Researchers have developed tiny probes comprising gold-coated particles. These can be inserted into cells, enabling diseases to be detected and monitored remotely using light from a laser.
Mar 29th, 2010
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By combining a new generation of piezoelectric nanogenerators with two types of nanowire sensors, researchers have created what are believed to be the first self-powered nanometer-scale sensing devices that draw power from the conversion of mechanical energy.
Mar 28th, 2010
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The inaugural issue of Nanotech Insights, a quarterly newsletter dedicated to the field of nanoscience and nanotechnology, is now available online on the CKMNT website.
Mar 27th, 2010
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Groundbreaking curriculum to offer unparalleled education and training to support nanotechnology career opportunities and development of New York's high-tech workforce.
Mar 27th, 2010
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In the Max Planck Institute for NanoBiophotonics in Goettingen, Stefan Hell has developed fluorescence microscopy methods for observing objects on the nanoscale and with his colleagues Vladimir Belov and Christian Eggeling a new series of photostable dyes that can be used as fluorescent markers has been realised.
Mar 26th, 2010
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'Loading-unloading' effect of grain boundaries key to repair of irradiated metal.
Mar 26th, 2010
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Photonics is a highly multidisciplinary field with diverse ramifications, one of which is nanobiophotonics, a subfield focusing on developing tools for advancement in nanoscience.
Mar 26th, 2010
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Die Methode, mit Hilfe der Nanotechnologie Biomolekuele ueber magnetische Transporter zu einem Sensor zu transportieren, haben sich die Forscher schon patentieren lassen.
Mar 26th, 2010
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The Sri Lanka Institute of Nanotechnology Pvt. Ltd (SLINTEC) recently announced the launch of a highly informative website - the first Sri Lankan nano-based information portal.
Mar 26th, 2010
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Scientists presented a design strategy to produce the long-sought artificial leaf, which could harness Mother Nature's ability to produce energy from sunlight and water in the process called photosynthesis.
Mar 26th, 2010
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Introducing additional complexity to a simulation gives researchers better insight into how cellular signaling networks might operate.
Mar 26th, 2010
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The University of Pennsylvania's School of Engineering has developed a new Master of Science Degree program in Nanotechnology. The program has options for Nano Enabling Energy, Nano Enabling Medicine, Nanoelectronics and more.
Mar 26th, 2010
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Virginia Lorenz, who recently joined the University of Delaware faculty as an assistant professor of physics and astronomy, is working on one of the hottest areas in physics - quantum memories. These devices store information in a flash of light and may serve as the basis of future communications networks.
Mar 26th, 2010
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A team of researchers and clinicians from UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center and the California Institute of Technology has published the first proof that a targeted nanoparticle - used as an experimental therapeutic and injected directly into a patient's bloodstream - can navigate into tumors, deliver double-stranded small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) and turn off an important cancer gene.
Mar 26th, 2010
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University of Maryland researchers have created a completely new way to produce high quality semiconductor materials critical for advanced microelectronics and nanotechnology.
Mar 25th, 2010
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The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Johns Hopkins presents The Jan M. Minkowski Memorial Lecture in Quantum Electronics, 'Nonlinear Optics on the Nanoscale: Towards Terabit Optical Processors', with speaker Dr. Benjamin J. Eggleton,
Mar 25th, 2010
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