Untangling DNA with a droplet of water, a pipet and a polymer
With the 'rolling droplet technique', a DNA-injected water droplet rolls like a ball over a platelet, sticking the DNA to the plate surface.
Feb 27th, 2015
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Electrochemical 'fingers' unlock battery's inner potential
Scientists track real-time reaction pathways in 3D to uncover new nanoscale clues to increasing lithium-ion battery capacity and optimizing performance.
Feb 27th, 2015
Read moreEuropean Food Safety Authority publishes risk assessment of nanotechnologies in food and feed
The overall goals of EFSA's Nano Network are to provide a forum for dialogue among participants; build mutual understanding of risk assessment principles; enhance knowledge on and confidence in the scientific assessments carried out in EU; and to provide increased transparency in the current process among Member States and EFSA on nanotechnology. All this with the aim to raise the level of harmonisation of the risk assessments developed in the EU on nanotechnology.
Feb 27th, 2015
Read moreNew research signals big future for quantum radar
A prototype quantum radar that has the potential to detect objects which are invisible to conventional systems has been developed by an international research team.
Feb 27th, 2015
Read moreOrdered nanostructures from benzene could pave the way for novel nanotechnology applications
A way to link benzene rings together in a highly ordered three-dimensional helical structure using a straightforward polymerization procedure has been discovered, potentially opening up new areas of nanocarbon and materials science.
Feb 27th, 2015
Read moreA new X-ray microscope for nanoscale imaging
Delivering the capability to image nanostructures and chemical reactions down to nanometer resolution requires a new class of x-ray microscope that can perform precision microscopy experiments using ultra-bright x-rays from the National Synchrotron Light Source II at Brookhaven National Laboratory.
Feb 26th, 2015
Read moreNew research predicts when, how materials will act
A material might melt or snap in half. And for engineers, knowing when and why that might happen is crucial information. Now, a researcher has laid out an overarching theory that explains why certain materials act the way they do.
Feb 26th, 2015
Read morePrecision gas sensor could fit on a chip
Using their expertise in silicon optics, Cornell engineers have miniaturized a light source in the elusive mid-infrared (mid-IR) spectrum, effectively squeezing the capabilities of a large, tabletop laser onto a 1-millimeter silicon chip.
Feb 26th, 2015
Read moreThe building blocks of the future defy logic
A new logic-defying mathematical model could lead to materials for better skin grafts and new smart materials.
Feb 26th, 2015
Read moreBioactive nanoengineered hydrogels for bone tissue engineering
Researchers have developed an injectable osteoinductive collagen-based nanosilicate matrix for growth-factor-free bone tissue engineering.
Feb 26th, 2015
Read moreYoung Nanoscientist India Award 2015 announces winner
The Nanotechnology Forum for Indian Scientists (NT Forum) announces that Dr Arindam Ghosh from IISC, Bangalore is the first winner of the 'Oxford Instruments Young Nanoscientist Award 2015'.
Feb 26th, 2015
Read moreOptical features embedded in marine shells may help develop responsive, transparent displays (w/video)
New findings represent the first evidence of an organism using mineralized structural components to produce optical displays. While birds, butterflies, and beetles can display brilliant blues, among other colors, they do so with organic structures, such as feathers, scales, and plates. The limpet, by contrast, produces its blue stripes through an interplay of inorganic, mineral structures, arranged in such a way as to reflect only blue light.
Feb 26th, 2015
Read more2D-NANOLATTICES nanoelectronics project makes important step with silicene
A European research project has made an important step towards the further miniaturisation of nanoelectronics, using a highly-promising new material called silicene. Its goal: to make devices of the future vastly more powerful and energy efficient.
Feb 26th, 2015
Read moreMoving molecules write letters
Caging of molecules allows investigation of equilibrium thermodynamics.
Feb 26th, 2015
Read moreNanomanufactured Block 'M' illustrates big ideas in drug delivery
By making what might be the world's smallest three-dimensional unofficial Block 'M', University of Michigan researchers have demonstrated a nanoparticle manufacturing process capable of producing multilayered, precise shapes.
Feb 25th, 2015
Read moreWarming up the world of superconductors
A superconductor that works at room temperature was long thought impossible, but scientists may have discovered a family of materials that could make it reality.
Feb 25th, 2015
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