News tagged with nanometers
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Nano for the senses
Pin-sharp projections, light that's whiter than white, varnishes that make sounds if the temperature changes: at nano tech 2010 in Tokyo, Fraunhofer researchers present nanotechnology that is a veritable feast for the senses.
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Feb 02, 2010 |
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CT with Nanotubes for People and Baggage Scans
Researchers from Siemens are investigating the use of small, fast X-ray sources based on nanotubes.
Feb 02, 2010 |
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Engineers develop cancer-targeting nanoprobe sensors
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at UC Berkeley have created smart nanoprobes that may one day be used in the battle against cancer to selectively seek out and destroy tumor cells, as well as report back on the ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Feb 01, 2010 |
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Dry printing of nanotube patterns to any surface could revolutionize microelectronics
(PhysOrg.com) -- Watch a gecko walk up a wall. It defies gravity as it sticks to the surface no matter how smooth it appears to be.
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jan 22, 2010 |
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Physicists develop 3D metamaterial nanolens that achieves super-resolution imaging
(PhysOrg.com) -- A research team from Northeastern University has developed a new nanolens that can beat the diffraction limit to achieve so-called super-resolution imaging, better than can be achieved by current technology. ...
Jan 18, 2010 |
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Giant Rydberg atoms confined in a micro-glass cell
Rydberg atoms are highly sensitive atoms, as one electron is only loosely bound. Compared to 'normal' atoms which are one tenth of a nanometer in size those giant atoms are ~100 nanometers large. Due to their sensitivity ...
Jan 14, 2010 |
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Samsung's new flash chips for mobile devices
(PhysOrg.com) -- Samsung Electronics has announced two new flash chip storage devices for mobiles: a removable 32-Gbyte micro SD (secure digital) card and a 64-Gbyte moviNAND flash memory module. Both are ...
Jan 14, 2010 |
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U.S. faces widening information gap on nanotechnology
(PhysOrg.com) -- As the global nanotechnology industry continues to produce cutting-edge consumer products, the scientific community is leaving a key part of the U.S. public behind when sharing knowledge of this new field ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Jan 12, 2010 |
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Intel rolls out new chips (w/ Video)
Intel Corp. rolled out new computer chips Thursday that highlight the company's lead over Advanced Micro Devices Inc. in its ability to shrink the circuitry inside its processors.
Jan 08, 2010 |
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Nanoscience goes 'big': Discovery could lead to enhanced electronics
Nanoscience has the potential to play an enormous role in enhancing a range of products, including sensors, photovoltaics and consumer electronics. Scientists in this field have created a multitude of nano ...
Jan 07, 2010 |
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'Ferropaper' is new technology for small motors, robots
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at Purdue University have created a magnetic "ferropaper" that might be used to make low-cost "micromotors" for surgical instruments, tiny tweezers to study cells and miniature ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jan 05, 2010 |
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Researchers develop anti-cancer 'nano cocktail'
(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of researchers in California and Massachusetts has developed a "cocktail" of different nanometer-sized particles that work in concert within the bloodstream to locate, adhere to and ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Jan 04, 2010 |
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Digital Quantum Battery Could Boost Energy Density Tenfold
(PhysOrg.com) -- Physicists theorize that quantum phenomena could provide a major boost to batteries, with the potential to increase energy density up to 10 times that of lithium ion batteries. According to ...
Dec 22, 2009 |
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The next medical frontier: nano-surgery
(PhysOrg.com) -- Engineering professor's nanorobot could be performing non-invasive surgical procedures on patients with tumors within the next decade.
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Dec 21, 2009 |
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Dental delight! Tooth of sea urchin shows formation of biominerals
(PhysOrg.com) -- Some of the most common minerals in biology, including those in bones and shells, have a mysterious structure: Their crystals are positioned in the same orientation, making them behave as ...
Dec 21, 2009 |
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