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Nanotechnology solutions for the packaging waste problem

SustainPack is the biggest and most important packaging research project ever undertaken.

April 27, 2007 Read more

Nano structures can pose big measurement problems

A review of various classes of nanostructured materials, listing the array of methods currently used to study their atomic makeup and defining the problems inherent with each one.

April 27, 2007 Read more

Better tooth fillings with nanotechnology

Nanotechnology has the potential to produce tooth restorations that are both stronger than any decay-fighting fillings available today, and more effective at preventing secondary decay.

April 27, 2007 Read more

Placing single nanowires

Researchers have devised a system for manipulating and precisely positioning individual nanowires on semiconductor wafers.

April 27, 2007 Read more

The IEEE has completed its Nanoelectronics Standards Roadmap

The IEEE has completed its Nanoelectronics Standards Roadmap(NESR), which establishes a framework for creating standards to help industry transition electronic applications based on nanotechnology from the laboratory to commercial use.

April 27, 2007 Read more

Gold nanoparticles help detect a toxic metal - mercury

A simple "litmus test" for mercury that eventually could be used for on-the-spot environmental monitoring of bodies of water.

April 27, 2007 Read more

Super solar cells

Supramolecular dyes could boost efficiency in solar cells.

April 26, 2007 Read more

Organ printing

The vision is simply this: rather than harvest organs, let's build them from scratch.

April 26, 2007 Read more

New nanocomposite processing technique creates more powerful capacitors

A new technique for creating films of barium titanate (BaTiO3) nanoparticles in a polymer matrix could allow fabrication of improved capacitors able to store twice as much energy as existing devices.

April 26, 2007 Read more

Portugese-German research cooperation includes nanotechnology

A Portuguese-German research cooperation agreement was signed in the city of Porto last week.

April 26, 2007 Read more

Longest carbon nanotube array so far

A novel composite catalyst and optimal synthesis conditions for oriented growth of multi-wall CNT arrays.

April 25, 2007 Read more

New technique could be used to weigh nanoparticles

For the first time, researchers have found a way to measure the mass of single cells with high accuracy.

April 25, 2007 Read more

Nanocrystals as sensors

Imaging applications exploit the optical qualities of quantum dots, and the nanocrystals act as bright beacons of light that may be followed within the biological milieu.

April 25, 2007 Read more

Why nanowires make great photodetectors

The geometry of semiconducting nanowires makes them uniquely suited for light detection, according to a new study that highlights the possibility of nanowire light detectors with single-photon sensitivity.

April 25, 2007 Read more

Spiderman suit based on nanotechnology

Owning your own Spiderman suit, complete with gloves and boots to allow you to stick to walls, and even a sticky silk spinner to swing between buildings might be a step closer to reality, thanks to a scheme for an adhesive material and "spider silk" based on carbon nanotubes.

April 25, 2007 Read more

Nanotechnology's Trojan horse

A growing body of research has shown that nanoparticles can readily penetrate cells of various types. But it may not be the particles alone that cause trouble inside cells.

April 25, 2007 Read more