A consortium of researchers are to embark on a programme called "Cleaning Land for Wealth", that will use a common class of flower to restore poisoned soils while at the same time producing perfectly sized and shaped nano sized platinum and arsenic nanoparticles for use in catalytic convertors, cancer treatments and a range of other applications.
Nov 21st, 2012
Read moreTwo research projects with a combined budget approaching 70 million euro achieved significant advances in semiconductor manufacturing efficiency and have been recognized with the 2012 ENIAC JU INNOVATION AWARD at the European Nanoelectronics Forum.
Nov 21st, 2012
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CRANN and Science Gallery have announced their new national nanoscience competition for schools- this year they want you to design your very own nano superhero.
Nov 21st, 2012
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CIC nanoGUNE will be part of the European Commission's PlayNano project, an initiative to debate by means of a game, the fundamental challenges which nanoscience presents and collect the opinions of society to advise community authorities on how to orientate public policies on research in this field.
Nov 21st, 2012
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A microelectromechanical systems fabrication technology based only on printing and injection molding has been developed. Use of the technology may help develop new applications of MEMS devices, including in the lighting industry.
Nov 21st, 2012
Read moreA metamaterial invisibility cloak that can adapt to hide different sized objects is demonstrated by researchers at Yonsei University, Korea. The findings represent a useful advance for more practical applications of metamaterial cloaking.
Nov 21st, 2012
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Researcher says project is first ever demonstration of the potential of using metal nanoparticles to make fuel from water.
Nov 20th, 2012
Read moreResearchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center have modified electrically-conductive polymers, commonly used in solar energy applications, to develop revolutionary polymer nanoparticles for a medical application. When the nanoparticles are exposed to infrared light, they generate heat that can be used to kill colorectal cancer cells.
Nov 20th, 2012
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Researchers used a laser to form slender half-centimeter-long fingers out of the tape. When exposed to water, the four wispy fingers morph into a tiny robotic claw that captures water droplets.
Nov 20th, 2012
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Called BRIGHTs, these tiny probes bind to biomarkers of disease and, when swept by an infrared laser, light up to reveal their location.
Nov 20th, 2012
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Scientists at Imperial College London have developed a system to quickly detect trace amounts of chemicals like pollutants, explosives or illegal drugs.
Nov 20th, 2012
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Researchers have shown that synthetic membrane channels can be constructed through DNA nanotechnology. This technique employs DNA molecules as programmable building materials for custom-designed, self-assembling, nanometer-scale structures.
Nov 20th, 2012
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Inspired by the biology of canine scent receptors, UC Santa Barbara scientists develop a chip capable of quickly identifying trace amounts of vapor molecules.
Nov 20th, 2012
Read moreIn a world-first, researchers from the Australian Centre for Nanomedicine at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Sydney have developed a nanoparticle that could improve the effectiveness of chemotherapy for neuroblastoma by a factor of five.
Nov 20th, 2012
Read moreThe Hampton University School of Science received a $2.9 million grant to establish a nanoscience concentration. The multidisciplinary concentration will engage students in nanoscience education and research with international partners.
Nov 20th, 2012
Read moreAs semiconductor device dimensions shrink, so must the metal interconnects between the devices. It is within this new regime of metal wires only a few hundreds of atoms across that the effects of dissimilar metal junctions may prove to be much more important than they previously were.
Nov 20th, 2012
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