Nanoparticle-based bone cement is less likely to cause infections
A new type of bone cement is unlikely to cause infection as it contains porous silica particles that slowly release antibiotics into the body.
Apr 25th, 2012
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Simulations of defects inside copper point the way to making stronger metals
The crystal structure of nanotwinned copper exhibits many closely-spaced interruptions in an otherwise regular atomic array. Researchers have now performed a large-scale numerical simulation that sheds light on this relationship.
Apr 25th, 2012
Read moreNanomaterials: Peeling back the sheets
Organic nanosheets peeled from porous polymer show potential as imaging and transport agents in biological applications.
Apr 25th, 2012
Read moreCreating nanostructures from the bottom up
Nanoparticles are being coaxed by Duke University engineers to assemble themselves into larger crystalline structures by the use of varying concentrations of microscopic particles and magnetic fields.
Apr 24th, 2012
Read moreScientists discover bilayer structure in efficient solar material
Findings may offer clues to superior performance and guide synthesis of materials with improved properties.
Apr 24th, 2012
Read moreORNL, Yale take steps toward fast, low-cost DNA sequencing device
Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Yale University have developed a new concept for use in a high-speed genomic sequencing device that may have the potential to substantially drive down costs.
Apr 24th, 2012
Read moreConference report: Nanomedicine. Visions, risks, potential
At this year's Spring Conference of the European Akademy Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, experts from different involved fields of research presented several aspects of the development in nanomedicine: recent trends in the progress of nanotechnological methods in medical applications, risk and other ethical issues as well as the social impact of nanomedicine in the context of science, industry and the public.
Apr 24th, 2012
Read moreUniversity of Utah students win $100,000 with quantum dot technology
Researchers at the University of Utah have recently formed a startup company called Navillum Nanotechnologies, and their efforts are gaining national attention with help from a team of M.B.A. students from the David Eccles School of Business.
Apr 24th, 2012
Read moreGraphene boosts efficiency of next-gen solar cells
The coolest new nanomaterial of the 21st century could boost the efficiency of the next generation of solar panels, a team of Michigan Technological University materials scientists has discovered.
Apr 24th, 2012
Read moreFDA continues dialogue on nanotechnology regulation
The Food and Drug Administration is continuing a dialogue on nanotechnology begun in 2011 by publishing proposed guidelines on the evaluation and use of nanomaterials in FDA-regulated products.
Apr 24th, 2012
Read moreCIC nanoGUNE has organized the second edition of its course on nanotechnology for school teachers
The course, taught by researchers from the research centre in san Sebastian, form part of the University and Research of the Basque Government's Department of Education Garatu Programme for the continuing education of teachers.
Apr 24th, 2012
Read moreArkema and CEA set up two new joint laboratories dedicated to micro-electronics and organic electronics
These public-private mixed laboratories will enable the development of new ultra high performance materials and their integration within manufacturing processes in growth areas of the electronics sector in France.
Apr 24th, 2012
Read moreNew material shares many of graphene's unusual properties
Thin films of bismuth-antimony have potential for new semiconductor chips, thermoelectric devices.
Apr 24th, 2012
Read moreResearchers replicate Doctor Who's famous sonic screwdriver (w/video)
For fans of the hit series Doctor Who, the Sonic Screwdriver will be a familiar device. But now an international team of EU-funded researchers has taken equipment designed for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-guided focused ultrasound surgery and demonstrated a real Sonic Screwdriver, lifting and spinning a free-floating 10 cm-diameter rubber disk with an ultrasound beam.
Apr 23rd, 2012
Read moreSelf-assembling nano boxes open the door to "smart" particles
While it is relatively straightforward to build a box on the macroscale, it is much more challenging at smaller micro- and nanometer length scales. At those sizes, three-dimensional (3-D) structures are too small to be assembled by any machine and they must be guided to assemble on their own. And now, research has led to a breakthrough showing that higher order polyhedra can indeed fold up and assemble themselves.
Apr 23rd, 2012
Read moreArtificial nanopore production could lead to early detection of disease
A University of Texas at Arlington multi-disciplinary team has received a $360,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to build artificial nanopores made of silicon that can detect "bad molecules" as a very early indication of cancer and other diseases.
Apr 23rd, 2012
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