http://www.generef.com/ Nanotechnology News | GeneRef en-us Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:35:01 PST kcowing@spaceref.com (Keith Cowing) mkboucher@spaceref.com (Marc Boucher) Copyright 2009, SpaceRef Interactive Inc. http://www.generef.com/images/generef.sm.jpg http://www.generef.com/ 100 25 GeneRef - Science News, Genomics, Bioinformatics, Nanotechnology, A Global Resource http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82587 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82587 Over a century of physics research published in the journals of the American Physical Society is now available for free to US public libraries. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:19:18 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82588 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82588 By putting the right kind of strain onto a patch of graphene, Berkeley Lab researchers have created pseudo-magnetic fields far stronger than the strongest magnetic fields ever sustained in a laboratory. This finding opens a new window on a source of impor Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:19:18 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82585 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82585 Graphene, a sheet of pure carbon, has been touted as a possible replacement for silicon-based semiconductors because of its useful electronic properties. Now, UC Berkeley physicists have shown that graphene has another unique and amazing property that cou Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:19:16 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82579 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82579   Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:21:04 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82568 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82568   Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:21:05 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82562 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82562   Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:21:05 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82553 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82553 Empa researchers have succeeded in growing sea-urchin shaped nanostructures from minute balls of polystyrene beads using a simple electrochemical process. The spines of the sea urchin consist of zinc oxide nanowires. The structured surface should help inc Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:19:03 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82522 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82522   Wed, 28 Jul 2010 07:21:04 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82508 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82508   Wed, 28 Jul 2010 02:21:03 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82507 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82507   Tue, 27 Jul 2010 23:21:03 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82466 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82466 Researchers have discovered mechanisms critical to interactions between hot plasma and surfaces facing the plasma inside a thermonuclear fusion reactor, part of work aimed at developing coatings capable of withstanding the grueling conditions inside the r Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:19:03 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82450 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82450   Tue, 27 Jul 2010 07:21:06 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82444 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82444   Tue, 27 Jul 2010 05:21:03 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82431 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82431   Mon, 26 Jul 2010 10:21:04 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82409 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82409   Mon, 26 Jul 2010 05:21:05 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82365 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82365 Rice scientists have found a way to synthesize graphene oxide in bulk in an environmentally friendly way, eliminating toxic and explosive chemicals from the process. They have also found a class of common bacteria breaks down graphene oxide into environme Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:19:16 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82358 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82358 Researchers have shown that an advanced cooling technology being developed for high-power electronics in military and automotive systems is capable of handling roughly 10 times the heat generated by conventional computer chips. Thu, 22 Jul 2010 13:19:18 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82351 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82351 Scientists for the first time have dived into the effect that an intense X-ray free electron laser (XFEL) has on materials. Using the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) facility at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Lawrence Livermore scientists pr Thu, 22 Jul 2010 11:19:02 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82339 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82339   Thu, 22 Jul 2010 08:21:02 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82327 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82327 A University of Pennsylvania collaboration has created a simple and inexpensive method to rapidly grow centimeter-scale membranes of binary nanocrystal superlattices, or BNSLs, by crystallizing a mixture of nanocrystals on a liquid surface. Thu, 22 Jul 2010 06:19:05 PDT