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Iranian Physicists Creates Spintronic Device Using Graphane Nanoribbons

In a development that may revolutionize handheld electronics, flat-panel displays, touch panels, electronic ink, and solar cells, as well as drastically reduce their manufacturing costs, physicists in Iran have created a spintronic device based on "armchair" graphene nanoribbons.

28 Jan 2011

Measuring Van Der Waals Force Helps to Understand Structure of Atoms

Measuring the attractive forces between atoms and surfaces with unprecedented precision, University of Arizona physicists have produced data that could refine our understanding of the structure of atoms and improve nanotechnology.

From Arizona State University 28 Jan 2011

Researchers Use Nanotechnology to Improve Thermoelectric Performance of Bulk Semiconductor

Researchers from Boston College, MIT, Clemson and Virginia have used nanotechnology to achieve a 60-90 percent increase in the thermoelectric figure of merit of p-type half-Heusler, a common bulk semiconductor compound, ...

28 Jan 2011

New Technique Reduces Defects in GaN Thin Films to Create Efficients LEDs

Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are an increasingly popular technology for use in energy-efficient lighting. Researchers from North Carolina State University have now developed a new technique that reduces defects in the...

From North Carolina State University 28 Jan 2011

Leica Microsystems Signs Agreement with Digital Surf

Leica Microsystems and Digital Surf announced the signature of an agreement whereby Leica Map surface imaging and metrology software based upon Digital Surf's Mountains Technology® will be used with the Leica Application Suite (LAS) for Leica industrial microscopes.

From Leica Microsystems GmbH 28 Jan 2011

Color Change Experiment Confirms New Method of Energy Harvesting from Sunlight

Professor Richard Watt and his chemistry students suspected that a common protein could potentially react with sunlight and harvest its energy – similar to what chlorophyll does during photosynthesis.

28 Jan 2011

Development of Nano-Based Materials to Eliminate Undesirable Odors

Scientists are reporting development of a new approach for dealing with offensive household and other odors — one that doesn't simply mask odors like today's room fresheners, but eliminates them at the sour...

From American Chemical Society 28 Jan 2011

Using Nanoencapsulation Technique to Improve Solubility of Anti-Cancer Medications

Scientists are reporting successful application of the technology used in home devices to clean jewelry, dentures, and other items to make anticancer drugs like tamoxifen and paclitaxel dissolve more easily in body fluids, so they can better fight the disease.

From American Chemical Society 28 Jan 2011

NU Researchers Develop New Lithography Method for Building Nanostructures

Northwestern University researchers have developed a new technique for rapidly prototyping nanoscale devices and structures that is so inexpensive the "print head" can be thrown away when done. Hard-tip, sof...

28 Jan 2011

Piezoelectricity Increases in Nanowires with Decrease in Diameter

Gallium nitride (GaN) and zinc oxide (ZnO) are among the most technologically relevant semiconducting materials.

28 Jan 2011

Computable Genomix Secures Investment for Developing Genetic Biomarker Test Process

Memphis-based Computable Genomix today announced that it has secured an investment to pilot a novel process for developing genetic biomarker tests.

27 Jan 2011

Scientists Develop New Class of Plasmonic Metamaterials for Advanced Optical Technologies

Researchers are developing a new class of "plasmonic metamaterials" as potential building blocks for advanced optical technologies, including ultrapowerful microscopes and computers, improved solar cells, and a possible invisibility cloak.

27 Jan 2011

Keynote Photonics Launches FlexLight X1 Development Platform for DLP-Based Applications

Keynote Photonics, a developer of DLP® MEMs solutions, today at SPIE Photonics West introduced a new DLP® development platform targeted for a wide range of photonics applications. Offering an integrated intell...

27 Jan 2011

Scientists Work on New System to Capture Ovarian Cancer Cells Using Magnetic Nanoparticles

A paper published in the January issue of the journal Nanomedicine could provide the foundation for a new ovarian cancer treatment option -- one that would use an outside-the-body filtration device to remove a large portion of the free-floating cancer cells that often create secondary tumors.

From Georgia Institute of Technology 27 Jan 2011

Researchers Develop New Metamaterial-Based Cloaking System to Hide Objects in Visible Light

The idea of being able to become invisible, especially by simply covering up a person or an object with a special cloak, has a perennial appeal in science-fiction and fantasy literature.

From Massachusetts Institute of Technology 27 Jan 2011

Nanotechnology News

Iranian Physicists Creates Spintronic Device Using Graphane Nanoribbons

Measuring Van Der Waals Force Helps to Understand Structure of Atoms

Researchers Use Nanotechnology to Improve Thermoelectric Performance of Bulk Semiconductor

New Technique Reduces Defects in GaN Thin Films to Create Efficients LEDs

Leica Microsystems Signs Agreement with Digital Surf

Color Change Experiment Confirms New Method of Energy Harvesting from Sunlight

Development of Nano-Based Materials to Eliminate Undesirable Odors

Using Nanoencapsulation Technique to Improve Solubility of Anti-Cancer Medications

NU Researchers Develop New Lithography Method for Building Nanostructures

Piezoelectricity Increases in Nanowires with Decrease in Diameter

Computable Genomix Secures Investment for Developing Genetic Biomarker Test Process

Scientists Develop New Class of Plasmonic Metamaterials for Advanced Optical Technologies

Keynote Photonics Launches FlexLight X1 Development Platform for DLP-Based Applications

Scientists Work on New System to Capture Ovarian Cancer Cells Using Magnetic Nanoparticles

Researchers Develop New Metamaterial-Based Cloaking System to Hide Objects in Visible Light

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