A new (nano)wrinkle in the control of waves
Flexible materials could provide new ways to control sound and light.
Jan 23rd, 2014
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Call for papers: Group IV Photonics Conference, focusing on silicon photonic convergence
The 2014 International Group IV Photonics Conference, sponsored by the IEEE Photonics Society, announces a Call for Papers seeking original research on the Electro Photonic Convergence on Silicon; Novel Materials and Structures; and Photonic Devices and Nanophotonics.
Jan 23rd, 2014
Read moreNewly developed injectable material could enable targeted drug delivery, biosensors
A new injectable material designed to deliver drug therapies and sensor technology to targeted areas within the human body is being developed by a biomedical engineer who says the system can lock its payload in place and control how it is released.
Jan 23rd, 2014
Read moreNew microscopy technique improves imaging at the atomic scale
When capturing images at the atomic scale, even tiny movements of the sample can result in skewed or distorted images - and those movements are virtually impossible to prevent. Now microscopy researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a new technique that accounts for that movement and eliminates the distortion from the finished product.
Jan 23rd, 2014
Read moreNanoforce project releases 'Book of recommendations for the European Commission'
NANOFORCE is providing a set of recommendations collected for the European Commission in order to evaluate the applicability of the available regulations in the European Union.
Jan 23rd, 2014
Read moreCarbon dioxide paves the way to unique nanomaterials
In common perception, carbon dioxide is just a greenhouse gas, one of the major environmental problems of mankind. For Warsaw chemists CO2 became, however, something else: a key element of reactions allowing for creation of nanomaterials with unprecedented properties.
Jan 23rd, 2014
Read moreMolecules as circuits
Researchers show that the Kondo effect could be exploited to change the conductance between two electrodes.
Jan 23rd, 2014
Read moreIEEE Photonics Society announces 2014 summer topical meeting series call for papers
The 2014 Summer Topicals Meeting Series is seeking original research in five topic areas focused the theme of Functional Material Integration and Optical Systems.
Jan 23rd, 2014
Read moreOvercoming multidrug resistance in cancer cells by silencing genes with RNA nanocomplexes
Resistance of tumor cells toward multiple cytostatic drugs is a serious problem in cancer treatment. Researchers have now introduced a new approach to gene therapy that could counter this problem: The gene that codes for resistance is 'silenced' through the use of an ingenious nanocomplex.
Jan 23rd, 2014
Read moreElectron transfer to organic nanoparticles
Scientists have studied the mechanism, rate-determining step, and charge-transfer kinetics of organic NPs by using the reductive dissolution of indigo nanoparticles as a model system.
Jan 23rd, 2014
Read moreDetecting chemicals, measuring strain with a pencil and paper
Classroom project evolves into journal paper about surprising applications for everyday objects.
Jan 23rd, 2014
Read moreCooling microprocessors with carbon nanotubes
Technique from Berkeley Lab's Molecular Foundry could also work with graphene.
Jan 22nd, 2014
Read moreAtomic-scale catalysts may produce cheap hydrogen
Researchers have shown that a one-atom thick film of molybdenum sulfide (MoS2) may work as an effective catalyst for creating hydrogen. The work opens a new door for the production of cheap hydrogen.
Jan 22nd, 2014
Read moreToward fixing damaged hearts through nanofiber tissue engineering
In the US, someone suffers a heart attack every 34 seconds -- their heart is starved of oxygen and suffers irreparable damage. Engineering new heart tissue in the laboratory that could eventually be implanted into patients could help, and scientists are reporting a promising approach tested with rat cells. They published their results on growing cardiac muscle using a scaffold containing carbon nanofibers
Jan 22nd, 2014
Read moreResearchers model macroscale plasmonic convection to control fluid and particle motion
Researchers at Illinois have developed a new theoretical model that explains macroscale fluid convection induced by plasmonic (metal) nanostructures.
Jan 22nd, 2014
Read moreComputer modelling system shows which combination of carbon nanotubes absorbs the most sunlight
As part of his PhD, postdoctoral research fellow Dr Daniel Tune has designed a computer modelling system that shows which combination of carbon nanotubes absorb the most sunlight, therefore providing the most energy.
Jan 22nd, 2014
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