Nanoscale gel stops bleeding in seconds
Researchers have shown that some simple biodegradable liquids can stop bleeding in wounded rodents within seconds, a development that could significantly impact medicine.
Oct 10th, 2006
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Nanocrystals are hot
Scientists have discovered that nanocrystals of germanium embedded in silica glass don't melt until the temperature rises almost 200 degrees Kelvin above the melting temperature of germanium in bulk.
Oct 10th, 2006
Read moreImaging nanoscale membrane organization
Researchers have developed a way to image cell membranes with unprecedented resolution ? on the order of 100 nanometers.
Oct 10th, 2006
Read morePhotochemistry creates drug-trapping nanoparticles
A new method that uses light to create a well-defined polymeric nanoparticle with internal spaces that can provide a friendly environment to water-insoluble drugs.
Oct 10th, 2006
Read moreNanologue launches ethics nanometer
A European project has developed a set of tools to help support a dialogue between scientists, policy makers and the public about the benefits and potential impacts of nanosciences and nanotechnologies.
Oct 6th, 2006
Read moreResearch to illuminate inner workings of 'protein nanomachines'
Development of new instrumentation and methods for studying the molecular mechanisms of enzymes are the goals of a three-year program.
Oct 6th, 2006
Read moreToward terahertz detectors on a single, conventional chip
A new NSF grant supports developing semiconductor-based terahertz detectors that can be integrated seamlessly with conventional electronics.
Oct 6th, 2006
Read moreActive nanoscale surfaces for biological separations
Researchers plan to develop nanoscale surfaces that actively reassemble in the presence of DNA, which could eventually lead to more efficient separation tools for genomics and proteomics.
Oct 6th, 2006
Read morePorous carbon sponges prepared by aerosol technique
Scientists discovered a way to prepare porous carbon sponges by heating a chemical mist from an ordinary home humidifier.
Oct 5th, 2006
Read moreHighly functional biosurfactants using yeasts
Researchers in Japan have succeeded in developing a highly functional biosurfactants.
Oct 5th, 2006
Read moreFirst quantum teleportation between light and matter
Researcher at the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics in Garching and the Niels Bohr Institute in Copenhagen have succeeded in transferring a quantum state of light to a material object.
Oct 5th, 2006
Read moreFantastic Voyage: A new nanoscale view of the biological world
New technology makes it possible to image and quantify molecules within individual mammalian or bacterial cells.
Oct 4th, 2006
Read moreScientists use carbon nanotubes to detect defects in composites
Researchers have discovered a means to detect and identify damage within advanced composite materials by using a network of tiny carbon nanotubes, which act in much the same manner as human nerves.
Oct 4th, 2006
Read moreMethod could help carbon nanotubes become commercially viable
A new method for sorting CNTs works by exploiting subtle differences in the buoyant densities of carbon nanotubes as a function of their size and electronic behavior.
Oct 4th, 2006
Read moreScientists solve longstanding nanoelectronic puzzle
A theoretical physicist has solved one of nanoelectronic's longstanding puzzles, which has baffled physicists seeking to make smaller, faster computer devices for more than a decade.
Oct 4th, 2006
Read moreA single polymer nanowire photodetector
Researchers from the Tyndall National Institute, Ireland, have utilised single conjugated polymer nanowires as ultra-miniature photoconductivity-based photodetectors.
Oct 4th, 2006
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