Rice University researchers have calculated what it would take to make new two-dimensional material.
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Polyurethane composites replacing iron for manhole cover manufacture
Composite manhole covers utilizing Bayer polyurethane beginning to edge out traditional cast-iron covers.
Graphene selected as part of new €1000 million European project
Flagship aims to take graphene and related layered materials from academic laboratories to society.
Wear understood at the atomic level
Penn State researchers demonstrate the mechanism of atom-by-atom transfer between surfaces.
Polymer film could deliver safer vaccines more easily
Polymer film that gradually releases DNA coding for viral proteins could offer a better alternative to traditional vaccines.
Research examines the benefits and risks of future nanotechnology
Notre Dame researchers address potential risk of misuse of new technologies, and how it rises with the future benefits.
New DARPA project seeks vanishing electronics
Project seeks to develop electronics that will melt on command – proposer’s day has been announced.
Laser scattering technique sheds light on the strength of spider silk
Non–invasive laser light scattering technique used to uncover the elastic properties of silk from four different spider species.
ImagineNano (April 23-26, 2013, Bilbao, Spain)
Largest European event in the field of nanoscience & nanotechnology will take place at the end of April.
Reliable single-photon detectors developed
Devices combine near-unity detection efficiency with high timing resolution and very low error rate.