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DNA nanotubes may soon find their way into a new generation of nanoelectronic and nanobiomedical innovations

Arizona State University (ASU) researchers Hao Yan and Yan Liu imagine and assemble intricate structures on a scale almost unfathomably small. Their medium is the double-helical DNA molecule, a versatile building material offering near limitless construction potential.

January 1, 2009 Read more

Nano tractor beam traps DNA

Using a beam of light shunted through a tiny silicon channel, researchers have created a nanoscale trap that can stop free floating DNA molecules and nanoparticles in their tracks.

December 31, 2008 Read more

Artificial bone marrow in test tube produces red and white blood cells

Artificial bone marrow that can continuously make red and white blood cells has been created in a University of Michigan lab.

December 31, 2008 Read more

Dolphins inspire nanotechnology work, earn researcher $400K award

Inspired with the speed at which dolphins swim through the water compared to other aquatic life, Jonghwan Suhr of the University of Nevada, Reno, decided to mimic the dolphin?s skin using nanotechnology in order to make objects move more efficiently through the air.

December 30, 2008 Read more

EPA in major joint nanotechnology risk research effort with UK funding agencies

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in cooperation with the U.K. Natural Environment Research Council, the UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, the Uk Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, and the Uk Environment Agency is in the process of finalizing a major joint nanotechnology research effort to develop and validate predictive tools and similar conceptual models that predict exposure, bioavailability and effects of manufactured nanomaterials in the environment.

December 30, 2008 Read more

Gold nanoparticles could carry drugs to treat cancer, other diseases

Using tiny gold particles and infrared light, MIT researchers have developed a drug-delivery system that allows multiple drugs to be released in a controlled fashion.

December 30, 2008 Read more

Researchers find what drives one of nature's powerful, nanoscale motors

Peering at structures only atoms across, researchers have identified the clockwork that drives a powerful virus nanomotor.

December 29, 2008 Read more

Nanotechnology could deliver newly discovered molecule that targets brain tumor

UC Davis Cancer Center researchers report today the discovery of a molecule that targets glioblastoma, a highly deadly form of cancer.

December 29, 2008 Read more

High-performance plastic composite made from carbon dioxide

Scientists have succeeded in greatly improving the mechanical properties, including elastic modulus and strength, of plastic (aliphatic polycarbonate) made from carbon dioxide, previously far from practical use, by blending with other plastics.

December 26, 2008 Read more

Nano-patterning on silicon - writing between the lines

Researchers in Japan have shown that reaction of a single compound - acetophenone - with a silicon surface can result in the growth of straight lines of molecules.

December 26, 2008 Read more

Thai National Innovation Agency to support 'new-wave' industries

To support what it calls 'new-wave industries', the National Innovation Agency (NIA) in Thailand has set aside about Bt250 million to help businesses and entrepreneurs in the development of innovative products and services in 2009.

December 25, 2008 Read more

Regional government in Australia creates nanotechnology advisory committee

A nanotechnology advisory committee will be appointed to consider recommendations of a recent parliamentary inquiry, the New South Wales Government says.

December 25, 2008 Read more

Remarkable progress in zeolite synthesis

A research team headed by Prof. TIAN Zhijian with the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics has made remarkable progress in the synthesis of zeolites, the aluminosilicate members of the family of microporous solids known as 'molecular sieves'.

December 24, 2008 Read more

Preparing an anticancer drug carrier via crystallization of nanoparticles

A research team led by Prof. MA Guanghui with the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Institute of Processing Engineering has developed a one-pot approach to couple the crystallization of CaCO3 nanoparticles and the in-situ symmetry-breaking assembly of these crystallites into hollow spherical shells under the templating effect of a soluble starch.

December 24, 2008 Read more

Testing the toughness of insulating thin films in integrated circuits

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a method to measure the toughness of the thin insulating films that play a critical role in high-performance integrated circuits.

December 23, 2008 Read more

Novel nanotechnology assembly process allows fabrication of complex nanotube architectures

Using a new assembly process, a team of researchers at Northeastern University?s National Science Foundation (NSF) Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center for High-rate Nanomanufacturing (CHN) manufactured large-scale patterned single-walled nanotube (SWNT) networks in complex patterns.

December 23, 2008 Read more