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Biologists discover motor protein that rewinds DNA

Biology /

created Oct 30, 2008 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (16) | comments 0

Two biologists at the University of California, San Diego have discovered the first of a new class of cellular motor proteins that "rewind" sections of the double-stranded DNA molecule that become unwound, ...





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NIST team develops novel method for nanostructured polymer thin films

Team develops novel method for nanostructured polymer thin films

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Sep 14, 2007 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (13) | comments 0

All researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology wanted was a simple, quick method for making thin films of block copolymers or BCPs (chemically distinct polymers linked together) in order ...


Modelling nano-worlds

Technology / Semiconductors

created Aug 10, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Modelling the fabrication processes for integrated circuits can slash production development time and costs by up to 40%. But as transistors, already at nano-scales, become ever smaller, researchers are modelling ...


New Process Promises Bigger, Better Diamond Crystals

New Process Promises Bigger, Better Diamond Crystals

Physics / Condensed Matter

created Oct 27, 2008 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (35) | comments 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the Carnegie Institution have developed a new technique for improving the properties of diamonds—not only adding sparkle to gemstones, but also simplifying the process of making ...


Fujitsu Develops Technology for Low-Power, High-Performance 45nm Logic Chips

Fujitsu Develops Technology for Low-Power, High-Performance 45nm Logic Chips

Technology / Semiconductors

created Jun 18, 2007 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Fujitsu today announced the development of a platform technology for 45 nanometer generation LSI logic chips, which combines technologies for low power consumption and high-performance interconnect.


Smaller is stronger -- now scientists know why

Smaller is stronger -- now scientists know why

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Jan 02, 2008 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (65) | comments 1

As structures made of metal get smaller -- as their dimensions approach the micrometer scale (millionths of a meter) or less -- they get stronger. Scientists discovered this phenomenon 50 years ago while measuring ...


Spitzer Catches Star Cooking Up Comet Crystals

Spitzer Catches Star Cooking Up Comet Crystals (w/Animation)

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created May 13, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 10

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have long wondered how tiny silicate crystals, which need sizzling high temperatures to form, have found their way into frozen comets, born in the deep freeze of the solar system's ...


Highlight: STM banopatterning on pristine Nb-doped SrTiO3 surfaces

Highlight: STM banopatterning on pristine Nb-doped SrTiO3 surfaces

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Collaborative users from the Advanced Photon Source at the Argonne National Laboratory, working with the Electronic & Magnetic Materials & Devices Group, have found a controllable way to modify the surfaces ...


Breakthrough in Bulk Characterization: New Insight Into Aluminium

Physics /

created Jul 09, 2004 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Aluminium is a metal widely used in industry; therefore the more that is known about it, the more effectively it can be used. Researchers at Riso National Laboratory in Denmark and the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility ...


Combating Friction and Stiction

Combating Friction and Stiction

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Mar 16, 2007 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (25) | comments 0

Micro-electro-mechanical systems, popularly referred to as MEMS, in small electronic devices often fail because of adhesion and stiction – the attractive force between the surfaces of interacting parts. University ...


Nanochemistry in Action

Nanochemistry in Action

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Mar 06, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (6) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Using a single-walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT) as a test tube, scientists can explore chemistry at the nanoscale, which involves some unique effects. Nanotubes provide a confined, one-dimensional ...



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