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Novel approach to investigate mammalian cells' nanoparticle uptake

A Taiwan research team has developed a new approach for investigating the amount of nano-/microparticles taken up by mammalian cells.

May 31, 2010 Read more

Nano plus Energie - neuer Nano-Energie-Newsletter von CeNIDE

Der neue Nano-Energie-Newsletter des Centers for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen CeNIDE erscheint kuenftig drei bis vier Mal jaehrlich.

May 31, 2010 Read more

Faster computers with nanotechnology

The silicon transistors in your computer may be replaced in ten years by transistors based on carbon nanotubes. This is what scientists at the University of Gothenburg are hoping - they have developed a method to control the nanotubes during production.

May 31, 2010 Read more

Molecular computations based on DNAzymes and their substrates

Researchers have theoretically developed and experimentally demonstrated that the artificial catalytic nucleic acids called DNAzymes and their substrates constitute a platform for the logic operations essential to computational processes.

May 31, 2010 Read more

Nanopartikel als Medikamenten Taxis

Nanopartikel, die Medikamente durch die biologischen Barrieren des Koerpers an ihren Wirkungsort transportieren, stehen im Mittelpunkt des wissenschaftlichen Interesses von Claus-Michael Lehr.

May 31, 2010 Read more

How butterfly wing structures could cut bank fraud

Scientists have discovered a way of mimicking the stunningly bright and beautiful colours found on the wings of tropical butterflies. The findings could have important applications in the security printing industry, helping to make bank notes and credit cards harder to forge.

May 30, 2010 Read more

Nanotechnology research into graphene production could yield novel composites, touch-screen displays

In a development that could lead to novel carbon composites and touch-screen displays, researchers from Rice University and the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology today unveiled a new method for producing bulk quantities of one-atom-thick sheets of carbon called graphene.

May 30, 2010 Read more

NNI strategic planning workshop: Providing critical stakeholder input to the 2010 NNI Strategic Plan

Save the date for the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) Strategic Planning Workshop: Providing Critical Stakeholder Input to the 2010 NNI Strategic Plan; July 13-14, 2010 at the Palomar Hotel in Arlington, VA.

May 28, 2010 Read more

Zeroing in on quantum effects

New materials yield clues about high-temperature superconductors.

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Los Alamos-Argonne partnership will aid understanding of complex materials

An intimate understanding of complex materials that lie at the heart of pharmaceuticals or even nuclear weapons can occur more quickly and efficiently thanks to an agreement between Los Alamos and Argonne national laboratories.

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Nanosphere clusters form building blocks for a new class of optical circuits

Scalable devices inspired by nature exhibit customizable optical properties suitable for applications ranging from highly sensitive sensors and detectors to invisibility cloaks.

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Nanotechnology tattoo may help diabetics track their blood sugar

Researchers at MIT are working on a new type of blood glucose monitor that could not only eliminate the need for finger pricks but also offer more accurate readings.

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Frontier research produces 3D neurological probe

European scientists have created a pioneering three-dimensional (3D) brain probing system that may provide new leads for understanding schizophrenia, Alzheimer's disease and other serious brain conditions.

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Millionen fuer innovative Nanotechnologien und hoch spezialisierte Analytik

Mit 4,23 Millionen Euro foerdert die Europaeische Union den Aufbau von zwei Technologie-Zentren an der Uni Wuerzburg. Die neuen Einrichtungen befassen sich mit Nanotechnologien und mit ultrahochaufloesender Analytik.

May 28, 2010 Read more

Fashioning metal-organic frameworks into carbon-absorbing sponges

Jeffrey Long's lab will soon host a round-the-clock, robotically choreographed hunt for carbon-hungry materials. The Berkeley Lab chemist leads a diverse team of scientists whose goal is to quickly discover materials that can efficiently strip carbon dioxide from a power plant's exhaust, before it leaves the smokestack and contributes to climate change.

May 28, 2010 Read more

Self-assembly method yields materials with unique optical properties

Scientists from four U.S. universities have created a way to use Rice University's light-activated nanoshells as building blocks for 2-D and 3-D structures that could find use in chemical sensors, nanolasers and bizarre light-absorbing metamaterials.

May 27, 2010 Read more