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A new window into the deformation of nanoscale materials

Researchers were able to correlate high-resolution load-displacement measurements with individual video frames, showing how nanoscale volumes of aluminum deform under stress from a diamond nanoindenter.

August 15, 2006 Read more

Nanotube coating meshes with living cells

Using a polymer coating that mimics part of the outer membrane of a cell, a team of investigators have developed a versatile method for targeting carbon nanotubes to specific types of cells.

August 14, 2006 Read more

CT imaging gets boost from carbon nanotubes

Scientists have developed a new method to create computed tomography (CT) images using carbon nanotube x-rays.

August 14, 2006 Read more

Mixing nanostructures yields new approach to rapid bioassays

Using silica beads with nanoscale pores as a carrier for two other nanoscale materials, researchers have created a powerful new tool for conducting rapid, high-throughput assays of biological function.

August 14, 2006 Read more

Development of a highly functional catalyst for purification of industrial exhaust gases

Researchers in Japan have succeeded in developing a highly porous platinum-alumina catalyst for use in industrial exhaust gas purificators with the characteristic of high temperature resistance coupled with a high efficiency.

August 14, 2006 Read more

New method of growing carbon nanotubes to revolutionize electronics

Researchers have successfully grown nanotubes at a temperature which permits their full integration into present complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) technology.

August 10, 2006 Read more

Encoded metallic nanowires reveal bioweapons

Researchers are using silver and gold striped nanowires as supports for simultaneous immunological tests for various pathogens

August 10, 2006 Read more

FDA Forms Internal Nanotechnology Task Force

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today announced the formation of an internal FDA Nanotechnology Task Force.

August 9, 2006 Read more

Researchers find controls to gold nanocatalysis

Researchers have made a discovery that could allow scientists to exercise more control over the catalytic activity of gold nanoclusters.

August 8, 2006 Read more

Diamond nanotechnology to revolutionize mobile communications

Researchers developed a novel material that will enable diamond resonators and oscillators to be directly integrated with microelectronics chips for next-generation telecommunication devices.

August 8, 2006 Read more

Nanowire barcode system speeds biodetection in the field

Detecting biowarfare agents in the field will become a lot easier thanks to a new barcode system based on biosensing nanowires.

August 8, 2006 Read more

Successful development of massive synthesis of white organic nanotubes

Researchers have developed a convenient mass-synthesis method for nanotubes which uses less than one thousandth of the solvent used in conventional methods, and the time required for the drying process is only a few hours.

August 7, 2006 Read more

Nanoparticles deliver gene-silencing RNA

Nanoparticles may serve as suitable delivery vehicles for siRNA.

August 7, 2006 Read more

Fast protease assay using nanoengineered photonic crystals

Researchers turned to nanoengineered porous-silicon photonic crystals to create a far faster and more sensitive protease assay system.

August 7, 2006 Read more

Smart multifunctional nanoparticle for drug delivery

Attaching two different targeting molecules to a nanoscale liposome, researchers have created a nanoparticle that targets malignant cells and triggers rapid uptake by those cells.

August 7, 2006 Read more

IBM researchers report a single molecule switch

Scientists at the IBM Zurich Research Laboratory have demonstrated how a single molecule can be switched between two distinct conductive states, which allows it to store data.

August 7, 2006 Read more