Passing current through touching molecules
For the first time, a European research cooperation has succeeded in constructing an electrical circuit consiting of two single molecules and probe its electrical properties.
Nov 18th, 2009
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Dauerausstellung Nanotechnologie im neuen 'Zentrum Neue Technologien' im Deutschen Museum
Auf einer Flaeche von 2400 Quadratmetern bietet das ZNT eine flexible, interdisziplinaere und interaktive Plattform fuer aktuelle Themen aus Naturwissenschaft und Technik. Rund um die Dauerausstellung zur Nano- und Biotechnologie gruppieren sich Praesentationen der Partner aus Industrie, Wissenschaft und Forschung, ein Veranstaltungsforum, Sonderausstellungen zu neuen Materialien, Robotik und Wellenkraftwerken.
Nov 18th, 2009
Read moreMagnetic nanotags spot cancer in mice earlier than current methods
Searching for biomarkers that can warn of diseases such as cancer while they are still in their earliest stage is likely to become far easier thanks to an innovative biosensor chip developed by Stanford University researchers.
Nov 17th, 2009
Read moreDetecting the undetectable in prostate cancer testing
A team of Northwestern University researchers, using an extremely sensitive nanotechnology-based tool known as the biobarcode system, has detected previously undetectable levels of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) in patients who have undergone radical prostatectomy.
Nov 17th, 2009
Read moreA tiny cage of gold responds to light, opening to empty its contents
Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have developed a polymer-coated gold nanocage that not only opens in response to light to release a small amount of a drug payload, but then closes when the light is turned off, leaving this nanodevice ready to deliver another dose of drug on command.
Nov 17th, 2009
Read moreWhen it comes to drug delivery, size matters
Scientists have developed a mathematical model that predicts the magnitude and specificity of tumor uptake of drug delivery vehicles ranging in size from small peptides to large liposomes.
Nov 17th, 2009
Read moreRice ties in race for atomic-scale breakthrough
The Rice lab of physicist Tom Killian published a paper online this month demonstrating the long-sought creation of a Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC) of strontium atoms.
Nov 17th, 2009
Read more'No muss, no fuss' miniaturized analysis for complex samples developed
Researchers have developed a novel and simple way to analyze samples that are complex mixtures, such as whole milk, blood serum and dirt in solution.
Nov 17th, 2009
Read moreNovel connector uses magnets for leak-free microfluidic devices
NIST researchers have developed a new, inexpensive, reusable and highly efficient microfluidic connector.
Nov 17th, 2009
Read moreNanoparticles bring big improvement to medical imaging
New research makes it possible to scrutinize activities that occur over hours or even days inside cells, potentially solving many of the mysteries associated with molecular-scale events occurring in these tiny living things.
Nov 17th, 2009
Read moreResearchers create entangled photons from quantum dots
Physicists have developed a promising new source of entangled photons using quantum dots tweaked with a laser.
Nov 17th, 2009
Read moreNew study confirms exotic electric properties of graphene
Understanding the electrical properties of graphene is important because, unlike the other materials used by the electronics industry, it remains stable and conductive down to the molecular scale. As a result, when the current silicon technology reaches it's a fundamental miniaturization limit in coming years, graphene could very well take its place.
Nov 17th, 2009
Read moreNanotechnology webinar: Why thinking big about small things is important
A webinar on December 9, 2009 by Gradient and Day Pitney, LLP addresses the issues of how engineered nanomaterials may present health and safety risks in the workplace and how to prepare your business
Nov 17th, 2009
Read moreArgonne to construct $95 million energy research facility
The Energy Sciences Building (ESB) will provide an environment that will accelerate the pace of discovery by bringing together interdisciplinary teams of researchers in a space that can be adjusted to accommodate an evolving energy-related science agenda. Construction is scheduled to begin during fiscal year 2011.
Nov 17th, 2009
Read moreSwansea nanotechnology center home for one of UK's most sophisticated electron-microscopes
Known as a cryo-scanning electron microscope, the device is capable of examining single cells or even single molecules and will be used to help researchers within the Multidisciplinary Nanotechnology Centre (MNC) carry out high level research and development in a range of sectors from healthcare and steel to printed electronics and solar cells.
Nov 17th, 2009
Read moreNSF grant to make fluorescence lifetime imaging more efficient and simpler to implement
With a new grant of more than $675,000 from the National Science Foundation, Warren Zipfel, associate professor of biomedical engineering, is working to make fluorescence lifetime imaging more efficient and simpler to implement.
Nov 17th, 2009
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