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New nanowires are just a few atoms thick![]() Boston MA (SPX) Dec 07, 2017 "Two-dimensional materials" - materials deposited in layers that are only a few atoms thick - are promising for both high-performance electronics and flexible, transparent electronics that could be layered onto physical surfaces to make computing ubiquitous. The best-known 2-D material is graphene, which is a form of carbon, but recently researchers have been investigating other 2-D materials, such as molybdenum disulfide, which have their own, distinct advantages. Producing useful electroni ... read more  | 
 
Physicists explain metallic conductivity of thin carbon nanotube filmsMoscow, Russia (SPX) Nov 30, 2017 An international team of researchers from MIPT; Lebedev Physical Institute, RAS; Prokhorov General Physics Institute, RAS; Skoltech; and Aalto University (Finland) has examined the optical and diele ... more Washington DC (SPX) Nov 27, 2017 Crosstalk and noise can become a major source of reliability problems of CNT based VLSI interconnects in the near future. Downscaling of component size in integrated circuits (ICs) to nanometer scal ... more  
Ceria nanoparticles: It is the surface that mattersKarlsruher, Germany (SPX) ov 27, 2017 Exhaust gas cleaning of passenger cars, power generation from sunlight, or water splitting: In the future, these and other applications may profit from new findings relating to ceria. At Karlsruhe I ... more  
Manganese dioxide shows potential in micromotorsJoensuu, Finland (SPX) Nov 17, 2017 Manganese dioxide could make the preparation of micromotors increasingly cost-effective, opening up new avenues for their use, according to a new study from the University of Eastern Finland. ... more  | 
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Promising sensors for submarines, mines and spacecraftMoscow, Russia (SPX) Nov 15, 2017 Researchers from the Physics Department of Moscow State University and their colleagues have discovered a mechanism that allows gas sensors, based on nanocrystalline metal oxides, to work at room te ... more  
Practical superconducting nanowire single photon detector highly efficientBeijing, China (SPX) Nov 14, 2017 Superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors (SNSPDs) offer significant improvement on detection efficiency (DE) compared to their semiconducting counterparts, having enabled many breakthrough a ... more Washington DC (SPX) Nov 14, 2017 From textbooks to artwork to newspapers, printed items are a part of our everyday life. But the ink used in today's printers are limited in colors and resolution. Now in a new study in ACS' journal ... more  
Subset of carbon nanotubes poses cancer risk similar to asbestos in miceWashington DC (SPX) Nov 09, 2017 Nanotechnology, the science of developing materials containing very small fibers, is having a growing influence on daily life. Now researchers have shown for the first time in mice that long and thi ... more  
Simple green synthesis is a breath of fresh airThuwal, Saudi Arabia (SPX) Nov 08, 2017 Nanoparticles of controllable composition and size have great potential in electrical, optical and chemical devices, but they must be created in a safe and cost-effective way. Kazuhiro Takanabe and ... more  
New, simplified technique makes light metallic nanofoamDavis CA (SPX) Nov 06, 2017 A simple method for manufacturing extremely low-density palladium nanofoams could help advance hydrogen storage technologies, reports a new study from the University of California, Davis. A na ... more  | 
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Researchers show how nanoscale patterning can decrease metal fatigueProvidence RI (SPX) Nov 02, 2017 A new study in the journal Nature shows how metals can be patterned at the nanoscale to be more resistant to fatigue, the slow accumulation of internal damage from repetitive strain. The resea ... more  
Gold nanoantennas help in creation of more powerful nanoelectronicsTomsk, Russia (SPX) Nov 03, 2017 Scientists from Tomsk Polytechnic University and their colleagues from Germany have conducted an experiment which demonstrated the behavior of areas of two-dimensional materials which are applied in ... more  
Researchers reveal the effect of nano-diamond on magnetorheological fluidsWashington DC (SPX) Nov 02, 2017 Chinese researchers have found that nano-diamond has significant impact on the performance of magnetorheological fluids (MRFs). The shear yield strength and settling stability of the MRFs were found ... more  
New research explore the limits of nanomaterials and atomic effects for nanotechnologySwansea UK (SPX) Oct 26, 2017 Research by scientists at Swansea University has shown that improvements in nanowire structures will allow for the manufacture of more stable and durable nanotechnology for use in semiconductor devi ... more  | 
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 Beijing (XNA) Dec 12, 2017  
Scientists are mulling a robot moon station, Chinese space experts said on Tuesday. 
The base can conduct bigger, more complicated research and experiments, according to space officials who announced the plan at an international symposium in Shanghai at the end of November. 
Such a station could slash the costs of returning rock samples to Earth, Jiao Weixin, a Peking University space  ... more Washington DC (AFP) Dec 12, 2017Trump tells NASA to send Americans to Moon  Gerroa, Australia (SPX) Mar 13, 2017The Second Moon Race  Washington (UPI) Nov 28, 2017December's 'supermoon' expected to be bigggest, brightest of 2017  | 
 Beijing (XNA) Nov 27, 2017  
China is now the world leader in remote sensing technologies for scientific purposes and is able to provide an unprecedented amount of data to support research and development for the world, officials said on Tuesday. 
Remote sensing refers to aerial or satellite-based technologies to detect and measure objects on Earth's surface, atmosphere and oceans. 
On Tuesday, the Ministry of Sci ... more Beijing (XNA) Nov 19, 2017China plans for nuclear-powered interplanetary capacity by 2040  Beijing (Sputnik) Nov 16, 2017China plans first sea based launch by 2018  Beijing (XNA) Nov 02, 2017China's reusable spacecraft to be launched in 2020  | 
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 Singapore (SPX) Dec 11, 2017  
A quantum information scientist from the National University of Singapore (NUS) has developed efficient "toolboxes" comprising theoretical tools and protocols for quantifying the security of high-speed quantum communication. Assistant Professor Charles Lim is part of an international team of experimental and theoretical scientists from Duke University, Ohio State University and Oak Ridge Nationa ... more Washington (AFP) Nov 29, 2017Hackers could get even nastier in 2018: researchers The ultimate defense against hackers may be just a few atoms thick  Durham NC (SPX) Nov 28, 2017Quantum computers help create hack-proof forms of data encryption  | 
 Beijing (XNA) Dec 12, 2017  
Scientists are mulling a robot moon station, Chinese space experts said on Tuesday. 
The base can conduct bigger, more complicated research and experiments, according to space officials who announced the plan at an international symposium in Shanghai at the end of November. 
Such a station could slash the costs of returning rock samples to Earth, Jiao Weixin, a Peking University space  ... more Washington DC (AFP) Dec 12, 2017Trump tells NASA to send Americans to Moon  Gerroa, Australia (SPX) Mar 13, 2017The Second Moon Race  Washington (UPI) Nov 28, 2017December's 'supermoon' expected to be bigggest, brightest of 2017  | 
 
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 Boston MA (SPX) Dec 07, 2017  
"Two-dimensional materials" - materials deposited in layers that are only a few atoms thick - are promising for both high-performance electronics and flexible, transparent electronics that could be layered onto physical surfaces to make computing ubiquitous. 
The best-known 2-D material is graphene, which is a form of carbon, but recently researchers have been investigating other 2-D materi ... more Moscow, Russia (SPX) Nov 30, 2017Physicists explain metallic conductivity of thin carbon nanotube films  Karlsruher, Germany (SPX) ov 27, 2017Ceria nanoparticles: It is the surface that matters Semiconducting carbon nanotubes can reduce noise in interconnects  | 
 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Dec 12, 2017  
A spaceborne lidar instrument that fired more laser pulses than any previous orbiting instrument has ended its operations on the International Space Station, after a successful 33-month mission to measure clouds and tiny atmospheric particles that play key roles in Earth's climate and weather. 
During its mission, NASA's Cloud-Aerosol Transport System (CATS) lidar provided measurements of t ... more Leeds UK (SPX) Dec 07, 2017Understanding the climate impact of natural atmospheric particles  Paris (ESA) Dec 06, 2017Sentinel-5P brings air pollution into focus  Minneapolis MN (SPX) Dec 08, 2017First global maps of traits that drive vegetation growth  | 
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 Boston MA (SPX) Dec 07, 2017  
"Two-dimensional materials" - materials deposited in layers that are only a few atoms thick - are promising for both high-performance electronics and flexible, transparent electronics that could be layered onto physical surfaces to make computing ubiquitous. 
The best-known 2-D material is graphene, which is a form of carbon, but recently researchers have been investigating other 2-D materi ... more Moscow, Russia (SPX) Nov 30, 2017Physicists explain metallic conductivity of thin carbon nanotube films  Karlsruher, Germany (SPX) ov 27, 2017Ceria nanoparticles: It is the surface that matters Semiconducting carbon nanotubes can reduce noise in interconnects  | 
 San Francisco (AFP) Dec 8, 2017  
 If no one comes to the rescue, an online army of "Grinch bots" may end up spoiling Christmas for many kids by using automated software to scoop up prized toys and other sought-after items for big profit. 
The bots - yes, the same kinds of automated programs that spread political propaganda and manipulate opinion on social media - can use superfast technology to snatch up popular electronics ... more Berkeley CA (SPX) Dec 12, 2017Robots foresee future with automated visualized predictions  Tokyo (AFP) Dec 12, 2017Tokyo airport to be 'scattered' with robots for 2020 Olympics  Washington (UPI) Dec 8, 2017Speedy cockroaches help researchers train robots to walk  | 
 
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 Washington (UPI) Dec 7, 2017   A new counter-drone system by German sensor-maker Hensoldt has been successfully demonstrated at an airfield in Hamburg-Finkenwerder, Germany. 
 The counter-drone system - for protecting airports and infrastructure - is the Xpeller counter-UAV system, which combines radar, RF and optical sensors and a targeted jammer 
 Hensoldt said the system's individual elements were positioned  ... more Beijing (AFP) Dec 7, 2017China says Indian drone 'invaded' its airspace, crashed  Miami (AFP) Dec 4, 2017Falcon's attack strategy could inspire new drones: study  Tokyo (AFP) Dec 7, 2017'Go home' drone seeks to stop Japan overtime binge  | 
 Lausanne, Switzerland (SPX) Dec 08, 2017  
A group of spintronics researchers at EPFL is using new materials to reveal more of the many capabilities of electrons. The field of spintronics seeks to tap the quantum properties of "spin," the term often used to describe one of the fundamental properties of elementary particles - in this case, electrons. This is among the most cutting-edge areas of research in electronics today. 
Researc ... more Beijing, China (SPX) Dec 11, 2017Secure information transmission over 500m fiber links based on quantum technologies  London UK (SPX) Dec 08, 2017Squeezing light into a tiny channel brings optical computing a step closer  Liverpool UK (SPX) Dec 05, 2017Discovery points the way to better and cheaper transparent conductors  | 
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 Madison WI (SPX) Dec 07, 2017  
Anyone with normal vision knows that a ball that seems to quickly be growing larger is probably going to hit them on the nose. 
But strap them into a virtual reality headset, and they still may need to take a few lumps before they pay attention to the visual cues that work so well in the real world, according to a new study from University of Wisconsin-Madison psychologists. 
"The comp ... more Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany (SPX) Dec 08, 2017Sea urchin spines inspire fracture-resistant cement  Thuwal, Saudi Arabia (SPX) Dec 08, 2017Clear leads to fully transparent devices  Moscow (AFP) Dec 8, 2017Russia says 'satellite' could have caused radioactive pollution  | 
 Beijing (AFP) Dec 8, 2017  
 The European Union delegation to China said Friday it was "extremely concerned" about the denial to Chinese citizens of "fundamental" human rights. 
The EU noted "significant improvements in the Chinese people's standard of living and in access to social services such as health and education", according to a statement on its website.  
"However ... during the past year, we have been deeply ... more Beijing (AFP) Dec 11, 2017Former Chinese leadership contender faces graft probe  Beijing (AFP) Dec 7, 2017China, accused of abuses, hosts human rights forum  Beijing (AFP) Dec 4, 2017No class: China halts chauvinist 'female morality lessons'  | 
 
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 Lund, Sweden (SPX) Nov 30, 2017  
A number of chemistry researchers from several institutions including Lund University in Sweden, have managed to identify a new mechanism that makes certain charged biomolecules attach to each other. The biomolecules in the present study serve as models for antibacterial peptides, that is, protein-like molecules that fulfil important functions in the body. 
"Antibacterial peptides are impor ... more Tucson, AZ (SPX) Dec 06, 2017A Black Hole Behemoth at the Edge of Cosmic Dawn  Heidelberg, Germany (SPX) Dec 06, 2017The Most Distant Black Hole in the Cosmos  Singapore (SPX) Dec 08, 2017Butterfly emerges from quantum simulation  | 
 Mainz, Germany (SPX) Nov 30, 2017  
The magnetic moment of an individual proton is inconceivably small, but can still be quantified. The basis for undertaking this measurement was laid over ten years ago, and physicists of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU), the Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics, GSI Darmstadt, and the RIKEN research institute in Japan are still performing experiments to measure this force with a sin ... more Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 28, 2017Physicists make most precise measurement ever of a proton's magnetic moment  Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 15, 2017Listening for gravitational waves using pulsars  New York NY (SPX) Nov 14, 2017Gravity waves from merging supermassive black holes will be found soon  | 
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 Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 06, 2017  
The conversion of solar energy into electricity is currently restricted by a concept known as the Shockley-Quesser limit. This limitation allows only photons that have higher energies than those of the bandgap to be used, while those with lower energies are wasted. In an effort to obtain a solution to this problem and make solar energy conversion more efficient, the process of converting photons ... more Lausanne, Switzerland (SPX) Dec 12, 2017Guanidinium stabilizes perovskite solar cells at 19 percent efficiency  Uncha Amirpur, India (AFP) Dec 10, 2017India faces painful move to cleaner energy  Warwick UK (SPX) Dec 12, 2017Solar power advances possible with new 'double-glazing' device  | 
 Bangkok, Thailand (SPX) Dec 08, 2017  
mu Space becomes Thailand's first space technology startup to operate a satellite service after the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission awarded a license for the company. The 15-year license covers the operation of a satellite and provision of satellite-based services until 2032. 
Speaking on behalf of mu Space, Chief Technical Officer Samathorn Teankingkaeo said his tea ... more London, UK (SPX) Dec 08, 2017New business incubators will help space industry grow  El Segundo CA (SPX) Dec 05, 2017Regulation and compliance for nontraditional space missions  Washington (UPI) Nov 30, 2017Orbital ATK purchase by Northrop Grumman approved by shareholders  | 
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