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Thin "Nanowires" May Prove to be Effective Components for Solar Cells

A century after German physicist Gustav Mie derived the math to explain why the colors in some stained glass windows look especially resplendent in the sunlight, a team of Stanford engineers has built upon his work to potentially improve a means of harvesting energy from the sun.

7 Jul 2009

Bringing the Long-Sought Quantum Computers a Step Closer To Reality

Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have overcome a hurdle in quantum computer development, having devised* a viable way to manipulate a single "bit" in a quantum processor without disturbing the information stored in its neighbors.

From National Institute of Standards and Tech (NIST) 6 Jul 2009

Scientists Discover How Thousands of Bacterial Membrane Proteins Able to Assemble into Clusters

A team of scientists has taken a unique look at how thousands of bacterial membrane proteins are able to assemble into clusters that direct cell movement to select chemicals in their environment.

From Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 6 Jul 2009

Physicists Succeeded in Demonstrating the Electronic Structure of an Interface in a Solid for the First Time

X-rays can be used to image hidden structures such as bones of the human body. But now, a team of Würzburg physicists has succeeded in demonstrating the electronic structure of an interface in a solid for the first time.

6 Jul 2009

Evident Technologies to Reorganize Under Bankruptcy Laws

Evident Technologies announced a filing in chapter 11 reorganization today and has asked the Bankruptcy court in Albany, New York to approve a debtor in financing package of $ 1.35 million. The filing was prompted by Evi...

6 Jul 2009

A Better Understanding of Nanosized Minerals

The red and blue images appear ghostly, like a fleeting glimpse of something that’s never been seen before - which is true. Using computer simulations, Berkeley Lab scientists have developed the first predicted images of water molecules surrounding a nanoparticle, in this case an iron-oxide mineral called hematite.

From Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 6 Jul 2009

New "Lab-on-a-Chip" Measuring Water Stress in Grapevines

Fifteen years ago, when Alan Lakso first sought to enlist Cornell's nanofabrication laboratory to develop a tiny sensor that would measure water stress in grapevines, the horticultural sciences professor ended up back at the drawing board.

6 Jul 2009

Work Could Lead to Technologies for Health Care Like Better Diagnostics and Deeper Understanding of Cancer

Where biology, chemistry and physics intersect, a Kansas State University professor expects to find applications to improve human health. Robert Szoszkiewicz, an assistant professor of physics at K-State, is continuing research on molecules both singularly and as a group.

6 Jul 2009

Three-Year Study to Assess Potential Effects of Nanoparticles in Specific Water Environments

A team of Canadian scientists and engineers, led by the University of Alberta and the National Research Council of Canada, will collaborate on a $3.39 million, three-year study to assess the potential effects of nanopart...

6 Jul 2009

Talks Focuses on Advanced Processes, Materials and Manufacturing for Nanoelectronics Devices

Recognized academic and technical experts in nanoelectronics from the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering ("CNSE") of the University at Albany have been selected to deliver presentations at SEMICON Wes...

From College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, University at Albany 6 Jul 2009

Nanotechnology Researcher Awarded Prestigious 1851 Fellowship

The London Centre for Nanotechnology researches spintronics and quantum computing: two of the most promising ways to scale computers down to ever smaller sizes. Microelectronics should already be renamed nanoelectronics since computer chips are now built on nanoscopic scales.

6 Jul 2009