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Nanophysics Jul 1, 2009

New statistical technique improves precision of nanotechnology data

A new statistical analysis technique that identifies and removes systematic bias, noise and equipment-based artifacts from experimental data could lead to more precise and reliable measurement of nanomaterials and nanostructures ...

Condensed Matter Dec 22, 2008

Solving the mysteries of metallic glass

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at MIT and the National University of Singapore have made significant progress in understanding a class of materials that has resisted analysis for decades. Their findings could lead to the rapid ...

Condensed Matter Dec 19, 2008

Solving the mysteries of metallic glass

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at MIT have made significant progress in understanding a class of materials that has resisted analysis for decades. Their findings could lead to the rapid discovery of a variety of useful new ...

Nanophysics Nov 20, 2008

Caltech 4-D microscope revolutionizes the way we look at the nano world

More than a century ago, the development of the earliest motion picture technology made what had been previously thought "magical" a reality: capturing and recreating the movement and dynamism of the world around us. A breakthrough ...

Engineering Jan 9, 2008

NIST develops test method for key micromechanical property

Engineers and researchers designing and building new microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) can benefit from a new test method developed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology to measure a key mechanical property ...

General Physics Dec 5, 2007

Major physics breakthrough in understanding supersolidity

Physicists at the University of Alberta, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, have made a major advance in the understanding of what appears to be a new state of matter.

Electronics & Semiconductors Dec 6, 2006

ASM, IMEC Demonstrate Tree Generations of Aurora Low-K Materials

ASM International and IMEC announce that they have demonstrated three generations of ASM’s Aurora® low-k and SiC dielectric barrier materials for IMEC’s 300mm pilot line.

Condensed Matter Jun 1, 2006

Promising new metamaterial could transform ultrasound imaging

Using the same principles that help create a guitar's complex tones, researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have developed a new material that holds promise for revolutionizing the field of ultrasound imaging.

Jun 14, 2005

Thin films of silicon nanoparticles roll into flexible nanotubes

By depositing nanoparticles onto a charged surface, researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have crafted nanotubes from silicon that are flexible and nearly as soft as rubber. "Resembling miniature scrolls, ...

Jul 15, 2004

NIST Testing Method Quickly Tells Whether Thin Films Are Strong Enough for the Job

The challenge of determining whether thin films—some no thicker than a single molecule—are strong enough for a growing number of important technology jobs just got easier and quicker thanks to an inexpensive testing method ...

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