Engineered nano materials (ENM) are being used more and more in a variety of commercial products. However, there is also concern that some of these properties may be harmful to humans. The FP7-funded research project, NANOSOLUTIONS aims to address this problem by classifying the safety potential of a variety of ENMs.
Jun 27th, 2014
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Researchers have applied a new imaging technique called four-dimensional (4D) electron microscopy to the nanofluid dynamics problem. They describe how they visualized and monitored the flow of molten lead within a single zinc oxide nanotube in real time and space.
Jun 27th, 2014
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A low-cost technology may make it possible to read long sequences of DNA far more quickly than current techniques.
Jun 27th, 2014
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Study provides important milestone for investigation of individual biomolecules.
Jun 27th, 2014
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Advanced spectroscopy of molecular interactions helps resolve the century-old mystery of how aqueous ions affect proteins in solution.
Jun 27th, 2014
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Discovery has applications in signage, posters, writing tablets, billboards and anti-counterfeit technology.
Jun 26th, 2014
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Using a combination of lasers and a unique optical trapping system that provides a cloud of ultracold atoms, the researchers measured a force of approximately 42 yoctonewtons.
Jun 26th, 2014
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Rice University chemical engineer Michael Wong has spent a decade amassing evidence that palladium-gold nanoparticles are excellent catalysts for cleaning polluted water, but even he was surprised at how well the particles converted biodiesel waste into valuable chemicals.
Jun 26th, 2014
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Perovskite materials are the newest contender for breaking the silicon ceiling in solar cell technology. But they don't just absorb light. Cambridge researchers have found they emit it like a laser, opening up an entirely new field of applications.
Jun 26th, 2014
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This image shows a 'forest' of carbon nanotubes - thousands upon thousands of tiny rolls of carbon atoms, grown on a scrap of copper foil.
Jun 26th, 2014
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The National Science Foundation has just awarded $200,000 to engineers at Oregon State University who have developed a new technology that they believe could revolutionize the treatment and prevention of sepsis.
Jun 26th, 2014
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Janus capsules, miniature, hollow structures, appear in different fragments composed of different micro- and nanoparticles. Theoreticians were able to design models of such capsules, but a real challenge was to produce them. Now, Janus capsules can be produced easily and at low cost.
Jun 26th, 2014
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Document describes extensive collaboration and coordination among Federal agencies.
Jun 26th, 2014
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Researchers created nanoparticles that under the right conditions, self-assemble - trapping complementary guest molecules within their structure. Like tiny submarines, these versatile nanocarriers can navigate in the watery environment surrounding cells and transport their guest molecules through the membrane of living cells to sequentially deliver their cargo.
Jun 25th, 2014
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By combining advanced mathematics with high-performance computing, scientists have developed a tool that allowed them to calculate a fundamental property of most atoms on the periodic table to historic accuracy - reducing error by a factor of a thousand in many cases.
Jun 25th, 2014
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A new mathematical model could help engineers control the formation of wrinkle, crease, and fold structures in a wide variety of materials. It may also help scientists understand how these structures form in nature.
Jun 25th, 2014
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