Creation of a new type of highly luminescent glass phosphors dispersing nanoparticles
Semiconductor nanoparticles without using harmful cadmium have been prepared by an aqueous solution method.
Jun 6th, 2006
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Growing nanostructures on micro cantilever provides new platform for materials discovery
Researchers have developed a new technique that could provide detailed information about the growth of carbon nanotubes and other nanoscale structures as they are being produced.
Jun 6th, 2006
Read moreProgramming nanoparticle release
Imagine an implantable device that could be programmed to release exact numbers of drug-laden nanoparticles at specific times over the course of weeks or months or even in response to incoming biochemical signals.
Jun 5th, 2006
Read moreNanoparticles monitor enzyme activity
A team of investigators describes its use of plasmon resonance spectroscopy to detect the release of individual gold nanoparticles that are cleaved from a surface through the activity of a target enzyme.
Jun 5th, 2006
Read moreNanoparticles open new avenues for photodynamic therapy
Two newly published papers suggest that nanoparticles may provide the means for targeting tumors with photosensitizers.
Jun 5th, 2006
Read moreAnalysis of the primary processes in the growth of quantum dot nano-crystals at solid-liquid interfaces
The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) and Tohoku University have theoretically and experimentally analyzed the crystal nucleation process and the subsequent crystal growth process in the colloidal synthesis of CdSe quantum dots.
Jun 1st, 2006
Read morePromising new metamaterial could transform ultrasound imaging
Using the same principles that help create the complex tones of a guitar, researchers have developed a new material that holds promise for revolutionizing the field of ultrasound imaging.
May 31st, 2006
Read moreNanoparticles increase sensitivity of gene detection
Using oligonucleotides attached to gold nanoparticles, researchers have developed an assay capable of detecting as few as 3 million copies of any given gene using a simple optical detection method.
May 30th, 2006
Read moreBiobarcode nanoparticles enable multiplexed DNA detection
Biobarcoded nanoparticles, which up until now have proven useful only for detecting mutations one at a time, can be used in a multiplexed system to detect and distinguish among four different DNA sequences simultaneously
May 30th, 2006
Read moreNanoparticles were not the cause of health problems in Germany
According to the findings of the Federal Institute for Risk Assesment (BfR) in Germany, nanoparticles are not the cause of the health disorders, in some cases severe, which occurred after using so-called sealing sprays.
May 26th, 2006
Read moreTheoretical blueprint for invisibility cloak reported
Using a new design theory, researchers at Duke University's Pratt School of Engineering and Imperial College London have developed the blueprint for an invisibility cloak.
May 25th, 2006
Read moreGrowing glowing nanowires to light up the nanoworld
Nanowires made of semiconductor materials are being used to make prototype lasers and light-emitting diodes with emission apertures roughly 100 nm in diameter?about 50 times narrower than conventional counterparts.
May 25th, 2006
Read moreResearchers explore using nanotubes as minuscule metalworking tools
Bombarding a carbon nanotube with electrons causes it to collapse with such incredible force that it can squeeze out even the hardest of materials, much like a tube of toothpaste, according to an international team of scientists
May 25th, 2006
Read moreFor the future hydrogen economy, a tiny, self-powered sensor
A team of researchers has developed a tiny, inexpensive sensor device that can detect hydrogen leaks and sound the alarm by wireless communication.
May 24th, 2006
Read moreNew material puts its own spin on electronics
Researchers have developed a novel magnetic semiconductor that may greatly increase the computing power and flexibility of future electronic devices while dramatically reducing their power consumption.
May 24th, 2006
Read moreNew fuel cell technology expands possibilities
EU researchers set out to develop novel polymeric fuel cells which would operate using hydrogen and/or methanol fuels.
May 23rd, 2006
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