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Nano-antioxidants prove their potential

Injectable nanoparticles that could protect an injured person from further damage due to oxidative stress have proven to be astoundingly effective in tests to study their mechanism.

Feb 9th, 2015

New design tool for metamaterials

New study shows how to predict metamaterial nonlinear optical properties.

Feb 9th, 2015

Buckyballs offer environmental benefits

Treated buckyballs not only remove valuable but potentially toxic metal particles from water and other liquids, but also reserve them for future use.

Feb 9th, 2015

Nanotechnology discoveries move from lab to marketplace with CNT fabrication process

A recent agreement between The University of Texas at Dallas and Lintec of America is expected to propel scientific discoveries from the University's laboratories into the global marketplace.

Feb 9th, 2015

NSF grant to fund 'revolutionary' electron microscope

A first-of-its-kind electron microscope, which will allow materials to be studied in their natural environments using an electron beam focused down to a subatomic spot.

Feb 9th, 2015

Scientist develops disposable devices to identify allergies

Work is underway on the design of a small medical device capable of detecting allergies or diseases quickly and at a low cost.

Feb 9th, 2015

Long-term storage of digital information in DNA is possible

It is evident from samples from mammoths, bears, and other fossils: sequenceable DNA can last up to several hundred thousand years. But one does not necessarily need fossil bones as capsules of silica glass spheres can do the same job.

Feb 9th, 2015

Research shows benefits of nanocrystalline silicon carbide for sensors in harsh environments

The use of silicon carbide as a semiconductor for mechanical and electrical sensor devices is showing promise for improved operations and safety in harsh working environments.

Feb 9th, 2015

Scientists devise breakthrough technique for mapping temperature in tiny devices

Approach could lead to better designs for computer chips.

Feb 9th, 2015

Breakthrough may lead to industrial production of graphene devices

With properties that promise faster computers, better sensors and much more, graphene has been dubbed the 'miracle material'. But progress in producing it on an industrial scale without compromising its properties has proved elusive. University of Groningen scientists may now have made a breakthrough.

Feb 9th, 2015

'Virtual virus' unfolds the flu on a CPU

Scientists simulate the complete outer envelope of a flu particle for the first time.

Feb 8th, 2015

Boosting oil extraction with nanotechnology

Researchers studied the effect of using nanoparticles on increasing oil extraction from reservoirs.

Feb 8th, 2015

Nanovectors combine cancer imaging and therapy

Researchers have designed and developed hybrid gold-silica nanoparticles, which are turning out to be genuine therapeutic 'Swiss Army knives'. Tested in mice and on cultured human cells, they make it possible to combine two forms of tumor treatment and three imaging techniques.