The effects of hydrogen on growing carbon nanotubes
Researchers shed new light on the growth process of carbon nanotubes. In particular, the researchers examined the influence of hydrogen gas.
Oct 5th, 2010
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Anti-tumor drugs tested by microfluidic device
A prototype device developed in Hong Kong will allow laboratory researchers to non-invasively test drugs for their ability to kill tumors by subjecting cancerous cells with different concentration gradients.
Oct 5th, 2010
Read moreBreakthrough e-display means electronics with high speed, high readability and low power usage
A new electrofluidics design from the University of Cincinnati and start-up company Gamma Dynamics that promises to dramatically reshape the image capabilities of electronic devices.
Oct 5th, 2010
Read moreQuantum computing research edges toward practicality
An important step - one that is essential to the ultimate construction of a quantum computer - was taken for the first time by physicists at UC Santa Barbara. The research involves the entanglement of three quantum bits of information, or qubits. Before now, entanglement research in the solid state has only been developed with two qubits.
Oct 5th, 2010
Read moreNew nanoparticles could improve cancer treatment
Researchers tailored nanoparticles to deliver cisplatin and docetaxel, two drugs commonly used to treat many different types of cancer.
Oct 5th, 2010
Read more2010 Nobel Prize in Physics goes to discoverers of graphene
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Nobel Prize in Physics for 2010 to Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov, University of Manchester, 'for groundbreaking experiments regarding the two-dimensional material graphene'.
Oct 5th, 2010
Read morePhantoms Foundation coordinates first Spain pavillion at Taiwan Nano 2010
The Phantoms Foundation and the Spanish Institute for Foreign Trade (ICEX) will bring together for the first time a nanoscience and nanotechnology Spain Pavilion at Taiwan Nano 2010.
Oct 5th, 2010
Read moreBonner Physiker nutzen einzelnes Atom als Lichtdimmer
Physiker der Uni Bonn habe eine Art 'Lichtdimmer' entwickelt, der aus einem einzigen Atom besteht. Bedient wird er ueber einen Laserstrahl. Moeglicherweise kommen aehnliche Bauelemente kuenftig in der Quantenkommunikation zum Einsatz.
Oct 5th, 2010
Read moreINRS Occupational Health Research Conference 2011: Nanotechnology risks
The conference, titled 'INRS Occupational Health Research Conference 2011: Risks associated to Nanoparticles and Nanomaterials', will be held in Nancy (France) on 5th-7th April 2011. The submission deadline for abstract is November 15th 2010.
Oct 5th, 2010
Read moreNew approaches needed to gauge safety of nanotechnology-based pesticides
Nanotechnology is about to emerge in the world of pesticides and pest control, and a range of new approaches are needed to understand the implications for public health, ensure that this is done safely, maximize the potential benefits and prevent possible risks, researchers say in a new report.
Oct 4th, 2010
Read moreFunding for nanomedicine center to detect and treat atherosclerosis
Georgia Tech and Emory University have received a five-year $14.6 million contract from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to continue the development of nanotechnology and biomolecular engineering tools and methodologies for detecting and treating atherosclerosis.
Oct 4th, 2010
Read moreSuccess in reduction of frictional force using the piezoelectric effect
Researchers have discovered that zinc oxide coatings possess low frictional characteristics under all environments in the atmosphere, vacuum, and oil when their crystal orientation is skillfully controlled. This research also revealed that such coatings have a mysterious property, unlike that under normally conditions, in which the friction coefficient decreases as the load increases in oil.
Oct 4th, 2010
Read moreFirst observation of new type of 'sea urchin' shaped nano-crystalline aggregate
Scientists have discovered a new type of crystalline aggregate in which small rod-shaped crystals are mutually attached according to a unique relationship. This crystalline aggregate consists of rod-shaped nanocrystals of zinc oxide.
Oct 4th, 2010
Read moreNanotechnology workshop 'Bridging the Nano Divide' to stimulate cross-disciplinary research
The ICPC NanoNet Project invites researchers from different disciplines interested in socio-economic and innovation aspects of nanotechnology to a free online workshop on 20 October 2010, 12.45-15.15 GMT.
Oct 4th, 2010
Read moreA low-cost nanoparticle-based catalyst prepares to take on power-plant emissions
A research group led by Charles Lyman, professor of materials science and engineering, has developed catalysts that convert the harmful nitrogen oxides emitted from coal- and gas-fired power plants to nitrogen and water vapor.
Oct 4th, 2010
Read moreDNA art imitates life: Construction of a nanoscale Mobius strip
Scientists at the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University's and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, led by Hao Yan and Yan Liu, have reproduced the enigmatic Mobius strip on a remarkably tiny scale, joining up braid-like segments of DNA to create Mobius structures measuring just 50 nanometers across - roughly the width of a virus particle.
Oct 4th, 2010
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