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Mass producing pocket labs
There is certainly no shortage of lab-on-a-chip (LOC) devices, but in most cases manufacturers have not yet found a cost-effective way to mass produce them. Scientists are now developing a platform for series production of these pocket laboratories.
Posted: Oct 1st, 2013
Read moreNano-dwarves turn tumor assassins
Chemotherapy is often preferred for fighting cancer, but its side effects can be considerable. A new technique may reduce these in future: nanoparticle-encapsulated substances could kill off tumor cells selectively. This will be easier on patients.
Posted: Oct 1st, 2013
Read moreLiquid biopsy with graphene could improve cancer diagnosis and treatment
A microfluidic chip developed at the University of Michigan is among the best at capturing elusive circulating tumor cells from blood - and it can support the cells' growth for further analysis.
Posted: Sep 30th, 2013
Read moreEntering a new dimension: 4D printing
Pitt-led research team receives U.S. Army Research Office grant to develop 4D printing of adaptive materials.
Posted: Sep 30th, 2013
Read moreBionanocomposite from fique fibers part of miracle solution for dye pollution
A cheap and simple process using natural fibers embedded with nanoparticles can almost completely rid water of harmful textile dyes in minutes, report Cornell University and Colombian researchers who worked with native Colombian plant fibers.
Posted: Sep 30th, 2013
Read moreResearchers receive $2 million NSF Grant to develop unique origami-shaped antennas
A $2 million NSF grant will support development of a unique approach to making extremely compact and highly efficient antennas and electronics. The new technology will use principles derived from origami paper-folding techniques to create complex structures that can reconfigure themselves.
Posted: Sep 30th, 2013
Read moreThe world's sharpest X-ray beam shines at DESY
The world's sharpest X-ray beam shines at DESY. At the X-ray light source PETRA III, scientists generated a beam with a diameter of barely 5 nanometres. This fine beam of X-ray light allows focusing on smallest details.
Posted: Sep 30th, 2013
Read moreQuantum computers: Trust is good, proof is better
A quantum computer can solve tasks where a classical computer fails. The question how one can, nevertheless, verify the reliability of a quantum computer was recently answered in an experiment at the University of Vienna.
Posted: Sep 30th, 2013
Read moreImproving lithium-ion batteries with new nanotechnology electrode architecture (w/video)
New research is aimed at improving lithium ion batteries through possible new electrode architectures with precise nano-scale designs. The researchers have presented nanowires that block diffusion of lithium across the wire's silicon surface and promote layer-by-layer axial lithiation of the nanowire's germanium core.
Posted: Sep 30th, 2013
Read moreNew nanoimprint foundry paving the way for real-world nanotechnology products
A*STAR's new Nanoimprint Foundry will bridge the gap between laboratory-based nanotechnologies and real-world products. This is the first time that Singapore nanotechnology suppliers and manufacturers have been brought together to speed up productisation of nanoimprinting, a technology that imbues ordinary surfaces with unique properties for applications in sectors like consumer care, biomedical devices, optics, filtration, displays and maritime.
Posted: Sep 30th, 2013
Read moreWagon-wheel pasta shape for better LED
Rotelle' molecules depolarize light; more efficient than 'spaghetti'.
Posted: Sep 29th, 2013
Read moreCost-effective analysis of sulfite in wastewater using carbon nanotubes
The electrochemical response of a modified-carbon nanotubes paste electrode with p-aminophenol was investigated as an electrochemical sensor for sulfite determination.
Posted: Sep 29th, 2013
Read moreNew type of nanocomposite delivers drugs to cancer targets
Researchers designed a new type of drug delivery system for anti-cancer drugs by using linear dendritic polymers, carbon nanotubes and iron nanoparticles.
Posted: Sep 28th, 2013
Read moreNanoDays 2014 kit applications are now available
NanoDays 2014 will be held from March 29 through April 6, 2014. NanoDays kits are currently in production and will be ready for distribution in January 2014.
Posted: Sep 27th, 2013
Read moreResearchers demonstrate nanofabricated 'accelerator on a chip' (w/video)
Technology could spawn new generations of smaller, less expensive devices for science, medicine.
Posted: Sep 27th, 2013
Read moreA new paradigm for nanoscale resolution MRI has been experimentally achieved
A team from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Northwestern University has devised a novel nuclear magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technique that delivers a roughly 10nanometer spatial resolution.
Posted: Sep 27th, 2013
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