Through a combination of high-resolution cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) and new methodology for image analysis and structure interpretation, researchers have produced images of microtubule assembly and disassembly at the unprecedented resolution of 5 angstroms. Among other insights, these observations provide the first explanation of Taxol's success as a cancer chemotherapy agent.
May 24th, 2014
Read more
Technique might enable advances in display screens, solar cells, or other devices.
May 23rd, 2014
Read more
Researchers have succeeded in measuring a previously unknown but essential property - thermal conductivity - of an ultra-thin material that is expected to play a major role in the fast-emerging field of nanoelectronics.
May 23rd, 2014
Read more
In response to requests from the semiconductor industry, researchers have demonstrated that atomic force microscope (AFM) probe tips made from its near-perfect gallium nitride nanowires are superior in many respects to standard silicon or platinum tips in measurements of critical importance to microchip fabrication, nanobiotechnology, and other endeavors.
May 23rd, 2014
Read more
Researchers introduced a platform technology based on optical antennas for trapping and controlling light with the one-atom-thick material graphene. The experiments show that the dramatically squeezed graphene-guided light can be focused and bent, following the fundamental principles of conventional optics.
May 23rd, 2014
Read more
Biologists and doctors rely heavily on incubators and microscopes. Now the Fraunhofer Institute for Biomedical Engineering IBMT has come up with a novel solution that combines the functions of both these tools in a compact and extremely small-scale system.
May 23rd, 2014
Read moreYang Xiang, PhD, assistant professor of neurobiology, has received a three-year, $900,000 grant from the Human Frontiers Science Program to lead an international team of scientists in the development and implementation of a new optogenetic platform that can remotely activate neurons inside a free-moving organism.
May 22nd, 2014
Read more
Dr. Richard Berry of CelluForce has been named the first recipient of TAPPI's International Nanotechnology Division's Technical Award. This award recognizes outstanding accomplishments or contributions which have advanced the responsible and sustainable production and use of renewable nanomaterials
May 22nd, 2014
Read more
Researchers see nanodiamonds created in coal fade away in seconds.
May 22nd, 2014
Read moreGold nanoparticles could be used to help detect the margins between tumours and normal tissue, enabling surgeons to better determine which tissue to remove and which to leave.
May 22nd, 2014
Read more
Researchers propose a configuration consisting of single plasmonic nanoshell and fluorescent emitters to achieve highly enhanced two-photon fluorescence by the dipolar and quadrupolar modes simultaneously. The hybrid nanocomposite would be a promising candidate as versatile TPF biolabels for imaging applications.
May 22nd, 2014
Read more
Researchers uncover secret of a ubiquitous pigment's ability to absorb a broad spectrum of light.
May 22nd, 2014
Read moreInspired by how enzymes work in nature's biological processes, researchers have demonstrated a way to improve control of synthetic catalysts.
May 22nd, 2014
Read more
Scientists at the University of Liverpool have created a new material, related to graphene, which has the potential to improve transistors used in electronic devices.
May 22nd, 2014
Read more
This study demonstrated that the thickness of the organic molecule layer that typically surrounds the quantum dots is crucial in attaining sufficiently high efficiency of this light/energy transfer into the graphene. In other works, the thinner the organic layer, the better.
May 22nd, 2014
Read more
A new window on the world of atoms will make future vehicles safer in collisions.
May 22nd, 2014
Read more
Subscribe to our Nanotechnology News feed