Nanotechnology in plant disease management
Researchers reports a DNA-directed, facile, and one-step approach to synthesize nanocomposites that display high antibacterial activity toward a model plant pathogenic bacterium.
Sep 18th, 2013
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Raffiniert verpackte Genwirkstoffe - Nanopartikel gegen immunologische Erkrankungen
Aufgrund einer F�rderung vom S�chsischen Wissenschaftsministerium in H�he von 168.000 Euro kann eine fach�bergreifende Kooperation an der Universit�t Leipzig die Idee vertiefen, Gentherapeutika mittels Nanopartikeln gezielt in Zellen des Immunsystems einzuschleusen.
Sep 18th, 2013
Read moreAlexander Balandin wins medal for graphene research
A University of California, Riverside electrical engineering professor will receive the 2013 MRS Medal for his work on thermal properties of graphene, a single atomic plane of carbon atoms, and development of a new materials characterization technique.
Sep 17th, 2013
Read moreTeam wins second $10 million award for research in molecular programming
During the past century, programmable technologies evolved from spinning gears and vacuum tubes to transistors and microchips. Now, a group of Caltech researchers and their colleagues at the University of Washington, Harvard University, and UC San Francisco are exploring how biologically important molecules - like DNA, RNA, and proteins - could be the next generation of programmable devices.
Sep 17th, 2013
Read moreCore/shell photocatalyst with spatially separated cocatalysts for more efficient water splitting
Researchers have introduced a new method for the production of more effective photocatalysts. Their method uses tiny hollow spheres coated with different cocatalysts on the inside and the outside.
Sep 17th, 2013
Read moreNanotechnology students build low cost Atomic Force Microscope using LEGO
The world's first low cost Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) has been developed in Beijing by a group of PhD students from University College London, Tsinghua University and Peking University - using LEGO.
Sep 17th, 2013
Read moreNew technology uses microfluidics and magnets for bioseparation
Microfluidics and magnets replace pipettes and test tubes to simplify and improve diagnostics and detection of biomolecules.
Sep 17th, 2013
Read moreNanotechnology research organizations report new process that paves the way toward increased mobility of beyond 10nm MOS devices
KULeuven, imec and AIST have developed a solid phase epitaxy process to integrate GermaniumTin (GeSn) metal-oxide semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET) devices on silicon. For the first time, operation of depletion-mode junctionless GeSn pMOSFET on silicon was demonstrated, an important step toward achieving tensile strain in MOSFET devices, and increasing their mobility.
Sep 17th, 2013
Read moreLuminescence: An instrumental key to the future of nanotechnology
This book encompasses the nanoscale semiconductor field by amalgamating a broad multidisciplinary arena including applications for energy conservation, materials performance enhancement, electronic circuitry, video displays, lighting, photovoltaics, quantum computing, memory, chemo- and biosensors, pharmaceuticals and medical diagnostics inter alia.
Sep 17th, 2013
Read moreNanostructured 'sticky tape' for water droplets mimics rose petal
A new nanostructured material with applications that could include reducing condensation in airplane cabins and enabling certain medical tests without the need for high tech laboratories has been developed by researchers at the University of Sydney.
Sep 17th, 2013
Read moreCorked microbottles for temperature-controlled drug delivery
Melting corks allow for temperature-controlled release of drugs from microscale vessels.
Sep 17th, 2013
Read moreA new method of measuring optical near-fields within 1 nanometer of a metal surface
Researchers demonstrate a new method of probing optical near-fields within 1 nm distance from the surface of a nanoscale metal tip. The method is based on rescattering of electrons driven by short laser pulses.
Sep 17th, 2013
Read moreNanotechnology team produces interconnects from multi-layer graphene
Researchers at AIST have developed a low-resistivity and highly reliable interconnect using multi-layer graphene, which is a two-dimensional nanocarbon material.
Sep 17th, 2013
Read moreBristol Nanomaterials Centre goes to China
A delegation of academics and PhD students from the Bristol Centre for Functional Nanomaterials (BCFN) has been promoting the University and meeting colleagues in top academic and research institutions in China. The aim was to raise the profile of Bristol and pave the way for student exchange, recruitment, and development of joint research projects.
Sep 17th, 2013
Read moreResearchers steer light in new directions
A team of researchers led by San Francisco State University's Weining Man is the first to build and demonstrate the ability of two-dimensional disordered photonic band gap material, designed to be a platform to control light in unprecedented ways.
Sep 17th, 2013
Read moreNanotechnology in medicine isn't just about size
While scientists develop new drugs to treat a multitude of conditions, nanotechnology is pushing the boundaries of how we deliver them to patients - targeting delivery to cancer cells and giving a drug dose once a month rather than every day.
Sep 17th, 2013
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