Researchers make progress in fabricating three-dimensional metallic carbon
One of the unsolved issues in carbon science has been to find a 3D form of carbon that is metallic under ambient conditions.
Posted: Dec 3rd, 2013
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Worm-like nanoparticles more deadly to breast cancer
Cylindrical shaped nanoparticles are seven times more deadly than traditional spherical ones when delivering drugs to breast cancer cells, an international team of researchers has discovered.
Posted: Dec 3rd, 2013
Read moreNanotechnology experts to gather in Singapore for 3rd Nano Today conference
Over 400 scientists worldwide will converge in Singapore for the 3rd Nano Today Conference which will be held at the Biopolis on December 9 to 11, 2013.
Posted: Dec 3rd, 2013
Read moreEngineers show how to optimize carbon nanotube arrays for use in hot spots
Experimental evidence and computer simulations suggest how to grow structures with the best trade offs between 3 desired characteristics: strength, flexibility and the ability to dissipate heat.
Posted: Dec 2nd, 2013
Read moreCharles M. Lieber receives the first Nano Research Award
Springer and Tsinghua University Press honor one of the world's leading nanotechnology scientists.
Posted: Dec 2nd, 2013
Read moreNovel nanofiber catalyst system holds promise for production of synthetic gasoline
A chemical system developed by researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago can efficiently perform the first step in the process of creating syngas, gasoline and other energy-rich products out of carbon dioxide.
Posted: Dec 2nd, 2013
Read morePlasmonics - when aluminum outshines gold
New studies detail aluminum's valuable plasmonic properties.
Posted: Dec 2nd, 2013
Read moreNanorobot for transporting drugs in the body
The first step has been taken towards developing a nanorobot that - in the long run - will enable the targeted transport of medications in the body.
Posted: Dec 2nd, 2013
Read moreUsing nanoparticle surfactants to stabilize exotically shaped fluid drops
Shapes of things to come: exotic shapes for liquid drops have many possible uses.
Posted: Dec 2nd, 2013
Read moreAmplifying our vision of the infinitely small
The discovery is that Raman scattering of dye-nanotube particles is so large that a single particle of this type can be located and identified. All one needs is an optical scanner capable of detecting this particle, much like a fingerprint.
Posted: Dec 2nd, 2013
Read moreHigh-performance oil absorbent made from mesoporous nanofiber networks
Researchers have developed a high-performance oil absorbent with the function to purify oil-contaminated water (e.g. water discharged upon oil production) at a low cost. This new oil absorbent will provide an energy-efficient and low-cost water purification system at the site of resource development.
Posted: Dec 2nd, 2013
Read more2D nanosheets enables high-quality thin film orientation control that requires no single crystal substrate
Researchers have successfully developed a novel technology to enable oriented growth of high quality perovskite oxide thin films, which are important functional materials, in selected preferred orientation on any type of substrate such as a glass substrate.
Posted: Dec 2nd, 2013
Read moreDrug testing with microneedles
Microneedles on a sticking-plaster-like patch may be the painless and safe way doctors will test for drugs and some infections in the future, thanks to work supported by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC).
Posted: Dec 2nd, 2013
Read moreNanofibers for biomedical and healthcare applications
A comprehensive techno-commercial report overviewing the potential of nanofibers in biomedical and healthcare applications with a focus on materials, fabrication techniques, latest technological developments/trends, applications and products, as well as a detailed global market scenario.
Posted: Dec 2nd, 2013
Read moreThe October 2013 issue of Nanotech Insights newsletter is now available
The October 2013 issue of Nanotech Insights, a quarterly newsletter dedicated to the field of nanoscience and nanotechnology, is now available from CKMNT. This issue of the newsletter is again packed with information and articles on 52 pages.
Posted: Dec 2nd, 2013
Read moreNanoengineered sponge vaccine fights MRSA toxins
Nanosponges that soak up a dangerous pore-forming toxin produced by MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) could serve as a safe and effective vaccine against this toxin.
Posted: Dec 1st, 2013
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