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January 29, 2014

Engineers teach old chemical new tricks to make cleaner fuels, fertilizers
Stanford CA (SPX) Jan 27, 2014
University researchers from two continents have engineered an efficient and environmentally friendly catalyst for the production of molecular hydrogen (H2), a compound used extensively in modern industry to manufacture fertilizer and refine crude oil into gasoline. Although hydrogen is abundant element, it is generally not found as the pure gas H2but is generally bound to oxygen in water (H2O) or to carbon in methane (CH4), the primary component in natural gas. At present, industrial hydrogen is p ... read more

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Layered security: Carbon nanotubes promise improved flame-resistant coating Using an approach akin to assembling a club sandwich at the nanoscale, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) researchers have succeeded in crafting a uniform, multi-walled carbon-nan ... more		Molecular nano-spies to make light work of disease detection A world of cloak-and-dagger pharmaceuticals has come a step closer with the development of stealth compounds programmed to spring into action when they receive the signal. Researchers at the U ... more		Carbon nanotube sponge shows improved water clean-up A carbon nanotube sponge capable of soaking up water contaminants, such as fertilisers, pesticides and pharmaceuticals, more than three times more efficiently than previous efforts has been presente ... more
				Imec Celebrates 30 Years of Nanoelectronics Industry Innovation World-leading nanotechnology research and development center imec, has announced the celebration of its 30th anniversary. Founded in 1984 as a non-profit organization, imec has grown to be a multi-d ... more		Layered security: Carbon nanotubes promise improved flame-resistant coating Using an approach akin to assembling a club sandwich at the nanoscale, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) researchers have succeeded in crafting a uniform, multi-walled carbon-nan ... more

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New patent mapping system helps find innovation pathways What's likely to be the "next big thing?" What might be the most fertile areas for innovation? Where should countries and companies invest their limited research funds? What technology areas are a c ... more		New Technique for Probing Subsurface Electronic Structure "The interface is the device," Nobel laureate Herbert Kroemer famously observed, referring to the remarkable properties to be found at the junctures where layers of different materials meet. I ... more		Mayo Clinic performs successful face transplant Olive seeds from space mission begin growth in China Space for Shore project tracks Svalbard glacier changes with Sentinel-1		Researchers 'detune' a molecule The molecule in question is carbon-60, also known as the buckminsterfullerene and the buckyball, discovered at Rice in 1985. The scientists led by Rice physicists Yajing Li and Douglas Natelson foun ... more
				Understanding secondary light emissions by plasmonic nanostructures "Plasmonic nanostructures are of great current interest as chemical sensors, in vivo imaging agents, and for photothermal therapeutics," explained David G. Cahill, a Willett Professor and head of th ... more		No nano-dust danger from facade paint After 42 months the EU research project "NanoHouse" has ended, and the verdict is a cautious "all clear" - nanoparticles in the paint used on building facades do not represent a particular health ri ... more

Developing the Next-Generation Military Radar while Maintaining Current Systems; IDGA�s Military Radar Summit - April 2014

International Conference on Protection of Materials and Structures From Space Environment

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Extraordinary sensors pushed to their boundaries Last year, Tobias Kippenberg and his team from the Laboratory of Photonics and Quantum Measurements (LPQM1) presented a new-generation sensor capable of detecting very small forces with unprecedente ... more		Penn research helps lay out theory for metamaterials that act as an analog computer The field of metamaterials has produced structures with unprecedented abilities, including flat lenses, invisibility cloaks and even optical "metatronic" devices that can manipulate light in the way ... more		SpaceX fails to repeat Starship booster catch, orbiter makes on target splashdown Arianespace to launch Exotrail's Spacevan on Ariane 6 ESA set to advance European launch services with a Boost!		ORNL-UT researchers invent 'sideways' approach to 2-D hybrid materials Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville have pioneered a new technique for forming a two-dimensional, single-atom sheet of ... more
				Discovery at nanoscale has major implications for manufacturers Manufacturers of increasingly minute computer chips, transistors and other products will have to take special note of research findings at the University of Huddersfield. The implications are that a ... more		Penn Researchers Grow Liquid Crystal 'Flowers' That Can Be Used as Lenses A team of material scientists, chemical engineers and physicists from the University of Pennsylvania has made another advance in their effort to use liquid crystals as a medium for assembling struct ... more

S. Korea to finalise F-35 jet fighter deal this year

Canada sticking with controversial Cyclone helicopters

USAF Receives First B-1 Equipped with Boeing Integrated Battle Station

Netizens extend blessings to troubled lunar rover

'Goodnight, humans': Says Yutu As The Sun Sets

Extra Time for Tiangong

Israeli defence computer hit in cyber attack: data expert

Both the US and Russia to further protect their informational safety

Google to offer $3 million in bounties for successful Chrome OS hacks

Europe's 'greenest city' tests limits of sustainable living

Japan's fuel imports contribute to record trade deficit

Npower's blaming of 'drafty' houses for high bills prompts criticism

	Cellulose nanocrystals possible 'green' wonder material The same tiny cellulose crystals that give trees and plants their high strength, light weight and resilience, have now been shown to have the stiffness of steel. The nanocrystals might be used ... more		Microprinting leads to low-cost artificial cells Easily manufactured, low-cost artificial cells manufactured using microprinting may one day serve as drug and gene delivery devices and in biomaterials, biotechnology and biosensing applications, ac ... more		New magnetic behavior in nanoparticles could lead to even smaller digital memories Electronic devices such as mobile phones and tablets spur on a scientific race to find smaller and smaller information processing and storage elements. One of the challenges in this race is to repro ... more		DNA motor 'walks' along nanotube, transports tiny particle Researchers have created a new type of molecular motor made of DNA and demonstrated its potential by using it to transport a nanoparticle along the length of a carbon nanotube. The design was ... more

RTX's Raytheon secures U.S. Army contract for wireless power beaming

NKorea to boost economic cooperation with Russia alongside growing military ties

Russia vows response after Ukraine fires long-range US missiles

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Alzheimer-substance may be the nanomaterial of tomorrow		Researchers split water into hydrogen, oxygen using light, nanoparticles		SOFS Take to Water		Graphene-based nano-antennas may enable networks of tiny machines		Oregon scientists offer new insights on controlling nanoparticle stability

Less is more with adding graphene to nanofibers

Scientists scale terahertz peaks in nanotubes

Berkeley Lab Researchers Discover Nanoscale Shape-Memory Oxide

Stanford engineers show how to optimize carbon nanotube arrays for use in hot spots

Laser light at useful wavelengths from semiconductor nanowires

Ultra-sensitive force sensing with a levitating nanoparticle

Australia probes spy case at top science authority

Graphene nanoribbons for 'reading' DNA

Hybrid Nano-Materials Could Replace Human Tissue

New hologram technology created with tiny nanoantennas

Structure of bacterial nanowire protein hints at secrets of conduction

Nano magnets arise at 2-D boundaries

Turning nanoparticles into complex nanostructures

New research finds high tungsten levels double stroke risk

A nano-sized sponge made of electrons

All aboard the nanotrain network

Taking a New Look at Carbon Nanotubes

Nanomaterials database improved to help consumers, scientists track products

York researchers discover important mechanism behind nanoparticle reactivity

Defective nanotubes turned into light emitters

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