New bounds in magnetic writing
Researchers demonstrate switching of a perpendicularly magnetized cobalt dot driven by in-plane current injection at room temperature.
Aug 4th, 2011
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The future of seawater desalination: Energy, technology, and the environment
A new Yale University study argues that seawater desalination should play an important role in helping combat worldwide fresh water shortages once conservation, reuse and other methods have been exhausted. The study also provides insights into how desalination technology can be made more affordable and energy efficient.
Aug 4th, 2011
Read moreEngineers solve longstanding problem in photonic chip technology
Findings help pave way for next generation of computer chips.
Aug 4th, 2011
Read moreDesigning nanodiamond circuits for extreme environments
There is a new way to design computer chips and electronic circuitry for extreme environments: make them out of diamond.
Aug 4th, 2011
Read morePolymer's hunt for nicotine
Newly synthesized polymer, fitted with molecular pincers of carefully tailored structure, effectively captures nicotine molecules and its analogues. The polymer can be used for fabrication of sensitive and selective chemical sensors to determine nicotine in solutions, and in the near future also in gases. Moreover, the polymer is suitable for slow, controlled release of nicotine, e.g., for therapeutic purposes.
Aug 4th, 2011
Read moreGrowth of graphene from food, insects and waste (w/video)
Rice University lab shows troop how any carbon source can become valuable graphene.
Aug 4th, 2011
Read moreThai scientists awarded 2011 Scientist Awards
Dr. Kajornsak Faungnawakij, Head of Nanomaterials for Energy and Catalysis Lab at NANOTEC is one of 4 researchers chosen by the Foundation for the Promotion of Science and Technology under the Patronage of His Majesty the King to receive the 2011 Young Scientist Award.
Aug 4th, 2011
Read moreMetallofullerene-based nanoplatform for brain tumor therapy
A single compound with dual function - the ability to deliver a diagnostic and therapeutic agent - may one day be used to enhance the diagnosis, imaging and treatment of brain tumors.
Aug 3rd, 2011
Read morePlasma-assisted strategy enables dense doping of nanostructures
Researchers based at the Institute of Intelligent Machines, Chinese Academy of Sciences, are developing a plasma-assisted strategy for densely doping indium to give coral-like SnO2 nanostructures. Gas sensors based on the materials platform exhibit a high response and good selectivity to chlorobenzene.
Aug 3rd, 2011
Read moreNanotechology's impact on mass spectrometry
A move toward smaller and smaller sample sizes is leading to a new generation of mass spectrometry instrumentation, reports Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News (GEN).
Aug 3rd, 2011
Read moreUsing gold nanoparticles to diagnose flu in minutes
By coating gold nanoparticles with antibodies that bind to specific strains of the flu virus and then measuring how the particles scatter laser light, the technology can detect influenza in minutes at a cost of only a fraction of a penny per exam.
Aug 3rd, 2011
Read moreMaster your career in nanomedicine
Cranfield's unique Nanomedicine MSc is the first course of its kind within the UK and Europe to bridge the gap between nanotechnology and medicine.
Aug 3rd, 2011
Read more'Watermark ink' device identifies unknown liquids instantly
New 3-D-nanostructured chip offers a litmus test for surface tension (and doubles as a carrier for secret messages).
Aug 3rd, 2011
Read moreNSF award to develop neural implants using graphene
Mark Ming-Cheng Cheng, Ph.D., assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at Wayne State University, recently received a five-year, $475,000 Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) grant from the National Science Foundation to study the potential of graphene, a novel carbon material, in the development of a reliable, high-performance, long-term implantable electrode system to improve quality of life using nanotechnology.
Aug 3rd, 2011
Read moreOptoelectronic materials: Optimum solution
Highly efficient organic light-emitting diodes are created by optimizing the molecular structure and device configuration.
Aug 3rd, 2011
Read moreDNA strands that select nanotubes are first step to a practical 'quantum wire'
Researchers describe how tailored single strands of DNA can be used to purify the highly desired 'armchair' form of carbon nanotubes.
Aug 3rd, 2011
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