New type of nanocomposite delivers drugs to cancer targets
Researchers designed a new type of drug delivery system for anti-cancer drugs by using linear dendritic polymers, carbon nanotubes and iron nanoparticles.
Posted: Sep 28th, 2013
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NanoDays 2014 kit applications are now available
NanoDays 2014 will be held from March 29 through April 6, 2014. NanoDays kits are currently in production and will be ready for distribution in January 2014.
Posted: Sep 27th, 2013
Read moreResearchers demonstrate nanofabricated 'accelerator on a chip' (w/video)
Technology could spawn new generations of smaller, less expensive devices for science, medicine.
Posted: Sep 27th, 2013
Read moreA new paradigm for nanoscale resolution MRI has been experimentally achieved
A team from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Northwestern University has devised a novel nuclear magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technique that delivers a roughly 10nanometer spatial resolution.
Posted: Sep 27th, 2013
Read moreDNA nanotechnology - sensing applications and drug release
DNA/nanoparticle hybrid systems hold great promise for the development of new sensing platforms, the programmed organization of nanoparticles, the switchable control of plasmonic phenomena in the nanostructures, and the controlled delivery of drugs.
Posted: Sep 27th, 2013
Read moreSuperfast switching of quantum light sources
How to fabricate a quantum light source such that it emits a single photon exactly at a desired moment in time.
Posted: Sep 27th, 2013
Read moreHow to make ceramics that bend without breaking
New materials developed at MIT could lead to actuators on a chip and self-deploying medical devices.
Posted: Sep 26th, 2013
Read moreNanotechnology researchers find new energy storage capabilities between layers of 2-D materials
Drexel University researchers are continuing to expand the capabilities and functionalities of a family of two-dimensional materials they discovered that are as thin as a single atom, but have the potential to store massive amounts of energy. Their latest achievement has pushed the materials storage capacities to new levels while also allowing for their use in flexible devices.
Posted: Sep 26th, 2013
Read moreOECD countries address the safety of manufactured nanomaterials
The OECD has recommended its Member Countries apply existing international and national chemical regulatory frameworks to manage the risks associated with manufactured nanomaterials.
Posted: Sep 26th, 2013
Read moreNonvolatile flash memory based on biologically integrated nanostructures
Researchers demonstrate a novel process to fabricate hierarchical nanoarchitectures of multilayered nanodots and apply these nanostructures in memory devices.
Posted: Sep 26th, 2013
Read moreDeveloping applications for self-assembling carbon nanotubes
For the last two decades, it's been said that carbon nanotubes hold the promise to transform a range of fields, from alternative energy to drug delivery. But making that happen has proved difficult, according to Hicham Fenniri.
Posted: Sep 26th, 2013
Read more'Molecular Theme Park' website wins educational 'best of Web' award
Faculty researchers from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute were honored for their efforts in developing and creating the NanoSpace website, an online science 'theme park' that aims to excite elementary and middle-school students about the world of atoms and molecules.
Posted: Sep 26th, 2013
Read moreNanotechnology surface modification with graphene enhances water resistance
Engineering researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed a new drape made from graphene which can enhance the water-resistant properties of materials with rough surfaces.
Posted: Sep 26th, 2013
Read moreStudy reveals possibility of a quantum material to transport zero-resistance current above room temperature
Researchers have designed a class of new topological materials, which, at the optimal condition, can transport zero-resistance edge current even above room temperature due to the large spin-orbit coupling. This quantized current is fully spin polarized and can be inverted by electric field, and therefore is useful for spintronics.
Posted: Sep 26th, 2013
Read moreA new photoresist technology for organic semiconductors enabling submicron patterns
Fujifilm and imec have developed a new photoresist technology that enables submicron patterning on large-size substrates without damaging the organic semiconductor materials.
Posted: Sep 26th, 2013
Read moreNanomedicine: Using nanoparticles to deliver vaccines to lungs
Many viruses and bacteria infect humans through mucosal surfaces, such as those in the lungs, gastrointestinal tract and reproductive tract. To help fight these pathogens, scientists are working on vaccines that can establish a front line of defense at mucosal surfaces.
Posted: Sep 25th, 2013
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