Crossing barriers - Pharmacy researchers improving drug delivery with nanosystems
Developing nanosystems that can more easily cross the gastrointestinal tract and blood-brain barriers.
Posted: Jul 14th, 2016
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Physicists predict the existence of a new kind of spin liquid
This mathematical description of a spin liquid shares important similarities with a gauge symmetry, which is a key element in the way physics describes the world.
Posted: Jul 14th, 2016
Read moreElectricity generated with water, salt and a 3-atoms-thick membrane.
Researchers have developed a system that generates electricity from osmosis with unparalleled efficiency. Their work uses seawater, fresh water, and a new type of membrane just 3 atoms thick.
Posted: Jul 13th, 2016
Read moreEngineers create new technique for testing nanomaterials
An engineer has invented a method for analyzing nanowires at temperatures approaching 800 degrees Fahrenheit in first-ever experiments, showing the valuable role the materials could play in converting excess heat from machines and electronics into useable electricity.
Posted: Jul 13th, 2016
Read moreSpain creates the AEINA nanotechnology industry association
On 30 June 2016, following several months of negotiations, Spain's AEINA nanotechnology industry association was officially incorporated.
Posted: Jul 13th, 2016
Read moreRemote-controlled implantable device delivers HIV prevention drug
A multi-million dollar grant was awarded to enhance a nanochannel delivery system, which provides sustained and constant release of drugs without the use of pumps, valves or a power supply.
Posted: Jul 13th, 2016
Read moreGraphene-infused packaging is a million times better at blocking moisture
To better protect goods such as electronics and medicines, scientists have developed a new kind of packaging that incorporates a single layer of graphene.
Posted: Jul 13th, 2016
Read moreNew materials for the construction of metal organic two-dimensional quasicrystals
Researchers have presented a methodology that allows the production of two-dimensional quasicrystals from metal organic networks, opening the door to the development of promising new materials.
Posted: Jul 13th, 2016
Read moreMajor new facility to explore optimizing plasma for the production of nanoparticles
After more than two years of planning and construction, the U.S. Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) has commissioned a major new facility to explore ways to optimize plasma for the production of nanoparticles.
Posted: Jul 13th, 2016
Read moreInvisible particles 'seen' for the first time
A mysterious effect in which particles do not scatter light has been observed at optical wavelengths for the first time.
Posted: Jul 13th, 2016
Read moreLight-modified material modifies light
A material whose optical properties can be modified on a small scale by laser light promises a wide range of applications.
Posted: Jul 13th, 2016
Read moreNASA eyes first-ever carbon-nanotube mirrors for CubeSat telescope
A lightweight telescope that a team of NASA scientists and engineers is developing specifically for CubeSat scientific investigations could become the first to carry a mirror made of carbon nanotubes in an epoxy resin.
Posted: Jul 12th, 2016
Read moreDirected matter - Toward atomic-scale 3D nanofabrication
Additive manufacturing techniques featuring atomic precision could one day create materials with Legos flexibility and Terminator toughness.
Posted: Jul 12th, 2016
Read moreEngineered 'sand' may help cool electronic devices
Researchers would like to put sand into your computer. Not beach sand, but silicon dioxide nanoparticles coated with a high dielectric constant polymer to inexpensively provide improved cooling for increasingly power-hungry electronic devices.
Posted: Jul 12th, 2016
Read moreDNA origami lights up a microscopic glowing Van Gogh
Using folded DNA to precisely place glowing molecules within microscopic light resonators, researchers have created one of the world's smallest reproductions of Vincent van Gogh's The Starry Night.
Posted: Jul 12th, 2016
Read moreRepurposing the ribosome for synthetic biology
By using biological catalysts, researchers aim to produce materials for sustainable, rechargeable batteries that are currently impossible to make chemically.
Posted: Jul 12th, 2016
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