A team of researchers at the University of Pennsylvania has found a way to generate the kind of 'structural color' that has the added benefit of another trait of butterfly wings: super-hydrophobicity, or the ability to strongly repel water.
Oct 15th, 2012
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The Molecular and Industrial Biotechnology Group of the Universitat Polit�cnica de Catalunya � BarcelonaTech (UPC) has improved the antimicrobial properties of medical textiles using an enzymatic pre-treatment combined with simultaneous deposition of nanoparticles and biopolymers under ultrasonic irradiation.
Oct 15th, 2012
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Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed new techniques for stretching carbon nanotubes (CNT) and using them to create carbon composites that can be used as stronger, lighter materials in everything from airplanes to bicycles.
Oct 15th, 2012
Read moreAn EU-funded project to improve and strengthen Europe's competitiveness in micro and nano devices has resulted in the successful development of a customer-oriented engineering methodology that will ultimately benefit a wide range of European industries that depend on these technologies.
Oct 15th, 2012
Read moreThe British Society for Nanomedicine is being launched by scientists from the University of Liverpool, as part of Liverpool's Knowledge Festival.
Oct 15th, 2012
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Magnetotactic bacteria are organisms which develop membrane-encapsulated nano-particles known as magnetosomes. Magnetosomes allow bacteria to orient themselves along the earth's magnetic field lines in order to migrate to more favourable environments.
Oct 15th, 2012
Read moreEvent to be held on November 7 at CNSE's Albany NanoTech Complex will be supported by targeted outreach to attract qualified women, veterans and minority applicants.
Oct 15th, 2012
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Berkeley Lab researchers unlock ferromagnetic secrets of promising materials.
Oct 15th, 2012
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Researchers spray-paint ultrathin coatings that change color with only a few atoms' difference in thickness.
Oct 14th, 2012
Read moreA group led Dr Leonid Ponomarenko and Nobel prize-winner Professor Andre Geim has assembled individual atomic layers on top of each other in a desired sequence.
Oct 14th, 2012
Read moreThe circuit is designed to act as the controller in synthetic bacteria that monitor and modify their environment.
Oct 13th, 2012
Read moreThe National Science Foundation, University of Cincinnati, and State of Ohio are funding the development of a "Pilot Microfactory for Nanomedicine Devices".
Oct 13th, 2012
Read moreBreakthrough should eliminate need for anti-reflection layer, cutting costs.
Oct 12th, 2012
Read moreSynchrotrons played a key role in the research that won Brian Kobilka, a professor and chair of Molecular and Cellular Physiology at the Stanford School of Medicine, the 2012 Nobel Prize in chemistry on Wednesday.
Oct 12th, 2012
Read moreCMOST's Grand Re-Opening on October 13 to feature launch of permanent interactive display introducing young minds to the fascinating world of nanotechnology.
Oct 12th, 2012
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Making uniform coatings is a common engineering challenge, and, when working at the nanoscale, even the tiniest cracks or defects can be a big problem. New research from University of Pennsylvania engineers has shown a new way of avoiding such cracks when depositing thin films of nanoparticles.
Oct 12th, 2012
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