Following the successful conclusion of the first Russian nanotechnology conference at the beginning of this month, the Russian Corporation of Nanotechnologies (RUSNANO) has just announced the dates of its Annual Nanotechnology International Forum for 2009.
Posted: Dec 24th, 2008
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A research team headed by Prof. TIAN Zhijian with the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics has made remarkable progress in the synthesis of zeolites, the aluminosilicate members of the family of microporous solids known as 'molecular sieves'.
Posted: Dec 24th, 2008
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A research team led by Prof. MA Guanghui with the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Institute of Processing Engineering has developed a one-pot approach to couple the crystallization of CaCO3 nanoparticles and the in-situ symmetry-breaking assembly of these crystallites into hollow spherical shells under the templating effect of a soluble starch.
Posted: Dec 24th, 2008
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Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a method to measure the toughness of the thin insulating films that play a critical role in high-performance integrated circuits.
Posted: Dec 23rd, 2008
Read moreUsing a new assembly process, a team of researchers at Northeastern University?s National Science Foundation (NSF) Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center for High-rate Nanomanufacturing (CHN) manufactured large-scale patterned single-walled nanotube (SWNT) networks in complex patterns.
Posted: Dec 23rd, 2008
Read moreLeading researchers from Arkansas and around the nation will convene Jan. 8-10, 2009, for the Statewide Conference on Nanotechnology for Healthcare to be held at the University of Arkansas Winthrop Rockefeller Institute on Petit Jean Mountain.
Posted: Dec 23rd, 2008
Read moreA paper in a special energy issue of Optics Express, the Optical Society's (OSA) open-access journal, describes a relatively new approach to solar cells: lacing them with nanoscopic metal particles.
Posted: Dec 23rd, 2008
Read moreTaking advantage of the magnetic properties of one kind of nanoparticle, a team of investigators at Washington University in St. Louis has demonstrated that they can measure ADME quickly using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
Posted: Dec 23rd, 2008
Read moreA team led by researchers at Stanford University and the University of California, Santa Cruz, has developed a compact prototype detector that uses magnetic nanotechnology to spot cancer-associated proteins in a human blood serum sample, with much higher sensitivity than current detectors.
Posted: Dec 23rd, 2008
Read moreA new barcode chip developed by a multi-institutional team of investigators promises to revolutionize diagnostic medical testing. In less than 10 minutes and using just a pinprick?s worth of blood, the chip can measure the concentrations of dozens of proteins, including those that herald the presence of diseases such as cancer and heart disease.
Posted: Dec 23rd, 2008
Read moreNanoparticles may solve the delivery issues of anticancer genes to tumor cells and two recently published studies, using two different types of nanoparticles, lend credence to that hypothesis.
Posted: Dec 23rd, 2008
Read moreThe dream of designer drugs highly specific in action with zero side effects has come closer by combining atomic level computer prediction with natural selection in the laboratory.
Posted: Dec 23rd, 2008
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Uzi Landman, professor of physics at the Georgia Institute of Technology, is the recipient of a Humboldt Research Award for Senior U.S. Scientists. He will accept the award in June 2009 at the annual meeting of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, to be held in Berlin.
Posted: Dec 23rd, 2008
Read moreNanoscience researchers at Lund University in Sweden have shown that they can control the growth and crystal structure of nanowires down to the single atom level.
Posted: Dec 23rd, 2008
Read moreThe South Korean government announced Tuesday its goal of becoming one of the top three nanotechnology industry leaders by capturing 15 percent of the global market by 2015.
Posted: Dec 22nd, 2008
Read moreResearchers have developed a new generation of microscopic particles for molecular imaging, constituting one of the first promising nanoparticle platforms that may be readily adapted for tumor targeting and treatment in the clinic.
Posted: Dec 22nd, 2008
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