Researchers improve infrared detectors using single-walled carbon nanotubes
New design eliminates need for complex, expensive cooling systems.
May 23rd, 2012
Read more
Nanotechnology News – Latest Headlines
A novel probe for ultracold quantum matter
Researchers report the development and demonstration of a novel probe for atomic quantum matter.
May 23rd, 2012
Read moreSemiconductor materials used to develop an artificial leaf
Scientists and researchers from the Photovoltaic and Optoelectronic Devices group from the Universitat Jaume I, led by Professor Juan Bisquert, have developed, using nanotechnology, a device with semiconductor materials which generate hydrogen independently in water using only sunlight.
May 23rd, 2012
Read moreA non-invasive intracellullar 'thermometer' with fluorescent proteins
A team from the Institute of Photonic Sciences (ICFO) has developed a technique to measure internal cell temperatures without altering their metabolism. This finding could be useful when distinguishing healthy cells from cancerous ones, as well as learning more about cellular processes.
May 23rd, 2012
Read moreSingapore-made anti-reflective plastics to be commercialized
Researchers from A*STAR's Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE) and their commercial partners have developed a new plastic that reflects just 0.09 - 0.2% of the visible light hitting its surface.
May 23rd, 2012
Read moreEngage the tractor beam
'Tractor beams' of light that pull objects towards them are no longer science fiction.
May 23rd, 2012
Read moreCustom-made magnets
A novel approach to designing artificial materials could enable magnetic devices with a wider range of properties than those now available.
May 23rd, 2012
Read moreNanoengineering: Targeting cancer stem cells
Patented droplet microarray technology allows medical researchers to come to grips with rare cells.
May 23rd, 2012
Read moreBundesregierung sieht teilweise Umsetzungsprobleme bei der Chemikalienrichtlinie REACH
Informationspflichten von Seiten der Landesbehoerden fuer besonders besorgniserregende Stoffe im Rahmen der europaeischen Chemikalienrichtlinie REACH werden momentan nur unzureichend erfuellt. Das geht aus einer Antwort der Bundesregierung auf eine Kleine Anfrage der Fraktion Buendnis 90/Die Gruenen hervor.
May 23rd, 2012
Read moreHow ion bombardment reshapes metal surfaces
Ion bombardment of metal surfaces is an important, but poorly understood, nanomanufacturing technique. New research using sophisticated supercomputer simulations has shown what goes on in trillionths of a second. The advance could lead to better ways to predict the phenomenon and more uses of the technique to make new nanoscale products.
May 23rd, 2012
Read moreNew study shows how nanotechnology can help detect disease earlier
A new study led by University of Kentucky researchers shows a new way to precisely detect a single chemical at extremely low concentrations and high contamination.
May 22nd, 2012
Read moreArray of light for early disease detection?
A special feature in this week's issue of the journal Science highlights protein array technology, touching on research conducted by Joshua LaBaer, director of the Biodesign Institute's Virginia G. Piper Center for Personalized Diagnostics.
May 22nd, 2012
Read moreSequence it... and they will come
Rapid DNA sequencing may soon become a routine part of each individual's medical record, providing enormous information previously sequestered in the human genome's 3 billion nucleotide bases.
May 22nd, 2012
Read moreStudy shows availability of hydrogen controls chemical structure of graphene oxide
A new study shows that the availability of hydrogen plays a significant role in determining the chemical and structural makeup of graphene oxide, a material that has potential uses in nano-electronics, nano-electromechanical systems, sensing, composites, optics, catalysis and energy storage.
May 22nd, 2012
Read moreA magnetic approach to lattices
JQI experimentalists under the direction of Ian Spielman are in the business of using lasers to create novel environments for neutral atoms.
May 22nd, 2012
Read moreEuropean Commission explains the European guidelines on nanosecurity beginning 2013
The expert on nanosecurity affairs for the European Commission, Giorgios Katalagarianakis, explained the guidelines which would guide the European projects on nanosecurity from 2013 during the symposium, "Questions of security and regulatory challenges of nanomaterials", Questions of security and regulatory challenges of nanomaterials".
May 22nd, 2012
Read more
Subscribe to our Nanotechnology News feed