Metamolecules that switch handedness at light-speed
Scientists have created the first artificial molecules whose chirality can be rapidly switched from a right-handed to a left-handed orientation with a beam of light.
Jul 10th, 2012
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Novel approach nanomedicine design effectively targets cancer with decreased toxicity
Researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) are the first to report a new approach that integrates rational drug design with supramolecular nanochemistry in cancer treatment.
Jul 10th, 2012
Read moreElectronic nose sensor technology helps standardize food industry
Researchers in Thailand have developed an electronic nose (NanoNose) to help local food industry in areas related to standardizing smell, which is one of the key sensory perceptions for the food industry.
Jul 10th, 2012
Read moreWeltweit erster Feldeffekt-Transistor auf Virenbasis
Mit Pflanzenviren zu neuen elektronischen Bauteilen.
Jul 10th, 2012
Read moreWhite LEDs directly on paper
White LEDs, made from zinc oxide and a conducting polymer, can be manufactured directly on paper, as shown by Gul Amin in his doctoral thesis at Link�ping University.
Jul 10th, 2012
Read moreNanocomposite scaffold enables regeneration of living bone tissue
Researchers from the Biomaterial Research Department of Isfahan University of Technology reported the fabrication of a scaffold comprising of a polymer-bioceramic nanocomposite with potential applications as bone replacements and tooth substitutes, in particular.
Jul 10th, 2012
Read moreTriboelectric generator captures power from friction
Researchers have discovered yet another way to harvest small amounts of electricity from motion in the world around us - this time by capturing the electrical charge produced when two different kinds of plastic materials rub against one another. Based on flexible polymer materials, this 'triboelectric' generator could provide alternating current (AC) from activities such as walking.
Jul 9th, 2012
Read moreTiny bubbles snap carbon nanotubes like twigs
A computer model from Rice University shows that long nanotubes bend and snap like twigs when blasted with ultrasonic energy. The research finds that short and long nanotubes behave differently during sonication. The discovery answers a longstanding question about the origin of competing power laws that were found in experiments on cutting nanotubes by sonication.
Jul 9th, 2012
Read moreDemonstration of nanophotonics components on 300mm silicon photonics wafers using optical lithography
Imec today announces the world-first realization of functional sub-100nm photonics components with optical lithography on 300mm silicon photonics wafer technology. Using 193nm immersion lithography, imec achieved the lowest propagation loss ever reported in silicon wire waveguides, and succeeded in patterning simpler and more efficient fiber couplers.
Jul 9th, 2012
Read moreRational design of molecular gas storage architectures
Metal organic frameworks (MOFs) are well suited to storage of gas molecules. EU-funded researchers developed novel forms of these structures that enable their frame to open and accommodate molecules that should not otherwise fit.
Jul 9th, 2012
Read moreNanotechnology for targeted cancer therapy
EU-funded researchers advanced the use of functionalised nanomaterials with photosensitive capabilities having potential applications involving areas as diverse as drug delivery as well as energy conversion.
Jul 9th, 2012
Read moreWatching DNA unzip real time
Completion of the Human Genome Project in 2003 has revealed all the pieces of the basic code that together make a human being. European researchers with equally ambitious goals have visualised on a single-molecule level the initiation of protein production based on the DNA code of single genes.
Jul 9th, 2012
Read moreDNA type polymer for nanoelectronics
EU-funded researchers successfully induced self-assembly of a novel electrically conductive polymer with the double-helical structure of DNA.
Jul 9th, 2012
Read more'Fingerprinting' nanoscale objects and viruses
Scientists at UB and IBEC in Barcelona have found a way of effectively identifying nanoscale objects and viruses that could offer a breakthrough for biomedical diagnostics, environmental protection and nano-electronics.
Jul 9th, 2012
Read moreNeue Einsichten, wie Zuckermolek�le mit Proteinen wechselwirken
Wie Forschende der Universit�t Basel zeigen, k�nnen Zuckermolek�le als vorgeformte Cluster von Wassermolek�len verstanden werden. Damit er�ffnen sich neue Perspektiven, zucker�hnliche Strukturen als Medikamente einzusetzen.
Jul 9th, 2012
Read moreInterpretation and implications of the European Commission's definition on nanomaterials
RIVM has published a report that examines the European Commission's recommended definition of 'nanomaterial'.
Jul 9th, 2012
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