Researchers succeed in both initializing and reading nuclear spins, relevant to qubits for quantum computers, at room temperature
Professor Weimin Chen and his colleagues at Linköping University, in cooperation with German and American researchers, have succeeded in both initializing and reading nuclear spins, relevant to qubits for quantum computers, at room temperature.
Posted: Apr 30th, 2013
Read moreNanodomains in plant cell membranes made visible
In dry conditions, certain areas of the plant cell membrane are subject to significant changes. For the first time, scientists have made these so-called nanodomains visible under the microscope, investigating how they changed.
Posted: Apr 30th, 2013
Read moreDNA nanotechnology researchers develop 'nanotrain' for targeted cancer drug transport
University of Florida researchers have developed a 'DNA nanotrain' that fast-tracks its payload of cancer-fighting drugs and bioimaging agents to tumor cells deep within the body. The nanotrain's ability to cost-effectively deliver high doses of drugs to precisely targeted cancers and other medical maladies without leaving behind toxic nano-clutter has been the elusive Holy Grail for scientists studying the teeny-tiny world of DNA nanotechnology.
Posted: Apr 30th, 2013
Read moreDiscovery of new gigantic swelling phenomenon of layered crystal, similar to a living cell
Potential to open the road to elucidation of the behavior of water in nanosheet manufacturing technology and biological phenomena.
Posted: Apr 30th, 2013
Read moreMysterious catalyst explained: how gold nanoparticles aid the production of plastic components
From methanol to formaldehyde - this reaction is the starting point for the synthesis of many everyday plastics. Using catalysts made of gold particles, formaldehyde could be produced without the environmentally hazardous waste generated in conventional methods. Just how the mysterious gold catalyst works has been found out by theoretical and experimental researchers at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum in a cooperation project.
Posted: Apr 30th, 2013
Read moreNanotube-infused silicone liquid crystal stiffens with repeated compression
Squeeze a piece of silicone and it quickly returns to its original shape, as squishy as ever. But scientists at Rice University have discovered that the liquid crystal phase of silicone becomes 90 percent stiffer when silicone is gently and repeatedly compressed.
Posted: Apr 30th, 2013
Read more'Super-resolution' microscope possible for nanostructures
Researchers have found a way to see synthetic nanostructures and molecules using a new type of super-resolution optical microscopy that does not require fluorescent dyes, representing a practical tool for biomedical and nanotechnology research.
Posted: Apr 29th, 2013
Read moreNanomaterial can speed up, squeeze light
In a process one researcher compares to squeezing an elephant through a pinhole, researchers at Missouri University of Science and Technology have designed a way to engineer atoms capable of funneling light through ultra-small channels.
Posted: Apr 29th, 2013
Read moreNanotechnology researchers finally succeed in controlling chirality in carbon nanotubes (w/video)
An ultimate goal in the field of carbon nanotube research is to synthesise single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) with controlled chiralities. Twenty years after the discovery of SWNTs, scientists now have managed to control chirality in carbon nanotubes during their chemical vapor deposition synthesis.
Posted: Apr 29th, 2013
Read moreShape-shifting mobile devices (w/video)
Prototype mobile devices that can change shape on-demand will be unveiled today and could lay down the foundation for creating high shape resolution devices of the future.
Posted: Apr 29th, 2013
Read moreNew device could make diagnosing disease as simple as breathing
A range of diseases and conditions, from asthma to liver disease, could be diagnosed and monitored quickly and painlessly just by breathing, using gas sensing technology developed by a Cambridge spin-out.
Posted: Apr 26th, 2013
Read moreMovement of pyrrole molecules defy 'classical' physics
New research shows that movement of the ring-like molecule pyrrole over a metal surface runs counter to the centuries-old laws of 'classical' physics that govern our everyday world.
Posted: Apr 26th, 2013
Read moreNanomaterials in fertilizer products could threaten soil health, agriculture
Nanomaterials added to soil via fertilizers and treated sewage waste used to fertilize fields could threaten soil health necessary to keep land productive, says a new report released today by the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP).
Posted: Apr 26th, 2013
Read moreOptimizing nanoparticles for commercial applications
Nanoparticles are used in many commercial products catalysts to cosmetics. A review published today in the Science and Technology of Advanced Materials by researchers in Sweden and Spain describes recent work on the 3 main nanoparticles used in photocatalytic, UV-blocking and sunscreens.
Posted: Apr 26th, 2013
Read moreScottish Funding Council funded places available in MSc Nanoscience and Nanotechnology at the University of Glasgow
The College of Science and Engineering, University of Glasgow is pleased to announce that funded places are available to students domiciled in Scotland and the EU, for its MSc Nanoscience and Nanotechnology programme within the School of Engineering, commencing September 2013.
Posted: Apr 26th, 2013
Read moreGraphene layers dramatically reduce wear and friction on sliding steel surfaces
Scientists at Argonne National Laboratory have recently discovered that they could substitute one-atom-thick graphene layers for oil-based lubricants on sliding steel surfaces, enabling a dramatic reduction in the amount of wear and friction.
Posted: Apr 26th, 2013
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