Cotton fibres instead of carbon nanotubes
Plant-based cellulose nanofibres do not pose a short-term health risk, especially short fibres, shows a new study.
Posted: May 7th, 2015
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A 'super-cool' way to deliver drugs
Some substances, when they undergo a process called rapid-freezing or supercooling, remain in liquid form - even at below-freezing temperatures. A new study is the first to break down the rules governing the complex process of crystallization through rapid-cooling. Its findings may revolutionize the delivery of drugs in the human body, providing a way to 'freeze' the drugs at an optimal time and location in the body.
Posted: May 6th, 2015
Read moreTiny silicone spheres come out of the mist
Technology in common household humidifiers could enable the next wave of high-tech medical imaging and targeted medicine, thanks to a new method for making tiny silicone microspheres.
Posted: May 6th, 2015
Read moreInkjet printing process for Kesterite solar cells
Researchers developed an inkjet printing technology to produce kesterite thin film absorbers (CZTSSe). Based on the inkjet-printed absorbers, solar cells with total area conversion efficiency of up to 6.4 % have been achieved.
Posted: May 6th, 2015
Read moreA better way to build DNA scaffolds (w/video)
Researchers devise new technique to produce long, custom-designed DNA strands.
Posted: May 6th, 2015
Read moreThermometer-like device uses nanoparticles to help diagnose heart attacks
Scientists have developed a simple, thermometer-like device that could help doctors diagnose heart attacks with minimal materials and cost.
Posted: May 6th, 2015
Read moreThe next step in DNA computing: GPS mapping?
Scientists are reporting progress toward that goal with the development of a novel DNA-based GPS.
Posted: May 6th, 2015
Read moreOne step closer to nano-sized cancer drug delivery
Scientists are inching closer to developing a nano-scale drug delivery system with the aim of specifically targeting cancer cells.
Posted: May 6th, 2015
Read moreWinner announced for NNI's first 'EnvisioNano' nanotechnology image contest
The National Nanotechnology Coordination Office (NNCO) has announced the winner of the first EnvisioNano nanotechnology image contest for students.
Posted: May 6th, 2015
Read moreArtificial muscles created from gold-plated onion cells
Unlike previous artificial muscles, this one can either expand or contract to bend in different directions depending on the driving voltage applied.
Posted: May 5th, 2015
Read moreImproving organic transistors that drive flexible and conformable electronics
A revolution is coming in flexible electronic technologies as cheaper, more flexible, organic transistors come on the scene to replace expensive, rigid, silicone-based semiconductors, but not enough is known about how bending in these new thin-film electronic devices will affect their performance.
Posted: May 5th, 2015
Read moreNew chip architecture may provide foundation for quantum computer
Researchers have developed a microfabricated ion trap architecture that holds promise for increasing the density of qubits in future quantum computers.
Posted: May 5th, 2015
Read moreBreast cancer vaccines may work better with silicon microparticles
The effectiveness of cancer vaccines could be dramatically boosted by first loading the cancer antigens into silicon microparticles, scientists report.
Posted: May 5th, 2015
Read moreField-effect transistors on hybrid perovskites fabricated for first time
Researchers successfully fabricated halide organic-inorganic hybrid perovskite field-effect transistors and measure their electrical characteristics at room temperature.
Posted: May 5th, 2015
Read moreResearchers kill fungus with silver nanoparticles
Researchers have found that silver nanoparticles produced with an extract of wormwood, an herb with strong antioxidant properties, can stop several strains of the deadly fungus phytophthora.
Posted: May 5th, 2015
Read moreChanneling valleytronics in graphene
Researchers have discovered topologically protected one-dimensional electron conducting channels at the domain walls of bilayer graphene. These conducting channels are 'valley polarized', which means they can serve as filters for electron valley polarization in future devices such as quantum computers.
Posted: May 5th, 2015
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