A recently published review presents the different applications of rare-earth nanoparticles for biomolecule detection and imaging in vitro, in living cells or in small animals.
Oct 19th, 2011
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New glass stamp may make cheaper, more precise biosensors.
Oct 19th, 2011
Read moreThe European Environmental Bureau (EEB) is deeply disappointed by the European Commission's decision released yesterday to use a narrow definition for the term "nanomaterial", indicating that industry lobbying has won over the Commission's own scientific advisors.
Oct 19th, 2011
Read moreA Feature Article in Advanced Functional Materials reviews the recent progresses of carbon nanotubes and graphene researches.
Oct 18th, 2011
Read moreResearch could lead to new devices that could sense and neutralise toxic outbreaks and disarm deadly cancers in the body.
Oct 18th, 2011
Read moreEin soeben herausgegebenes Statuspapier des DECHEMA/VCI-Arbeitskreises "Responsible Production and Use of Nanomaterials" bietet eine Zusammenstellung der bereits geleisteten Arbeiten und erzielten Ergebnisse in der Sicherheitsforschung fuer Nanomaterialien einerseits sowie der laufenden Aktivitaeten und zu erwartenden Resultate andererseits. Dabei liegt der Fokus der Betrachtung auf Deutschland mit einem Ausblick auf Arbeiten und Ergebnisse auf europaeischer Ebene.
Oct 18th, 2011
Read moreThe joint EASAC-JRC report makes a number of recommendations to stakeholders and policy makers.
Oct 18th, 2011
Read moreTiny crystal towers enlighten understanding of photon emission, could inspire diamond microchips for quantum computing.
Oct 18th, 2011
Read moreThe announcement marks an important step towards greater protection for citizens, clearly defining which materials need special treatment in specific legislation.
Oct 18th, 2011
Read moreResearchers have developed a model that provides the basis for the application of commercial photonic components to the field of quantum computers and quantum communications.
Oct 18th, 2011
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Sophisticated electron-imaging technique reveals widespread "destruction", offering clues to how material works.
Oct 17th, 2011
Read moreThe California Institute of Technology (Caltech) has been awarded $12.6 million in funding over the next five years by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to create a new Physics Frontiers Center. Dubbed the Institute for Quantum Information and Matter (IQIM), the center will bring physicists and computer scientists together to push theoretical and experimental boundaries in the study of exotic quantum states.
Oct 17th, 2011
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Physiker berechnen Reibungsverhalten von Makromolekuelen.
Oct 17th, 2011
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Stir this clear liquid in a glass vial and nothing happens. Shake this liquid, and free-floating sheets of protein-like structures emerge, ready to detect molecules or catalyze a reaction. This is the latest research from Berkeley Lab scientists unveiling how slim sheets of protein-like structures self-assemble.
Oct 17th, 2011
Read moreUnique events to give thousands a firsthand look at the growing impact of nanotechnology and the recognized global leadership of CNSE and New York State.
Oct 17th, 2011
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Method refined by UC Santa Barbara scientists to synthesize sheets of 'wonder material' graphene is promising link to futuristic technology.
Oct 17th, 2011
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