By injecting tiny magnetic beads into a living cell and manipulating them with a magnetic 'tweezer', scientists succeed in getting to know more about the mechanics of the cell nucleus.
May 11th, 2007
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With a nod to one of nature's best surface chemists - an obscure desert beetle - polymer scientists have devised a convenient way to construct test surfaces with a variable affinity for water, so that the same surface can range from superhydrophilic to superhydrophobic, and everything in between.
May 11th, 2007
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Imagine being able to rapidly identify tiny biological molecules such as DNA and toxins using a system that can fit on a microchip or in a drop of salt water. Itâ??s closer than you might think, say a team of researchers.
May 10th, 2007
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New experiments suggest that magnetic switches like those in computers also might be used to manipulate individual strands of DNA for high-speed applications such as gene sequencing.
May 10th, 2007
Read moreThis year's winning student teams imagined amazing advancements in fields such as nanotechnology and polymer creation.
May 10th, 2007
Read morePresentations from the "Workshop on Nanotechnologies for Environmental Remediation" that was held on April 16 and 17 in Ispra, Italy, are now available for download.
May 10th, 2007
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Physicists have discovered that on the atomic level nature differentiates between the image and mirror image of magnetic structures.
May 10th, 2007
Read moreNanomaterials are the foundation for a fast-growing approach to energy saving.
May 9th, 2007
Read moreProf. Rip's talk, entitled "Addressing Societal Implications of Nanotechnology - and Their Ambivalencies," will provide an overview of the science and its impacts to society, and as well as identify eight key ambivalencies that arise as a result of nanotechnology's rapid growth and progress.
May 9th, 2007
Read moreReearchers will examine whether the use of silver nanoparticles in everyday products poses future problems for the environment.
May 9th, 2007
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More sensitive sensors and detectors based on semiconductor electronics could result from new findings by researchers from the United States, Norway and Russia.
May 9th, 2007
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A thin film of plastic which conducts electricity and produces solar power could be the basis for a revolution in the way we light our homes and design clothes.
May 9th, 2007
Read moreWorld-class researchers will discuss innovations in multifunctional nanomaterials and nanodevices at the Integrated Nanostructured Systems Workshop to be held May 18 and 19.
May 8th, 2007
Read moreJohns Hopkins University held its first Nano-Bio Symposium on Friday, April 27, 2007.
May 8th, 2007
Read moreNanoscale deposits on a new dental implant create a complex surface on the implant that, according to pre-clinical studies, appears to play a key role in how the implant bonds with the bone.
May 8th, 2007
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Scientists have successfully exploited the optical properties of fluorescent nanoparticles to broaden the scope of single-cell microscopy.
May 8th, 2007
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