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  • Kinking Nanowires Introduces More Functions
    News - 22 Oct 2009
    Taking nanomaterials to a new level of structural complexity, scientists have determined how to introduce kinks into arrow-straight nanowires, transforming them into zigzagging two- and...
  • New SEM at WVU to Help Development of Nano Devices
    News - 26 May 2009
    The city of Morgantown, West Virginia, home to West Virginia University, is making national headlines as an "economic oasis." It is one of the few U.S. locations to be successfully isolated...
  • Structured Doctorates in Nanostructures for German Researchers
    News - 20 May 2009
    Doctoral Researchers To Earn Doctorates in Topics such as Globalisation, Nanostructures and Civil Security Applications in Structured Programmes To further promote young researchers in Germany, the...
  • Plasma Transistors Could Lead to Higher Resolution Flat Panel Displays
    News - 5 Feb 2009
    By integrating a solid-state electron emitter and a microcavity plasma device, researchers at the University of Illinois have created a plasma transistor that could be used to make lighter, less...
  • Photon Force to Drive Nanomachines for Spacecraft Sails
    News - 26 Nov 2008
    Science fiction writers have long envisioned sailing a spacecraft by the optical force of the sun's light. But, the forces of sunlight are too weak to fill even the oversized sails that have been...
  • What Happens to Matter at Absolute Zero?
    News - 1 Aug 2008
    Many of us have been fascinated by the concept of absolute zero, the temperature at which everything comes to a complete stop. But physics tells us otherwise: absolute zero cannot be reached but only...
  • Gel Changes Color on Demand
    News - 22 Oct 2007
    MIT researchers have created a new structured gel that can rapidly change color in response to a variety of stimuli, including temperature, pressure, salt concentration and humidity. Among other...
  • Photon Fusion Could Lead to More Efficient Solar Cells
    News - 17 Oct 2006
    An innovative process that converts low-energy longwave photons (light particles) into higher-energy shortwave photons has been developed by a team of researchers at the Max Planck Institute for...
  • Flexible LCD Displays Could become Cheaper Thanks to New Vertical Alignment Technique
    News - 26 Sep 2006
    A new technique for creating vertical alignment among liquid crystal molecules could allow development of less costly flexible displays and lead to a better understanding of the factors that govern...
  • Researchers Develop Smart Petri Dish
    News - 14 Jun 2006
    Researchers at the University of California, San Diego have developed what they call a "Smart Petri Dish" that could be used to rapidly screen new drugs for toxic interactions or identify...

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