Bacteria from an abandoned mine excrete proteins that cause metal nanoparticles to aggregate. The bacteria are binding and immobilizing the metals in the nanoparticles and the nanoparticles themselves, which are potentially toxic to the bacteria.
Jun 14th, 2007
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Researchers have succeeded in carrying out calculations with two quantum bits, the building blocks of a possible future quantum computer.
Jun 14th, 2007
Read moreSpecialized pulsed lasers have been used to inject individual cells with a variety of materials.
Jun 14th, 2007
Read moreResearchers report a double inversion of a nanoparticle-containing emulsion: By the successive addition of a surfactant, they were able to convert an oil-water emulsion into a water-oil emulsion and then back again.
Jun 14th, 2007
Read moreThe hypothesis: nanoparticles would alleviate the damaging effects generally caused by the freezing process.
Jun 14th, 2007
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Researchers have shown that common bacteria can deliver a valuable cargo of "smart nanoparticles" into a cell to precisely position sensors, drugs or DNA for the early diagnosis and treatment of various diseases.
Jun 13th, 2007
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Researchers have successfully developed a mass production technology of nanostructure embossed anti-reflective lens by using metallic nanoparticles.
Jun 13th, 2007
Read moreSandia National Laboratories is pioneering the future of superalloy materials by advancing the science behind how those superalloys are made.
Jun 13th, 2007
Read moreNanoByg - a survey of nanoinnovation in Danish construction - has released a report that concludes that the use of nanotechnology in the construction sector can be improved.
Jun 13th, 2007
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A team of European scientists has proved within an European Space Agency study that the weird quantum effect called entanglement remains intact over a distance of 144 kilometres.
Jun 12th, 2007
Read moreA new method to transport nanoparticles specifically into lung tissue.
Jun 12th, 2007
Read moreResearchers have developed quantum dots that penetrate the cell membrane, break open endosomes and lysosomes, and avoid clumping.
Jun 12th, 2007
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Researchers watch closely molecules as they reorient themselves during ultrafast photochemical reactions.
Jun 12th, 2007
Read moreThe IEEE Spectrum blog has an entry today titled "Revolutionary nanotechnology: wet or dry?": Somewhere along the line, the advocates for molecular nanotechnology seem to have lost interest in actually seeing molecular manufacturing come to pass if it meant that the concepts of the mechanically engineered approach (Dry) are abandoned in favor of a biologically engineered method (Wet).
Jun 11th, 2007
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Scientists have made multilayered films of inorganic nanoparticles with the help of DNA bases.
Jun 11th, 2007
Read moreFrom 10 -15 June, 2007 the first-ever advanced training event dedicated to the application of nanotechnology in medicine takes place in South Wales.
Jun 11th, 2007
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