Self-assembling nanoscale transport networks, powered by nanomotors
The system can construct its own network of tracks spanning tens of micrometres in length, transport cargo across the network and even dismantle the tracks.
Nov 10th, 2013
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NIOSH issues new recommendations for controlling workers' exposure to nanomaterials
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) issued new recommendations for controlling worker exposures to engineered nanomaterials during the manufacture and industrial use of those materials.
Nov 9th, 2013
Read moreWorld's first commercial nanostructured bulk metal
The nanostructure-controlled high-strength bainitic steel, where the thickness of bainitic ferrite platelets is controlled between 20 and 50 nm.
Nov 9th, 2013
Read moreNanogrid, activated by sunlight, breaks down pollutants in water, leaving biodegradable compounds
Researchers created a novel 'nanogrid', a large net consisting of metal grids made of a copper tungsten oxide, that, when activated by sunlight, can break down oil from a spill, leaving only biodegradable compounds behind.
Nov 8th, 2013
Read moreNext-generation semiconductors synthesis
Aluminum nitride semiconductors synthesized at significantly reduced temperatures.
Nov 8th, 2013
Read moreKey processes of photosynthesis simulated on the quantum level
By realizing an artificial quantum system, physicists at Heidelberg University have simulated key processes of photosynthesis on a quantum level with high spatial and temporal resolution.
Nov 8th, 2013
Read moreNanotechnology researchers from U.S. and Korea collaborate on graphene research
Nanotechnology researchers from the NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology (CNST) and the Republic of Korea's national metrology institute - the Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS) - have recently developed a unique nanoscale measurement technique and used it to observe structural disorder in graphene that is fabricated on a silicon carbide substrate.
Nov 8th, 2013
Read moreEight research universities team up to establish new science center
Arizona State University is teaming up with seven other research universities to establish a new Science and Technology Center (STC), sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF), with an initial five-year, $25-million grant (extendable for another five years).
Nov 8th, 2013
Read moreImproved decoding of DNA with nanopores for custom medical treatments
Scientists have moved a step closer to creating custom medical treatment plans based on a patient's DNA, pinpointing the root of a patient's illness and making sure treatment will not cause a fatal allergic reaction.
Nov 7th, 2013
Read moreMetamaterial device converts 'lost' energy into electric power
Using inexpensive materials configured and tuned to capture microwave signals, researchers at Duke University's Pratt School of Engineering have designed a power-harvesting device with efficiency similar to that of modern solar panels.
Nov 7th, 2013
Read moreOptical nanofibers and designer light traps (w/video)
Efficient travel for higher modes.
Nov 7th, 2013
Read moreGraphene - a primer
Graphene has been the subject of a scientific explosion since the ground-breaking experiments on this novel material less than 10 years ago.
Nov 7th, 2013
Read moreNanoparticle-seeded bio patch can regrow bone
Researchers at the University of Iowa have created a bio patch to regenerate missing or damaged bone by putting DNA into a nano-sized particle that delivers bone-producing instructions directly into cells.
Nov 7th, 2013
Read more'Tumour-on-a-chip' platform fills some glaring holes in nanotechnology research
A two-year collaboration between the Chan and the Rocheleau labs at the Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering (IBBME) has led to the development of a new microfluidics screening platform that can accurately predict the way nanoparticles will behave in a living body.
Nov 7th, 2013
Read moreSimple model predicts nanosilver transformations in freshwater sediments
Researchers present a simple one-dimensional diagenetic model for predicting silver nanoparticle distribution and silver speciation in freshwater sediments. The model is calibrated to data collected from AgNP-dosed large-scale freshwater wetland mesocosms.
Nov 7th, 2013
Read moreNew partnership to develop innovative neural probe technology
The Allen Institute for Brain Science announced today that it contracted with imec, a nanoelectronics research center, to develop and manufacture a state-of-the-art sensor array for recording neural activity in animal brains.
Nov 7th, 2013
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