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2008-05-14

Novel Approaches Vow To Upset The Status Quo : A new power-transistor technology, advances in RF MEMS, and oscillator innovations are among the technologies that could disrupt current design approaches

2008-05-13

Smoothing Out Nano Edges: A new method melts away tiny defects in nanostructures

2008-05-06

Nanotube Production Leaps From Sooty Mess In Test Tube To Ready Formed Chemical Microsensors: The nanotubes deposit themselves flat on a surface in a random but relatively even manner
Nanomechanical Oscillators Could Lead To New Class Of Computers: In the era of nanotechnology, the Parametron has been resurrected using mechanical oscillators

2008-05-02

Nano-designed Transistors With Disordered Materials, But High Performance: If both the electronics and display substrates can be integrated onto one platform, it would usher a new dawn in immersive and personal electronics

2008-04-30

Small Sensors Make A Big Difference In Consumer Products: Motion is a growing sensor opportunity but many other sensor technologies are finding their way into consumer electronics products

2008-04-25

Mems-based Microgripper Demonstrated At Nanonewton Level: A gripping tale for nanomanufacturing

2008-04-17

Nano Switch Hints At Future Chips: Researchers have built the world's smallest transistor - one atom thick and 10 atoms wide - out of a material that could one day replace silicon
Nano-sized Technology Has Super-sized Effect On Tumors: Nanoparticle technology has the potential to increase drug effectiveness and decrease drug dose to alleviate harmful side effects

2008-04-15

Extraordinary Light For Nano-optics: Nano-optical devices could benefit from research into the sub-wavelength behaviour of light

2008-04-10

Oleds Are Emerging As The Display Technology Of Choice: OLED and 3D holographic display technology likely to revolutionize the display arena in the coming years
Mems Timing Taking Off, Says Wtc: In 2007, close to 3 million MEMS oscillators shipped to end customers

2008-04-09

Lubricant Found To Oil Micromechanical Systems: One major hurdle that scientists faced with creating moving and functional micromechanical devices was the inability to properly lube the system, which inevitably lead to a mechanical breakdown

2008-04-04

In Wii's Wake, Affordable Motion Sensors May Be At Hand: The Wii and iPhone have made use of newly affordable MEMS technology

2008-04-03

Nano-breakthrough For Automotive Fuel Cells?: Technology increases reactive surface area of the catalyst using nanosized particles of gold and platinum

2008-03-28

Professor Uses Nano-physics To Study Cells: Research team is working on methods to study the interactions of cells and their responses to external stimuli

2008-03-25

Physicists Show Electrons Can Travel Over 100 Times Faster In Graphene Than In Silicon: Graphene holds great promise for replacing conventional semiconductor materials such as silicon
Tiny Buckyballs Squeeze Hydrogen Like Giant Jupiter: Buckyballs are capable of holding volumes of hydrogen so dense as to be almost metallic

2008-03-20

The Year Of The 8-inch Mems Fab
Control Particle Motion Potentially Aiding Micro- And Nano-fluid Systems: Researchers learned that particle motion is strongly linked to how the particles arrange themselves in a channel

2008-03-18

Cyborg Insects 'born' In Darpa Project: Insects with modified body structures and embedded MEMS have survived to adulthood

2008-03-14

Researchers Push Resonator Frequency Limit: Cornell scientists are pushing the upper limits of microresonator frequency with a device that generates a 4.5 gigahertz (GHz) signal
Ucla Uses Nano-device To Find Cancer Cells: Technique uses sight and touch refined down to the cellular level to detect cancer

2008-03-13

Using A Nano Light Source To Investigate Small-scale Composite Materials: A new Raman spectroscopy technique reveals both the chemical composition and spatial resolution of nanomaterials

2008-03-12

Nanomaterials Show Unexpected Strength Under Stress: Researchers have shown that silica substances that are brittle in bulk exhibit ductile behavior at the nanoscale. Computer simulations demonstrate the material extension and necking that occurs during the separation of amorphous and crystalline silica nanoparticles
Tiny Brain-like Transistor Controls Nanobots: Wheel-like assembly of 16 duroquinone molecules on the edges and 1 duroquinone molecule in the center can produce "one-to-many" parallel communication

2008-03-06

Cellular Construction Methods Emulated At Nano-scale: Nanostructured systems considered useful for biosensors, self-repairing materials, optoelectronic components, or nanocapsules
Nano-rings Made Of Double-stranded Dna, With Little Gaps For New Molecules: Gap is a place to attach other molecules that have the potential to transform the rings into versatile nanocomposites

2008-03-05

Nano Magnets Made By Bacteria Could One Day Target Tumours: Study shows magnetic properties of tiny "nano" magnets made by bacteria can be manipulated

2008-02-27

A Nano-sensor For Better Detection Of Mad Cow Disease Agent: Sensor detects binding of prion proteins by detecting frequency changes of a micromechanical oscillator
Nano Or Not, Toxics Should Be Reported: Lawyers: Nanotech Should Be Part of Toxic Release Inventory

2008-02-25

Nano Tech For 'morph' Concept Cell Phone: Research could lead to mobile devices that use transparent materials, repel dirt and fingerprints, and use solar energy to charge up
Nano Scaffold Developed To Rebuild Nerve Damage: A Monash University PhD student has developed a new technique that could revolutionise stem cell treatment for Parkinson's disease and spinal cord injury

2008-02-22

Ibm Calculates The Force It Takes To Move Atoms: Seventeen piconewtons: that's the force required to move a cobalt atom over a copper surface

2008-02-20

Nanoparticle Research Could Enhance Camera Phones: New research has demonstrated the possibility of using liquids embedded with nanoparticles to develop new types of miniature camera lenses and cell phone displays

2008-02-18

Nano Capsule Developed To Fight Cancer: Team has developed a process which can enhance the structure and properties of nano materials drastically through heat treatment

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