A model system for group behavior of nanomachines
Probing for principles underlying flock patterns.
Sep 1st, 2010
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New pump created for microneedle drug-delivery patch
Purdue University researchers have developed a new type of pump for drug-delivery patches that might use arrays of microneedles to deliver a wider range of medications than now possible with conventional patches.
Sep 1st, 2010
Read moreResearchers use small crystal of ions to detect forces at the yoctonewton scale
Measurements of slight forces - one yoctonewton is equivalent to the weight of a single copper atom on Earth - can be useful in force microscopy, nanoscale science, and tests of fundamental physics theories.
Sep 1st, 2010
Read moreResearchers create 'quantum cats' made of light
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have created 'quantum cats' made of photons (particles of light), boosting prospects for manipulating light in new ways to enhance precision measurements as well as computing and communications based on quantum physics.
Sep 1st, 2010
Read moreNovel nanotechnology collaboration leads to breakthrough in cancer research
Researchers clear hurdle on path toward gene-therapy treatment for disease.
Sep 1st, 2010
Read moreSubmarines could use new nanotube technology for sonar and stealth
Speakers made from carbon nanotube sheets that are a fraction of the width of a human hair can both generate sound and cancel out noise - properties ideal for submarine sonar to probe the ocean depths and make subs invisible to enemies.
Sep 1st, 2010
Read moreEuropean collaborative research to develop lab-on-chip system for cheap and fast cancer diagnosis
Today, at the Engineering in Medicine and Biology Conference (EMBC) in Buenos Aires (Argentina), imec and its project partners announce the launch of the European Seventh Framework Project MIRACLE. The MIRACLE project aims at developing an operational lab-on-chip for the isolation and detection of circulating and disseminated tumor cells (CTCs and DTCs) in blood. The new lab-on-chip is an essential step towards faster and cost-efficient diagnosis of cancer.
Sep 1st, 2010
Read morePlaying snooker with atoms
Scientists speak of sputtering when energy-rich ions hit a solid object and cause atoms to be released from its surface. The phenomenon can be exploited to apply microscopically thin coatings to glass surfaces. A research team has developed a special sputtering technique that greatly increases the efficiency of the coating process.
Sep 1st, 2010
Read moreAtomares Billard-Spiel
Wenn energiereiche Ionen auf einen Festkoerper treffen und aus ihm Atome loesen, nennt man das Sputtern. Damit lassen sich Glasoberflaechen hauchduenn beschichten. Forscher haben ein spezielles Sputter-Verfahren entwickelt und die Beschichtungseffizienz enorm erhoeht. Von dem Ergebnis profitiert nicht nur die Architektur.
Sep 1st, 2010
Read morePhotonics: Silicon steps up
Silicon-based photonic circuits achieve data transmission capabilities sufficient for next-generation devices.
Sep 1st, 2010
Read moreThermoelectrics: Unearthing hidden 'talent'
Two oxides show strong thermoelectric properties despite being metallic.
Sep 1st, 2010
Read moreBiosensors: Color-coding hormone tricksters
Gold nanoparticles power a quick and colorful method to detect protein-DNA interactions with nucleotide-specific sensitivity.
Sep 1st, 2010
Read moreNanolithography: One-shot spots
A single laser pulse is sufficient to fabricate nanostructures suitable for microelectronic devices.
Sep 1st, 2010
Read moreTyndall CEO welcomes report on the commercialisation of nanotechnology in Ireland
Professor Roger Whatmore, CEO of Tyndall National Institute welcomed today the Forf s report on Ireland s Nanotechnology Commercialisation Framework 2010-2014.
Sep 1st, 2010
Read moreNew infrared light may open new frontier in fighting cancer, Tay Sachs
A 'game-changing' technique using near infrared light enables scientists to look deeper into the guts of cells, potentially opening up a new frontier in the fights against cancer and many other diseases.
Sep 1st, 2010
Read moreDevelopments in nanobiotechnology at UCSB point to medical applications
Two new groundbreaking scientific papers by researchers at UC Santa Barbara demonstrate the synthesis of nanosize biological particles with the potential to fight cancer and other illnesses. The studies introduce new approaches that are considered 'green' nanobiotechnology because they use no artificial compounds.
Aug 31st, 2010
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