The award, which carries $2.5 million in funding for five years and is renewable for a second five-year period, will establish the Virginia Tech National Center for Earth and Environmental Nanotechnology Infrastructure.
Sep 16th, 2015
Read moreThe University of Washington and Oregon State University have won a $4.5 million, five-year grant from the National Science Foundation to advance nanoscale science, engineering and technology research in the Pacific Northwest and support a new network of user sites across the country.
Sep 16th, 2015
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Nanoparticles wrapped inside human platelet membranes serve as new vehicles for targeted drug delivery.
Sep 16th, 2015
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For the first time, two research laboratories were created as complete, photorealistic computer simulations allowing university and high-school students as well as the general public to virtually access unique instruments.
Sep 16th, 2015
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Review highlights molecular-level work involved in creating a design guide for catalysts for use of sustainable energy.
Sep 16th, 2015
Read more16 sites to give academic, small business and industry researchers access to nanotechnology research.
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The partnership, called the Research Triangle Nanotechnology Network (RTNN), is led by NC State and is supported by a five-year, $5.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation.
Sep 16th, 2015
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Scientists have developed a new catalyst that could make lab tests like the PSA much more sensitive. And it may even speed up reactions that neutralize toxic industrial chemicals before they enter lakes and streams.
Sep 16th, 2015
Read moreA group of scientists called into question the results of a study where British scientists claimed that they managed to find the missing link in the electromagnetic theory.
Sep 16th, 2015
Read moreResearchers have shown how the development of coated silica nanoparticles could be used in restorative treatment of sensitive teeth and preventing the onset of tooth decay.
Sep 16th, 2015
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Scientists have figured out how a platinum catalyst works - its remarkable properties are not just due to the platinum, the iron-oxide substrate beneath also plays a role.
Sep 16th, 2015
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Researchers have applied super-resolution methods to study the organization of receptors on B lymphocytesAntigen receptors on B lymphocytes sense foreign molecules, such as pathogens or vaccines, and activate the B cells to produce antibodies that protect humans against many diseases.
Sep 16th, 2015
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Researchers developed a nanostructured system capable of protecting the active compounds of juices and nutritional supplements from high temperatures during the pasteurization process, in order to retain their nutritional properties.
Sep 16th, 2015
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Material could replace precious metals and produce precisely controlled electrochemical reactivity.
Sep 16th, 2015
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Biomedical engineers report a new way to induce human mesenchymal stem cells to differentiate into neuron-like cells: treating them with exosomes from rat-derived progenitor cells. In combination with synthetic nanoparticles now in development, researchers hope to make synthetic exosomes, inducing neuron growth without neural progenitor cells.
Sep 15th, 2015
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A simple mechanism can control the swimming direction of magnetotactic bacteria - a group of bacteria that orient along the earth's magnetic field and are of interest to scientists studying geology, environmental change and more.
Sep 15th, 2015
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