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Molecular 'sieves' harness ultraviolet irradiation for greener power generation
New research shows that exposing polymer molecular sieve membranes to ultraviolet (UV) irradiation in the presence of oxygen produces highly permeable and selective membranes for more efficient molecular-level separation, an essential process in everything from water purification to controlling gas emissions.
Posted: Jun 12th, 2013
Read moreNanotechnology helps track and improve drug action in pancreatic cancer
Scientists have been able to show ways in which we can markedly improve drug targeting of solid tumors, using tiny 'biosensors' along with new advanced imaging techniques. In real time and in three dimensions, these technologies can show us how cancers spread and how active cancer cells respond to a particular drug.
Posted: Jun 12th, 2013
Read moreExposure to air transforms gold alloys into catalytic nanostructures
Brookhaven Lab scientists create novel core-shell gold-indium oxide nanoparticles through room-temperature oxidation.
Posted: Jun 11th, 2013
Read morePolymer nanoreactors create uniform nanocrystals
Using star-shaped block co-polymer structures as tiny reaction vessels, researchers have developed an improved technique for producing nanocrystals with consistent sizes, compositions and architectures - including metallic, ferroelectric, magnetic, semiconductor and luminescent nanocrystals.
Posted: Jun 11th, 2013
Read moreStudent wins award for research on safer drugs through skin applications of nanostructured gels
New, more efficient drug formulations designed to treat illnesses through skin applications - thus avoiding serious side effects associated with oral drug-taking - have been developed by a student at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The method is based on utilizing skin-permeable proteins that are inserted into nano-structured gels.
Posted: Jun 11th, 2013
Read moreNanofiber sensor detects diabetes or lung cancer faster and easier (w/video)
Metal-oxide nanofiber based chemiresistive gas sensors offer greater usability for portable real-time breath tests that can be available on smart phones or tablet PCs in the near future
Posted: Jun 11th, 2013
Read moreGraphene and semiconductor technology together: smaller, cheaper, better (w/video)
Mobile phones that bend, self-powered nanodevices, new and improved solar cell technology and windows that generate electricity are but a few of the potential products from the union of semiconductors and graphene.
Posted: Jun 11th, 2013
Read more'Popcorn' particle pathways promise better lithium-ion batteries
Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories have confirmed the particle-by-particle mechanism by which lithium ions move in and out of electrodes made of lithium iron phosphate, findings that could lead to better performance in lithium-ion batteries in electric vehicles, medical equipment and aircraft.
Posted: Jun 11th, 2013
Read moreNanoweek 2013 brings Government, industry, academia and public together to celebrate success of Irish nanotechnology
Now in its fourth year, Nanoweek will celebrate the importance of nanoscience to the Irish economy; the excellence of nanoscience research within our universities, and look to grow public awareness of a technology which is fundamental to medicine, communications, pharmaceuticals, energy and transport among other industries.
Posted: Jun 11th, 2013
Read moreWhy the shape of nanoparticles matters
A new study found that the shape of nanoparticles can enhance drug targeting. According to this study, rod-shaped nanoparticles - or nanorods - as opposed to spherical nanoparticles, appear to adhere more effectively to the surface of endothelial cells that line the inside of blood vessels.
Posted: Jun 10th, 2013
Read moreThe Body Electric: Researchers move closer to low-cost, implantable electronics
New technology under development at The Ohio State University is paving the way for low-cost electronic devices that work in direct contact with living tissue inside the body.
Posted: Jun 10th, 2013
Read moreNanotechnology advances the goal of atom-thick electronic circuits
Scientists at Rice University and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have advanced on the goal of two-dimensional electronics with a method to control the growth of uniform atomic layers of molybdenum disulfide.
Posted: Jun 10th, 2013
Read moreA nanotechnology diabetes 'breathalyzer'
Pitt chemists demonstrate sensor technology that could detect and monitor diabetes through breath analysis alone.
Posted: Jun 10th, 2013
Read moreWorld's first large(wafer)-scale production of III-V semiconductor nanowire
The research team demonstrated a novel method to epitaxially synthesize structurally and compositionally homogeneous and spatially uniform ternary InAsyP1-y nanowire on Si at wafer-scale using metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD). The high quality of the nanowires is reflected in the remarkably narrow PL and X-ray peak width and extremely low ideality factor in the InAsyP1-y nanowire/Si diode.
Posted: Jun 10th, 2013
Read moreNanotechnology researchers catch individual molecules in a million
Researchers report the design and fabrication of the smallest optical device, capable of detecting and sensing individual biomolecules at concentrations that are similar to those found in the cellular context.
Posted: Jun 10th, 2013
Read moreAir bubbles could be the secret to electronic, artificial skin
Using foam substrates, EPFL scientists were able to make a flexible electronic circuit board. This discovery could lead to the creation of deformable and stretchable circuits.
Posted: Jun 10th, 2013
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