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IBM Moves Closer to New Type of Computer Memory With Racetrack Memory

Computer memory that combines the high performance and reliability of flash with the low cost and high capacity of the hard disk drive could be closer than you think, thanks to a team of IBM scientists. In two papers pu...

14 Apr 2008

Leading Scientists Ask Presidential Candidates to Give Technology Education the Highest Priority

An open letter naming leading scientists has been sent to three presidential candidates, the Associated Press, leading national newspapers, and to be read on the BIZ Radio Network. In it, scientific conference orga...

11 Apr 2008

Sandia Nanotechnology Center Wins Department of Energy Award

Secretary of Energy Samuel Bodman presented the Sandia/LANL Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies (CINT) with the Department of Energy Award for Achievement at the bi-annual DOE project management workshop in Washington, DC.

From Sandia National Laboratories 11 Apr 2008

Nanotechnology and Carbon Nanotubes Set to Solve Charging Problems of Lithium Batteries

Nanotechnology could improve the life of the lithium batteries used in portable devices, including laptop computers, mp3 players, and mobile phones. Research to be published in the Inderscience publication - Internationa...

11 Apr 2008

Solar Cell Efficiency Increased with Popcorn Ball Design

A new approach creates a dramatic improvement in cheap solar cells now being developed in laboratories. By using a popcorn-ball design – tiny kernels clumped into much larger porous spheres – researchers a...

11 Apr 2008

Nanotechnology Careers Including Clean Energy and Environmental Technologies Featured at NanoCareer Day at UAlbany NanoCollege Features

From fuel cells and solar panels to hydrogen-powered vehicles and sustainable building design, more than 300 students from across New York saw firsthand the power of nanotechnology to enable new advances in clean energy ...

11 Apr 2008

Scientists Find the Binding Force That Gives High Temperature Superconductivity

Princeton scientists say that high-temperature superconductivity does not hinge on a magical glue binding electrons together. The secret to superconductivity, they say, may rest instead on electrons’ ability to take advantage of their natural repulsion in a complex situation

11 Apr 2008

Oxford Instruments Acquire Leading Supplier of HVPE Technology and Processes

Oxford Instruments plc has announced the acquisition of Technologies and Devices International Inc (TDI), a world leader in the development of Hydride Vapour Phase Epitaxy (HVPE) technology and processes.

10 Apr 2008

Delivering Molecules via Biodegradable Microspheres Enhances the Efficiency and Purity of Stem Cell Differentiation

New research shows that delivering molecules within aggregates of embryonic stem cells via biodegradable microspheres enhances the efficiency and purity of differentiation, which is the process the cells undergo to become more specialized.

10 Apr 2008

Nanotechnology Report Highlights Local Options for Overseeing Nanotech Development Risks

State and local governments often have adopted trailblazing initiatives to address environmental, health and safety concerns in advance or in lieu of federal action. With nanotechnology, an emerging field of science with unknown risks, this practice is continuing, a landmark study has found

10 Apr 2008

Strategic Investment for Quantum Dot Based Display and Solid State Lighting Solutions Company

QD Vision has announced a strategic investment and technology advancement agreement with In-Q-Tel, the independent strategic investment firm that identifies innovative technology solutions to support the mission of the b...

10 Apr 2008

Nanotechnology Meets Tradition With Carbon Nanotubes Being Made into Flexible, High Tech Stained Glass

Researchers at Northwestern University have used metallic nanotubes to make thin films that are semitransparent, highly conductive, flexible and come in a variety of colors, with an appearance similar to stained glass

10 Apr 2008

Superinsulators are a New Matter State That Can Hold a Charge Forever, Leading to Huge Leaps in Microelectronics and Condensed Matter Physics

Superinsulation may sound like a marketing gimmick for a drafty attic or winter coat. But it is actually a newly-discovered fundamental state of matter created by scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) A...

9 Apr 2008

Buckyball Clumping Altered With Citrate May Hold Environmental Solutions for Nanoparticles

Fullerenes, also fondly known as buckyballs, are showing an ugly side. Since being discovered in 1985, the hollow carbon atoms have been adapted for nanotechnology and biomedical applications ranging from electronics to ...

9 Apr 2008

Even if Carbon Nanotubes are Environmentally Safe and Non Toxic, Production Processes May Cause Pollution Problems.

Carbon nanotubes are 10,000 times thinner than a human hair, yet stronger than steel and more durable than diamonds. They conduct heat and electricity with efficiency that rivals copper wires and silicon chips, with poss...

9 Apr 2008

Nanotechnology News

IBM Moves Closer to New Type of Computer Memory With Racetrack Memory

Leading Scientists Ask Presidential Candidates to Give Technology Education the Highest Priority

Sandia Nanotechnology Center Wins Department of Energy Award

Nanotechnology and Carbon Nanotubes Set to Solve Charging Problems of Lithium Batteries

Solar Cell Efficiency Increased with Popcorn Ball Design

Nanotechnology Careers Including Clean Energy and Environmental Technologies Featured at NanoCareer Day at UAlbany NanoCollege Features

Scientists Find the Binding Force That Gives High Temperature Superconductivity

Oxford Instruments Acquire Leading Supplier of HVPE Technology and Processes

Delivering Molecules via Biodegradable Microspheres Enhances the Efficiency and Purity of Stem Cell Differentiation

Nanotechnology Report Highlights Local Options for Overseeing Nanotech Development Risks

Strategic Investment for Quantum Dot Based Display and Solid State Lighting Solutions Company

Nanotechnology Meets Tradition With Carbon Nanotubes Being Made into Flexible, High Tech Stained Glass

Superinsulators are a New Matter State That Can Hold a Charge Forever, Leading to Huge Leaps in Microelectronics and Condensed Matter Physics

Buckyball Clumping Altered With Citrate May Hold Environmental Solutions for Nanoparticles

Even if Carbon Nanotubes are Environmentally Safe and Non Toxic, Production Processes May Cause Pollution Problems.

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