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A step toward better electronics
( Source: Northwestern University )
[22/02/2012] Researchers develop new way to oxidize promising graphene Researchers at Northwestern University have developed a new method for chemically... A step toward better electronics - read more
Boiling breakthrough: Nano-coating doubles rate of heat transfer
( Source: American Institute of Physics )
[22/02/2012] By adding an incredibly thin coating of alumina to a metal surface, researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have doubled the rate... Boiling breakthrough: Nano-coating doubles rate of heat transfer - read more
Children may have highest exposure to titanium dioxide nanoparticles
( Source: American Chemical Society )
[22/02/2012] Children may be receiving the highest exposure to nanoparticles of titanium dioxide in candy, which they eat in amounts much larger than adults,... Children may have highest exposure to titanium dioxide nanoparticles - read more
Scientists make iron transparent
( Source: Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY )
[22/02/2012] At the high-brilliance synchrotron light source PETRA III, a team of DESY scientists headed by Dr. Ralf Röhlsberger has succeeded in making... Scientists make iron transparent - read more
Single-atom transistor is 'perfect'
( Source: University of New South Wales )
[22/02/2012] In a remarkable feat of micro-engineering, UNSW physicists have created a working transistor consisting of a single atom placed precisely in a... Single-atom transistor is 'perfect' - read more
Graphene reveals its magnetic personality
( Source: University of Manchester )
[21/02/2012] In a report published in Nature Physics, they used graphene, the world's thinnest and strongest material, and made it magnetic. Graphene is a... Graphene reveals its magnetic personality - read more
Electrical engineers build 'no-waste' laser
( Source: University of California - San Diego )
[20/02/2012] A team of University of California, San Diego researchers has built the smallest room-temperature nanolaser to date, as well as an even more... Electrical engineers build 'no-waste' laser - read more
With single laser pulses on single molecules
( Source: Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik )
[20/02/2012] Physicists at MPQ succeed in resolving the internal dynamics of individual molecules using UV femtosecond laser pulses Nowadays, large laser... With single laser pulses on single molecules - read more
First hint of the Higgs boson particle
( Source: Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz )
[17/02/2012] Particle physicists at Mainz University are excited: 50 years after its prediction, the Higgs boson gradually takes shape The answer to one of... First hint of the Higgs boson particle - read more
First link between potentially toxic PFCs in office air and in office workers' blood
( Source: American Chemical Society )
[17/02/2012] In a first-of-its-kind study, scientists are reporting that the indoor air in offices is an important source of worker exposure to potentially... First link between potentially toxic PFCs in office air and in office workers' blood - read more
