Microfluidic devices advance 3-D tissue engineering
A new paper describes a new method that generates three-dimensional (3D) tissue models for studying bacterial infection of orthopedic implants.
Oct 6th, 2010
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Insoluble medicines can be made orally available if in nano crystal form
Researchers in India have demonstrated that producing nanoscopic crystals of a pharmaceutical product can allow the medication to be absorbed by the gut even if the drug is not soluble in water.
Oct 6th, 2010
Read moreNanotechnology research - bridge to Siberia
On 16.-17. September 2010, a German-Russian Forum on 'Nanophotonics and Nanomaterials' took place in Tomsk.
Oct 6th, 2010
Read morePioneering biophotonics technology for early lung cancer detection
Optical technology shows potential for prescreening patients at high risk for the disease.
Oct 5th, 2010
Read moreStructure of plastic solar cells impedes their efficiency
A team of researchers from North Carolina State University and the U.K. has found that the low rate of energy conversion in all-polymer solar-cell technology is caused by the structure of the solar cells themselves. They hope that their findings will lead to the creation of more efficient solar cells.
Oct 5th, 2010
Read moreMolecules are motifs in nanosymphony
Rice University composer Anthony Brandt has compressed an entire evening at the symphony into a six-minute opus - a 'nanosymphony' - as part of Rice University's Year of Nano celebration. The River Oaks Chamber Orchestra will premiere the piece Sunday at Rice's Buckyball Discovery Gala.
Oct 5th, 2010
Read moreAdvancements in Thermal Management 2010 showcases the future of thermal mitigation technologies
Advancements in Thermal Management 2010 is a technical symposium for design engineers and product developers looking to push the capabilities of their electronics designs. Being held on Oct. 19th, 2010 at the Gaylord Texan in Dallas, Texas, this event will feature presentations on the latest advancements in thermal management and thermal technology for electronics packaging and cooling, temperature sensing and control, thermal materials, systems design and management for optimizing thermal properties.
Oct 5th, 2010
Read moreNew type of liquid crystal promises to improve performance of digital displays
Chemists at Vanderbilt University have created a new class of liquid crystals with unique electrical properties that could improve the performance of digital displays used on everything from digital watches to flat panel televisions.
Oct 5th, 2010
Read moreA nano-gyroscope tracking device that fits on the head of a pin
Optical gyroscopes, also known as rotation sensors, are widely used as a navigational tool in vehicles from ships to airplanes, measuring the rotation rates of a vehicle on three axes to evaluate its exact position and orientation. Prof. Koby Scheuer of Tel Aviv University's School of Physical Engineering is now scaling down this crucial sensing technology for use in smartphones, medical equipment and more futuristic technologies.
Oct 5th, 2010
Read moreFuel cells in operation: A closer look
Traditional x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) works only in a vacuum, while fuel cells need gases under pressure to function. Now a team of scientists from the University of Maryland, the U.S. Department of Energy's Sandia National Laboratories, and DOE's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has used a new kind of XPS, called ambient-pressure XPS (APXPS), to examine every feature of a working solid oxide electrochemical cell.
Oct 5th, 2010
Read moreNew graphene fabrication method uses silicon carbide templates to create desired growth
Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a new 'templated growth' technique for fabricating nanometer-scale graphene devices. The method addresses what had been a significant obstacle to the use of this promising material in future generations of high-performance electronic devices.
Oct 5th, 2010
Read moreBuilding a smaller, lighter future: Understanding polymer behaviors below 1 nanometer
A recent paper in Nature Communications sheds light on key behaviors of polymers in specially engineered confined spaces, opening the door to a level of control that has previously been impossible.
Oct 5th, 2010
Read moreFree access to Nature article: 'The rise of graphene'
The 2007 landmark article in Nature Materials "The rise of graphene" by the just announced winners of the 2010 Nobel prize in physics, Andre Geim and Kosta Novoselov, has now been made available as a free access article.
Oct 5th, 2010
Read moreBuilding blocks of nanotechnology to be named National Historic Chemical Landmark
The American Chemical Society (ACS) will honor the discovery of fullerenes, the scientific achievement that gave birth to nanotechnology, as a National Historic Chemical Landmark in a ceremony to be held at Rice University in Houston, Texas, on Oct. 11.
Oct 5th, 2010
Read moreFor future chips, smaller must also be better
Two teams of researchers from China and France report success in making and testing tiny high-frequency capacitors made from a complex manmade mineral: barium strontium titanate (BST). By introducing an ultrathin (1.2 nanometer) titanium oxide seed layer, the researchers made thin BST films that exhibited excellent microwave properties up to 40 GHz.
Oct 5th, 2010
Read moreGem of an idea: A flexible diamond-studded electrode implanted for life
Two Case Western Reserve University researchers are building implants made of diamond and flexible polymer that are designed to identify chemical and electrical changes in the brain of patients suffering from neural disease, or to stimulate nerves and restore movement in the paralyzed.
Oct 5th, 2010
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