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A flash of light turns graphene into a biosensor

Disease diagnosis, toxin detection and more are possible with DNA-graphene nanostructure.

September 22, 2009 Read more

Diamonds may be the ultimate MRI probe, say Quantum physicists

Diamonds, it has long been said, are a girl's best friend. But a research team including a physicist from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has recently found that the gems might turn out to be a patient's best friend as well.

September 22, 2009 Read more

New nanochemistry technique encases single molecules in microdroplets

Inventing a useful new tool for creating chemical reactions between single molecules, scientists have employed microfluidics?the manipulation of fluids at the microscopic scale?to make microdroplets that contain single molecules of interest.

September 22, 2009 Read more

Therapeutic nanoparticles give new meaning to sugar-coating medicine

A research team studying sugar-coated nanoparticles for use as a possible cancer therapy has uncovered a delicate balancing act that makes the particles more effective than conventional thinking says they should be.

September 22, 2009 Read more

New nano-ruler sets some very small marks

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued a new ruler, and even for an organization that routinely deals in superlatives, it sets some records. Designed to be the most accurate commercially available 'meter stick' for the nano world, the new measuring tool?a calibration standard for X-ray diffraction?boasts uncertainties below a femtometer.

September 22, 2009 Read more

US Air Force enters Swedish nanotechnology alliance

The U.S. Air Force (USAF) has formed a partnership with a Swedish consortium headed by Forsvarets Materielverk (FMV) that will develop technologies for electronic standardization and miniaturization for the Swedish Gripen and U.S. aircraft.

September 22, 2009 Read more

Fabrics that fight germs and detect explosives go to market

Fabrics with embedded nanoparticles to detect counterfeiting devices, explosives and dangerous chemicals or to serve as antibacterials for hospitals, law enforcement or the hospitality industry are just a few of the products that a new company, launched by two Cornell researchers, will produce.

September 22, 2009 Read more

A splash of graphene improves battery materials

Thin carbon sheets enhance titanium dioxide-based batteries.

September 22, 2009 Read more

New discovery reveals fate of nanoparticles in human cells

Scientists funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) have uncovered what happens to biomimetic nanoparticles when they enter human cells.

September 22, 2009 Read more

New findings could help hybrid, electric cars keep their cool

Understanding precisely how fluid boils in tiny microchannels has led to formulas and models that will help engineers design systems to cool high-power electronics in electric and hybrid cars, aircraft, computers and other devices.

September 22, 2009 Read more

Big day for first Nanoscience doctoral students at Bristol University

The four-year PhD programme welcomed its first cohort of 10 students yesterday as they begin an intensive first year of graduate training.

September 22, 2009 Read more

Scientists produce first Bose-Einstein condensate with calcium atoms

Physicists at the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) have succeeded for the first time worldwide in producing a Bose-Einstein condensate from the alkaline earth element calcium

September 22, 2009 Read more

4th International Symposium on emerging and industrial DLP-applications

The annual International Symposium on Emering and Industrial DLP® Applications covers technical and application related aspects of industrial DLP systems. This year the event is held in Frankfurt/Germany on November 12, 2009.

September 22, 2009 Read more

Theoretical electrical resistance discovery proven in nanotechnology lab

Recently, measurements of the electrical properties of ferroelectric materials performed at the Alexei Gruverman lab led to experimental verification of the predicted behavior.

September 21, 2009 Read more

Rice, Alberta join forces to produce green energy through nanotechnology

Rice President David Leebron and Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach signed a memorandum of understanding in Edmonton, Alberta, today that will lead to greener energy production through advances in nanotechnology.

September 21, 2009 Read more

Nanoresearchers challenge dogma in protein transportation in cells

New data on signalling proteins, called G proteins, may prove important in fighting diseases such as cardiovascular, neurodegenerative disorders, and cancer.

September 21, 2009 Read more