EU-First interactive platform on 'Safe Handling of Nanomaterials' published
The German Social Accident Insurance (DGUV) has recently launched the Nanotechnology-Platform 'Safe handling of Nanomaterials'.
Apr 7th, 2014
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Breakthrough method synthesizes single crystal graphene on semiconductor wafer
The new method synthesizes large-area graphene into a single crystal on a semiconductor, maintaining its electric and mechanical properties. The new method repeatedly synthesizes single crystal graphene on the current semiconductor wafer scale.
Apr 7th, 2014
Read moreASU leads new research network to study impacts of nanomaterials
Arizona State University researchers will lead a multi-university project to aid industry in understanding and predicting the potential health and environmental risks from nanomaterials.
Apr 6th, 2014
Read moreNanopores reveal amino acid fingerprints
Researchers have taken a major step toward the sequencing of proteins, demonstrating the accurate identification of amino acids, by briefly pinning each in a nanopore between a pair of flanking electrodes and measuring a characteristic chain of current spikes passing through successive amino acid molecules.
Apr 6th, 2014
Read moreGroundbreaking optical device could enhance optical information processing, computers
At St. Paul's Cathedral in London, a section of the dome called the Whispering Gallery makes a whisper audible from the other side of the dome as a result of the way sound waves travel around the curved surface. Researchers have used the same phenomenon to build an optical device that may lead to new and more powerful computers that run faster and cooler.
Apr 6th, 2014
Read moreSelf-assembled superlattices create molecular machines with 'hinges' and 'gears'
A combined computational and experimental study of self-assembled silver-based structures known as superlattices has revealed an unusual and unexpected behavior: arrays of gear-like molecular-scale machines that rotate in unison when pressure is applied to them.
Apr 6th, 2014
Read moreInspired by moth eyeballs, chemists develop gold coating that dims glare (w/video)
Light-absorbing, water-repellent material could reduce glare from solar panels and electronic displays and dull dangerous glints on military weapons.
Apr 4th, 2014
Read moreLab-on-a-chip to detect pancreatic cancer in 5 hours
At the heart of the CANDO initiative, a lab-on-a chip device will be developed which will enable automatically identifying and measuring the concentration of circulating tumour cells.
Apr 4th, 2014
Read moreTo bridge LEDs' green gap, scientists think small - really small
Nanostructures half the breadth of a DNA strand could improve the efficiency of light emitting diodes, especially in the 'green gap', simulations have shown. Nanostructure LEDs made from indium nitride could lead to more natural-looking white lighting while avoiding some of the efficiency loss today's LEDs experience at high power.
Apr 4th, 2014
Read moreStick-on electronic patches for health monitoring (w/video)
Engineers have demonstrated thin, soft stick-on patches that stretch and move with the skin and incorporate commercial, off-the-shelf chip-based electronics for sophisticated wireless health monitoring.
Apr 4th, 2014
Read moreProbing the next generation of 2D materials
Molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) is part of a wider group of materials known as transition metal dichalcogenides and has been put forward by researchers as a potential building block for the next generation of low-cost electrical devices.
Apr 4th, 2014
Read moreElectronics that dissolve when triggered
'Transient electronics' are based on special polymers designed to quickly and completely melt away when a trigger is activated.
Apr 4th, 2014
Read moreNanotubes made from plants could allow delivery of DNA into cells, improve chemotherapy treatment
A novel nanotube, created from plant waste, could someday help to correct genetic disorders or treat cancer without chemotherapy's nasty side effects.
Apr 3rd, 2014
Read moreMicroreactors produce nanoparticle inks for printing solar cells
The work is based on the use of a 'continuous flow' microreactor to produce nanoparticle inks that make solar cells by printing. Existing approaches based mostly on batch operations are more time-consuming and costly.
Apr 3rd, 2014
Read moreMagnetically controlled nanoparticles to force tumour cells to self-destruct (w/video)
The clever thing about the technique is that researchers can target selected cells without harming surrounding tissue. There are many ways to kill cells, but this method is contained and remote-controlled.
Apr 3rd, 2014
Read moreStructural insights into the inner workings of a viral nanomachine
Researchers are using new nanoscale im-aging approaches to shed light on the dynamic activities of rotaviruses, important pathogens that cause life-threatening diarrhea in young children.
Apr 3rd, 2014
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