30 August 2010: A versatile,
clean and efficient way to enhance widespread application of carbon
nanotubes. Read
more
26 August 2010: Scientists have
succeeded in clearing a toxin from blood in just a few minutes, using
specially produced nanomagnets. The procedure appears promising. If the
method can be put into practice, it could one day help people with
blood poisoning quickly and efficiently.
Read more
17 August 2010: A team of
scientists based at the London Centre for Nanotechnology and the
National High Magnetic Field Lab (NHMFL) in Florida has discovered a
new and more efficient way to encode quantum information within silicon. Read more
17 August 2010: Scientists and
Engineers at The University of Nottingham have built the world's
smallest ultrasonic transducers capable of generating and detecting
ultrasound. Read
more
12 August 2010: Scientists are
reporting development of a substance to enhance the visibility of skin
cancer cells during scans with an advanced medical imaging system that
combines ultrasound and light. The hybrid scanner could enable doctors
to detect melanoma, in its earliest and most curable stages. Read
more
20 July 2010: Gene silencing
nano-particles may help control mosquitoes. Read
more
13 July 2010: Fibers that can
hear and sing. Read
more
13 July 2010: DNA molecules
move through a nanohole in a 1-atom thin graphene layer. Read
more
12 July 2010: Researchers use
nanoparticles to shrink tumors in
mice.
Read
more
6 July 2010: Empa researchers have demonstrated how they can
adjust process conditions to influence the properties of novel plasma
polymer coatings containing silver nanoparticles. Tailor-made films can
be generated through a one-step plasma process. The scientists
developed these new coatings, which kill bacteria while having no
negative effect on human tissue, in the frame of an EU project. Read
more
1 July 2010: Reproducing
nanoscale surfaces with adhesion properties similar to gecko footpad.
Read more
21 June 2010: Iron
nanoparticles are being tracked as they decontaminate groundwater.
Read more
9 June 2010: Faster and lighter aircraft could be built using an
incredible super-thin material just one atom thick, according to new
research conducted.
Read more
1 June 2010: Crystallisation drives controlled assembly of
nanoparticles. Read
more
28 May 2010: Using nanoporous silicon particles, two teams of
investigators have created drug delivery vehicles capable of ferrying
labile molecular therapies deep into the body. Both groups believe
their new drug delivery vehicles create new opportunities for
developing innovative anticancer therapies. Read more
28 May 2010: Researchers develop a cage of nanotubes filled with
molten radioactive metal halide salts, which could be used in
radiotherapy. Read
more
11 May 2010: A few layers of graphene may have unique thermal
properties, leading to new materials for electronics.
Read more
10 May 2010: Researchers use ultra centrifugations to create
carbon nanotubes.
Read more.
27 April 2010: Molecular fibres a thousand times thinner than a
human hair used to transport the energy of the sun. Read
more
27 April 2010: Rice University researchers and their colleagues in
Finland and Hungary have found a way to make carbon nanotube membranes
that could find wide application as extra-fine air filters and as
scaffolds for catalysts that speed chemical reactions. Read more
21 April 2010: First proof that nanoparticles can be used to
interfere with cancer cells. Read
more
20 April 2010: Nanostructure of 5,000-year-old mummy skin
reveals insight into mummification process. Read
more
19 April 2010: Bristol researchers are developing a method to
separate and recover precious nanoparticles simply by changing the
temperature. Read
more
8 April 2010: A greener method of creating propylene that
eliminates the many environmentally unfriendly by-products. Read
more.
7 April 2010: A simple cotton T-shirt may one day be converted
into tougher, more comfortable body armor for soldiers or police
officers. Read more
6 April 2010: Carbon nanotubes show signs of breaking down
biologically according to Swedish and American scientists using an
enzyme found in white blood cells. Read
more
1 April 2010: A new method to detect melamine in milk. Read
more
31 March 2010: The goal to achieve a practical quantum computer
is closer with a new trap demonstration which can process dozens of
ions.
Read more
30 March 2010: Researchers have found a new mechanism by
which the photovoltaic effect can take place in semiconductor
thin-films which may overcome voltage limitations plaguing conventional
solid-state solar cells. Read
More
25 March 2010:Researchers
Create
'Handshaking'
Particles
-
Physicists
at New York
University
have created "handshaking" particles that link together based on
their shape rather than randomly. Read
more
17
March
2010:Hand
Bacteria Could Help Forensic Scientists - A new study has revealed that
the
existence of "personal" hand bacteria, as unique as a person's
fingerprints and DNA, could become the latest weapon for forensics
experts in
their attempts to solve crimes and identify victims.Read
more
16
March
2010:Nano-antennas
could help keep quantum secrets.Nanorod
arrays can guide light along the path toward quantum communication -
Miniaturized
television aerials made from gold nanorods could provide a way to
control light
on a chip — opening up the channels of quantum communication. Read
more
15
March 2010:Strung-out
plastic
performs
heat
feat
-
Which
conducts
heat
better,
polyethylene
or
iron? The answer depends on how
much you
stretch the plastic.Read
more
18 February 2010: Accurate
sperm counts chip developed in the Netherlands. Read
more
7 February 2010: Another
step
towards
making
applications
based
on
quantum
science
by
creating
diamond-based
nanowire devices. Read
more
16 February 2010: Gold
and
silver
nanowires
bond
naturally,
stay
strong,
at
Rice
University.
Read
more
15 February 2010: New
fiber
nanogenerators
could
lead
to
electric
clothing.
Read
more
5 February 2010: A
new technique for using lasers and nanoparticles to kill cancer cells. Read more
4 February 2010: New
technique
helps
search
for
another
Earth.
Read
more
4 February 2010: Spray-on
liquid
glass
is
about
to
revolutionize
almost
everything.
Read
more
2 February 2010: Scientists
have
further
developed
a
potential
new
treatment
against
cancer
that
uses
magnetic
nanoparticles to attach to cancer cells. Read more
1 February 2010: Smallest
carbon
nanoprobes
pierce
cells
with
ease.
Read
more
1 February 2010: A
major
milestone
toward
the
harnessing
of
fusion
power
is
expected
within
the next year or two. Read more
29 January 2010: Energy-harvesting
rubber
chips
could
power
pacemakers,
cell
phones.
Read
more
29 January 2010: Nanocables
could
lead
to
more
powerful
lithium-ion
batteries.
Read
more
22 January 2010: Carbon
nanotubes
used
to
make
batteries
from
fabrics
at
Stanford.
Read
more
8 January 2010: Golden
ratio discovered in a quantum world. Read more
7 January 2010: Carbon
nanotubes
show
promise
for
high-speed
genetic
sequencing.
Read
more
22 December 2009:
Switchable nanostructures made with DNA. Read more
21 December 2009:
Nanotechnology offers significant potential progress in enhancing the
barrier properties of polymers used in food and beverage packaging. Read
more
21 December 2009: Nanotechnology to
halt bleeding. Read
more
18 December 2009:
Water droplets
can shape graphene nanostructures. Read more
9
December 2009: Scientists
coated ordinary paper with ink infused with nanotubes and nanowires to
create an instant battery. Read
more
1
December 2009: A
University of Pittsburgh team have demonstrated of high-temperature
stability in metallic nanoparticles. Read more
30
November 2009: A
breakthrough in nanotechnology by discovering how to transfer magnetic
information directly into a semiconductor. Read more
27 November 2009: Multi-million-euro
commitment
to
nanomedicine.
Read more
27 November 2009: Researchers
are
closer
to
using
tiny
devices
called
semiconducting
nanowires
to
create
a new generation of ultra-small transistors and more powerful
computer chips. Read
more
25 November 2009: Large
Hadron Collider (LHC) sees particles circulate once more. Read
more
25 November 2009: Samples of
novel nanocomposite materials will be mounted to the hull of the space
station to see how they last in space. Read more
20 November 2009: Researchers
have
developed
a
polymer-coated
gold
nanocage
that
opens
and
closes
in
response to light to release a
small amount of a drug. Read more
19 November 2009: A proton's
nearest neighbors in the nucleus of the atom may modify the proton's
internal structure. Read
more
19 November 2009: Researchers
using
nanotechnology
have
detected
previously
undetectable
levels
of
prostate-specific
antigen.
Read more
18 November 2009:
Top EU grant goes to nanotechnology. Read
more
18 November 2009:
Magnetic nanotags spot cancer in mice earlier than current
methods. Read more
17 November 2009:
Nanoparticles used in common household items caused genetic
damage in mice. Read
more
16 November 2009:
Nanodevices bend under the force of light. Read
more
16 November 2009:
The ideal nanoparticle cancer therapies surf the bloodstream. Read
more
16 November 2009:
Scientists demonstrate 'universal' programmable quantum
processor. Read
more
13 November 2009: Researchers
have engineered devices that capture, filter and steer light at the
nanoscale. Read
more
11 November 2009:
Caltech
scientists develop DNA origami nanoscale breadboards for carbon
nanotube circuits. Read
more
9 November 2009: Nanomedicine
promising
for
treating
spinal
cord
injuries.
Read
more
6 November 2009: Nanoparticles
may
cause
DNA
damage
across
a
cellular
barrier.
Read
more
5 November 2009: Quantum
gas
microscope
offers
glimpse
of
quirky
ultracold
atoms.
Read
more
5 November 2009: Two-in-one
punch
knocks
out
drug
resistant
cancer
cells.
Read
more
4 November 2009: Korean
researchers
have
now
developed
a
strategy
for
coating
individual
living
yeast
cells with silicon dioxide. Read more
3 November 2009: Groundbreaking
method
used
to
replicate
the
wings
of
butterflies
and
the
colours of
insects on a nanometric scale. Read
more
3 November 2009: Rice
University
scientists
today
unveiled
a
method
for
the
industrial-scale
processing
of
pure carbon-nanotube fibers. Read more
30 October 2009: University
of
Pittsburgh
researchers
create
nanoparticle
coating
to
prevent
freezing
rain
buildup.
Read
more
29 October 2009:
Researchers at
the University of Cincinnati create all-electric spintronics. Read more
28 October 2009: Idaho
National
Laboratory
scientist
putting
plasma
to
work.
Read
more
27 October 2009: Nanoscale
crystal
device
confines
both
light
and
sound
vibrations.
Read
more
23 October 2009: Nanomagnets
guide
stem
cells
to
damaged
tissue.
Read
more
23 October 2009: Harvard University
scientists have determined how to introduce kinks into arrow-straight
nanowires. Read
more
15 October 2009:
Canadian engineers suggest that research is needed into the risks
associated nanotechnology manufacture so that appropriate protective
equipment can be developed urgently. Read more
15 October 2009: 'Magnetricity'
observed
for
first
time.
Read
more
15 October 2009: Electronic
properties
are
possible
in
two-dimensional
sheets
of
carbon
atoms
called
graphene.
Read
more
14 October 2009: Researchers
at
Arizona
State
University
create
molecular
diode.
Read
more
12 October 2009: Innovation
makes artificial hand seem real. Read
more
8 October 2009: New
aluminum-water
rocket
propellant
promising
for
future
space
missions.
Read
more
8 October 2009:
A smaller and more efficient nuclear battery. Read more
7 October 2009: A
novel
polymer that delivers genetic medicine, allows tracking. Read more
7 October 2009: IBM
research
aims
to
build
nanoscale
DNA
sequencer.
Read
more
6 October 2009: British
scientists
'seek
and
destroy'
cancer
cells
using
iron
nanoparticles.
Read
more
6 October 2009: Nanoparticles
as
agents
for
the
photodynamic
killing
of
antibiotic-resistant
bacteria.
Read more
5 October 2009: A
sprinkling
of
nanotubes
makes
plants
shoot
up.
Read
more
5 October 2009:
Researchers in The Netherlands show for the first time why ordinary
graphite is a permanent magnet at room temperature. Read more
1 October 2009: Researchers
have successfully developed an artificial pore able to transmit
nanoscale material through a membrane. Read more
1 October 2009: An advance in
getting molecules to move quickly in a desired direction without help
from outside forces. Read more
30 September 2009: A microchip
that can detect type and severity of cancer created. Read
more
30 September 2009: EU-funded
study: nanotechnology decision-making needs greater public involvement.
Read
more
30 September
2009: A step toward better brain implants using conducting
polymer nanotubes. Read
more
25 September 2009: Golden
nanotubes to detect tumour cells and map sentinel lymph nodes. Read more
23 September 2009: Scientists have
uncovered what happens to biomimetic nanoparticles when they enter
human cells. Read
more
23 September 2009: Cornell
researchers have calculated the exact mechanism by which diamond
conducts heat. Read
more
23 September 2009: Fabrics
that fight germs, find explosives go to market. Read more
22 September 2009: Springs
built from nanotubes could provide big power storage potential. Read more
21 September 2009: Magnetism observed in gas for the
first time, at MIT. Read
more
21 September 2009: A recipe for
controlling carbon nanotubes. Read more
21 September 2009: Companies
should be forced to indicate on labels whether a product contains
nanoparticles. Read
more
18 September 2009: Buffer gas
cooling research at Harvard could open up the field of ultracold
physics. Read more
17 September
2009: Researchers
have learned how to consistently
create hollow, solid and amorphous nanoparticles of nickel phosphide. Read more
16 September 2009: A
microscopic study of magnetic nanoislands on a surface challenges the
widely held view that all atoms in a relaxing nanoparticle flip their
spins in unison. Read
more
16 September 2009: Swedish
researchers have developed a flexible battery made of two inexpensive
materials, cellulose and salt. Read more
15 September 2009: Gold
electrical contacts on the ends of cadmium-selenide rods holds much
promise for the future of solar cells made from nanocrystals. Read
more
15 September 2009: Treating
second-degree burns with a nanoemulsion lotion sharply curbs bacterial
growth and reduces inflammation. Read more
14 September 2009: An
international team of researchers argues
for a new look at the way nanoparticles are selected when studying the
potential impacts on human health and the environment. Read more
11 September 2009: Researchers
are investigating whether tunable resistors,
capacitors or inductors can be printed using inkjet technology on
normal office paper designed for laserjet printing. Read more
11 September 2009: The
distinctive cellulose nanostructure of an algae can serve as an
effective coating substrate for use in environmentally friendly
batteries. Read
more
9 September 2009: A research
group has developed
a biosensor that can immediately detect very low levels of Salmonella
typhi. Read
more
9 September 2009: Researchers
have recently constructed a nanometer-sized tetrahedron from a single
strand of DNA. Read
more
4 September 2009: A team has performed the first calculation
performed
on optical quantum computer chip. Read more
3 September 2009: Researchers
at the University of California at Berkeley claim to have created the
smallest semiconductor laser ever. Read more
2 September 2009: Coherent
x-ray diffraction patterns of collagen measured in soft tissues. Read more
2 September 2009: Interest is growing in the use of
metallofullerenes - carbon “cages” with embedded metallic compounds -
as materials for miniature data storage devices. Read more
1 September 2009: Microscopes zoom in on molecules at last. Read
more
31 August 2009: Researchers
at
the
have
created
a
potential
new
type
of
anticancer
therapy
encapsulating the
potent peptide toxin in bee stings, called melittin, within a
nanoparticle. Read
more
28 August 2009: Scientists
have designed an effective filtration system
by coating structures made of activated carbon with a nanoscale film
made of cobalt or nickel oxides to remove odor-causing pollutants. Read
more
28 August 2009: A hybrid of
silicon nanocircuits and biological components that mimics some of the
processes that control the passage of molecules into and out of cells
has been created by a team of scientists. Read more
27 August 2009:
Stanford researchers have developed a method of stacking and purifying
crystal layers that may pave the way for three-dimensional microchips.Read more
27 August 2009:
Researchers have developed a special contrast-imaging agent that is
capable of
molecular mapping of lymphatic endothelial cells and detecting cancer
metastasis in sentinel lymph nodes.Read more
27 August 2009: Researchers have developed a new concept that
can be used to produce
self-erasing pictures. Light-reactive coatings make metal nanoparticles
into inks for self-erasing paper. Read more
26 August 2009: Solar cells
could soon be produced more cheaply using nanoparticle "inks" that
allow them to be printed like newspaper or painted onto the sides of
buildings or rooftops to absorb electricity-producing sunlight. Read more
25 August 2009: University of Ulster says two of its experts
have been awarded £350,000 by the European Union to lead a
groundbreaking three-year research project into whether human
engineered nanoparticles, such as those found in sunscreen, can induce
neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. Read
more
25 August 2009: Researchers at MIT are using carbon nanotubes to
detect nitric oxide. Read more
30 June 2009: European researchers have built an
exquisite new device that can weigh a single atom. It may ultimately
allow scientists to study the progress of chemical reactions, molecule
by molecule. Read
more
30 June 2009: Researchers uncover the process involved in
DNA repair. Everyday people are exposed to chemical and physical agents
that damage DNA. Read
more
29 June 2009: German scientists have tailor-made
nanoparticles that can be used as position lights on cell proteins and
in optical information technology. Read more
29 June 2009: Bilayer grapheme can be used to make good
TFETs (tunnel field effect transistors) for integrated circuits. Read more
26 June 2009: A revolutionary new protein stabilisation
technique has been developed by scientists, which could lead to 30%
more proteins being available as potential targets for drug
development. Read
more
26 June 2009: Nanoparticle uptake in marine ecosystems. Read more
25 June 2009: Materials scientist is taking composite
materials to the nanoscale, where entirely new properties, not found in
any of the original compounds, can emerge. Read more
25 June 2009: Salt block unexpectedly stretches in new
experiments. A block of salt can stretch rather than remain inert might
affect world desalination efforts. Read more
25 June 2009: Maxwell’s demon, an imaginary creature that
decreases the entropy of a system, cannot exist in macroscopic systems
due to the energy it requires to perform its role. However, a recent
study has shown that, on the nanoscale, Maxwell’s demon might be able
to do its work with much less energy. Read more
25 June 2009: Giant Rydberg molecules are discovererd with a
bond as large as a red blood cell. Determining how Rydberg molecules
interact is important because Rydberg atoms are a key ingredient in
atom based quantum computation schemes. Read more
24 June 2009: Scientists directly measure charge states
of atoms using an atomic force microscope. Read more
24 June 2009: Using a "chemical nose" array of nanoparticles
and polymers is a fundamentally new, more effective way to
differentiate not only between healthy and cancerous cells but also
between metastatic and non-metastatic cancer cells. Read more
24 June 2009: Carbon nanotube (CNT)-based pressure sensors
offer the advantages of ultra-power operation, wide dynamic range and
ease of integration. Read more
23 June 2009: Scanning-probe microscopes (SPMs) software
offers new opportunities for building nanostructures. There are
software and hardware systems for ultra-high-vacuum SPMs. Read more
23 June 2009: Nanoparticle films are no longer a delicate
matter: Physicists have found a way to make them strong enough so they
don't disintegrate at the slightest touch. Read more
22 June 2009: A successful way to grow molecular wire
brushes that conduct electrical charges, a first step in developing
biological fuel cells that could power pacemakers, cochlear implants
and prosthetic limbs. Read more
22 June 2009: QD-LEDs emit over whole visible spectrum. A
universal structure can be used to make hybrid organic-quantum dot
light emitting devices that emit over the entire visible spectrum. Read more
19 June 2009: Toward bringing bendable, flexible
electronic devices, researchers have created very thin,
high-performance transistors using networks of carbon nanotubes
deposited onto flexible surfaces. Read more
19 June 2009: Scientists reach a milestone in the study
of
emergent magnetism. Studying simple metallic chromium, a team has
discovered a pressure-driven quantum critical regime and has achieved
the first direct measurement of a "naked" quantum singularity in an
elemental magnet. Read
more
.
19 June 2009: Photostable nanotechnology benefits bioimaging
and biosensing. Read
more
18 June 2009: Working out a timescale for quantum
operations. One of the issues affecting quantum systems is coherence.
Understanding coherence and how it breaks down (decoherence) is one of
the keys to putting together a powerful quantum computer. Read more
18 June 2009: Researchers are putting a freeze on oscillator
vibrations of a tiny glass sphere to exploit special quantum properties
and precision-measurements for nanotechnology. Read more
18 June 2009: Changing the shape of cobalt nanoparticles
from spherical to cubic can fundamentally change their behavior. Read more
18 June 2009: Discovery to exploit the long-conjectured
bi-stable electrical conductivity of ferroelectric materials can help
electronics industry enter new phase. Read more
18 June 2009: The assembly of single-crystalline nanowires
over a large area with a controlled orientation and density is
essential for realizing the low-cost manufacture of nanowire
field-effect transistors (NW-FETs). Read more
18 June 2009: Denture wearers get their teeth into
nanoparticle coating, to bring relief to denture stomatitis (oral
thrush) sufferers. Read more
17 June 2009: Researchers have created bright, stable and
bio-friendly nanocrystals that act as individual investigators of
activity within a cell. Read more
17 June 2009: Nanoparticles specially engineered could
someday target and destroy tumors, sparing patients from toxic,
whole-body chemotherapies. Read more
17 June 2009: Nanotubes reveal breast cancer spread. An
early sign that a breast tumour has turned metastatic is the detection
of cancer cells in nearby lymph nodes. Read more
17 June 2009: Probe-based nanofabrication under control. Read more
17 June 2009: Biomimetic-engineering design can replace
spaghetti tangle of nanotubes in thermal material. Read more
16 June 2009: A breakthrough is scored in nanotechnology
-- the first to invent a molecular gear of the size of 1.2nm whose
rotation can be deliberately controlled. This achievement marks a
radical shift in the scientific progress of molecular machines. Read more
16 June 2009: The existence of a type of exotic material
that could one day provide dramatically faster, more efficient computer
chips -- bismuth telluride that enables the free flow of electrons
across
its surface with no loss of energy. Read more
16 June 2009: Researchers have constructed a light-emitting
transistor that has broken speed record twice: 4.3 gigahertz, and then
7 gigahertz again, against the previous record of 1.7 gigahertz. Read more
16 June 2009: Inner workings of MgH2-SWCNT (single-walled
carbon nanotube) nanocomposites revealed. Read more
15 June 2009: A method is created to precisely bind nano-
and micrometer-sized particles together into larger-scale structures
with useful materials properties. Read more
15 June 2009: Using nanoparticles to increase the
effiiciency of thin film solar cells. Read more
15 June 2009: A huge consortium of European researchers is
solving some of the fundamental obstacles blocking real quantum
computing applications in the short term. Read more
15 June 2009: Nanoslits measure refractive indices. 2D
arrays of nanoslits can behave as quasi-1D arrays under certain
conditions. Read
more
15 June 2009: Engineers are working to substantially
increase the fabrication speed of probe-based nanopatterning schemes by
using advanced control techniques to compensate for adverse vibrational
dynamics, nonlinear hysteresis and cross-axis coupling effects. Read more
12 June 2009: Scientists have identified for the first
time a mechanism by which nanoparticles cause lung damage and have
demonstrated that it can be combated by blocking the process involved. Read
more
12 June 2009: Nanocrystals can serve as new 'electronic
glue' for semiconductor-based technologies. Read more
11 June 2009: A bandgap is engineered to be precisely
controlled from 0 to 250 milli-electron volts (250 meV, or .25 eV) in
bilayer graphene. Read
more
11 June 2009: Graphene-on-SiC. Progress in radio-frequency
graphene transistor. Read more
10 June 2009: Nanoparticle films are no longer a delicate
matter: physicists have found a way to make them strong enough so they
don't disintegrate at the slightest touch. Read more
10 June 2009: Rigiflex mould turns out metallic
nanopatterns. Metallic nanopatterns for thin-film transistors (TFTs),
photonic crystals and optical devices such as wire grid polarizers can
be easily fabricated by reversal rigiflex printing. Read more
9 June 2009: A superconducting sheet of lead only 2 atoms
thick, the thinnest superconducting metal layer ever created, has been
developed by physicists. Read more
9 June 2009: Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) watches
nanocrystals grow. Read more
8 June 2009: Nanotube-metal contacts: a sensitive
approach. Semiconducting carbon nanotubes have been suggested as a
possible replacement for silicon as a channel material in logic
transistors. Read
more
5 June 2009: Graphene may have advantages over copper for
IC interconnects in future generations of integrated circuits at the
nanoscale. Read
more
5 June 2009: New, light-driven nanomotor is simpler, more
promising. A new type of "molecular nanomotor" driven only by photons. Read more
5 June 2009: Scientists and engineers have developed a
nanoparticle that can attack plaque -- a major cause of cardiovascular
disease. Read more
5 June 2009: A unique ultra-high density memory storage
medium that can preserve digital data for a billion years -- a
crystalline iron nanoparticle shuttle enclosed within the hollow of a
multiwalled carbon nanotube. Read more
5 June 2009: Nanoscale zipper cavity responds to single
photons of light, usable for force detection, optical communication,
and more. Read more
5 June 2009: The nano-hairs on gecko toes can reveal new
insights into the fundamental nature of friction and adhesion. Read more
5 June 2009: Nanoparticle Scattering Improves Laser
Performance. “Light scattering” and “optical performance” are two
concepts that usually head in opposite directions, but they have
recently been shown to walk happily hand-in-hand. Read more
5 June 2009: Helium ions etch graphene devices. Read more
4 June 2009: Self-assembly is an attractive bottom-up
method for inexpensive and parallel synthesis of nanostructures. It
does not require expensive equipment and extreme conditions. Read more
3 June 2009: Scientists create metal that pumps liquid
uphill. An ultra-fast burst of femtosecond laser is used to change the
surface of a metal, forming nanoscale and microscale pits, globules,
and strands across the metal's surface. Read more
3 June 2009: Fast and affordable genome sequencing has moved
a step closer with a new solid-state nanopore sensor being developed.
Aluminum-oxide nanopore beats other materials for DNA analysis. Read more
3 June 2009: Potential applications for nano-scale
superconducting interference devices (nanoSQUIDs) include the
measurement of small magnetic systems, transition edge detection,
nanoelectronics including memory, scanning SQUID microscopy, and
devices for quantum computing and quantum metrology. Read more
3 June 2009: A new way to detect oil deposits in wells
once thought to be tapped out – by sending hydrophilic carbon clusters
(HCC) -- microscopic entities designed to sense the presence of oil –
in billions, hoping to obtain valuable information. Read more
2 June 2009: Atom pinhole camera acts as a shrinking copy
machine. A machine that can produce nanometer-sized copies of
micrometer-sized objects could prove to be extremely useful in modern
nanotechnologies. Read
more
2 June 2009: Biomimetic-engineering design can replace
spaghetti tangle of nanotubes in novel material. Read more
2 June 2009: Nanoscale plasmons trap atoms. A new way to
interface atoms with nanoscale systems, if realized experimentally,
could be used to connect trapped atoms with nanophotonic devices. Read more
2 June 2009: Elecetron spectroscopy probes chemical
functionalization of CNTs. Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) are
known to have extraordinary mechanical, optical and electrical
properties. Read
more
29 May 2009: Substantial advances for applications of
nanocrystals in the fields requiring a continuous output of photons and
high quantum efficiency may soon be realized due to discovery of
non-blinking semiconductor nanocrystals. Read more
29 May 2009: Relaxing nanoparticles could image artery
plaques. Read
more
28 May 2009: A potential new alternative to prevent blood
clots in coronary artery disease, heart attack and stroke --
nanoparticles of silver -- 1/50,000th the diameter of a human hair, to
be injected into the bloodstream. Read more
28 May 2009: Evidence of macroscopic quantum tunneling
detected in nanowires, as contrary to classical Newtonian mechanics. Read more
28 May 2009: A miniaturized gas sensor is fabricated by
using hybrid nanostructures consisting of SnO2 nanocrystals supported
on multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs). Read more
28 May 2009: A new Bermudagrass can thrive in sun and
also produce healthy turf in areas with less than half the light
normally required. Read
more
28 May 2009: Microcrystal processing yields fluorescent
nanodiamonds. Read
more
27 May 2009: Degradation study: granular metal
nanostructures. Electron-beam-induced deposition (EBID) is a maskless
lithography technique used for mask repair, circuit editing and sensor
applications. Read
more
27 May 2009: HEPP: Human Equivalent Processing Power. A
personal prediction about how much processing power would be needed for
an AI (Artificial Intelligence) and how long it would take to get it
assuming Moore’s Law. Read more
26 May 2009: Swiss researchers integrate plasmonic
trapping with microfluidics for lab-on-a-chip applications. Read more
25 May 2009: Researchers have built the novel LIDAR
("light detection and ranging") system, a laser ranging system that can
pinpoint multiple objects with nanometer precision over distances up to
100 kilometers. Read
more
25 May 2009: Researchers recently showed how carbon
nanostructures can be engineered to become excellent media for hydrogen
storage, work that may be important for the advancement of
hydrogen-energy technologies for vehicles and other applications. Read more
25 May 2009: Defects improve graphene conductivity. The
conductivity of graphene can significantly increase when defects are
added. Read
more
22 May 2009: Nanotechnology researchers have developed a
method of detecting, tracking, and killing cancer cells in real time
with carbon nanotubes. Read more
22 May 2009: Diagnostic implant monitors tumour progress.
Biopsies provide accurate information for the diagnosis of caner… Read more
22 May 2009: Silver improves magnetic properties of FePt
nanoparticles. Read
more
21 May 2009: DVDs to harness hyperspace. Gold nanorods
could boost capacity of next-generation disks: around 140 times the
capacity of the best Blu-rays. Read
more
21 May 2009: New memory material may hold data for one
billion years. The 10 to 100 gigabits of data per square inch on
today’s memory cards has an estimated life expectancy of only 10 to 30
years. Read more
21 May 2009: Using DNA not as a genetic material but as a
structural support, Cornell researchers have created nanocircuits, thin
sheets of gold nanoparticles held together by strands of DNA. Read more
21 May 2009: By combining the art of origami with
nanotechnology, researchers have folded sheets of DNA into multilayered
objects with dimensions thousands of times smaller than the thickness
of a human hair -- possible forerunners of custom-made biomedical
nanodevices. Read
more
21 May 2009: A novel way of estimating how much titanium
dioxide is being generated, laying the groundwork for future studies to
assess any possible risks of nanoparticles in the environment. Read more
20 May 2009: 'Writing' patterns on carbon nanotubes with
polymer chains. There is less success in creating repeating, regular
patterns onto individual nanotubes. Read more
20 May 2009: Aerosol delivery of antibiotics via
nanoparticles may provide a means to improve drug delivery and increase
patient compliance. Read
more
19 May 2009: Major breakthrough in lithium battery
technology, that can store and deliver more than 3 times the power of
conventional lithium ion batteries. Read more
19 May 2009: Globally optimal stitching of tiled 3D
microscopic image acquisitions. Read
more
18 May 2009: Enabling graphene-based technology via
chemical functionalization. Researchers have identified conditions for
chemically functionalizing graphene with the organic semiconductor
perylene-3,4,9,10-tetracarboxylic-dianhydride (PTCDA). Read more
18 May 2009: Highly conductive nanocomposites: Inexpensive
plastic used in CDs could improve electronics. Read more
18 May 2009: Nanoblade array confronts hydrogen storage
bottleneck. Read
more
18 May 2009: Atom chip moves on. A new method to trap
atoms on a chip has been developed, trapping cold atoms directly from a
room temperature gas of rubidium. Read more
15 May 2009: Discovery of non-blinking semiconductor
nanocrystals advances their applications, ranging from low-threshold
lasers to the solar cells and biological imaging and tracking. Read more.
15 May 2009: Graphene Yields Secrets to Its Extraordinary
Properties. Read
more
15 May 2009: Going platinum: New catalyst could boost
cleaner fuel use -- a bimetallic fuel cell catalyst that is efficient,
robust and two to five times more effective than commercial catalysts. Read more
15 May 2009: Controllable double quantum dots and Klein
tunneling in nanotubes. Researchers are the first to have successfully
captured a single electron in a highly tunable carbon nanotube double
quantum dot. Read
more
15 May 2009: Stem cell transplant in mouse embryo yields
heart protection in adulthood. Read more
14 May 2009: Researchers have developed a new method for
producing a hybrid graphene-carbon nanotube, or G-CNT, for potential
use as a transparent conductor in solar cells and consumer electronic
devices. Read more
14 May 2009: Fate and Effects of CeO2 Nanoparticles in
Aquatic Ecotoxicity Tests. Read more
13 May 2009: An efficient new approach is developed to
measure key structural properties of nanoscale metal-oxide films used
in high-speed integrated circuits. Read
more
13 May 2009: Nanomedicine project to be tested in space. Read more
13 May 2009: Swimming nanomachines: a magnetized spiral that
corkscrews through liquids. Read more
12 May 2009: A molecular force probe. Force probe allow
reaction rates to be measured as a function of the restoring force in a
molecule that has been stretched or compressed. Read
more
12 May 2009: Biotechnology: engineered moss can produce
human proteins. mosses and humans share unexpected common
characteristics. Read
more
11 May 2009: Carbon nanotubes: innovative technology or
risk to environment? Read
more
11 May 2009: Scientists have been frustrated in
attempting to create continuously emitting light sources from
individual molecules because of an optical quirk called "blinking." But
now a nanocrystal that constantly emits light is created. Read more
11 May 2009: Nitrogen n-dopes graphene. Researchers have
made both p- and n-type graphene field-effect transistors for the first
time. Read more
8 May 2009: The first of 2 basic types of semiconductors
using graphene -- one-atom-thick material -- could lead to faster,
smaller and more versatile computer chips. Read more
8 May 2009: The creation of large-area graphene using copper
may enable the manufacture of new graphene-based, faster computers and
electronics. Read
more
7 May 2009: In an effort to explore the boundary between
thermodynamics and quantum mechanics, a team has created the world's
smallest incandescent (nano) lamp with carbon nanotube filament. Read more
7 May 2009: Physicists Detect Single-Electron Tunneling
with Quantum Dots. Understanding single-electron dynamics is very
important for a wide range of future quantum technologies. However, the
timescale of the coherent motion of a single-electron wave function is
in the picosecond regime (one trillionth of a second). Read more
7 May 2009: A materials science technique that uses a
silicon crystal as a sort of nanoscale vise to squeeze another crystal
into a more useful shape may launch a new class of electronic devices
that remember their last state even after power is turned off. Read more
7 May 2009: New Nanotube Coating Enables Novel Laser Power
Meter. Read more
6 May 2009: Researchers have made precise mass
measurements of 4 nuclei, 68-selenium, 70-selenium, 71-bromine and an
excited state of 70-bromine. The results may make it easier to
understand X-ray bursts, the most common stellar explosions in the
galaxy. Read
more
6 May 2009: Spinning at the nanoscale: Electrospun fibers
could be used for protective clothing, wearable power… Read
more
6 May 2009: The nanoscopic material called graphene, first
generally acknowledged to exist just five years ago, could be successor
to silicon for next generation microchips; 200 times stronger. Read more
6 May 2009: For the first time, it is demonstrated that the
activation energy of impurities in semiconductor nanowires is affected
by the surrounding dielectric and can be modified by the choice of the
nanowire embedding medium. Read more
6 May 2009: Scientists Measure Differences Between Normal
and Cancer Cell Surfaces, suggesting a new way to characterize cancer
cells and a possible route for detection. Read more
6 May 2009: Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News
(GEN) highlights emerging biotechnology clusters: Boston, San
Francisco, San Diego, Cambridge (UK) and others. Read more
6 May 2009: Printable NEMS platform drives down cost of
sensors. Microelectromechanical systems are an established technology
in many product areas such as accelerometers, gyroscopes, pressure
sensors and digital micromirror arrays. Read more
6 May 2009: Nanopumps: When water is forced through a
nanotube of appropriate size, the polar nature of the water molecule
lines them up so as to create a voltage along the tube. Read more
5 May 2009: A property called super hydrophobia enables
insects like water striders to walk effortlessly on water. Research in
this aspect could make self-cleaning walls, counter tops, fabrics, even
micro-robots that can walk on water closer to reality. Read more
5 May 2009: Scientists has determined the structure of the
chlorophyll molecules in green bacteria that are responsible for
harvesting light energy. It could be used to build artificial
photosynthetic systems, such as those that convert solar energy to
electrical energy. Read
more
5 May 2009: There is a lack of suitable materials for making
medical electronic devices to be implanted in the human body. Most
semiconducting materials are stiff and brittle. Stretchable nanotube
films may be a candidate. Read more
5 May 2009: Nano-sandwich Triggers Novel Electron Behavior.
A material just 6 atoms thick in which electrons appear to be guided by
conflicting laws of physics depending on their direction of travel. Read more
5 May 2009: To address the issue of food security, one way
is working through the genetic modification of seeds, both as a method
of improving crop yields as well as enhancing the nutritional
composition of foods. Read more
5 May 2009: Engineers are the first to create diamond
nanorods with a diameter as thin as 2.1 nm, even smaller than the
theoretical calculated value (2.7-9 nm) for energetically stable
diamond nanorods. Read more
4 May 2009: A breakthrough in safe and effective
administration of potential antiviral drugs — small interfering RNA
(siRNA) molecules that silence genes — the first step in development of
a new kind of treatment for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Read more
4 May 2009: The magnetic properties of ferromagnets
dramatically change when these materials are shrunk down to the
nanoscale. Read
more
4 May 2009: Fledgling graphene circuit performs basic logic.
Researchers in Italy have created the first integrated circuit to
combine two transistors made from the “wonder material” graphene. Read more
4 May 2009: A Moore’s Law for energy? Read more
1 May 2009: Compact lasers which can work in formerly
inaccessible parts of the spectrum. Research has focused on producing
red, green and blue wavelengths by developing new nanomaterials to
provide gain in a VECSEL (vertical external-cavity surface emitting
laser) - including ‘quantum dot’ structures. Read more
1 May 2009: Researchers have created the first carbon
nanotube device that can detect the entire visible spectrum of light. Read more
1 May 2009: Metal-based nanophotonics (plasmonics) can
squeeze light into nanoscale structures smaller than conventional optic
components. Plasmonic technology, today still in an experimental stage,
has the potential to be used in nanoscale optical interconnects for
high performance computer chips, etc. Read more
1 May 2009: Synthetic chemical offers solution for crops
facing drought. Plants use specialized signals, called stress hormones,
to sense difficult times. Read more
1 May 2009: Nanowire forests get sticky. new type of
chemical connector based on hybrid inorganic/organic nanowire forests
has been invented. Read more
30 April 2009: To track down single molecule, nano
researchers have developed minute nanostrings. Such
“nano-electromechanical systems”, or NEMS, may work closer to
'artificial noses'. Read
more
30 April 2009: Nanophysicists find unexpected magnetic
effect: Kondo effect noted in single-atom contacts of pure
ferromagnets. Read
more
30 April 2009: Achieving optimal efficiencies for
thermochemical nanoengines. Read more
30 April 2009: Tapping into bioelectricity. Coupling
between electrical stimuli and mechanical motion is ubiquitous in
biological systems and inorganic materials alike. Read more
30 April 2009: Advancing nanotechnology by organizing
functional components on addressable DNA scaffolds. Read more
29 April 2009: A recent study now shows that the Rydberg
molecule can be created in the lab, and its observation supports
decades of theory. Read
more
28 April 2009: Single-molecule nano-vehicles synthesized.
Vehicles so small that they would be about the size of a molecule and
powered by engines that run on sugar. Read
more
28 April 2009: Bouncing atoms may be the key to the
future of gravimetry. A way to study free atoms is by bouncing them off
a surface. Now, scientists can get 100 bounces out of atoms, instead of
5. Read more
28 April 2009: Chemicals in tea are the best yet discovered
to make consistent, biologically safe gold nanoparticles. More
importantly, these gold nanoparticles show promising anticancer
properties. Read
more
28 April 2009: A compact mechanical device of nanosensor
arrays can sniff out lung cancer in humans. Read more
28 April 2009: Modular DNA nanotubes provide programmable
scaffolds for nanotechnology. Read more
27 April 2009: Silicon-based nanocantilevers smaller than
the wavelength of light operate on photonic principles, eliminating the
need for electric transducers and expensive laser setups. Read more
27 April 2009: Chip simulates metabolism of medicine in
human body. A tiny electrochemical cell is able to mimick the behaviour
of medicine in human body. Read more
27 April 2009: Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) of
Semiconducting Hybrid Nanoparticles. SERS spectroscopy has the
potential to allow single-molecule detection sensitivity. Read more
27 April 2009: CNT arrays for photonics as in deep-UV
photonic crystals and total visible light absorbers. Read more
27 April 2009: Nanoblade array confronts hydrogen storage
bottleneck. Storage is the bottleneck when it comes to using hydrogen
energy for on-board vehicle applications. Read more
27 April 2009: Nanotechnology in clinical trials to restore
normal gene function to cancer cells. Read more
24 April 2009: A molecule that until now existed only in
theory has finally been made -- Rydberg molecule -- formed through an
elusive and extremely weak chemical bond between 2 atoms. It reinforces
fundamental quantum theories, developed by Nobel prize-winning
physicist Enrico Fermi, about how electrons behave and interact. Read more
24 April 2009: Nanotexture promotes bladder tissue
regeneration. Nanotechnology is contributing greatly to regenerative
medicine, particularly by creating nanometer pores and associated
nanometer surface features to improve bladder tissue growth. Read more
24 April 2009: AFM reveals “hidden” differences between
normal and cancerous cells. Read more
23 April 2009: Discovery of an Unexpected Boost for Solar
Water-Splitting Cells. By controlling the deposition of potassium on
the surface of the nanotubes, engineers can achieve significant energy
savings in a promising new alternate energy system. Read more
23 April 2009: Better ways to produce grapheme nanoribbons
for nanotechnology applications. Read more
22 April 2009: A more direct delivery of cancer drugs to
tumors. Specially engineered nanoparticles are used to inhibit a
signaling pathway and to deliver a higher concentration of medication
to the specific area. Read more
21 April 2009: European researchers have drawn on radio
frequency tuning technologies to develop a new way of controlling light
on the nanoscale. The novel method could find application in the
development of sensitive biosensors for use in medical diagnostics, or
in extremely fast photodetectors designed for use in information
processing. Read
more
21 April 2009: A new way to make transistors smaller and
faster by using self-assembled, self-aligned, and defect-free nanowire
channels made of gallium arsenide. Read more
21 April 2009: Bridging the gap in nanoantennas -- an
innovative method for controlling light on the nanoscale by adopting
tuning concepts from radio-frequency technology. Read more
21 April 2009: Nanotechnology pulls DNA through nanpore
slowly enough to read sequence. Read more
20 April 2009: For the first time, ETH Zurich researchers
have built micro-robots as small as bacteria. Their purpose is to help
cure human beings. Read
more
20 April 2009: Cerium oxide is a ceramic nano-abrasive.
Scientists have now examined, under conditions close to reality, what
happens when it is breathed in and deposited on the lung surface. Read
more
20 April 2009: Carbon nanotubes produce smooth nanoribbons.
Researchers have made large quantities of graphene nanoribbons using a
new technique that involves "unzipping" multiwalled carbon nanotubes. Read more
17 April 2009: Novel technique shrinks size of
nanotechnology circuitry by using two separate colors of light. Read more
17 April 2009: By combining nanoparticles with a scorpion
venom compound, researchers found they could cut the spread of
cancerous cells by 98 percent, compared to 45 percent for the scorpion
venom alone. Read
more
17 April 2009: Designer nanoparticles better target tumours.
Targeting behaviour of nanoparticles depends on the size of the
particles and their in vivo surface chemistry. Read more
17 April 2009: Wafer-scale processes single out CNTs.
Controlled nanoscale 3D device architectures based on vertically
oriented carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are promising for many applications in
electronics such as nano-electro-mechanical systems (NEMS), field
emitters and sensors. Read more
16 April 2009: A simple way to create basic elements for
aircraft, flat-screen TVs, electronics and other products that
incorporate sheets of tough, electrically conductive material -- flat
nanoribbons. Read
more
16 April 2009: EBID shrinks nanopores to size. Nanopore
fabrication usually involves a high-energy electron or ion beam to
drill or sculpt nanopores in a thin membrane. Read more
16 April 2009: Fluorescent particles map temperature on the
nanoscale. Scientists in France are developing nanoscale scanning
thermal sensors by gluing fluorescent particles to the end of atomic
force microscope tips. Read more
16 April 2009: A neural network model for constructing
endophenotypes of common complex diseases: an application to male
young-onset hypertension microarray data. Read
more
16 April 2009: Mechanical control of chemical reactions to
advance nanotechnology. Read more
16 April 2009: Graphene edges closer to atomically precise
nanotechnology. Read
more
15 April 2009: Next generation of nanofilms -- thin,
tissue-like layers -- created for molecules of proteins stuck in the
cell membranes to line up neatly on the surface of water in the
nanofilm. Read more
15 April 2009: For the first time, scientists have succeeded
in measuring and controlling the lifetime of quantum states with
potential use in optoelectronic chips. Read more
14 April 2009: Researchers have succeeded in finding a
new way to manufacture nanotubes, one of the important building blocks
of the nanotechnology of the future. Their building material being
biological DNA. Read
more
14 April 2009: Measuring the Immeasurable: New Study Links
Heat Transfer, Bond Strength of Materials. Read more
9 April 2009: New gas storage material: one ounce has
surface area of 30 football fields. Read
more
9 April 2009: It’s difficult to control the entanglement
generation process of light in a bulk crystal. Now, there is a
candidate: Bose-Einstein condensates. Read more
9 April 2009: Scientists control complex nucleation
processes using DNA origami seeds -- a "bottom-up" approach, in which
the order is imposed from within. Read more
9 April 2009: Engineers have discovered a way to use an
ancient life form to create one of the newest technologies for solar
energy, in systems that may be surprisingly simple to build compared to
existing silicon-based solar cells. Read more
9 April 2009: Nano changes rise to macro importance in a key
electronics material.with potentially great importance for wireless
communications -- silver niobate. Read more
9 April 2009: Carbon nanotubes clean up their act.
Researchers in the Netherlands have developed a new technology for
making ultraclean carbon nanotube devices. Read more
8 April 2009: In a major breakthrough for applied
physics, researchers have developed a magnetic semiconductor memory
device, using magnetic semiconductors (GaMnAs) thin films, which
utilizes both the charge and spin of electrons at room temperature. Read
more
8 April 2009: By layering hydrocarbon molecules on thin
plastic sheets, scientists can make flexible electronics on the cheap. Read more
8 April 2009: A research group has discovered that adding
carbon nanotubes to a widely used commercial plastic can greatly
strengthen it. Read
more
8 April 2009: Scientists have designed tiny new sensor
structures that could be used in novel security devices to detect
poisons and explosives, or in highly sensitive medical sensors. Read more
8 April 2009: From 3 to 4: a quantum leap in the extremely
complex few-body physics. For the first time, the quantum physicists
provide evidence of universal four-body states that are closely
connected to Efimov states, in an ultracold sample of cesium atoms. Read more
8 April 2009: Total spatial coherence of electron sources
demonstrated. A special type of single-atom electron source that
provides better brightness and spatial coherence orders of magnitude. Read more
7 April 2009: Conductive paper made from indium tin oxide
(ITO)-coated cellulose fibres. Read more
7 April 2009: Micro/nanospheres shape up fpr adsorbent duty.
Template-induced synthesis of hierarchical SiO2@γ-AlOOH spheres has
been performed by researchers in China. Read more
6 April 2009: First tri-continuous mesoporous Silica
complex structure developed in Singapore. This completely new porous
structure has previously been predicted only mathematically. Read more
6 April 2009: Nanotubes deliver drugs. Titanium dioxide
nanotubes might be incorporated into orthopaedic or dental implants to
deliver drugs in a local area over a period of several weeks. Read more
3 April 2009: By controlling the collective spin state of
highly mobile electrons in semiconductors, researchers have taken a
major step forward in the technology of spintronics. They have also
discovered a new conservation law, an important advance in fundamental
physics. Read more
3 April 2009: The electrical properties of bulk
semiconductors are controlled by adding minute amounts of impurities
called dopants. The amount of dopant determines the conductivity of a
nanowire. Read more
3 April 2009: Nano-walker gets coordinated. A new two-legged
molecular motor that "walks" in a single direction instead of wandering
about randomly. Read
more
2 April 2009: Migrating nanotubes add to asbestos
concern. Initial tests suggest the tiny tubes can pass through the lung
lining. Read
more
2 April 2009: Superhydrophobic: Self-cleaning,
low-reflectivity treatment boosts efficiency for photovoltaic cells. Read
more
2 April 2009: Silicon superlattices: New waves in
thermoelectricity. A research team has developed a new method for using
nanoscale silicon that could improve devices that convert thermal
energy into electrical energy. Read more
2 April 2009: A quantum dot could amplify light even better
than a quantum well. There have been problems, however, in getting
lasers to work properly with colloidal quantum dots. Read more
2 April 2009: Discovery of Current Spike Phenomenon in
Semiconductor Materials Leads to New Understanding of Nanoscale
Plasticity. Read
more
2 April 2009: Enumeration of condition-dependent dense
modules in protein interaction networks. Modern systems biology aims at
understanding how the different molecular components of a biological
cell interact. Read
more
2 April 2009: Seevolution: visualizing chromosome evolution.
Genome evolution underpins all of biology, yet its principles can be
difficult to communicate to the non-specialist. Read
more
2 April 2009: Cleaning defects from carbon nanotubes for use
in nanotechnology. Read
more
1 April 2009: Manufacturing integrated circuits at the
nanometer (billionth of a meter) level and used it to develop a method
for engineering the first-ever nanoscale fluidic (nanofluidic) device
with complex 3D surfaces. Read More
1 April 2009: A method for creating dispersed and
chemically modified graphene sheets in a wide variety of organic
solvents has been developed for use with conductive films, polymer
composites, ultracapacitors, batteries, paints, inks and plastic
electronics. Read
more
1 April 2009: Flexible, transparent supercapacitors --
energy conversion and storage device – can be bent and twisted like a
poker card. Read
more
1 April 2009: Magnetic nano-'shepherds' organize cells.
Magnetism may address a major problem facing bioengineers as they try
to create new tissue -- getting human cells to not only form
structures, but to stimulate the growth of blood vessels. Read more
1 April 2009: Nanowire layout suits large-area single photon
detection. Superconducting nanowires can be used to realize
high-performance broadband single photon detectors at infrared-visible
wavelengths. Read
more
1 April 2009: Nanoparticles inspire plasmonic solar cells.
Combining the properties of plasmonics with thin-film solar cell
technology could disrupt the future of grid electricity. Read more
31 March 2009: DNA-Based assembly line is for
predictable, high-precision nano-construction of new biosensors, Solar
Cells. Read more
31 March 2009: A 'bionic nose' that knows. A molecule that
can magnify weak traces of "hidden" molecules into something we can
detect and see. Read
more
31 March 2009: DNA nanotechnology builds large structures
from information-rich seeds. Read more
30 March 2009: The quantum stickiness between very close
surfaces produces no drag when they move. Read
more
30 March 2009: Chemists have created a simple and
inexpensive molecular technique that replaces an expensive atomic force
microscope for studying what happens to small molecules when they are
stretched or compressed, atom by atom. Read more
30 March 2009: In the quantum world, everything is basically
a wave. A new way is discovered to more efficiently control matter
waves in a setup that simulates a solid state system. Read more
30 March 2009: To prevent pesticides from drifting away and
potentially posing risks to the environment, there is a solution: Apply
the pesticides by encapsulating them in biodegradable nanofibers, which
keeps then intact until needed. Read more
30 March 2009: Nanoparticles: image, target, treat. Shapes
and forms of nanoparticles are touted as ideal for a broad range of
cancer-management applications. Read more
30 March 2009: Smoothing out graphene ribbon edges.
As-processed graphene nanoribbons are limited by their edges. Read more
30 March 2009: A nanotechnology route to quantum computers
through hybrid rotaxanes. Read more
27 March 2009: Nanoparticles in cosmetics/personal care
products may be harmful to the environment. Read more
27 March 2009: Fitter frames: Nanotubes boost structural
integrity of composites, leading to tougher, more durable composite
frames for aircraft, watercraft, and automobiles. Read more
27 March 2009: Cobalt Nanoparticles Boost Imaging
Sensitivity and Edge Detection. Scientists have developed a
“nanowonton” of cobalt and gold to create an imaging contrast agent for
use with both MRI and PAT. Read more
27 March 2009: Working at the nanoscale level, engineering
researchers have created stable superhydrophilic surfaces made of
randomly placed and densely distributed micron-sized silicon islands
with nano-sized spikes. Read more
27 March 2009: Metallic nanowires grow on insulators. A
group of UK researchers are the first to grow metallic nanowires on a
dielectric substrate. Read more
27 March 2009: Aerosol methods remove manufacturing
bottlenecks. Making large number of carbon nanotube-based devices
typically involves either transfer printing pre-synthesized carbon
nanotube networks or depositing liquid dispersions. Read more
26 March 2009: The multifaceted material perovskite could
be of benefit in three key applications: fuel cells, gas separation
prior to the storage of carbon dioxide and nanocomponents in electronic
products. Read
more
26 March 2009: Efforts have been shown on how to detect
and monitor the tiny amount of light reflected directly off the needle
point of an atomic force microscope probe, and in so doing has
demonstrated a 100-fold improvement in the stability of the
instrument’s measurements under ambient conditions. Read more
26 March 2009: Scientists spy the inner beauty of Galfenol,
a mysterious compound developed by the military. Galfenol is a compound
of iron and gallium that changes shape when exposed to a magnetic
field. Read more
26 March 2009: Flatland physics probes mysteries of
superfluidity. Flatland is the fictional 2D world invented by Edwin
Abbott in his 1884 novel. A study reporting on a Flatland arrangement
of ultracold gas atoms might help clarify a strange property:
“superfluidity.” Read
more
26 March 2009: A method is developed for coating metal
surfaces with an ultrathin film containing nanoparticles, which renders
the metal resistant to corrosion and eliminates the use of toxic
chromium. Read more
26 March 2009: Tantala nanoarrays provide biomedical
texture. Tantala nanotube arrays enhance osteoblast cell adhesion,
proliferation and differentiation. Read more
26 March 2009: Gas sensing nanosheets offer both sensitivity
and stability. Fabricating gas sensors that offer both high sensitivity
and long-term stability is challenging, but not impossible. Read more
25 March 2009: A science team has identified that carbon
nanostructures can be used as catalysts to store and release hydrogen. Read more
25 March 2009: To fight drug addiction, researchers target
the brain with a stable nanoparticles that delivers short RNA molecules
in the brain to "silence" or turn off a gene that plays a critical role
in many kinds of drug addition. Read more
25 March 2009: A new family of molecules for self-assembly:
the Carboranes. To be useful in real-world applications, a
self-assembled monolayer (SAM) of molecules on a surface must have a
stable and controllable geometry. Read more
24 March 2009: Rebirth of low-energy nuclear reactions
(LENR), once called 'Cold Fusion' -- new evidence For existence of
controversial energy source? Read
more
24 March 2009: Synthetic biology: transforming cells into
microscopic biological computers. Read
more
24 March 2009: Scientists devised a greener way to handle
the chemical catalysis of turning propane into industrially necessary
propylene. Read
more
24 March 2009: Solving a subatomic shell game: Physicists
decode hidden properties of the rare Earths, a series of 15 elements . Read more
24 March 2009: Nanotechnology targets cancer cells with
dumbbell-like particles. Read more
23 March 2009: Carbon nanotubes make artificial muscle,
an aerogel — a lightweight, sponge-like material consisting mostly of
air — drawn into a long ribbon. Read
more
23 March 2009: A ghostly property of matter, called quantum
tunneling, may aid the quest for accurate, low-cost genomic sequencing.
Tunneling implies that a particle can cross a barrier when it does not
have enough energy to do so. Read more
23 March 2009: Hollow gold nanospheres show promise for
biomedical and other applications. A new metal nanostructure has
already shown promise in cancer therapy studies. Read more
23 March 2009: Carbon nanotubes flex their muscles. The
muscles, which flex when electrically charged, can expand to 220% their
original length in a matter of milliseconds over a temperature range of
80–1900 K. Read
more
23 March 2009: Graphene makes good microwave switch. The
devices represent a low-cost alternative to switches widely used in
communications applications, such as the internet and in mobile phones.
Read more
20 March 2009: Researchers build a new surface material
that resists biofilm growth. Read more
20 March 2009: Chemists create more efficient palladium fuel
cell catalysts. Small devices need power. Read more
20 March 2009: Origins of nanorod diameter discovered. A new
study answers a key question at the very heart of nanotechnology: Why
are nanorods so small?. Read more
20 March 2009: On patrol: molecular sentinels recognize
cancer. Researchers have demonstrated multiplexed detection of breast
cancer biomarkers using structures dubbed "molecular sentinel" (MS)
nanoprobes. Read
more
20 March 2009: LIL (laser interference lithography)
fabricates high-resolution nanostructures fast. High-intensity LIL
offers a simple and cost-effective method to prepare large-area
periodic surface patterns below 5 nm in size. Read more
20 March 2009: Optical nanoprobe: food-driven reaction
detects sugars. The antioxidant power of food can be used to encourage
the formation of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) from a gold (III) solution.
Read more
19 March 2009: A high-performing photoconducting material
that uses zinc oxide -- an environmentally friendly inorganic compound
found in baby powder and suntan lotion -- instead of lead sulfide. Read more
19 March 2009: Evidence of an unexpected particle whose
curious characteristics may reveal new ways that quarks can combine to
form matter -- the particle Y(4140), reflecting its measured mass of
4140 Mega-electron volts. Read more
19 March 2009: Potent antibacterial activities of Ag/TiO2
nanocomposite powders synthesized by a one-pot sol−gel method. Read more
19 March 2009: Interaction between C60 variants and lipid
bilayer unmasked. Read more
19 March 2009: Locking nanoparticle prevents gas leakage.
Scientists in Russia are using molecular dynamics to model the behavior
of a lock and fill nanocapsule. Read more
18 March 2009: Through the wire: a new nanocatalyst
synthesis technique. Materials containing bimetallic nanoparticles are
attractive in vast technological fields because of their unique
catalytic, electronic, and magnetic properties. Read more
17 March 2009: Dancing 'adatoms' help chemists understand
how water molecules split. It would improve our understanding of the
chemistry needed to generate hydrogen fuel from water or to clean
contaminated water. Read
more
17 March 2009: Paper electrified by copper particles.
Researchers have succeeded in producing nano-sized metallic copper
particles. When the size of particles is reduced to a nano-scale, the
properties of the material undergo substantial changes. Read more
17 March 2009: Scientists confirms liquid-liquid phase
transition in silicon where at a certain temperature two different
states of liquid silicon exist. Read more
17 March 2009: A new way of making transistors out of
high-performance organic microwires presents a potential path for
products such as smart merchandise tags, light and cheap solar panels,
and flexible "digital paper." Read more
16 March 2009: Superconductors can be divided into 2
broad groups depending on how they react to a magnetic field. New
experiments show that one well-studied superconductor actually belongs
to both groups at the same time. Read
more
16 March 2009: Scientists have discovered a transparent form
of the element sodium (Na). They were able to demonstrate that sodium
defies normal physical expectations by going transparent under
pressure. Read
more
16 March 2009: For the first time, researchers have
measured the ability of a single, very long molecular wire to carry
electric current. Thanks to an ingenious experiment using a scanning
tunneling microscope, the researchers have characterized individual
polymer chains of known length, up to 20 nanometers long. Read
more
16 March 2009: Hot electrons in carbon: graphite behaves
like semiconductor. Read
more
16 March 2009: New invisibility cloak allows object to
'see' out through the cloak. Read more
16 March 2009: Space station's close call with junk: More to
come. Read more
16 March 2009: Light-bending metamaterial could lead to
high-powered optics, ultra-efficient solar cells, and invisibility
cloak. Read more
16 March 2009: The process to turn propane into industrially
necessary propylene has been expensive and environmentally unfriendly.
Now scientists devised a greener way to take this important step in
chemical catalysis. Read
more
16 March 2009: The territory where the Higgs boson may be
found continues to shrink. The latest analysis of data from the CDF and
DZero collider experiments at the U.S. Department of Energy's Fermilab
now excludes a significant fraction of the allowed Higgs mass range
established by earlier measurements. Read more
16 March 2009: Quantum dots and nanomaterials: Ingredients
for better lighting and more reliable power. Read more
16 March 2009: Electrochemical technique follows the motion
of individual microparticles in space and time. Read more
16 March 2009: Nanotubes for mass sensing. Carbon nanotubes
(CNTs) could be promising alternatives to nanowires for making highly
sensitive chemical sensors. Read more
16 March 2009: Sponge-like nanoparticles absorb microwaves.
It appears that nanostructured manganese oxides possess excellent
microwave absorption properties. Read more
16 March 2009: Nanotechnology proposed to improve bone
implants. Read more
13 March 2009: An international team of physicists from
the United States and China this week offered a new theory to both
explain and predict the complex quantum behavior of a new class of
high-temperature superconductors. Read more
13 March 2009: An international research team set out to
understand the mechanism behind the catalytic effects of carbon
nanomaterials, such as hydrogen storage. Read more
13 March 2009: Nanopyramids kill cancer cells. Researchers
have quantified how gold nanoparticles can be specially designed to
optimize the photothermal response when exposed to infrared light. Read more
13 March 2009: Tweezers tap into nanolithography. Read more
13 March 2009: Synthetic ribosomes may prove useful tool for
nanotechnology. Read
more
12 March 2009: Scientists have been making strides in the
field of nanomedicine, a key subfield of nanotechnology tackling
disease treatment, drug delivery and medical diagnostics. The EU-funded
NANOMED ('Nanomedicine ethical, regulatory, social and economic
environment') project is focusing on all aspects of nanomedicine. Read
more
12 March 2009: Researchers have discovered that coating the
carbon fibers in the superstrong composites (used in airplanes) with
more carbon--in this case microscopic carbon nanotubes--increases their
toughness substantially. Read
more
12 March 2009: Scientists have achieved the world's most
precise measurement of the mass of the W boson by a single experiment.
Combined with other measurements, the reduced uncertainty of the W
boson mass will lead to stricter bounds on the mass of the elusive
Higgs boson. Read
more
12 March 2009: The infrared properties of carbon nanotube
thin films can offer advantages for solar cells. Read more
12 March 2009: The creation of long platinum nanowires could
soon lead to the development of commercially viable fuel cells. Read more
12 March 2009: Previously impossible alloys can now be
created by subjecting atoms to high pressure―opening up possibilities
for new materials in the future. Read more
12 March 2009: Single molecule electrical junctions with
asymmetric contacts. Read more
12 March 2009: Nanotubes get fibre lasers pulsing. A
broadband saturable absorber based on carbon nanotubes can be used with
fibre lasers emitting anywhere between 1 and 2 µm. Read more
12 March 2009: Another nanotechnology approach to gene
regulation for cancer therapy. Read more
11 March 2009: Atomic nucleus takes two shapes. The
squashed heart of a sulphur isotope fluctuates between different
states. Read
more
11 March 2009: Models present new view of nanoscale
friction. At the nanoscale, friction can wreak havoc on tiny devices
made from only a small number of atoms or molecules. Read
more
11 March 2009: New research finds that carbon nanotubes
could significantly improve the performance of electrical commutators
that are common in electric motors and generators. Read more
11 March 2009: The National Ignition Facility (NIF), world's
largest and highest-energy laser system, gears up for ignition
experiments such as controlled, sustained nuclear fusion and energy
gain, for the first time ever in a laboratory setting. Read more
11 March 2009: Electrical engineering researchers have
designed and successfully tested an electronic micro amplifier that can
operate under extreme temperatures and exposure to radiation. Read more
11 March 2009: Double grapheme coat is slippery stuff.
Coating an object with just one or two layers of carbon atoms gives it
an extremely slippery yet tough surface. Read more
11 March 2009: FIB (focused ion beam) makes polyimide
ripple. A new technique to modify the surface structure of polymers on
the nanoscale. Read
more
11 March 2009: Optical effects direct carbon nanotube growth
for nanotechnology. Read
more
10 March 2009: Will carbon nanotubes replace indium tin
oxide? Most of the studies regarding the properties and uses of carbon
nanotubes have been restricted to the visible spectral range. When it
comes to the properties in infrared range… Read more
10 March 2009: New nanoporous material has highest surface
area yet. Surface area is an important, property that can affect the
behavior of materials. Read more
10 March 2009: Spinning carbon nanotubes into longer fibers
with additional useful properties – wireless application. Read more
10 March 2009: CNTs for flat panel displays. Carbon nanotube
photoelectron sources absorb more light than expected. Read more
9 March 2009: Scientists have discovered a novel
one-dimensional ice chain structure built from pentagons that may prove
to be a step toward the development of new materials which can be used
to seed clouds and cause rain. Read more
9 March 2009: Using a single-walled carbon nanotube
(SWCNT) as a test tube, scientists can explore chemistry at the
nanoscale. Nanotubes provide a confined, one-dimensional space to
isolate molecules, allowing nanoscale confinement effects to influence
the chemical reactions. Read more
9 March 2009: The finding that high-temperature
superconductivity is present in a class of iron-based materials,
shocked and excited the scientific community. Read more
9 March 2009: Chemists have found a way to greatly
increase the luminescence efficiency of single-walled carbon nanotubes,
a discovery that could have significant applications in medical imaging
and other areas. Read
more
9 March 2009: In situ doped titanium dioxide nanotubes come
out on top. Titanium dioxide (TiO2) is one of the most important
transition metal oxides for sustainable energy and other environmental
applications. Read
more
9 March 2009: Real-time quality control for nanotechnology. Read more
6 March 2009: A new EU-funded project is set to put
Europe at the forefront of new developments in the application of
nano-materials in the organic electronics and photonics sectors. The
ONE-P ('Organic nano-materials for electronics and photonics: design,
synthesis, characterisation, processing, fabrication and applications')
project has been funded under the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7). Read
more
6 March 2009: Dual catalysts may be the key to
efficiently turning carbon dioxide and water vapor into methane and
other hydrocarbons using titania nanotubes and solar power. Read more
6 March 2009: Scientists closer to making invisibility cloak
a reality. Ranked the number five breakthrough of the year by Science
magazine in 2006, cloaking involves making an object invisible or
undetectable to electromagnetic waves. Read more
6 March 2009: Microscopic particles of carbon known as
buckyballs may be able to keep the nation's water pipes clear in the
same way clot-busting drugs prevent arteries from clogging up. Read more
6 March 2009: Rogue waves of light -- rare and explosive
flare-ups that are mathematically similar to sea waves -- have recently
been tamed to build better light sources. Read more
6 March 2009: New look nanoparticles minimize toxic side
effects. Read
more
6 March 2009: Photoelectrochemical efficiency of titania
photoanodes enhanced. Read more
6 March 2009: Annealing refreshes nanowire sensors. Tin
oxide has long been used as the basis for chemical sensors… Read more
5 March 2009: An electrical current applied to the
metamaterial – a hybrid structure of metallic split-ring resonators –
controlled the phase of a terahertz (THz) beam 30 times faster and with
far greater precision than a conventional optical device. Read
more
5 March 2009: New genre of sugar-coated 'quantum dots' for
drug delivery. Quantum dots are nanocrystals that glow when exposed to
ultraviolet light. Read
more
4 March 2009: Scientists Create Light-Bending
Nanoparticles. Metallic nanoparticles and other structures can
manipulate light in ways that are not possible with conventional
optical materials. Read
more
4 March 2009: Researchers discover a potential on-off switch
for nanoelectronics. Researchers are studying how electrons flow
through a molecular junction—a nanometer scale circuit element that
contacts gold atoms with a single molecule. Read more
4 March 2009: 'Voltage Patterning' could be next step in
nanostructure lithography. Read more
4 March 2009: IBM Research scientists announced a landmark
study in the field of nanoelectronics; the development and
demonstration of novel techniques to measure the distribution of energy
and heat in powered carbon nanotube devices. Read more
4 March 2009: Major step toward less energy loss in new
electromagnetic materials. The secret behind the breakthrough is a
successful elaboration of electron microscope technology. Read more
4 March 2009: Deciphering nature’s clues to controlling
nanomorphology. What we need is a map to guide us through this
complicated multi-dimensional parameter-space. Read more
3 March 2009: “What you want these days is to have
precise control of nanostructures. Using masks and optical techniques,
it is possible to control how nanostructures grow for use in practical
applications,” Read
more
3 March 2009: Super-thin films of carbon with exotic
properties may soon mean a new era of brighter, faster, and smaller
computers, smart phones, and other consumer electronics. Read more
3 March 2009: In a world-first, scientists at the
University of Glasgow have grown micro-tube structures from crystals of
inorganic compounds. Read more
3 March 2009: Seeing the small picture: X-ray nanoprobe
pushes observation to ever smaller frontiers. Read more
3 March 2009: Trading carats for nanometers - and defective
diamonds for crystal clear microscopy. Such defects can form nanoscopic
color centers, which play a key role in the development of both quantum
computing and quantum cryptography. Read more
3 March 2009: Functionalizing nanoparticle thin films the
easy way. Capillary condensation has been exploited to functionalize
inorganic nanoparticle coatings. Read more
3 March 2009: Nanotechnology reversibly writes
two-nanometer-thick lines for nanoelectronics. Read more
2 March 2009: Engineers tune a nanoscale grating
structure to trap and release a variety of light waves. They can hasten
the advent of faster all-optical telecommunication networks, in which
light signals transmit and route data without needing to be converted
to electrical signals and back. Read
more
2 March 2009: On the nanoscale, a continuous plasma jet can
turn out to be a train of tiny, high-velocity plasma bullets.
Researchers have found a way to control the plasma bullets. Read more
2 March 2009: Nano-sonar uses electrons to measure under the
surface. Fermi surfaces determine the most important properties of
metals. Read more
2 March 2009: Researchers have succeeded in lifting single
polymers from a gold surface, similar to chains. These polymer chains
can be used as molecular wires. Read more
2 March 2009: Variable locus length in the human genome
leads to ascertainment bias in functional inference for non-coding
elements. Read
more
2 March 2009: Nanotechnology may replace platinum catalyst
for fuel cells with doped carbon nanotubes. Read more
27 February 2009: An impossible alloy between two
incompatible elements, Cerium and Aluminium, is now possible. Read more
27 February 2009: Thin-walled boron nitride structure
emits in the deep UV. Read more
26 February 2009: Knowing when to fold: Engineers use
'nano-origami' to build tiny electronic devices. Read more
26 February 2009: Models present new view of nanoscale
friction. To understand friction on a very small scale, engineers think
big. Read more
26 February 2009: Reverse Chemical Switching of a
Ferroelectric Film. Read
more
26 February 2009: Scientists pinpoint mechanism to increase
magnetic response of ferromagnetic semiconductor. Read more
26 February 2009: Researchers have constructed a unique tool
-- Multi-Axis Crystal Spectrometer (MACS) -- for exploring the
properties of promising new materials useful for nanotechnology and
industrial applications. Read more
26 February 2009: Team develops new metamaterial device - a
hybrid structure of metallic split-ring resonators - controlled the
phase of a terahertz (THz) beam 30 times faster and with far greater
precision than a conventional optical device. Read more
26 February 2009: Scientists and engineers have thought for
years that the next generation of smaller, more-efficient electronic
and photonic devices – such as self-aligning carbon nanotubes -- could
be based on the use of carbon nanotubes, structures 10,000 times
thinner than a human hair but with tremendous potential. Read more
26 February 2009: Nanocomposite behaves as a universal
biocide. Researchers have developed a new bottom-up route for making
soda-line glass that contains monodispersed silver nanoparticles
(nanoAg). Read
more
26 February 2009: Bismuth nanostructures provide mechanism
for automatic switching. Read more
26 February 2009: Spragy-on carbon nanotube electrodes offer
scalable solution. Read more
26 February 2009: Controlling the synthesis of nonocomplexes
for therapeutic use. Read more
25 February 2009: Superconductivity: the new high
critical temperature superconductors. Read more
25 February 2009: Scientists probe reliability of nanowire
interconnects. Read
more
24 February 2009: Viscosity-enhancing nanomaterials may
double service life of concrete by slowing down penetration of chloride
and sulfate ions from road salt, sea water and soils. Read
more
24 February 2009: A device that uses indium arsenide
(InAs) quantum dots as midinfrared emitters. Many molecules have
numerous very strong optical resonances in the midinfrared… Read more
24 February 2009: One of the most important problems in
materials science -- 'the hidden order': how a new phase arises and why
– solved. It may shed light on superconducting materials of the future.
Read more
24 February 2009: Researchers develop 'wireless' activation
of brain circuits with nanoparticles by using light. Read more
24 February 2009: Nanotechnology drafts plant viruses for
drug delivery. Read
more
23 February 2009: The EU-funded NANOXIDE ('Novel
Nanoscale Devices based on functional Oxide Interfaces') project is
supporting European researchers and inspiring physicists from the US to
jointly develop the next wave of nanoelectronic devices. This Specific
Targeted Research Project is funded under the Sixth Framework Programme
(FP6). Read
more
23 February 2009: Physicists have discovered unusual
electronic properties in a material that has potential to improve solar
cell efficiency and computer chip design. Read
more
23 February 2009: Scientists have found evidence that
magnetism is involved in the mechanism behind high temperature
superconductivity. Read
more
23 February 2009: Scientists have observed the smallest
reported nanotube that has a square cross-section. The structure formed
spontaneously and unexpectedly when silver nanowires were stretched. Read more
23 February 2009: A new era of solar cells that are printed
like money is coming. They are flexible, large area, cost-effective,
reel-to-reel printable plastic solar cells. Read more
23 February 2009: For the first time, scientists measure the
size of a one-neutron halo with lasers. An example of such a halo, or a
'heiligenschein,' occurs in beryllium-11, a specific isotope of
the metal beryllium. Read more
23 February 2009: Smart PEG hydrogel enables highly
selective nanoassembly. Read more
23 February 2009: Detecting colour on the nanoscale.
Scientists have copied the way the retina sends electrical signals to
the brain in order to construct nanoscale colour detectors. Read more
23 February 2009: Saw-toothed sapphire helps build ordered
polymer arrays. Read
more
23 February 2009: Structural DNA nanotechnology arrays
devices to capture molecular building blocks. Read more
20 February 2009: Nanotechnology has the potential to
improve the foods we eat, making them tastier, healthier and more
nutritious. Yet little is known about how nanoparticles behave in the
body, or what kind of toxic effects they could have. Read
more
20 February 2009: Carrier multiplication—when a photon
creates multiple electrons—is a real phenomenon in tiny semiconductor
crystals. It shows the possibility of solar cells that create more than
one unit of energy per photon. Read
more
20 February 2009: Nanoscale elements assemble themselves
over large surfaces -- it could open doors to dramatic
improvements in the data storage capacity of electronic media --
contents of 250 DVDs to fit onto a surface the size of a quarter (US
coin). Read more
20 February 2009: Gold-palladium nanoparticles achieve
greener, smarter production of hydrogen peroxide, H2O2. Read more
20 February 2009: Physicists find unusual electronic
properties in bismuth-based crystalline material, potential to improve
solar cell efficiency and computer chip design. Read more
20 February 2009: Nanoelectronics made easy. A new approach
is developed for making technologically important devices that approach
the atomic scale. Read more
20 February 2009: Slimmer nanorods lead to low-temperature
bonding. A new technique for growing slimmer copper nanorods could lead
to interesting new applications for advancing integrated 3D chip
technology. Read
more
19 February 2009: Materials scientists have put a new
"twist" on carbon nanotube growth. They found the highly touted
nanomaterials grow like tiny molecular tapestries, woven from twisting,
single-atom threads. Read
more
19 February 2009: Scientists Model Words as Entangled
Quantum States in our Minds. When you hear the word “planet,” do you
automatically think of the word’s literal definition, or of other
words, such as “Earth,” “space,” “Mars,” etc.? Read more
19 February 2009: Sophisticated nano-structures assembled
with magnets. Tiny particles within a solution are made to consistently
assemble themselves into these and other complex shapes. Read more
19 February 2009: A new imaging technique overcomes the
limit of diffraction and can reveal the atomic structure of a single
nanocrystal with a resolution of less than one angstrom. Read more
19 February 2009: Stamping devices for nanotechnology using
metallic glasses. Read
more
18 February 2009: Researchers have discovered
ground-breaking new ways to capitalise on New Zealand's increasingly
valuable paper export markets using nanotechnology. Read more
18 February 2009: Researchers have made an enormous -- and
humane -- leap forward in the detection of pollutants – a tiny
'lab-on-a-chip' detects pollutants, disease and biological weapons. Read more
18 February 2009: Engineers tune a nanoscale grating
structure to trap and release a variety of light waves. Read more
17 February 2009: Scientists are developing a brand new
class of ceramics that are so pure and perfectly transparent that
they can be used as a substitute for crystals in solid-state lasers. Read more
17 February 2009: Easing atmospheric CO2 levels using
nanotubes and sunlight to convert carbon dioxide and water into methane
and other hydrocarbon fuels. Read more
17 February 2009: Nanoparticles Double Their Chances of
Getting Into Sticky Situations. This opens up a range of new
possibilities for the uses of nanoparticles in living cells, polymer
composites, and high-tech foams, gels, and paints. Read more
17 February 2009: The smallest nano-sized silica
particles used in biomedicine and engineering likely won't cause
unexpected biological responses due to their size. Read more
17 February 2009: Scientists grapple with gold bead-strings.
Amorphous silica nanowires can be grown on a crystalline silicon
substrate which can finally be converted to silicon monoxide. Read more
17 February 2009: Nano-TV will centre on using short video
news releases (VNRs) to inform the public about nanotechnology
applications resulting from European-funded research projects. Read more
16 February 2009: Graphene, a single-atom-thick sheet of
carbon, holds remarkable promise for future nanoelectronics
applications. Whether graphene actually cuts it in industry, however,
depends upon how graphene is cut. Read more
16 February 2009: Chemists at New York University and
China's Nanjing University have developed a two-armed nanorobotic
device that can manipulate molecules within a device built from DNA. Read more
16 February 2009: New research tools will bring a boom in
biotechnology that will unlock the enormous potential of using
synthetic life to cure disease and develop environmentally friendly
fuels. Read more
16 February 2009: Functionalized nanomaterials stay in
bloodstream for longer. Read more
16 February 2009: Nanotechnology and plasmonics may lead to
faster computers. Read
more
13 February 2009: Scientists have calculated that a
material called wurtzite boron nitride (w-BN) has a greater indentation
strength than diamond. Another material, lonsdaleite (hexagonal
diamond), is even stronger than w-BN and 58 percent stronger than
diamond. Read more
13 February 2009: An international research team has
succeeded for the first time in directly measuring the spin of
electrons in a material that exhibits the quantum spin Hall effect,
which was theoretically predicted in 2004 and first observed in 2007. Read more
13 February 2009: New silver-based ink, composed of silver
nanoparticles, has applications in electronics. Read more
13 February 2009: Self-assembled structures are a reality
for building in the nanoworld. Physicist has shown that nanoscale
"straight wall" lead islands on silicon are spontaneously and quickly
created by unusually mobile atoms. Read more
13 February 2009: Nano-imprinting breaks the mould. A new
nanoimprinting technique that could come in useful for making
high-density data storage and processing devices has been invented. Read more
12 February 2009: Engineers revolutionize nano-device
fabrication, from computer memory to biomedical sensors, by exploiting
a novel type of amorphous metal. Read more
12 February 2009: Tiny light-emitting diodes with optical
microsystems can produce all the colors of the rainbow, a new method
for producing printed circuit boards. Read more
12 February 2009: CNT cheese wire cuts bio-samples to size. Read more
12 February 2009: Spatial correlations extract nanoscale
highlightes. Read
more
12 February 2009: Can nanotechnology retard desertification?
Read more
11 February 2009: "Nanoceuticals" — dietary supplements
made with nanoparticles — is raising concerns about their potential for
toxicity in the wake of little government oversight. Read
more
11 February 2009: Nanotechnology makes supertelescopes much
more sensitive. Read
more
11 February 2009: Scientists successfully predicted the
outcome of a nano drug on breast tumors in a pre-clinical study. Their
research could help determine which patients will respond best to
cancer-fighting nano drugs. Read
more
11 February 2009: Accidental discovery has potential to keep
food and drugs safer and fresher, longer. Read
more
11 February 2009: By pushing carbon nanotubes close to
their breaking point, researchers have demonstrated a remarkable
increase in the current-carrying capacity of the nanotubes, well beyond
previously thought. Read
more
11 February 2009: Alumina nanosieves sort electrons.
Nanoporous materials are being employed in a range of applications
including nanolithography and pattering. Read more
11 February 2009: A plant for all seasons? Scientists are
investigating whether vanadium dioxide nanoparticles can be used as
smart pigments in paint coatings. Read more
10 February 2009: Cracking a controversial solid state
mystery. Scientists have only just begun to understand what makes
molten glass solid. Read
more
10 February 2009: Quantum holographic encoding in a
two-dimensional electron gas. Read
more
10 February 2009: Nanocomposite material provides photonic
switching. Integrated photonic devices represent the wave of future
technology. These devices will be extremely small, making use of
photons on the nanoscale. Read more
10 February 2009: Nanowire wafer tunes over 200 nm. The
device tunes between 500 and 700 nm, a record-breaking performance. Read more
10 February 2009: Controlling bone-forming cells through
nanotechnology. Read
more
9 February 2009: Nanotubes help turn carbon dioxide and
water into natural gas. Materials scientists have used hollow titania
(titanium dioxide) nanotubes around 135 nanometres wide and a tenth of
a millimetre long to catalyse the reaction. Read
more
9 February 2009: Bistable Switches for Synaptic Plasticity. Read
more
9 February 2009: Nanoscopic static electricity generates
chiral patterns. Read
more
9 February 2009: Future for electronics opened up with
domain walls that conduct electricity. Read
more
9 February 2009: Physicist predict the existence of a
real-world material that acts as a magic mirror, in which the
never-before-observed monopole appears as the image of an ordinary
electron. If his prediction is confirmed by experiments, this could
mean the opening of condensed matter as a new venue for observing the
exotica of high-energy physics. Read more
9 February 2009: Graphene-polymer composites promising for
electronics. Read
more
9 February 2009: Optimizing hierarchical protein design for
nanotechnology. Read
more
5 February 2009: Scientists have found the first case of
an
ionic crystal consisting of just one chemical element – boron. This is
the densest and hardest known phase of this element. Read
more
5 February 2009: Simplicity is crucial to design
optimization at nanoscale. The optimal arrangement of proteins in the
rope-like structures is a repeated pattern of two stacks of four
bundled alpha-helical proteins. Read more
5 February 2009: Nanoemulsion potent against superbugs
that kill cystic fibrosis patients. Read more
5 February 2009: Nano-twinned copper: Chinese-Danish
scientists develop super strong nanometals. Read more
5 February 2009: Researchers have moved closer to making
silicon chips which could one day be used to repair damaged tissue in
the human body. It allows neurons to grow in fine, detailed patterns on
the surface of tiny computer chips. Read
more
5 February 2009: How to specify semiconductor or metallic
grapheme for use in nanotechnology. Read more
4 February 2009: Electronics Industry: supercharged
metal-ion generator. Read
more
4 February 2009: Quantum entanglement, a type of correlation
peculiar to quantum objects, has been found to disregard completely the
"half-life" rule that is obeyed by all natural processes, such a
radioactive decay. Read
more
4 February 2009: Hollow gold nanospheres equipped with a
targeting peptide find melanoma cells, penetrate them deeply, and then
cook the tumor when bathed with near-infrared light. Read more
4 February 2009: Making energy transfer in solar cells more
efficient. Read more
3 February 2009: New control of nanoscale 'magnetic
tornadoes' holds promise for data storage. At the nanoscale, closely
coiled magnetic vortices hold the promise of a new generation of
computers. Read
more
3 February 2009: Rice University rolls out new nanocars. Read more
3 February 2009: Nanoscopic static electricity generates
chiral patterns. In the tiny world of amino acids and proteins and in
the helical shape of DNA, a biological phenomenon abounds. Read more
3 February 2009: Quantum dots have the potential to bring
many good things into the world: efficient solar power, targeted gene
and drug delivery, solid-state lighting and advances in biomedical
imaging. Read more
3 February 2009: Hollow gold nanospheres equipped with a
targeting peptide find melanoma cells, penetrate them deeply, and then
cook the tumor when bathed with near-infrared light. Read more
3 February 2009: Nanotechnologist Chris Lodewijk has
succeeded in significantly increasing the sensitivity of the new
supertelescopes in Chile. Read more
3 February 2009: Making energy transfer in solar cells more
efficient. Read more
2 February 2009: Stanford researchers have reclaimed
bragging rights for creating the world's smallest writing. The letters
in the words are assembled from subatomic sized bits as small as 0.3
nanometers, or roughly one third of a billionth of a meter. Read
more
2 February 2009: Researchers in Texas are reporting that
quantum dots (QDs) — a product of the revolution in nanotechnology
increasingly used in electronics, solar cells, and medical imaging
devices — may be toxic to cells under acidic or alkaline conditions. Read
more
2 February 2009: Researchers at The University of Manchester
have produced a ground-breaking new material, GRAPHANE, which has been
derived from graphene. Read more
2 February 2009: New, Unusual Semiconductor is a
Switch-Hitter. Read
More
2 February 2009: Nanomagnets switch for less. Devices
known as spin valves are currently used for applications like magnetic
random access memories (MRAMs). Read more
2 February 2009: Targeting brain cancer cells with
nanotechnology makes them less invasive. Read more
30 January 2009: Superconducting in 3-D. Newly discovered
superconductor family begins to reveal its charms. Read
more
30 January 2009: Since 1970, scientists have been working
with “optical tweezers” - lasers that move microscopic amounts of
matter. Now, for the first time, researchers have demonstrated that
light-induced forces can move macroscopic amounts of matter, as well. Read more
30 January 2009: New Single-Element Compound Discovered.
Researchers have discovered a new single-element compound, a
breakthrough that could rewrite chemistry books. Read more
30 January 2009: Capture of nanomagnetic 'fingerprints' a
boost for next-generation information storage media. Read more
30 January 2009: A supercharged metal-ion generator:
Higher-quality coatings through 'runaway' self-sputtering. Read more
30 January 2009: Water lilies inspire scientists to create
large-scale graphene films. Scientists and engineers can create new
structures with tiny building blocks as small as one billionth of a
meter. Read more
30 January 2009: Preparing perfectly aligned arrays of
semiconducting SWNTs for nanotechnology applications. Read more
29 January 2009: Viscosity-Enhancing Nanomaterials may
double service life of concrete. The key is a nano-sized additive that
slows down penetration of chloride and sulfate ions from road salt, sea
water and soils into the concrete. Read more
29 January 2009: Researchers have discovered that a
carefully built magnetic sandwich has dramatically enhanced
sensitivity—a 400-fold improvement in some cases. This material could
lead to greatly improved magnetic sensors for a wide range of
applications from weapons detection and non-destructive testing to
medical devices and high-performance data storage. Read more
28 January 2009: Single atom quantum dots created by
researchers makes possible a new level of control over individual
electrons. Composed of a single atom of silicon and measuring less than
one nanometre in diameter, these are the smallest quantum dots ever
created. Read more
28 January 2009: The pseudogap persists as material
superconducts. For nearly a century, scientists have been trying to
unravel the many mysteries of superconductivity, where materials
conduct electricity with zero resistance. Read more
28 January 2009: Recent action in U.S. Congress to
reauthorize the federal nanotechnology research program offers the
chance to address the social and ethical issues concerning the emerging
scientific field. Read
more
28 January 2009: A prospective clinical trial from
researchers in Japan shows magnetic-anchor-guided endoscopic submucosal
dissection for large early gastric cancer to be a feasible and safe
method in humans. Read
more
28 January 2009: Physicists discover surprising variation in
superconductors. Work may lead to understanding of new class of
materials. Read
more
27 January 2009: Researchers in Finland have created a form
of carbon-nanotube based information storage that is comparable in
speed to a type of memory commonly used in memory cards and USB "jump"
drives. Read more
27 January 2009: Insurance industry looking for more data on
nanotechnology risks. Read more
26 January 2009: Exposing silicon wafers to light during
chip manufacture requires special fixtures called chucks. Novel
electrostatic chucks made of glass ceramics are incredibly flat. This
prevents structural distortions on the exposure mask and the silicon
chip. Read
more
26 January 2009: Smallest Possible Switch: Single Gold Atom
Forms the Contact. The smallest mechanical switch plus an electronic
switch of a type never seen before. Read
more
26 January 2009: Plasmonic whispering gallery microcavity
paves the way to future nanolasers. Read more
26 January 2009: Long, Stretchy Carbon Nanotubes could
make Space Elevators possible. Read more
26 January 2009: Making nanodevices from fluids. Researchers
in Sweden have shown that very high density and fully functional
nanopatterns can be produced in organic electronic materials. Read more
26 January 2009: Molecular motors progress for biosensors
supports need for open source sensing. Read more
23 January 2009: Electronics Created with Printer
Significantly Improved. Where printed electronics are at an advantage,
significantly improving the properties of printed circuits. Read
more
23 January 2009: Long-Distance Teleportation between
two atoms: First between atoms 1 meter apart. For the first time,
scientists have successfully teleported information between two
separate atoms in unconnected enclosures. Read more
23 January 2009: Researchers have created a precise
biosensor for detecting blood glucose and potentially many other
biological molecules by using hollow structures called single-wall
carbon nanotubes anchored to gold-coated "nanocubes." Read more
23 January 2009: Carbon nanotube memories speed up.
Researchers in Finland are the first to make nanotube field-effect
transistor-based memories with an operating speed of just 100 ns – 105
times faster than the previous best such devices. Read more
23 January 2009: The smallest mechanical switch plus an
electronic switch of a type never seen before. A research on electric
current through atoms and molecules. Read more
23 January 2009: Oral anticancer therapy through
nanotechnology? Read
more
22 January 2009: Magnetic nanotubes combined with nerve
growth factor can enable specific cells to differentiate into neurons.
Study results show that magnetic nanotubes may be exploited to treat
neurodegenerative disorders. Read
more
22 January 2009: Scientists 'Write' with Atoms Using an
Atomic Force Microscope. The tools that permit the visualization and
manipulation of atoms are called proximity microscopes. Read
more
22 January 2009: Fabricating silicon photonic crystals in
3-D. To control the way that light flows through it. Read more
22 January 2009: Light-speed nanotech: Controlling the
nature of grapheme. One step closer to realizing the mass production of
graphene-based nanoelectronics. Read more
22 January 2009: Spintronics. Spin-polarized electrons on
demand. To manipulate the spin of the single electrons, e.g. with the
aid of magnetic fields. Read more
22 January 2009: After announcing last April a method for
growing exceptionally long, straight, numerous and well-aligned carbon
cylinders only a few atoms thick, a Duke University-led team of
chemists has now modified that process to create exclusively
semiconducting versions of these single-walled carbon nanotubes. Read more
22 January 2009: Researchers have developed a new design for
stretchable electronics that can be wrapped around complex shapes,
without a reduction in electronic function. Read more
22 January 2009: Nanowires improve dye-sensitized solar
cells. Read
more
22 January 2009: Silicon nanocrystals flashed into position.
Read more
21 January 2009: 'Core-Shell' Silicon Nanowires May Improve
Lithium-Ion Batteries. Read more
21 January 2009: Light-driven plasmonic nanoswitch may pave
way for new computers, tech. Read more
21 January 2009: Graphene model suggests auxetic
structure. Researchers have developed a new model to predict the
mechanical properties of single layer graphene sheets (SLGS) based on
an equivalent atomistic-structural approach. Read more
20 January 2009: Lack of Thermoelectric Effect is Cool
Feature in Carbon Nanotubes. Read
more
20 January 2009: 'Two-faced' Bioacids Put a New Face on
Carbon Nanotube Self-assembly. Read
more
20 January 2009: 'Chemistry Discovery brings Organic Solar
Cells a Step Closer. Read
more
20 January 2009: Chemical and biomolecular engineers are
describing development of microscopic, chemically triggered robotic
"hands" that can pick up and move small objects. They could be used in
laboratory-on-a-chip applications, reconfigurable microfluidic systems,
and micromanufacturing. Read more
20 January 2009: Nanoplumbing: More than just a pipe dream. Read
more
20 January 2009: Researchers have developed two methods for
fabricating 100 nm wide nano-slits that completely pierce through 0.5
mm thick silicon chips. Read
more
20 January 2009: Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are widely studied
as a support material for platinum (Pt) or Pt-based alloy
electrocatalysts in fuel cells due to their high surface area,
excellent electronic conductivity and high chemical stability. Read
more
16 January 2009: Effective Solution Found for Lack of
Directionality ff Some Lasers. Terahertz cascade lasers are a new
family of semi-conductor lasers which emit in the frequency range of
the terahertz, or 1012 hertz. Read
more
16 January 2009: Easy assembly of electronic biological
chips. Device that can recognize and immediately report on a wide
variety of environmental or medical compounds, made possible by
incorporating a mixture of biologically tagged nanowires onto
integrated circuit chips. Read more
16 January 2009: The future is 3-D liquid crystals.
Researcher has combined liquid crystals with vertically grown carbon
nanotubes to create a reconfigurable three-dimensional liquid crystal
device structure. Read
more
16 January 2009: New nanoparticle to help researchers study
angiogenesis. Read
more
16 January 2009: Error correction in nature’s
nanotechnology. Read
more
15 January 2009: The ability of the Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) to regulate the safety of dietary supplements
using nanomaterials is severely limited by lack of information, lack of
resources. Read
more
14 January 2009: MRI goes to the nanoscale. Picture of virus
points way to kinder, gentler molecular imaging. Read
more
14 January 2009: Magnetic nanotubes combined with nerve
growth factor can enable specific cells to differentiate into neurons.
The results show that magnetic nanotubes may be exploited to treat
neurodegenerative disorders such as Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s
disease. Read more
14 January 2009: Researchers Create Microscope With 100
Million Times Finer Resolution Than Current MRI. Read more
14 January 2009: Super Sensitive Gas Detector Goes Down the
Nanotubes. When cells are under stress, they blow off steam by
releasing minute amounts of nitrogen oxides and other toxic gases. Read more
14 January 2009: '2-faced' Bioacids Put a New Face on Carbon
Nanotube Self-Assembly. Read more
14 January 2009: Simply Weird Stuff: making Supersolids with
Ultracold Gas Atoms —“boson” atoms —into a “supersolid,” an exotic
state of matter that behaves simultaneously as a solid and a
friction-free superfluid. Read more
14 January 2009: New tool gives researchers a glimpse of
biomolecules in motion. The ability of biomolecules to flex and bend is
important for the performance of many functions within living cells. Read more
14 January 2009: Nanopencil toughens up. A "nanopencil" made
from a sheathed carbon nanotube could be used for ultrahigh-density
data storage. Read
more
13 January 2009: Researchers report the non-invasive and
nanoscale resolved infrared mapping of strain fields in semiconductors.
The method, which is based on near-field microscopy, opens new avenues
for analyzing mechanical properties of high-performance materials. Read more
13 January 2009: Nanotechnology to make inexpensive solar
cells more efficient. Read more
12 January 2009: Researchers have developed a new generation
of microscopic particles for molecular imaging, constituting one of the
first promising nanoparticle platforms that may be readily adapted for
tumor targeting and treatment in the clinic. Read
more
12 January 2009: Scientists used inelastic neutron
scattering to show that superconductivity in a new family of iron
arsenide superconductors cannot be explained by conventional theories. Read more
12 January 2009: New organic synthesis to provide
nanotechnology a way to make structurally pure carbon nanotubes. Read more
9 January 2009: Using a simple chemical process, scientists
at Cornell and DuPont have invented a method of preparing carbon
nanotubes for suspension in a semiconducting "ink," which can then be
printed into such thin, flexible electronics as transistors and
photovoltaic materials. Read more
9 January 2009: Researchers control the assembly of
nanobristles into helical clusters. From the structure of DNA to
nautical rope to distant spiral galaxies, helical forms are as abundant
as they are useful in nature and manufacturing alike. Read more
9 January 2009: Eu funded NanoICT Coordination Action
published two position papers on carbon nanotubes and modeling at the
nanoscale. Read
more
9 January 2009: Nanotechnology provides new, improved
walking DNA nanbot. Read
more
8 January 2009: For the first time, researchers have
measured a long-theorized force -- a repulsive Casimir force -- which
may have important applications in nanotechnology. Read more
8 January 2009: Controlling the independent release of
multiple drugs with nanotechnology. Read more
7 January 2009: A compound synthesized for the first time by
Berkeley Lab scientists could help to push nanotechnology out of the
lab and into faster electronic devices, more powerful sensors, and
other advanced technologies. Read more
7 January 2009: New 'Nanowelding' Technique for Building
Electronic Nanostructures. Read more
7 January 2009: A relatively new approach to solar cells:
lacing them with nanoscopic metal particles. Read more
7 January 2009: Researchers at the National Institute of
Standards and Technology have developed a method to measure the
toughness -- the resistance to fracture -- of the thin insulating films
that play a critical role in high-performance integrated circuits. Read more
7 January 2009: Researchers Fabricate Complex SWNT
Architectures Using Newly Developed Assembly Process. Read more
7 January 2009: Measuring Nanoparticle Behavior in the Body
Using MRI. Read
more
7 January 2009: Will realization of the seriousness of
climate change push the development of molecular nanotechnology? Read more
6 January 2009: Scientists in Sweden have discovered new
ways to control the growth and structure of nanowires at the
single-atom level. Their findings, which provide major insights into
materials physics, have come out of the NODE (' Nanowire-based
one-dimensional electronics') project, funded with approximately EUR
9.5 million under the EU's Sixth Framework Programme (FP6). Read
more
6 January 2009: Using a beam of light shunted through a tiny
silicon channel, researchers have created a nanoscale trap that can
stop free floating DNA molecules and nanoparticles in their tracks. Read
more
6 January 2009: Lighting up tumours for cancer diagnosis and
treatment. Read
more
6 January 2009: Nanopositioning: how to make the right
choices. For many of today’s optical applications, traditional
positioning systems based on ballscrew drives or electromagnetic linear
motors are not the answer. Read
more
6 January 2009: Researchers in the York JEOL Nanocentre at
the University of York have developed a novel technique to ‘see’ how
atoms work. Read more
5 January 2009: The Gold Standard: Nanoparticles Used To
Make 3-D DNA Nanotubes. Read
more
5 January 2009: Peering at structures only atoms across,
researchers have identified the clockwork that drives a powerful virus
nanomotor. Read
more
5 January 2009: Researchers Print Dense Lattice Of
Transparent Nanotube Transistors On Flexible Base. Read
more
5 January 2009: Gold particles deliver more than just
glitter. Nanoparticles could carry drugs to treat cancer, other
diseases. Read more
5 January 2009: Mechanism of most powerful molecular motor
available to inspire nanotechnology. Molecular motors for early
nanotech applications may be modeled on the various molecular motors
found in biology. Read
more 5 January 2009: Scientists from the EU-funded
RECEPTRONICS project are turning to nature, and combining what they
learn with the latest in nanotechnology, to find new ways of diagnosing
cancer. The project, funded by the EU with EUR 1.99 million under the
Sixth Framework Programme (FP6). Read
more 5 January 2009: New Tooth Cavity Protection:
Nanoparticles Make Surface Too Slippery For Bacteria To Adhere. A new
method of protecting teeth from cavities by ultrafine polishing with
silica nanoparticles. Read
more 5 January 2009: A Princeton-led team of researchers
has discovered an entirely new mechanism for making common electronic
materials emit laser beams. The finding could lead to lasers that
operate more efficiently and at higher temperatures than existing
devices. Read more
