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Researchers Press on in Their Mission to Power Nanodevices of Tomorrow

Much like humans, materials are capable of some pretty remarkable things when they're placed under pressure. In fact, under the right conditions, materials can even produce electricity. Driven by the vision of ou...

27 Jul 2009

Long-Sought Structure of a Layer of Carbon Buckyballs on a Silver Surface

Scientists at Penn State University, in collaboration with institutes in the US, Finland, Germany and the UK, have figured out the long-sought structure of a layer of C60 - carbon buckyballs - on a silver surface.

27 Jul 2009

Key Step Towards Producing Nanoscale Detectors for Weighing any Single Atom

By studying gold nanoparticles with highly uniform sizes and shapes, scientists now understand how they lose energy, a key step towards producing nanoscale detectors for weighing any single atom. Such ultrasensitive m...

27 Jul 2009

A Step Toward Lithium Fuel Cell Using Recyclable Lithium

Haoshen Zhou the Energy Interface Technology Group, the Energy Technology Research Institute of the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) and Yonggang Wang have developed a new-type lithium-air cell with large-capacity based on new structure.

27 Jul 2009

Scientist Recognized for Work on Predicting Stability of Nanoparticles in Air and Water

For her work on predicting the stability of nanoparticles in air and water, CSIRO scientist Dr Amanda Barnard has been awarded one of Australia's most prestigious environmental awards - the 2009 Mercedes-Benz Australian Environmental Research Award.

27 Jul 2009

First Direct Observation and Controlled Creation of One- and Two-Dimensional Ripples in Graphene Sheets

UC Riverside's Chun Ning (Jeanie) Lau and colleagues now report the first direct observation and controlled creation of one- and two-dimensional ripples in graphene sheets. Using simple thermal manipulation, the researchers produced the ripples, and controlled their orientation, wavelength and amplitude.

26 Jul 2009

Hüper Optik Appoints Saif Hidaib Al-Wahaibi to Market and Distribute Nano-Ceramic Window Films

Hüper Optik International Pte Ltd announced the continuing expansion of its Middle East network by appointing Muscat based Saif Hidaib Al- Wahaibi Trading + Contracts Est. as the exclusive Country Distributor of Oma...

From Hüper Optik International 25 Jul 2009

UN Secretary-General Visits Sunfab Solar Module Reliability Testing Facility in China

Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations (center) stands in front of the world's largest thin film solar panel (5.7m2) manufactured by Applied Materials' SunFab production line during a visit to the company's SunFab Solar Module Reliability Testing facility on Saturday.

From Applied Materials Inc. 25 Jul 2009

BAM Lists World-Wide Available Nano-Scale Reference Materials on its Website

BAM has listed the world-wide commercially available nano-scale reference materials on its website as well as links to manufacturers and vendors: http://www.nano-refmat.bam.de Nanotechnologies stand at the threshold ...

25 Jul 2009

New and Better Way to Deliver and Monitor Proteins, Medicine, DNA

Working with atomic-scale particles known as quantum dots, a Missouri University of Science and Technology biologist hopes to develop a new and better way to deliver and monitor proteins, medicine, DNA and other molecule...

24 Jul 2009