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Single-walled B-C-N nano-tubes synthesized
A research team at the Chinese Academy od Sciences (CAS) Institute of Physics was recently reported to achieve an important progress in preparation of the tri-element nano-tubes containing boron and nitrogen.
June 26, 2006 Read more
First quantum dot display manufactured
A new QD monochrome display demonstrates the manufacturability and commercial feasibility of quantum dot technology as a foundation for the next generation of displays.
June 23, 2006 Read more
First method to sort nanotubes by size developed
Rice University scientists have developed the first method for sorting semiconducting carbon nanotubes based on their size, a long-awaited development that could form the basis of a nanotube purification system.
June 23, 2006 Read more
Diamond byproduct of hydrogen production and storage method
There may not be a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, but there appears to be nanocrystalline diamonds at the end of a process to produce and store hydrogen using anthracite coal.
June 23, 2006 Read more
How plants avoid feeling the burn
Photoprotective effect measured for the first time at single biomolecule level.
June 22, 2006 Read more
Nanoparticles - power to be reckoned with
The University of Leicester is the co-ordinating partner in an international project (Nanospin) involving information that can be stored on nano-particles.
June 22, 2006 Read more
When gold becomes a catalyst
Researchers in Europe have monitored the catalytic process and proposed an explanation for the high catalytic activity of gold.
June 22, 2006 Read more
Magnetic field research could make computers 500 times more powerful
The University of Bath in the UK is to lead an international three-year project to develop a system which could cut out the need for wiring to carry electric currents in silicon chips.
June 22, 2006 Read more
Buckyballs boost antibody chemotherapy payload
In the ongoing search for better ways to target anticancer drugs to kill tumors without making people sick, researchers find that nanoparticles called buckyballs might be used to significantly boost the payload of drugs carried by tumor-targeting antibodies.
June 21, 2006 Read more
Mechanical masks for advanced nanofabrication devices
Aiming at developing and exploiting advanced nanostructure generation techniques, the NANOCOLD project focused on microfabrication of mechanical masks for massive parallel nanolithography.
June 21, 2006 Read more
Exploiting RNA in the construction of nanodevices
The University of Limerick, a participant in the IST-funded MINT project, investigated the use of folded RNA as a templating agent in the construction of nanostructures.
June 21, 2006 Read more
Researchers discover how to focus on tiniest of the very small
Researchers have developed a technique to get a closer-than-ever look at individual atoms within crystal molecules -- allowing them, for the first time, to see the polarity, or physical alignment, of those constituent atoms and to get a view of the smaller atoms.
June 20, 2006 Read more
Sugar-based nanoparticles have potential to deliver proteins orally
A team of investigators in Spain has used two different sugars to create a nanoparticle that can entrap water-soluble molecules such as proteins.
June 19, 2006 Read more
Imaging live cells with a fluorescent magnetic nanoparticle
Investigators in France have developed a versatile new method for creating nanoparticles that are both magnetic and fluorescent.
June 19, 2006 Read more
Nanoparticles overcome solubility limitations of novel anticancer drug
Using a hybrid liposome-nanocapsule, researchers in France have developed a lipid nanocapsule that appears to overcome the solubility problem.
June 19, 2006 Read more
Nanoparticles and lasers create cancer-killing microbubbles
An international team of investigators has developed a method that uses clusters of gold nanoparticles to create vapor microbubbles that can kill targeted cells.
June 19, 2006 Read more
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