Nanomaterials: Making the right impression
An innovative imprinting technique produces highly ordered alumina films with nanometer-sized pores on silicon wafers.
Jul 7th, 2010
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UAlbany NanoCollege and CMOST partner to present Summer NanoCamp
The College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering ("CNSE") of the University at Albany and the Children's Museum of Science and Technology ("CMOST") partnered to provide 20 middle-school students with a unique firsthand look at the exciting world of nanotechnology when they attended the CNSE-CMOST Summer NanoCamp on July 6 at CNSE's Albany NanoTech Complex.
Jul 6th, 2010
Read moreNanoparticle delivery device for gene therapy
Scientists have designed a nanoparticle that appears to effectively deliver genetic material into cells with minimal toxic effects.
Jul 6th, 2010
Read moreWith magnetic nanoparticles, scientists remotely control neurons and animal behavior
Research could lead to remote stimulation of cells to treat cancer or diabetes.
Jul 6th, 2010
Read moreMulticolor quantum dots aid in cancer biopsy diagnosis
The tunable fluorescent nanoparticles known as quantum dots make ideal tools for distinguishing and identifying rare cancer cells in tissue biopsies, Emory and Georgia Tech scientists have demonstrated.
Jul 6th, 2010
Read moreShocking results from diamond anvil cell experiments
At first, nanoshocks may seem like something to describe the millions of aftershocks of a large earthquake. But Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory physicists are using an ultra-fast laser-based technique they dubbed 'nanoshocks' for something entirely different. In fact, the nanoshocks have such a small spatial scale that scientists can use them to study shock behavior in tiny samples such as thin films or other systems with microscopic dimensions.
Jul 6th, 2010
Read moreNanotechnology event 'Nano Korea 2010' coming on August 18
Korea will soon be hosting the IEEE NANO Conference highlighting the convergence of four key industrial technologies: nano, MEMS, printed electronics and laser machining.
Jul 6th, 2010
Read moreResearchers build special laser 'tweezers' for medicine, communications and harvesting energy
Star Trek fans will remember "tractor beams," lasers that allowed the Starship Enterprise to trap and move objects. Tel Aviv University is now turning this science fiction into science fact -- on a nano scale.
Jul 6th, 2010
Read moreStudy measures single-molecule machines in action
A multidisciplinary team of researchers from UCLA, Northwestern University, UC Merced, Pennsylvania State University and Japan has succeeded in observing single-molecule interactions of bistable rotaxanes functioning in their native environment.
Jul 6th, 2010
Read moreMainzer Nanobiotechnologie-Forschung bekommt EU Starting Grant
Professor Carsten Soennichsen erhaelt ERC Starting Grant zur Erforschung molekularer Vorgaenge mit Hilfe der Nanotechnologie.
Jul 6th, 2010
Read moreThe thinnest, smoothest metallic lines in the world helps speed up miniaturization of electronic devices
New method creates super-thin, high integrity, continuous metal lines that surpass today's semiconductor industry requirements.
Jul 6th, 2010
Read moreNanoscale plasmonic motor drives micro-sized disk
While those wonderful light sabers in the Star Wars films remain the figment of George Lucas' fertile imagination, light mills - rotary motors driven by light - that can power objects thousands of times greater in size are now fact. Researchers have created the first nano-sized light mill motor whose rotational speed and direction can be controlled by tuning the frequency of the incident light waves.
Jul 5th, 2010
Read moreEuropean Commission publishes reference report on definition of nanomaterials for regulatory purposes
Despite the growing utilisation of engineered nanomaterials in consumer products and innovative technological applications, there is at present no widely accepted definition of the term "nanomaterial" that is suitable as a basis for legislation on their safe use. Responding to a request of the European Parliament, the Joint Research Centre (JRC) published today a reference report entitled 'Considerations on a definition of nanomaterial for regulatory purposes".
Jul 5th, 2010
Read moreProtein mit doppeltem Lichtschalter
Ein neues fluoreszentes Markerprotein haben Forscher um Professor Gerd Ulrich Nienhaus vom KIT entwickelt: Bei dem photoaktivierbaren Protein 'mIrisF'" laesst sich sowohl das Fluoreszenzlicht ein- und ausschalten als auch die Farbe des Lichts von Guen nach Rot veraendern.
Jul 5th, 2010
Read moreNew silver nanocoatings are strong against bacteria yet body tissue-compatible
Empa researchers have demonstrated how they can adjust process conditions to influence the properties of novel plasma polymer coatings containing silver nanoparticles.
Jul 5th, 2010
Read moreThe power of nanotechnology: Manufacturing Digital focuses on the nanoscale
Manufacturing Digital's July issue offers a window into the nanoscale. With comments from Russell Cowburn, Professor of nanotechnology at Imperial College London, and Piet Christof Woelcken, nanotechnology expert at the Airbus Airframe and Architecture and Integration Department, Manufacturing Digital discovers the real power of nanotechnology.
Jul 5th, 2010
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