Pupils aged 12-14 years old from Kingham-Hill School, Marlborough School, The Oxford Academy, and Oxford High School, took part in the event where they got to learn about the basic science behind applications of nanotechnologies and investigate the properties of nanoscale materials.
Jun 29th, 2011
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A research group at the University of Bayreuth has developed a process which opens an avenue for the production of new, completely miscible nanocomposites. These materials represent an extremely varied potential for technological innovations.
Jun 29th, 2011
Read moreTiny metallic particles produced by University of Adelaide chemistry researchers are bringing new hope for the production of cheap, efficient and clean hydrogen energy. The researchers are exploring how the metal nanoparticles act as highly efficient catalysts in using solar radiation to split water into hydrogen and oxygen.
Jun 29th, 2011
Read moreA recent Kavli Futures Symposium focused on the progress, and promise, of evolving biological functions in the lab. Now, 3 Symposium participants discuss this remarkable research, and how it's drawing together diverse scientific fields.
Jun 28th, 2011
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Engineers at Oregon State University have discovered a way for the first time to create successful "CIGS" solar devices with inkjet printing, in work that reduces raw material waste by 90 percent and will significantly lower the cost of producing solar energy cells with some very promising compounds.
Jun 28th, 2011
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Berkeley Lab researchers find new way to mass produce high quality boron nitride nanoribbons.
Jun 28th, 2011
Read moreA research team led by University at Buffalo chemists has used synchrotron light sources to observe the electron clouds on the surface of graphene, producing a series of images that reveal how folds and ripples in the remarkable material can harm its conductivity.
Jun 28th, 2011
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Using a new sample holder, researchers at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have further developed a new method for imaging individual cells. This makes it possible to produce snapshots that not only show the outline of the cell's contours but also the various molecules inside or on the surface of the cell, and exactly where they are located, something which is impossible with a normal microscope.
Jun 28th, 2011
Read moreIn 2008, a team of investigators at Stanford University's Center for Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence demonstrated that they could use a technique known as nanoparticle-aided Raman spectroscopy to look at microscopic structures, including nascent tumors, deep inside the body. That team has now conducted extensive preclinical tests and shown that the gold nanoparticles can be safely administered into the colon and used with a Raman endoscope to image the inside of the large intestines.
Jun 28th, 2011
Read morePrecision measurement in the world of nanoparticles has now become a possibility thanks to scientists at the University of California-Santa Barbara (UCSB). The UCSB research team has developed a new instrument capable of detecting and analyzing individual nanoparticles with diameters as small as a few tens of nanometers.
Jun 28th, 2011
Read moreResearch led by scientists from the California Institute of Technology has shown that a new generation of microchips developed by the team can quickly and inexpensively assess immune function by examining biomarkers - proteins that can reflect the response of the immune system to disease - from single cells.
Jun 28th, 2011
Read moreA team of investigators from Stanford University has developed an improved imaging method using fluorescent carbon nanotubes that create color images centimeters beneath the skin with far more clarity than conventional dyes provide. For a creature the size of a mouse, a few centimeters makes a great difference.
Jun 28th, 2011
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A microlaser no bigger than a pinprick can accurately detect and count individual viruses, the particles that jumpstart cloud formation or those that contaminate the air we breathe.
Jun 28th, 2011
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First-ever workshop on REACH and Nanotechnology brought together 150 experts, policymakers and scientists to debate nanomaterials in the context of the REACH regulation.
Jun 28th, 2011
Read moreThe Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), a research institute of Singapore's Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), hosts the first AtMol workshop for the world's experts in the advanced tools needed to build a molecule-sized chip.
Jun 28th, 2011
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Method holds promise for making two- or three-tier graphene films that could be used for new electronic devices.
Jun 28th, 2011
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