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Public Release: 24-Aug-2012
 Physica Status Solidi AMicrowave ovens may help produce lower cost solar energy technology The same type of microwave oven technology that most people use to heat up leftover food has found an important application in the solar energy industry, providing a new way to make thin-film photovoltaic products with less energy, expense and environmental concerns. 
Sharp Laboratories, Oregon Nanoscience and Microtechnologies Institute
Contact: Greg Herman
Public Release: 23-Aug-2012
Energy and Environmental ScienceIBN develops superior fuel cell material Using a mixture of gold, copper and platinum nanoparticles, IBN researchers have developed a more powerful and longer lasting fuel cell material. This breakthrough was published recently in leading journal, Energy and Environmental Science.
A*STAR
Contact: Elena Tan
Public Release: 23-Aug-2012
Nano LettersFlat lens offers a perfect image Applied physicists at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences have created an ultrathin, flat lens that focuses light without imparting the distortions of conventional lenses. It operates at telecom wavelengths -- i.e., those used for fiber-optics -- and is scalable to a wider range.
National Science Foundation, Robert A. Welch Foundation, European Communities Seventh Framework Programme
Contact: Caroline Perry
Public Release: 23-Aug-2012
ACS NanoNanoparticles reboot blood flow in brain Nanoparticles show promise in restoring blood flow to the brain when administered soon after a traumatic brain or other injury.
US Department of Defense, National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, NIH/National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
Contact: David Ruth
Public Release: 23-Aug-2012
Journal of Visualized ExperimentsNovel technique to synthesize nanocrystals that harvest solar energy A new video protocol in Journal of Visualized Experiments focuses on the liquid phase synthesis of two nanocrystals that produce hydrogen gas or an electric charge when exposed to light. "The main advantage of this technique is that it allows for direct, all inorganic coupling of the light absorber and the catalyst," says the leading author Dr. Mikhail Zamkov of Bowling Green State University. Contact: Neal Moawed
Public Release: 23-Aug-2012
IBC 2012: New standard HEVC encodes films more efficiently Television resolution is constantly improving – and this must go hand-in-hand with transmitting the data more efficiently. Reputable manufacturers of televisions, computers and mobile telephones, working jointly with Fraunhofer researchers, are developing a new standard for data transmission: "High Efficiency Video Coding", or HEVC for short. This video codec will be unveiled in Amsterdam at the IBC trade show, from Sept. 7 - 11, 2012. Contact: Thomas Schierl
Public Release: 23-Aug-2012
Advanced Functional MaterialsSensor detects glucose in saliva and tears for diabetes testing Researchers have created a new type of biosensor that can detect minute concentrations of glucose in saliva, tears and urine and might be manufactured at low cost because it does not require many processing steps to produce.
National Science Foundation, US Office of Naval Resarch
Contact: Emil Venere
Public Release: 23-Aug-2012
ScienceEngineers achieve longstanding goal of stable nanocrystalline metals A new method developed by MIT researchers could produce materials with exceptional strength and other properties.
US Army Research Office
Contact: Caroline McCall, MIT Media Relations
Public Release: 22-Aug-2012
Environmental Toxicology and ChemistrySuper-strong, high-tech material found to be toxic to aquatic animals Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have potential uses in everything from medicine to electronics to construction. However, CNTs are not without risks. A joint study by the University of Missouri and United States Geological Survey found that they can be toxic to aquatic animals. The researchers urge that care be taken to prevent the release of CNTs into the environment as the materials enter mass production.
Environmental Protection Agency
Contact: Tim Wall
Public Release: 22-Aug-2012
Journal of the American Chemical SocietyKey to burning fat faster discovered Newly discovered on/off switch in enzymes may help battle fat-related disease ranging from stroke and diabetes to acne.
Lundbeck foundation, Danish Research Council
Contact: Jes Andersen
Public Release: 22-Aug-2012
Scientists quantify nanofiber health risk to workers Health risks posed to people who work with tiny fibers used in manufacturing industries could be reduced, thanks to new research. Research into the health risks posed by nanofibers – used to strengthen objects from tennis rackets to airplane wings – has pinpointed the lengths at which these fibers are harmful to the lungs. Contact: Tara Womersley
Public Release: 22-Aug-2012
NatureFuture memory A new class of organic materials developed at Northwestern University boasts an attractive but elusive property: Ferroelectricity. The crystalline materials also have a great memory, which could be very useful in computer and cellphone memory applications, including cloud computing. The very long crystals with desirable properties are made using just two small organic molecules that are extremely attracted to each other. The starting compounds are simple and inexpensive, making the lightweight materials scalable for technology applications.
US Department of Energy
Contact: Megan Fellman
Public Release: 21-Aug-2012
'Electronic nose' prototype developed Research by Nosang Myung, a professor at the University of California, Riverside, Bourns College of Engineering, has enabled a Riverside company to develop an "electronic nose" prototype that can detect small quantities of harmful airborne substances. Contact: Sean Nealon
Public Release: 20-Aug-2012
American Chemical Society's 244th National Meeting & ExpositionNanoparticles added to platelets double internal injury survival rate Nanoparticles tailored to latch onto blood platelets rapidly create healthy clots and nearly double the survival rate in the vital first hour after injury lab research led by Case Western Reserve University, shows.
National Institutes of Health
Contact: Kevin Mayhood
Public Release: 20-Aug-2012
Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesUCSB scientists examine effects of manufactured nanoparticles on soybean crops Sunscreens, lotions, and cosmetics contain tiny metal nanoparticles that wash down the drain at the end of the day, or are discharged after manufacturing. Those nanoparticles eventually end up in agricultural soil, which is a cause for concern, according to a group of environmental scientists that recently carried out the first major study of soybeans grown in soil contaminated by two manufactured nanomaterials. Contact: Gail Gallessich
Public Release: 20-Aug-2012
Nano LettersPatterning defect-free nanocrystal films with nanometer resolution A new process developed at MIT could enable better LED displays, solar cells and biosensors -- and foster basic physics research.
US Army Research Office, US Department of Energy, Samsung
Contact: Caroline McCall
Public Release: 20-Aug-2012
Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesImprisoned molecules 'quantum rattle' in their cages Scientists have discovered that a space inside a special type of carbon molecule can be used to imprison other smaller molecules such as hydrogen or water. Contact: Emma Thorne
Public Release: 20-Aug-2012
Nature MaterialsScientists shed light on glowing materials Researchers at King's College London, in collaboration with European research institutes ICFO and AMOLF, have succeeded in mapping how light behaves in complex photonic materials inspired by nature, like iridescent butterfly wings. Scientists have broken the limit of light resolution at the nanoscale and delivered a fundamental insight into how light and matter interact, which could lead to the development of enhanced bio-sensors for healthcare and more efficient solar cells and displays.
MICINN, European Union, Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs
Contact: Katherine Barnes
Public Release: 19-Aug-2012
Nature PhysicsUCSB researchers demonstrate that 15=3x5 about half of the time Computing prime factors may sound like an elementary math problem, but try it with a large number, say one that contains more than 600 digits, and the task becomes enormously challenging and impossibly time-consuming. Now, a group of researchers at UC Santa Barbara has designed and fabricated a quantum processor capable of factoring a composite number -- in this case the number 15 -- into its constituent prime factors, 3 and 5. Contact: Andrea Estrada
Public Release: 17-Aug-2012
ScienceWriting the book in DNA Using next-generation sequencing technology and a novel strategy to encode 1,000 times the largest data size previously achieved in DNA, a Harvard geneticist encodes his book in life's language.
Office of Naval Research, Agilent Technologies, Wyss Institute
Contact: David Cameron
Public Release: 16-Aug-2012
3-D movies in your living room -- without the glasses New television screens will make it possible for viewers to enjoy three-dimensional television programming without those bothersome 3-D glasses. Still, the content has been rather lacking -- until now. A new technology will soon be adapting conventional 3-D films to the new displays in real time. Researchers will unveil this technology in Berlin at this year's IFA trade show from Aug. 31-Sept. 5. Contact: Christian Riechert
Public Release: 16-Aug-2012
NatureNature: Electronic read-out of quantum bits Quantum computers promise to reach computation speeds far beyond that of today's computers. As they would use quantum effects, however, they would also be susceptible to external interferences. Information flow into and out of the system is a critical point. Researchers from KIT with partners from Grenoble and Strasbourg have now read out the quantum state of an atom directly by using electrodes. In the Nature journal, it is reported about the stable interface between classical and quantum world. Contact: Monika Landgraf
Public Release: 16-Aug-2012
ScienceNew form of carbon observed A team of scientists led by Carnegie's Lin Wang has observed a new form of very hard carbon clusters, which are unusual in their mix of crystalline and disordered structure. The material is capable of indenting diamond. This finding has potential applications for a range of mechanical, electronic, and electrochemical uses. The work is published in Science on Aug. 17.
US Department of Energy
Contact: Lin Wang
Public Release: 15-Aug-2012
NatureGood vibrations Using a unique optical trapping system that provides ensembles of ultracold atoms, Berkeley Lab scientists have recorded the first direct observations of distinctly quantum optical effects -- amplification and squeezing -- in an optomechanical system. Their findings point the way toward low-power quantum optical devices and enhanced detection of gravitational waves among other possibilities.
US Air Force, Office of Scientific Research, National Science Foundation
Contact: Lynn Yarris
Public Release: 15-Aug-2012
NPL named by Semta as a top training provider On Aug. 15, 2012, the National Physical Laboratory became one of Semta's Recognised Training Providers. The agreement with Semta -- the sector skills council for science, engineering and manufacturing -- will help develop NPL's measurement training program to meet the changing needs of industry. Contact: David Lewis
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