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Nanowire coating for bone implants, stents

Researchers have found a simple, inexpensive way to create a nanowire coating on the surface of biocompatible titanium that can be used to create more effective surfaces for hip replacement, dental reconstruction and vascular stenting.

August 20, 2007 Read more

Silicon nanoparticles enhance performance of solar cells

Placing a film of silicon nanoparticles onto a silicon solar cell can boost power, reduce heat and prolong the cellâ??s life, researchers now report.

August 20, 2007 Read more

Working toward new energy with electrochemistry

In an effort to develop alternative energy sources such as fuel cells and solar fuel from "artificial" photosynthesis, scientists are taking a detailed look at electrons - the particles that set almost all chemical processes in motion.

August 20, 2007 Read more

New nanoparticle could provide simple early diagnosis of many diseases

Researchers for the first time image hydrogen peroxide in animals.

August 20, 2007 Read more

Nanogels enable controlled delivery of carbohydrate drugs

Scientists have developed tiny, spherical nanogels that uniformly release encapsulated carbohydrate-based drugs.

August 20, 2007 Read more

Truly sick or simply scared?

Small nano-based biosensor may get help first to those who need it most.

August 19, 2007 Read more

Nanotechnology materials, startups highlighted at ACS symposium Aug. 19 in Boston

Five renowned chemists and inventors gather today to describe the challenges and opportunities for commercializing new technologies.

August 19, 2007 Read more

Nanotechnology in British Columbia

Nanotech BC has released the final draft of its Nanotechnology Asset Map. This Map is the most comprehensive view of the nanotechnology community in BC to date.

August 18, 2007 Read more

Conference: Nanotechnology and Health - Evidence and Impact

The University of Michigan Center for Risk Science and Communication just announced that registration is now open for the 2007 Bernstein Symposium: "Nanotechnology and Health: Evidence and Impact."

August 18, 2007 Read more

New nanotoxicology study delivers promising results

New findings bode well for using single-walled carbon nanohorns, a particular form of engineered carbon-based nanoparticles, for drug delivery and other commercial applications.

August 17, 2007 Read more

The true cost of biofuels

Researchers have warned that growing biofuel crops to make eco-friendly car fuel could actually be harmful to the environment.

August 17, 2007 Read more

Nanoreactors for reaction cascades

Nanoscopic bubbles with plastic membrane and built-in enzymes for multistep one-pot reactions.

August 17, 2007 Read more

Conference topics: nanotechnology, neuroprotection and neurotoxicity

A conference next week in Greece "10th International Congress on Amino Acids and Proteins (ICAAP)" includes a symposium on "nanotechnology, neuroprotection and neurotoxicity".

August 16, 2007 Read more

Trying to beat the U.S. in the nanotechnology race

Is the U.S. losing its edge in nanotechnology?

August 16, 2007 Read more

Nanoscale blasting adjusts resistance in magnetic sensors

A new process for adjusting the resistance of semiconductor devices by carpeting a small area of the device with tiny pits, like a yard dug up by demented terriers, may be the key to a new class of magnetic sensors, enabling new, ultra-dense data storage devices.

August 16, 2007 Read more

New method for mass production of nanogap electrodes

Researchers have developed a reliable, reproducible method for parallel fabrication of multiple nanogap electrodes, a development crucial to the creation of mass-produced nanoscale electronics.

August 16, 2007 Read more