Centre and imec with the 2009 European Frost and Sullivan Award for Technology Innovation for its wearable electrocardiograph energy harvesting solution, which provides tens of microwatts of energy per square centimetre for modules with 3x4 cm2 dimensions.
Unidym Enters Korean Joint Venture to Market Printabble Carbon Nanotube Ink Products
Unidym, Inc., a majority owned subsidiary of Arrowhead Research Corporation, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to create a joint venture partnership with Wisepower, a publicly traded Korean company, to market and co-develop Unidym's proprietary film and electronic ink products into the Korean touch panel and display industries.
Virage Logic’s 45nm and 28nm SiWare Memory Compilers Automatically Support Calypto’s PowerPro MG tool
Calypto Design Systems Inc., the leader in sequential analysis technology, today announced that Virage Logic's 45-nanometer and 28nm SiWare Memory compilers now automatically generate PowerPro MG power optimization models for reducing System-on-Chip (SoC) embedded memory power.