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New nanocrystalline material for use in electronics

A research team at Carnegie Mellon University has discovered a nanocrystalline material that is cheaper, more stable and produces a higher quality energy storage capacity for use in a variety of industrial and portable consumer electronic products.

July 10, 2006 Read more

Scientists attain control of how electrons move through a nano-transistor

Two physicists at the University of Copenhagen have attained unsurpassed control of the migration of electrons in a nano-transistor.

July 10, 2006 Read more

Targeting the threat of thrombosis at the molecular level

New research at The University of Nottingham in the UK could help to prevent the harmful blood clots associated with heart disease and stroke.

July 7, 2006 Read more

Nanoparticle support for enzymes

Gold nanoparticles can stabilise enzymes at air?water interfaces, enhancing their applications as biocatalysts.

July 7, 2006 Read more

Researchers create new organic gel nanomaterials

Researchers have created organic gel nanomaterials that could be used to encapsulate pharmaceutical, food, and cosmetic products and to build 3-D biological scaffolds for tissue engineering.

July 7, 2006 Read more

Problem: implant infection, solution: nanotech surfaces

Implants are prone to infection, forcing patients back to surgery for repair or replacement. Now, for the first time, a team of engineers has shown that zinc or titanium oxide nanosurfaces can reduce the presence of bacteria, a technique that can be applied to implants to reduce the number of these costly and debilitating infections.

July 7, 2006 Read more

Liquid alloy shows solid-like crystal structure at surface

A substance used in nanotechnology contains unusual structures at its surface, a team of researchers at the Argonne National Laboratory have learned.

July 6, 2006 Read more

New ion trap may lead to large quantum computers

Physicists at NIST have designed and built a novel electromagnetic trap for ions that could be easily mass produced to potentially make quantum computers large enough for practical use.

July 6, 2006 Read more

NIST grant to University of Maryland steps up its nanotechnology efforts

NIST and the University of Maryland have joined in a cooperative program to develop measurement technology and other new tools designed to support all phases of nanotechnology development, from discovery to manufacture.

July 6, 2006 Read more

Solitons could power molecular electronics, artificial muscles

Scientists have discovered something new about exotic particles called solitons.

July 6, 2006 Read more

New instrument probes nanostructure growth for industry and research

Researchers at Purdue University are using a rare type of electron microscope to see how structures like carbon nanotubes form at the atomic level, information that will be crucial for nanotechnology to find practical applications in computing, electronics and other areas.

July 5, 2006 Read more

Carbon nanotube building blocks open up possibilities for advanced electronics

A new method to systematically modify the structure of single-walled carbon nanotubes could expand their electronic properties and open the path to nano-electronics.

July 5, 2006 Read more

Full 3-D image of nanocrystal interior created by shining X-rays through them

A vital step towards the ultimate goal of being able to take photographs of individual molecules in action has been achieved by an international team led by University College London researchers.

July 5, 2006 Read more

Hybrid nanoparticles increase anticancer activity in multiple drug resistant tumor cells

A novel combination of lipids, a negatively charged polymer, and the anticancer drug doxorubicin has yielded a new nanoparticle that can kill breast cancer cells that are normally resistant to this drug.

July 3, 2006 Read more

Temperature-sensitive nanoparticles open new avenues for drug delivery

Researchers have developed polymer nanoparticles that can expand rapidly in response to a temperature change.

July 3, 2006 Read more

Buckyball-antibody combination delivers antitumor drugs

Combining a monoclonal antibody known to target melanoma tumors with multiple C60 buckyballs, researchers have developed a new way to deliver multiple drugs simultaneously to tumors.

July 3, 2006 Read more