An emerging super-black nanotechnology that is to be tested for the first time this fall on the International Space Station will be applied to a complex, 3-D component critical for suppressing stray light in a new, smaller, less-expensive solar coronagraph designed to ultimately fly on the orbiting outpost or as a hosted payload on a commercial satellite.
Oct 23rd, 2014
Read moreA group of scientists have combined medicine and advanced nanotechnological engineering to create a smarter, more targeted therapy that could overcome the most lethal gynecologic cancer.
Oct 23rd, 2014
Read moreResearchers have developed a nanoparticle to deliver a melanoma-fighting drug directly to the cancer.
Oct 23rd, 2014
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LCD technology developed in Hong Kong maintains the 3D images it displays without drawing power.
Oct 23rd, 2014
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Understanding how a quantum particle behaves is necessary to enhance our fundamental understanding of the laws of physics.
Oct 23rd, 2014
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Scientists have revealed that feather shafts are made of a multi-layered fibrous composite material, much like carbon fibre, which allows the feather to bend and twist to cope with the stresses of flight.
Oct 23rd, 2014
Read moreTiny structures found in brain synapses help scientists better understand disorder.
Oct 23rd, 2014
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When studying extremely fast reactions in ultrathin materials, two measurements are better than one. A new research tool captures information about both temperature and crystal structure during extremely fast reactions in thin-film materials.
Oct 22nd, 2014
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A few short years ago, the idea of a practical manufacturing process based on getting molecules to organize themselves in useful nanoscale shapes seemed... well, cool, sure, but also a little fantastic. Now the day isn't far off when your cell phone may depend on it. Two recent papers emphasize the point by demonstrating complementary approaches to fine-tuning the key step: depositing thin films of a uniquely designed polymer on a template so that it self-assembles into neat, precise, even rows of alternating composition just 10 or so nanometers wide.
Oct 22nd, 2014
Read moreThe month-long NANOvember celebration will showcase New York State's pioneering nanotechnology-based ecosystem with exciting events in Albany, Utica, and Rochester.
Oct 22nd, 2014
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Tests of a new compact high-power laser have given researchers the opportunity to film the passage of an ultrashort laser pulse through the air. The film shows the journey of a light projectile at an extremely slow rate, similar to that watched on cinema screens by science-fiction aficionados.
Oct 22nd, 2014
Read moreDrawing blood and testing it is standard practice for many medical diagnostics. As a less painful alternative, scientists are developing skin patches that could one day replace the syringe.
Oct 22nd, 2014
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An international team of scientists have become the first ever researchers to successfully reach temperatures below minus 272.15 degrees Celsius - only just above absolute zero - using magnetic molecules.
Oct 22nd, 2014
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Researchers have developed the new BiogasPlus, a technology which allows increasing the production of biogas by 200% with a controlled introduction of iron oxide nanoparticles to the process of organic waste treatment.
Oct 22nd, 2014
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Scientists have used a new imaging technique to monitor how glucose, our main energy source, is used in the body. Their findings may have great implications for diseases like diabetes.
Oct 22nd, 2014
Read moreResearchers develop novel nanoparticle platform that proves effective in delivering protein-based drugs.
Oct 22nd, 2014
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