For nanowires, nothing sparkles quite like diamond
Diamond nanowires emit single photons, providing new options for high-speed computing, advanced imaging and secure communication.
Feb 15th, 2010
Read moreDiamond nanowires emit single photons, providing new options for high-speed computing, advanced imaging and secure communication.
Feb 15th, 2010
Read moreResearchers detail a method that uses hydrogels - less than 100 nanometers in size - to sneak a particular type of small interfering RNA (siRNA) into cancer cells. Once in the cell the siRNA turns on the programmed cell death the body uses to kill mutated cells and help traditional chemotherapy do it's job.
Feb 15th, 2010
Read moreScientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology have shown that by directing gold nanoparticles into the nuclei of cancer cells, they can not only prevent them from multiplying, but can kill them where they lurk.
Feb 15th, 2010
Read moreWelding uses heat to join pieces of metal in everything from circuits to skyscrapers. But Rice University researchers have found a way to beat the heat on the nanoscale.
Feb 15th, 2010
Read moreAn international team, including Oxford University scientists, has been investigating what happens to the top layer of atoms on the surface of a material.
Feb 15th, 2010
Read moreSensitiv, selektiv, raeumlich und zeitlich aufgeloest: ATP-Detektion in lebenden Zellen mit Kohlenstoffnanoroehrchen und Luciferase.
Feb 15th, 2010
Read moreA conference which will discuss emerging silicon-based nanotechnologies for advanced information AND communication devices which mean that mobile phones and computers will be even lighter, more functional and more economical, will be held at the University of Southampton next month.
Feb 15th, 2010
Read moreTwo new appointments at the University of Southampton's Nano Research Group will drive research into a whole new range of nano and bio-nano technologies and lead to global industrial research collaborations.
Feb 15th, 2010
Read moreSabryCorp, Ltd. announced the upcoming NanoAgri Conference, scheduled for April 11-12, 2010 in Cairo, Egypt. It will host the leading experts in this field to discuss the revolutionary solutions nanotechnology offers the agricultural and food industries.
Feb 15th, 2010
Read moreToshiba Corporation and the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) today announced joint development of a mask pattern optimizing technology that improves the accuracy of lithography for LSIs by approximately 20%.
Feb 15th, 2010
Read moreChallenges in developing cost-effective, efficient and stable solar energy systems are being tackled by two government-led solar research projects.
Feb 15th, 2010
Read moreBy creating diamond-based nanowire devices, a team at Harvard has taken another step towards making applications based on quantum science and technology possible.
Feb 14th, 2010
Read moreBy manipulating a mysterious quantum property of light known as entanglement, researchers are able to mount up to two photons on top of one another to construct a variety of quantum states of light - that is, build two-story quantum toy houses of any style and architecture.
Feb 14th, 2010
Read more2011 is the International Year of Chemistry! To celebrate Leonardo is seeking to publish papers and artworks on the intersections of chemistry, nanotechnology and art for their on-going special section on nanotechnology and the arts.
Feb 14th, 2010
Read moreThis book provides a very detailed and interesting overview of the fundamental principles of nanoscience, discusses the background of several nanoscience experimental techniques, and sheds light on some of the visionary and important applications in the truly interdisciplinary area of nanotechnology.
Feb 14th, 2010
Read moreScientists at the University of Birmingham have made a Valentine card of pure palladium - it is only 8 nanometres in size; you can even see the atoms.
Feb 14th, 2010
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