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Scientists develop atomic force microscopy for imaging nanoscale dynamics of neurons

Researchers have succeeded in imaging structural dynamics of living neurons with an unprecedented spatial resolution.

Mar 13th, 2015

National Nanotechnology Initiative publishes report on carbon nanotube commercialization

The National Nanotechnology Initiative today published the proceedings of a technical interchange meeting on 'Realizing the Promise of Carbon Nanotubes: Challenges, Opportunities, and the Pathway to Commercialization'.

Mar 12th, 2015

3D printer for small molecules opens access to customized chemistry

Scientists have simplified the chemical synthesis of small molecules, eliminating a major bottleneck that limits the exploration of a class of compounds offering tremendous potential for medicine and technology.

Mar 12th, 2015

Biotech materials made simple - crystal structures altered by a single protein

Researchers have shown that the crystal lattice of calcium carbonate can be altered using just a single protein species.

Mar 12th, 2015

Engineers solve the mystery of the dancing droplets (w/video)

Years of research satisfy a graduate student's curiosity about the molecular minuet he observed among drops of ordinary food coloring.

Mar 12th, 2015

Optogenetics without the genetics

Gold nanoparticles enable precise stimulation of normal, non-genetically modified neurons with light.

Mar 12th, 2015

Ghent University leads large-scale European training project on quantum dots

Phonsi is a consortium combining research institutes, IBM and a startup (Single Quantum) with world leading expertise in synthesis, characterization and integration of these nanocrystals.

Mar 12th, 2015

Chameleon-like artificial 'skin' shifts color on demand

Borrowing a trick from nature, engineers have created an incredibly thin, chameleon-like material that can be made to change color - on demand - by simply applying a minute amount of force.

Mar 12th, 2015

Sweet buckyballs target stroke

Materials resulting from chemical bonding of glucosamine, a type of sugar, with fullerenes, kind of nanoparticles known as buckyballs, might help to reduce cell damage and inflammation occurring after stroke.

Mar 12th, 2015

Raspberry-like nanostructures as light-bending metamaterials

Researchers have devised a way of mass-producing metamaterials that exhibit magnetic resonance in optical frequencies. Called 'raspberry-like metamolecules' due to their unique shape, these nanoscale structures could be used as building blocks for metamaterials that could scatter light as if they had magnetic properties, which could be relevant to applications in optical processing and signal handling.

Mar 12th, 2015

Dunkin' Donuts ditches nano titanium dioxide - but is it actually harmful?

In response to pressure from the advocacy group As You Sow, Dunkin' Brands has announced that it will be removing allegedly 'nano' titanium dioxide from Dunkin' Donuts' powdered sugar donuts.

Mar 12th, 2015

New metal-organic framework material captures carbon at half the energy cost

Chemists have made a major leap forward in carbon-capture technology with a material that can efficiently remove carbon from the ambient air of a submarine as readily as from the polluted emissions of a coal-fired power plant.

Mar 12th, 2015

U.S. National Nanotechnology Initiative 2016 funding brings total to $22 billion

Cumulatively totaling more than $22 billion since the inception of the NNI in 2001, this funding reflects nanotechnology's potential to significantly improve our fundamental understanding and control of matter at the nanoscale and to translate that knowledge into solutions for critical national needs.