Fortified with iron: It's not just for breakfast cereal anymore. University of Illinois researchers have demonstrated a simpler method of adding iron to tiny carbon spheres to create catalytic materials that have the potential to remove contaminants from gas or liquid.
Dec 15th, 2010
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For the first time in history, a change will be made to the atomic weights of some elements listed on the Periodic table of the chemical elements posted on walls of chemistry classrooms and on the inside covers of chemistry textbooks worldwide. The new table, outlined in a report released this month, will express atomic weights of 10 elements - hydrogen, lithium, boron, carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, silicon, sulfur, chlorine and thallium - in a new manner that will reflect more accurately how these elements are found in nature.
Dec 15th, 2010
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A new study from researchers at North Carolina State University sheds light on how a technique that is commonly used for making single-metal nanoparticles can be extended to create nanoparticles consisting of two metals - and that have tunable properties.
Dec 15th, 2010
Read moreUniversity of Georgia researchers have developed a technique that can diagnose a common type of pneumonia within minutes, potentially replacing existing tests that can take several days for results.
Dec 15th, 2010
Read moreIn a proof of principal study in mice, scientists at Johns Hopkins and the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) have shown that a set of genetic instructions encased in a nanoparticle can be used as an 'ignition switch' to rev up gene activity that aids cancer detection and treatment.
Dec 15th, 2010
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In ihrer neuen Anlage koennen die Dresdener Forscher wichtige Vakuumtechnologien in beliebiger Reihenfolge kombinieren und somit die Entwicklung preisguenstiger Solarzellen beschleunigen.
Dec 15th, 2010
Read moreSimple blood tests with new high sensitive assay show that even small changes accurately forecast 90-day prognosis.
Dec 15th, 2010
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The lens is what matters: if lens arrays could be made of glass, it would be possible to make more conveniently sized projectors. Fraunhofer researchers have now developed a process that allows this key component to be mass produced with extreme accuracy.
Dec 15th, 2010
Read moreDer Bund fuer Umwelt und Naturschutz Deutschland (BUND) hat heute eine Datenbank veroeffentlicht, in der ueber 200 Produkte mit Nano-Materialien aufgelistet sind.
Dec 15th, 2010
Read morePresenting ethical governance of technology development based on higher-order reflexivity, where ethical considerations become an integral part of the technology development cycle.
Dec 14th, 2010
Read moreA Drexel University team of engineers, scientists and biologists have developed a carbon nanotube-based device for probing single living cells without damaging them. This technique will allow experts to identify diseases in their early stage and advance drug discovery.
Dec 14th, 2010
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Genetically modified cells can be made to communicate with each other as if they were electronic circuits.
Dec 14th, 2010
Read moreThe Institute of Nanotechnology will host a conference 'Advanced Technologies for an Ageing Population' in Glasgow on 23-24 March 2011.
Dec 14th, 2010
Read moreDespite its current elusiveness in many parts of the northern hemisphere, no-one can boycott the sun! Harnessing nanotechnology development for sustainable energy enables us to focus on energy security and move away from our dependence on an ever-depleting supply of fossil fuels from regions that are often destabilised through ownership of these resources.
Dec 14th, 2010
Read moreOne of the rarest metals on Earth may be an excellent option for enabling future flash memory chips to continue increasing in speed and density, according to a group of researchers in Taiwan, who describe incorporating nanocrystals of iridium into critical components of flash memory.
Dec 14th, 2010
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Manufacturing semiconductors for electronics involves etching small features onto wafers using lasers, a process that is limited by the wavelength of the light itself. The development of a new, intense 13.5-nm light source will resolve this issue by reducing the feature size by an order of magnitude or so.
Dec 14th, 2010
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