From IIT-M, nano-scale device to detect big explosives
August 28th, 2012 - 4:42 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 28 (IANS) Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, (IIT-M) have developed a novel device that can visually detect even a single molecule of TNT used ... Read more...
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Scientists successfully weigh single molecule
August 27th, 2012 - 12:21 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 27 (IANS) After devoting 12 years to the project, scientists have fabricated the first-ever device to measure molecules one at a time.California Institute of Technology (Caltech) researchers said ... Read more...
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New tool can detect deadly anthrax attack in 15 minutes
July 7th, 2011 - 4:32 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 7 (IANS) A nano detector that takes just 15 minutes to analyze a sample suspected of anthrax contamination, is being developed by researchers.
Bacillus anthracis, commonly known as ... Read more...
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Scientists can now control building blocks of super-fast quantum computer
December 24th, 2010 - 12:46 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 24 (ANI): Scientists have reported a major achievement in the field of quantum computers - they have succeeded in controlling the building blocks of a future super-fast quantum computer.Scientists from ... Read more...
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Entire periodic table etched on professor’s hair!
December 23rd, 2010 - 4:48 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 23 (IANS) Scientists have written, on a strand of human hair, what they believe is the world's smallest periodic table -- showing the power of nano-writing.
Experts at Nottingham University ... Read more...
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Eight scientists win Norwegian Kavli prizes
June 3rd, 2010 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
Oslo, June 3 (DPA) Eight scientists were Thursday named winners of the Norwegian Kavli prizes for discoveries in astrophysics, nanoscience and neuroscience, the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters said.
The astrophysics prize ... Read more...
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‘Magnetic quantum dots’ could lead to faster and more efficient computers
March 9th, 2010 - 3:22 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, March 9 (ANI): Reports indicate that an international team of scientists has developed a new type of semiconductor called 'magnetic quantum dots' that could lead to faster and more efficient computers ... Read more...
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Gecko-inspired dry printing of nanotube patterns to revolutionize microelectronics
January 26th, 2010 - 1:38 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 26 (ANI): Inspired by how a gecko sticks to the smoothest of surfaces via strong van der Waals force between its millions of hairs, researchers at Rice University have come ... Read more...
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Doors to ‘World’s Quietest Room’ open
September 8th, 2009 - 4:31 pm ICT by ANI
London, September 8 (ANI): Doors of the 'quietist room in the world' have been thrown open to allow scientists to study nanotechnology in Bristol, UK.The architecture of the 11-million pound laboratory, that ... Read more...
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China becoming one of the world’’s prominent scientific powerhouses
August 3rd, 2008 - 1:35 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 3 (ANI): China is slowly and steadily becoming one of the world''s prominent scientific powerhouses, with an astonishing increase in journal papers written by scientists in the country.It has ... Read more...
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Controlling spin of a single electron may lead to Super-fast quantum computer
November 14th, 2007 - 8:18 am ICT by admin
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