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Nanoscale Grating Structure Trapping and Releasing Variety of Light Waves

People debating politics are well-advised to shed more light than heat. Engineers working in optical technologies have the same aspiration. Light waves transmit data with much greater speed than do electrical signals,...

17 Feb 2009

UT Engineers Receive $3.2 Million in NSF CAREER Awards

Eight engineering assistant professors at The University of Texas at Austin have been awarded Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) awards from the National Science Foundation, an honor which recognizes promising you...

17 Feb 2009

Freiburg Nanotechnologist and Frankfurt Atomic physicist Awarded Funding for Projects

The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) has announced that it will fund two new especially innovative and high-risk research projects. The Joint Committee of Germany's largest research f...

17 Feb 2009

Carl Zeiss and Nanyang Technological University Announce Strategic Partnership

Nanyang Technological University (NTU) has inked a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Carl Zeiss SMT, a global leader in innovative lithography optics, optical and particle-beam based analysis and measuring systems. The LOI formalizes a strategic partnership and collaboration which is set to open up new opportunities in nanomaterials and materials science research.

From Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH 17 Feb 2009

Two-Armed Nanorobotic Device that can Manipulate Molecules within Device Built from DNA

Chemists at New York University and China's Nanjing University have developed a two-armed nanorobotic device that can manipulate molecules within a device built from DNA. The device is described in the latest issue of the journal Nature Nanotechnology.

15 Feb 2009

Crystallographic Orientation of Graphene Edges Significantly Influences Electronic Properties

Graphene, a single-atom-thick sheet of carbon, holds remarkable promise for future nanoelectronics applications. Whether graphene actually cuts it in industry, however, depends upon how graphene is cut, say researchers a...

15 Feb 2009

Chirality at the Nanoscale: Nanoparticles, Surfaces, Materials and More

Research and Markets has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new report "Chirality at the Nanoscale: Nanoparticles, Surfaces, Materials and more" to their offering. The only standard ref...

13 Feb 2009

Nanoscopic Technique May Help Detect Deadly Disease Early

A team of researchers in Chicago has developed a way to examine cell biopsies and detect never-before-seen signs of early-stage pancreatic cancer, according to a new paper in the Optical Society (OSA) journal Optics Lett...

13 Feb 2009

Nanoscale Materials Grow with the Flow

Imagine unloading a pile of bricks onto the ground and watching the bricks assemble themselves into a level, straight wall in only a few minutes. While merely a fantasy for builders in the everyday world, these types of self-assembled structures are a reality for those who build materials in the nanoworld.

12 Feb 2009

Report Analyzes Multi Billion Worldwide Optical, TEM and SEM Microscope Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of WinterGreen Research, Inc.'s new report "Worldwide Optical, Transmission TEM, and Scanning SEM Electron Microscope Market Shares, Strategies, and Forecasts, 200...

From Research and Markets 11 Feb 2009