Camera flash turns an insulating material into a conductor
An insulator can now be transformed to conduct electricity by an ordinary camera flash. view more (2009-08-13)
Structuring polymers by laser
Microstructured polymer components are often used to direct light in optical devices. As an alternative to mechanical processes, laser light can also be used to produce the microscopic relief structures, and even to remove them without contact. With a flash of blue-green light, the show begins. Like a line of silent ballet dancers, long-chain... view more... (2004-05-14)
Industrial collaboration on Uppsala solar cells
In five years' time, the first factory-made solar cell panels developed in Uppsala will be on the market. This can become a reality thanks to a new agreement between three major companies, two investment funds, and a spin-off company from the Uppsala University Ã"¦ngström Solar Center. Swedish solar cell technology has long been on the... view more... (2003-06-27)
New 'superlens' reveals hidden nanostructures
A microscope used to scan nanostructures can be dramatically enhanced by using a 'superlens,' reports an international team of scientists from the Max Planck Institute (MPI) for Biochemistry and The University of Texas at Austin in this week's issue of Science. view more (2006-09-15)
Hollywood guilty of colluding with tobacco industry
Hollywood has been colluding with the tobacco industry for years, and continues to do so, despite a voluntary agreement to curb indirect tobacco advertising in films. Product placement of cigarettes and cigars is back to levels it was before the agreement was introduced in 1990, the evidence shows. view more (2002-03-07)
Novel temperature calibration improves NIST microhotplate technology
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a new calibration technique that will improve the reliability and stability of one of NIST's most versatile technologies, the microhotplate. view more (2009-08-12)
New nanostructured thin film shows promise for efficient solar energy conversion
In the race to make solar cells cheaper and more efficient, many researchers and start-up companies are betting on new designs that exploit nanostructures--materials engineered on the scale of a billionth of a meter. view more (2008-01-09)
Childhood Diarrhoea May Permanently Affect IQ
NEWS Childhood Diarrhoea may permanently affect IQ Persistent diarrhoea in childhood can affect IQ, up to 10 years later and possibly longer, reports Marina Murphy in this issue of Chemistry & Industry Magazine. The report explains the work of US doctor Richard Guerrant who found that total days of diarrhoea in the first years of life is... view more... (2003-12-11)
High-tech sieve sifts for hydrogen
Whether it's used in chemical laboratories or the fuel tanks of advanced automobiles, hydrogen is mostly produced from natural gas and other fossil fuels. view more (2006-02-06)
MIT's 'electronic nose' could detect hazards
A tiny "electronic nose" that MIT researchers have engineered with a novel inkjet printing method could be used to detect hazards including carbon monoxide, harmful industrial solvents and explosives. view more (2007-11-12)
Scientists reveal DNA-enzyme interaction with first ever real time footage
For the first time scientists have been able to film, in real-time, the nanoscale interaction of an enzyme and a DNA strand from an attacking virus. view more (2007-09-18)
Terahertz waves are effective probes for IC heat barriers
By modifying a commonly used commercial infrared spectrometer to allow operation at long-wave terahertz frequencies, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) discovered an efficient new approach to measure key structural properties of nanoscale metal-oxide films used in high-speed integrated circuits. view more (2009-05-11)
The world on a postcard
Keeping up with the information flood demands storage media that are as dense and durable as possible. A solution being developed by researchers in Dresden uses modified films containing diamond-like carbon, resulting in fifty times more storage capacity than the best disk drives. The basic principle of data storage revolves around the permanent... view more... (2004-05-14)
Lasers are making solar cells competitive
Solar electricity has a future: It is renewable and available in unlimited quantities, and it does not produce any gases detrimental to the climate. view more (2009-06-01)
Cuneiform Of The Future Or Memory Retains Seignette-Electrics
Chips based on Seignette-electrics (ferroelectrics) will retain recorded information for centuries, this being done without any power replenishment. Devices based on these wonderful materials' thin films will help to track the route of an animal or a bird during its overall life span, to control the valuable freight travel and to find the lost or... view more... (2005-02-04)
An end to interactive television production? Just the opposite
All stories have one beginning, one middle and one end. But with MECiTV's interactive television (iTV) authoring platform, producers can easily create programmes in which viewers choose how the story unravels and ends. view more (2004-12-17)
Snappers set for sneak preview of clearing hotline
Kingston University has a clear message for students still waiting to find the course that will shape their future after they get their A-level grades next week - keep calm. The University opens its Clearing hotline as soon as results are released on August 19 and callers can be sure of a sympathetic ear. As many as 6,000 students are expected to... view more... (2004-08-09)
NIST team develops novel method for nanostructured polymer thin films
All researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) wanted was a simple, quick method for making thin films of block copolymers or BCPs (chemically distinct polymers linked together) in order to have decent samples for taking measurements important to the microelectronics industry. view more (2007-09-17)
Electronic displays that fit on clothing could power revolution in lighting
A thin film of plastic which conducts electricity and produces solar power could be the basis for a revolution in the way we light our homes and design clothes. view more (2007-04-19)
Preservation of fresh-cut vegetables; a producer's and consumer's sake
In recent years, new food packaging concepts have been developed to respond on consumption trends towards mildly preserved, fresh convenient food products. Fresh-cut vegetables are an example of fresh-like, healthy convenience foods, developed in the '80s in the UK. Their market is yearly increasing with 25% in West Europe. Packaging fresh-cut... view more... (2002-03-19)
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