News for April 2010

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Breakthrough in fluorescent microscopy

A team of researchers has developed a new technique of fluorescence microscopy for observing objects on the nanoscale

Self Powered Sensors Self Powered Sensors

Just 700 rows of piezoelectric nanowires could power a nanoscopic sensor, according to new research at the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Webinar: Developments in Quantitative EDS Analysis, with a focus on light element and low energy peaks

This can have a number of different causes, most common are element peak overlaps, and – nowadays of increasing importance – the necessity to analyze the peaks of elements at low energies.

A safe reaction

Nuclear reactors might one day be constructed using materials that can self-heal following radiation damage, thanks to a materials study by scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory.

Over 20 New Ph.D. Positions Created at the LCN Over 20 New Ph.D. Positions Created at the LCN

The London Centre for Nanotechnology is pleased to announce the creation of over 20 new Ph. D. positions for the current academic year.

Flexible MEMs Flexible MEMs

MIT researchers have discovered a way to make microelectromechanical devices, (MEMS), by stamping them onto a plastic film.

Magnetic solder for 3D microelectronics Magnetic solder for 3D microelectronics

A low-melting and magnetically-responsive alloy could be the key to soldering the components of three-dimensional microelectronics

Earthquakes alone do not kill

Recent natural disasters raise questions

Thermopower has more energy Thermopower has more energy

A team of scientists at MIT have discovered a previously unknown phenomenon

Material surfaces

A collaboration between researchers at Northwestern University and scientists at the University of Oxford has produced a new approach for understanding surfaces

The long and winding road to synthetic silk The long and winding road to synthetic silk

Unravelling the secret of silk's incredible strength

Bubbling up water repellence

Nanoscopic air bubbles prevent water from wetting a nanopatterned superhydrophobic surface

Why is water so weird?:

The Strangest Liquid

NPL opens its doors NPL opens its doors

On 20th May, the National Physical Laboratory (NPL), one of the UK’s leading science and research facilities, will hold an open day for the first time in over twenty years.

Sensors harvest mechanical energy Sensors harvest mechanical energy

Scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology have created the world's first self-powered sensors at the nanometric scale.

LOT appointed UK and Ireland distributor for Park Systems AFM instrumentation

LOT Oriel Ltd has been appointed as distributor for Park Systems in the UK & Ireland.

Nanoscale 'stealth' probe Nanoscale 'stealth' probe

Engineers at Stanford have created a nanoscale probe they can implant in a cell wall without damaging the wall.

The tiniest superconductor The tiniest superconductor

Scientists have discovered the world’s smallest superconductor.