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National Nanotechnology Day Is October 9th

Schools, labs, and institutions across the U.S. are hosting events, writing articles, and planning activities for the first annual National Nano Day celebration.

Oct 6th, 2016

Calling all nanotechnology-empowered superheroes

NSF and National Nanotechnology Initiative invite high school students to create heroes with nanotech-inspired gear, powers.

Oct 6th, 2016

A nerve agent antidote that could be taken before an attack

Researchers report an early-stage development of a potential treatment that soldiers or others could take before such agents are unleashed.

Oct 5th, 2016

'Smart clothing' could someday power cell phones with the sun's rays

Scientists report the first fibers suitable for weaving into tailorable textiles that can capture and release solar energy.

Oct 5th, 2016

A new form of light

A rule of chemistry suppressed - promising new ways to look into cells, make LEDs.

Oct 5th, 2016

Process turns wheat flour into CO2-capturing micropores

Researchers have shown how a process for the 'carbonization' of wheat flour creates numerous tiny pores that capture carbon dioxide, representing a potential renewable technology to reduce the industrial emission of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.

Oct 5th, 2016

Memristors promise more precise and affordable neuroprosthetics

Researchers demonstrate how memristors could help aid the development of more precise and affordable neuroprosthetics and bioelectric medicines.

Oct 5th, 2016

Nanoscale device detects bacteria and tests for antibiotic resistance

Researchers have invented a device that can rapidly identify harmful bacteria and can determine whether it is resistant to antibiotics.

Oct 5th, 2016

Physicists 'dissolve' water in an emerald

Scientists detect ferroelectric properties of water molecules by placing them into a network of nanoactivities in a crystal.

Oct 5th, 2016

Solving the problem of glare

Glare-reducing approaches could lead to a type of noise-canceling camera for microscopy, biomedical and astronomy imaging.

Oct 5th, 2016

Electrons in graphene behave like light, only better

Researchers discover that electrons mimic light in graphene, confirming a 2007 prediction - their finding may enable new low power electronics and lead to new experimental probes.

Oct 5th, 2016

Researching a new kind of energy input for micromotors

With photocatalytic reactions on the surface of nanoparticles, researchers want to research sunlight driven nanomotors. In combining the two innovative fields of photocatalysts and nanomotors, they want to open new horizons for the use of nanomotors driven by renewable energy in several environmental and analytical applications.