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Tiny graphene radios may lead to Internet of Nano-Things

Graphene can tap unused bandwidth, leading to ultrafast wireless communication.

Nov 1st, 2016

Flexible solar panel goes where silicon can't

Researchers are producing flexible solar panels that can become part of window shades or wallpaper that will capture light from the sun as well as light from sources inside buildings.

Nov 1st, 2016

Collaboration heats up exotic topological insulators

Traditional semiconductors like silicon are releasing their last new lines. Exotic materials called topological insulators are on their way in. And when it comes to cool, nitrogen is the new helium.

Nov 1st, 2016

Imaging the inside of cells using polymeric nanoparticles

Researchers continue to discover new ways to improve the effectiveness of nanoparticles as biomedical tools.

Nov 1st, 2016

Nanomaterials for neurology: State-of-the-art

In this review, scientists provide a neurobiological overview of key neurological disorders and describe the different types of nanomaterials in use. They present many of the different applications that advances in nanotechnology are having in the field of neurological sciences and discuss the issue of toxicity of the nanomaterials.

Nov 1st, 2016

Creating a slippery slope on the surface of medical implants

Self-healing slippery coating applied on the surface of an implanted medical device protects against infectious biofilm formation.

Nov 1st, 2016

Nanosensors on the alert for terrorist threats

Scientists have demonstrated that sensors based on binary metal oxide nanocomposites are sensitive enough to identify terrorist threats and detect environmental pollutants.

Nov 1st, 2016

New protein bridges chemical divide for 'seamless' bioelectronics devices

Researchers are working on bridging the gap where artificial meets biological - harnessing biological rules to exchange information between the biochemistry of our bodies and the chemistry of our devices. Peptides can provide just such a link.

Nov 1st, 2016

Bringing nano environmental health and safety assessment to the wider discussion on risk governance of key enabling technologies

The EU FP7 Sustainable Nanotechnologies (SUN) Project is coming to its end in March 2017. The project has designed its final events to serve as an effective platform to communicate the main results achieved in its course within the Nanosafety community and bridge them to a wider audience addressing the emerging risks of Key Enabling Technologies (KETs).

Oct 31st, 2016

The Sustainable Nanotechnologies Project shares its latest achievements

The results from the 3rd SUN annual meeting showed great advancement of the project. The meeting was held in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK on 4-5 October 2016 where the project partners presented the results obtained during the second reporting period of the project.

Oct 31st, 2016

Nanobionic spinach plants can detect explosives

After sensing dangerous chemicals, the carbon-nanotube-enhanced plants send an alert.

Oct 31st, 2016

Artificial muscles show more flex

Artificial muscles made significant gains when a literal twist in the development approach uncovered the tensile or stretchy abilities of polymer fibers once they were twisted and coiled into a spring-like geometry. Now, researchers have improved these tensile properties even further by focusing on the thermal properties of the polymer fiber and the molecular structure that makes best use of the chiral configuration.

Oct 31st, 2016

Nanotechnology is making drugs more precise. But how?

If drugs could be targeted to exactly the right place in the body, we could probably do with significantly smaller doses - and consequently fewer side effects. To allow for such precise delivery, we need tiny nanocarriers and even smaller nanotrackers to monitor them. Researchers are working on both of these.

Oct 31st, 2016