Play video games, advance science
Computer gaming is now a regular part of life for many people. Beyond just being entertaining, though, it can be a very useful tool in education and in science.
Oct 6th, 2016
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Nanotechnology News – Latest Headlines
Efficient organic solar cells with very low driving force
Researchers have developed organic solar cells with a significantly lower driving force and faster charge separation than previous cells.
Oct 6th, 2016
Read moreManufacturing microspheres
Technique mass-produces uniform, encapsulated particles for pharmaceuticals, many other uses.
Oct 6th, 2016
Read moreThe delicate power of soft materials
Technology that emerged from university research played a sizable role at this year's Euro Cup, yet it is impossible to detect with the naked eye.
Oct 6th, 2016
Read moreNational Nanotechnology Day Is October 9th
Schools, labs, and institutions across the U.S. are hosting events, writing articles, and planning activities for the first annual National Nano Day celebration.
Oct 6th, 2016
Read moreCalling all nanotechnology-empowered superheroes
NSF and National Nanotechnology Initiative invite high school students to create heroes with nanotech-inspired gear, powers.
Oct 6th, 2016
Read moreA nerve agent antidote that could be taken before an attack
Researchers report an early-stage development of a potential treatment that soldiers or others could take before such agents are unleashed.
Oct 5th, 2016
Read more'Smart clothing' could someday power cell phones with the sun's rays
Scientists report the first fibers suitable for weaving into tailorable textiles that can capture and release solar energy.
Oct 5th, 2016
Read moreA new form of light
A rule of chemistry suppressed - promising new ways to look into cells, make LEDs.
Oct 5th, 2016
Read moreProcess turns wheat flour into CO2-capturing micropores
Researchers have shown how a process for the 'carbonization' of wheat flour creates numerous tiny pores that capture carbon dioxide, representing a potential renewable technology to reduce the industrial emission of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
Oct 5th, 2016
Read moreMemristors promise more precise and affordable neuroprosthetics
Researchers demonstrate how memristors could help aid the development of more precise and affordable neuroprosthetics and bioelectric medicines.
Oct 5th, 2016
Read moreNanoscale device detects bacteria and tests for antibiotic resistance
Researchers have invented a device that can rapidly identify harmful bacteria and can determine whether it is resistant to antibiotics.
Oct 5th, 2016
Read morePhysicists 'dissolve' water in an emerald
Scientists detect ferroelectric properties of water molecules by placing them into a network of nanoactivities in a crystal.
Oct 5th, 2016
Read moreSolving the problem of glare
Glare-reducing approaches could lead to a type of noise-canceling camera for microscopy, biomedical and astronomy imaging.
Oct 5th, 2016
Read moreElectrons in graphene behave like light, only better
Researchers discover that electrons mimic light in graphene, confirming a 2007 prediction - their finding may enable new low power electronics and lead to new experimental probes.
Oct 5th, 2016
Read moreResearching a new kind of energy input for micromotors
With photocatalytic reactions on the surface of nanoparticles, researchers want to research sunlight driven nanomotors. In combining the two innovative fields of photocatalysts and nanomotors, they want to open new horizons for the use of nanomotors driven by renewable energy in several environmental and analytical applications.
Oct 5th, 2016
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