Tag: nanotech

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• Aussie scientists push transistor barrier

  Australian scientists from the Centre of Quantum Computing Technology, have pushed the boundaries of atomic scale fabrication by building a wire only three atoms thick, opening the possibility of new chip architectures.

• Nanotech talks to help very small business in SA

  Materials Australia and the Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research will be hosting a series of seminars next week encouraging small businesses across South Australia to get involved with nanotechnology.

• Top 10 stories: 1TB iPod, Airbus 380, Telstra and more

  What were the hottest stories last month? Check out the 10 most popular articles on ZDNet Australia during October 2007.

• Nanotech lighting the way

  Researchers at the University of Toronto have developed particles that potentially will make it easy, and cheap, to see in the dark.

• Nanotech golf ball corrects its own flight

  Scientists are trying to use nanotechnology to cure diseases, ameliorate the energy crisis and reduce golf scores.

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• Datacentre 2020: Greener, faster, more flexible

  The average datacentre lasts between 15 and 20 years, so when the current generation of datacentres near the end of their working life, will their replacements be at all familiar?

• Nanoparticle research blows open new possibilities

  A Californian start-up has created a process that will allow for more powerful bombs, more efficient catalytic converters, better fuel cells and a whole host of other things at a new lower price.

• Intel: Death to all wires

  Intel chief technology officer Pat Gelsinger says every computer-related wire, except the power cord, should be done away with. Additional reading: WiMax: The saviour of rural broadband?

• Trained atoms--nanotech breakthough

  As interest in nanotechnology peaks, scientists are claiming a significant breakthrough with the ability to make atoms move one by one.

• Nanotech to pave way for micro-machines

  Disposable satellite transmitters, inexpensive medical testing equipment and sensors for automatically tracking inventory or traffic patterns will become possible over the next 10 years through developments in nanotechnology, speakers at the Nanotech 2003 conference said Monday.

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• IBM microscope sees reactions in action

  A breakthrough for using electron microscopes from IBM is allowing scientists to observe the secret life of atoms.

• Motorola looks to nanotubes for displays

  Motorola is conducting research in a new type of large flat-panel display which they claim has the potential of being cheaper than plasma or LCD (liquid crystal display) screens.

• Nano-nose sniffs out smallest scents

  Tiny vibrating bars catch scent of passing molecules, promising a world of computerised noses.

• MIT, US Army open nanotech center

  Research at the center is geared toward creating battlefield armor for the 21st century, such as bacteria-killing materials and expanding fabrics that could be used as tourniquets.

• Trained atoms--nanotech breakthough

  As interest in nanotechnology peaks, scientists are claiming a significant breakthrough with the ability to make atoms move one by one.

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