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Make Brittle Materials Ductile, Yet Stronger than Ever

Researchers at the California Institute of Technology have developed a way to make some notoriously brittle materials ductile -- yet stronger than ever -- simply by reducing their size.

9 Feb 2010

Major Investments in Advanced Material Characterisation

Scientists at SINTEF/NTNU and the University of Oslo have been awarded NOK 25 million by the Research Council of Norway for investments in equipment for surface analysis. “This will be one of the biggest and mos...

9 Feb 2010

Nanophotocathode for Hydrogen Production

Hydrogen-powered fuel cells and solar energy are the best hope for a more environmentally friendly and resource-sparing energy supply in the future. A combination of the two is considered to be particularly "clean" the production of hydrogen by splitting water with sunlight.

9 Feb 2010

Carbon-22 - The Heaviest Observed Borromean Nucleus

An exotic form of carbon has been found to have an extra large nucleus, dwarfing even the nuclei of much heavier elements like copper and zinc, in experiments performed in a particle accelerator in Japan.

9 Feb 2010

Study of VSV Leads to Model of Viral Assembly Process

Vesicular stomatitis virus, or VSV, has long been a model system for studying and understanding the life cycle of negative-strand RNA viruses, which include viruses that cause influenza, measles and rabies. More impo...

9 Feb 2010

Scientists Observe Electrons in Semiconductor on the Brink of Metal-Insulator Transition for First Time

Princeton-led team of scientists has observed electrons in a semiconductor on the brink of the metal-insulator transition for the first time. Caught in the act, the electrons formed complex patterns resembling those seen in turbulent fluids, confirming some long-held predictions and providing new insights into how semiconductors can be turned into magnets.

9 Feb 2010

Atomistic Simulation Studies of Cement Components

The PhD thesis by Mr Hegoi Manzano Moro at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), entitled Atomistic simulation studies of cement components, aimed to provide an answer to these questions and to understand the p...

9 Feb 2010

Collaboration at CNSE's Albany NanoTech Complex to Accelerate Mask, Source, and Manufacturing Solutions

SEMATECH, the global consortium of the world's leading semiconductor manufacturers, and ASML, a leading provider of lithography systems for the chip industry, announced today that ASML has joined SEMATECH's Litho...

9 Feb 2010

New Perspective for Understanding Mechanisms of Catalytic Conversion

The oxidation of toxic carbon monoxide (CO) to carbon dioxide occurs every day in millions of cars. Despite being one of the most studied catalytic processes, the exact mechanism of interaction between the carbon monoxid...

9 Feb 2010

Uni-Pixel Forms Strategic Relationship with Avery Dennison

Uni-Pixel, Inc. (OTCBB: UNXL), the developer of a color display technology called Time Multiplexed Optical Shutter ("TMOS") and thin-film materials branded under the name Opcuity that incorporate advanced micro-structure technology, today announced that it has structured a strategic relationship with Avery Dennison to collaborate on a number of technical innovations.

9 Feb 2010