The Functional Protocell concept

23 Mar 2008 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Eric Jakobsson

We have invented and created the first prototype of the Functional Protocell. We define the “functional protocell" as a nanoporous solid surrounded by a membrane. The cavities in the solid can be …

https://nanohub.org/resources/4171

Plasmonic Metamaterials: Unusual Optics and Applications

28 Feb 2008 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Igor Smolyaninov

Surface plasmon-polaritons (or plasmons) are collective excitations of the conduction electrons and the electromagnetic field on the surface of such good metals as gold and silver. Near the …

https://nanohub.org/resources/4033

MCW07 Physics of Contact Induced Current Asymmetry in Transport Through Molecules

25 Feb 2008 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Bhaskaran Muralidharan, Owen D. Miller, Neeti Kapur, Avik Ghosh, Supriyo Datta

We first outline the qualitatively different physics involved in the charging-induced current asymmetries in molecular conductors operating in the strongly coupled (weakly interacting) …

https://nanohub.org/resources/3073

What Promises do Nanotubes and Nanowires Hold for Future Nanoelectronics Applications?

18 Feb 2008 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Joerg Appenzeller

Various low-dimensional materials are currently explored for future electronics applications. The common ground for all these structures is that the surface related impact can no longer be ignored …

https://nanohub.org/resources/4059

The Potential of Nanostructured Materials to Address the Challenge of a Sustainable Energy Resource

14 Feb 2008 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Mildred S. Dresselhaus

An overview is presented on the grand challenges to the science community in the next few decades in meeting global energy needs for the 21st century. Major advances in our present capabilities will …

https://nanohub.org/resources/3996

SPMW Scanning Probe Acceleration Microscopy: Towards Real Time Reconstruction of Tip-Sample Forces in Tapping Mode AFM

05 Jan 2007 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Tomasz Kowalewski

Tapping mode atomic force microscopy (TMAFM) in fluids has become an increasingly important technique, especially in studying biological samples under near physiological conditions. However, until …

https://nanohub.org/resources/2218

Combining New Experimental and Informatic Tools for Protein Investigation and Engineering

09 Jan 2008 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Alan Friedman

The stability and activity of proteins is dependent on both the correct functioning and placement of individual amino acids and their interactions. Great attention has been paid to critical …

https://nanohub.org/resources/3756

SPMW Single molecule recognition atomic force microscopy

05 Jan 2007 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Peter Hinterdorfer

In molecular recognition force microscopy (MRFM), ligands are covalently attached to atomic force microscopy tips for the molecular recognition of their cognitive receptors on probe surfaces. A …

https://nanohub.org/resources/2181

SPMW Scanning Impedance Microscopy: probing local electronic structure and transport anomalies

05 Jan 2007 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Dawn Bonnell

Multiple modulation SPM is a general term for a strategy that extracts information about a surface or nanostructure by combining various signals on samples and tips, using multiple frequencies to …

https://nanohub.org/resources/2198

Nanomedicine for Treating Organ Failure

02 Jan 2008 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Thomas J. Webster

Nanotechnology has begun to revolutionize numerous science and engineering fields. The use of nanotechnology in medicine has been termed nanomedicine. This presentation will highlight recent …

https://nanohub.org/resources/3766

Excellence in Computer Simulation: Computational Materials

20 Dec 2007 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Eric Schwegler

This presentation was one of 13 presentations in the one-day forum, "Excellence in Computer Simulation," which brought together a broad set of experts to reflect on the future of computational …

https://nanohub.org/resources/3721

Perspectives on Computational Quantum Chemistry

20 Dec 2007 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Martin P. Head-Gordon

This presentation was one of 13 presentations in the one-day forum, "Excellence in Computer Simulation," which brought together a broad set of experts to reflect on the future of computational …

https://nanohub.org/resources/3726

Can numerical “experiments” INSPIRE physical experiments?

20 Dec 2007 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Supriyo Datta

This presentation was one of 13 presentations in the one-day forum, "Excellence in Computer Simulation," which brought together a broad set of experts to reflect on the future of computational …

https://nanohub.org/resources/3716

Challenges and Strategies for High End Computing

20 Dec 2007 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Katherine A. Yelick

This presentation was one of 13 presentations in the one-day forum, "Excellence in Computer Simulation," which brought together a broad set of experts to reflect on the future of computational …

https://nanohub.org/resources/3706

Scaling Simulation Impact

20 Dec 2007 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Ian Foster

This presentation was one of 13 presentations in the one-day forum, "Excellence in Computer Simulation," which brought together a broad set of experts to reflect on the future of computational …

https://nanohub.org/resources/3696

Computational Mathematics: Role, Impact, Challenges

20 Dec 2007 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Juan C. Meza

This presentation was one of 13 presentations in the one-day forum, "Excellence in Computer Simulation," which brought together a broad set of experts to reflect on the future of computational …

https://nanohub.org/resources/3701

An Experimentalists’ Perspective

19 Dec 2007 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Arunava Majumdar

This presentation was one of 13 presentations in the one-day forum, "Excellence in Computer Simulation," which brought together a broad set of experts to reflect on the future of computational …

https://nanohub.org/resources/3628

TCAD Revisited, 2007: An Engineer’s Point of View

19 Dec 2007 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Constantin Bulucea

This presentation was one of 13 presentations in the one-day forum, "Excellence in Computer Simulation," which brought together a broad set of experts to reflect on the future of computational …

https://nanohub.org/resources/3638

Excellence in Computer Simulation

19 Dec 2007 | Workshops | Contributor(s): Mark Lundstrom, Jeffrey B. Neaton, Jeffrey C Grossman

Computational science is frequently labeled as a third branch of science - equal in standing with theory and experiment, and computational engineering is now an essential component of technology …

https://nanohub.org/resources/3617

Hierarchical Temporal Memory: How a New Theory of Neocortex May Lead to Truly Intelligent Machines

12 Dec 2007 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Jeff Hawkins

Coaxing computers to perorm basic acts of perception and robotics, let alone high-level thought, has been difficult. No existing computer can recognize pictures, understand language, or navigate …

https://nanohub.org/resources/3555