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KIT grants Julius Wess Award to British Physicist

The KIT Center Elementary Particle and Astroparticle Physics (KCETA) of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) will cele-brate the Julius Wess Award ceremony on December 10, 2009.

11 Dec 2009

Shrinking Cells Snares Charges in Less Than One-Trillionth of a Second

Boston College researchers have observed the "hot electron" effect in a solar cell for the first time and successfully harvested the elusive charges using ultra-thin solar cells, opening a potential avenue to i...

11 Dec 2009

Combining Rare-Earth Clusters with Traditional Metal Catalysts Reveals Secrets of Chemical Transformation

Metal catalysts, with their ability to both speed up chemical reactions and influence product structures, have revolutionized manufacturing of essential goods such as petroleum and pharmaceuticals. The constant search fo...

10 Dec 2009

Scientists Develop Method to Control Buildup of HF Gas During Growth of Precision Crystals

Two scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have developed a method to control the buildup of hydrogen fluoride gas during the growth of precision crystals needed for applications such as superconductors, optical devices, and microelectronics.

From Brookhaven National Laboratory 10 Dec 2009

An Important Milestone in the History of Crystallography

The Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre (CCDC) is proud to announce an important milestone in the history of crystallography - the archiving of the 500,000th small molecule crystal structure to the Cambridge Structura...

10 Dec 2009

Nanotechnology Researchers Develop New Generation of Super-Strong Polymer Composite

CSIRO researchers have set themselves the goal of producing a new generation of super-strong, lightweight polymer composite materials for use in aircraft, road vehicles, trains and ferries.

10 Dec 2009

Researchers Made Significant Advances in Molecular Computing

Researchers from the School of Computing at the University of Kent have made significant advances in molecular computing. These include defining the fundamental limits of such ‘biological computers’. Mo...

10 Dec 2009

SP Industries Announces New Webinar 'Freeze Drying of Nanoparticles: Fundamentals and Critical Factors'

SP Industries Inc., the world leader in laboratory, pilot, and production freeze dryers, has announced a new webinar entitled 'Freeze Drying of Nanoparticles: Fundamentals and Critical Factors'.

10 Dec 2009

Research Shows Certain Pyramid Shapes Spontaneously Organize into Complex Quasicrystals

In a study that elevates the role of entropy in creating order, research led by the University of Michigan shows that certain pyramid shapes can spontaneously organize into complex quasicrystals. A quasicrystal is a ...

9 Dec 2009

Silicon-Germanium Semiconducting Nanowires for Potential Use in Next-Generation Transistors

Microchip manufacturers have long faced challenges miniaturizing transistors, the key active components in nearly every modern electronic device, which are used to amplify or switch electronic signals. Now, researche...

9 Dec 2009