Fourth issue of Nanotech Insights newsletter available
The first 2011 issue of Nanotech Insights, a quarterly newsletter dedicated to the field of nanoscience and nanotechnology, is now available from CKMNT.
Feb 22nd, 2011
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Nanotechnology News – Latest Headlines
A nano-solution to global water problem: Nanomembranes could filter bacteria
Working with a special kind of polymer called a block copolymer, a UB research team has synthesized a new kind of nanomembrane containing pores about 55 nanometers in diameter -- large enough for water to slip through easily, but too small for bacteria.
Feb 21st, 2011
Read moreNanotechnology may lead to new treatment of liver cancer
Nanotechnology may open a new door on the treatment of liver cancer, according to a team of Penn State College of Medicine researchers. They used molecular-sized bubbles filled with chemotherapy drugs to prevent cell growth and initiate cell death in test tubes and mice.
Feb 21st, 2011
Read moreCould a membrane help rescue us from a climatic catastrophe?
Plant photosynthesis depends on membranes, and human beings would be unable to hear without the membrane we call the eardrum. Could yet another membrane help rescue us from a climatic catastrophe?
Feb 21st, 2011
Read moreAtomic structure of nanoparticles measured
For the first time, scientists have managed to measure the atomic structure of individual nanoparticles. The experimental data could help better understand the properties of nanoparticles in future.
Feb 21st, 2011
Read moreNanomedicine 2011 - 3rd ESF Summer School
The ESF Summer School Nanomedicine 2011 on June 19-24, 2011 in Wittenberg, Germany, has been designed to provide an intensive state-of the- art training across all of the sub-disciplines of Nanomedicine, and to foster discussion and exchange of ideas in a relaxed atmosphere.
Feb 21st, 2011
Read moreSmallest magnetic field sensor in the world combines spintronics and molecular electronics
For the first time, a team of scientists from KIT and the Institut de Physique et Chimie des Materiaux de Strasbourg (IPCMS) have now succeeded in combining the concepts of spin electronics and molecular electronics in a single component consisting of a single molecule.
Feb 21st, 2011
Read moreCarbon nanomaterials - nanomaterials for life sciences
The exiting book series Nanomaterials for the Life Sciences, successor to the highly acclaimed series Nanotechnology for the Life Sciences, provides an in-depth overview of all nanomaterial types and their uses in the life sciences.
Feb 21st, 2011
Read moreManipulating molecules for a new breed of electronics
In research appearing in today's issue of the journal Nature Nanotechnology, Nongjian "NJ" Tao, a researcher at the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University, has demonstrated a clever way of controlling electrical conductance of a single molecule, by exploiting the molecule's mechanical properties.
Feb 20th, 2011
Read moreResearchers develop new technology for cheaper, more efficient solar cells
Stanford researchers have found that adding a single layer of organic molecules to a solar cell can increase its efficiency three-fold and could lead to cheaper, more efficient solar panels.
Feb 20th, 2011
Read morePlants that can move inspire new adaptive structures
The Mimosa plant, which folds its leaves when they're touched, is inspiring a new class of adaptive structures designed to twist, bend, stiffen and even heal themselves.
Feb 19th, 2011
Read moreTurning to nature for inspiration - Bio-inspired sensors hold promise
To build the next generation of sensors - with applications ranging from medical devices to robotics to new consumer goods - Chang Liu looks to biology. By creating artificial hair cells using micro- and nanofabrication technology, Liu's group is increasing sensor performance while deepening the understanding of how different creatures use these sensors.
Feb 19th, 2011
Read morePhotosynthesis may hold key to production of cheap hydrogen for fuel
The production of inexpensive hydrogen for automotive or jet fuel may be possible by mimicking photosynthesis, according to a Penn State materials chemist, but a number of problems need to be solved first.
Feb 19th, 2011
Read moreNew microscope makes nanostructures visually pop like the latest 3-D movie image
The new device, an analytical high-resolution scanning electron microscope, will help researchers see more clearly structures only a few nanometers in size. It also will help them identify what the structures are made of as well as take measurements and make movies of processes that happen at the nanoscale level.
Feb 19th, 2011
Read moreMM Live USA returns for 2012 with new feature events added
Following its 2010 debut in Ohio, 2012 will see MM Live USA move to the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont near Chicago and will take place March 7-8th.
Feb 18th, 2011
Read morePrinted electronics - the roadmaps were wrong
Earlier roadmaps for printed electronics have been almost entirely erroneous. It is not primarily about cost reduction, nor is there a trend towards organic versions taking over most applications. It is no longer focussed mainly on improving existing products. It targets doing what was previously impossible to create radically different consumer propositions.
Feb 18th, 2011
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