A research team from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory has created a unique multi-layer "Laue” lens that is capable of focusing high-energy X-rays in a precise manner to enable detection of minute specimens ranging from 10 nm to 15 nm in size.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
19 Aug 2011
A new analysis on how tiny particles applied as coatings change transparent plastic’s characteristics pave the way for researchers to develop light-weight windows with almost the same strength as glass.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
19 Aug 2011
Scientists can now attain superior-resolution microscopy by means of a technique called stimulated emission depletion (STED) microscopy.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
19 Aug 2011
A Rochester-based company, Cerion Enterprises and a professor from Alfred University have collaborated to conduct a research project that helps to understand how a ceria-based additive enhances fuel-efficiency.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
19 Aug 2011
North Carolina State University scientists have developed a scalable and easy method to arrange gold nanorods utilizing electrospun polymer known as‘nano/microfibers.’
An astronomy team at the National Optical Astronomy Observatory has detected the presence of the C60 and C70 fullerene molecules in space utilizing the Spitzer Space Telescope.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
19 Aug 2011
Molecular weight and molecular weight distribution measurements are a basic necessity in studying the synthesis of the novel polymers being carried out by researchers at the Department of Bioengineering at the University of Pittsburgh.
North Carolina State University researchers have identified a novel technique to grow straight carbon nanofibers atop a transparent substrate.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
18 Aug 2011
Scientists from Würzburg, Kaiserslautern, and Bielefeld have introduced a unique advanced technology microscope that is capable of magnifying specimens a million times and captures the object’s movements with one million billion times retardation. The report of this new discovery was published in the magazine "Science".
By Dr. Cameron Chai
18 Aug 2011
Bruker, a provider of superior-performance scientific solutions and instruments for materials and molecular research, has declared that the Korean National Agricultural Products Quality Management Service (NAQS) has placed an order for six of its triple-quadrupole gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) systems, to monitor agricultural products and to analyze pesticide residue at the combined 8th Annual Meeting of the Korean Society for Mass Spectrometry (KSMS) and the 2nd Asian & Oceanic Mass Spectrometry Conference (AOMSC) conducted in Busan, Korea.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
18 Aug 2011
Samsung Electronics, a provider of advanced memory technology, has developed 32 GB double data rate-3 (DDR3) registered dual inline memory modules (RDIMMs) that utilize three-dimensional through silicon via (TSV) package technology.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
18 Aug 2011
Bruker Nano Surfaces division has declared that the company has been chosen for receiving the R&D 100 award for its AcuityXR enhanced-resolution optical microscopy technology.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
18 Aug 2011
Organic photovoltaic solar cells can find a broad range of applications in the solar energy world, yet they still remain unknown.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
18 Aug 2011
Researchers can perform in-depth observations of novel type of materials in order to study their behavior and structure.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
18 Aug 2011
Berkeley Design Automation, supplier of the rapid nanometer circuit verification platform, has declared that Toumaz, supplier of ultra low-power wireless technologies, has chosen Berkeley’s Analog FastSPICE Platform (AFS) Platform for full-circuit transceiver verification and RF block characterization.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
18 Aug 2011