Optical nanofibers and designer light traps (w/video)
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Graphene - a primer
Graphene has been the subject of a scientific explosion since the ground-breaking experiments on this novel material less than 10 years ago.
Nov 7th, 2013
Read moreNanoparticle-seeded bio patch can regrow bone
Researchers at the University of Iowa have created a bio patch to regenerate missing or damaged bone by putting DNA into a nano-sized particle that delivers bone-producing instructions directly into cells.
Nov 7th, 2013
Read more'Tumour-on-a-chip' platform fills some glaring holes in nanotechnology research
A two-year collaboration between the Chan and the Rocheleau labs at the Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering (IBBME) has led to the development of a new microfluidics screening platform that can accurately predict the way nanoparticles will behave in a living body.
Nov 7th, 2013
Read moreSimple model predicts nanosilver transformations in freshwater sediments
Researchers present a simple one-dimensional diagenetic model for predicting silver nanoparticle distribution and silver speciation in freshwater sediments. The model is calibrated to data collected from AgNP-dosed large-scale freshwater wetland mesocosms.
Nov 7th, 2013
Read moreNew partnership to develop innovative neural probe technology
The Allen Institute for Brain Science announced today that it contracted with imec, a nanoelectronics research center, to develop and manufacture a state-of-the-art sensor array for recording neural activity in animal brains.
Nov 7th, 2013
Read more'SimplyNano 1' experimental kit for schools now available in English and Russian
The nanotechnology teaching tool'SimplyNano1' experimental kit is now also available in English and Russian in addition to German and French.
Nov 7th, 2013
Read moreNano-antennas enable a mini spectrometer integrated into your mobile phone
Researchers are developing a novel type of an ultra-tiny spectrometer that fits into your mobile phone. The novelty here are metallic nano-antennas for harvesting, filtering and amplifying of incoming photons. In addition, thin-film manufacturing technology makes this sensor affordable for mass production.
Nov 7th, 2013
Read moreNanosilver-coated fibers - the answer for wearable electronics? (w/video)
Scientists at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) have developed a way to print silver directly onto fibres. This new technique could make integrating electronics into all types of clothing simple and practical. This has many potential applications in sports, health, medicine, consumer electronics and fashion.
Nov 7th, 2013
Read moreNanoparticles can overcome drug resistance in breast cancer cells
Nanoparticles filled with chemotherapeutic drugs can kill drug-resistant breast cancer cells, according to a new study.
Nov 7th, 2013
Read moreDream Chemistry Award is waiting for scientists-visionaries
Only until the end of November scientists-visionaries can be nominated and enter an unprecedented Dream Chemistry Award Contest - for the most interesting research dream project in the field of chemistry and its borderlines with physics, biology, medicine and materials engineering.
Nov 7th, 2013
Read moreNew nanotechnology award to help establish graphene enterprises
The Eli and Britt Harari Graphene Enterprise Award, in association with Sir Andre Geim, is a GBP 50,000 annual nanotechnology award to help establish new enterprises in graphene at The University of Manchester. The award aims to encourage the development of new graphene enterprises identified through the submission of a business plan by current students or recent graduates of the University.
Nov 7th, 2013
Read moreResearch team succeeds in organizing programmed nanoparticles into highly complex nanostructures
New principle for the self-assembly of patterned nanoparticles published in NATURE may have important implications for nanotechnology and future technologies.
Nov 7th, 2013
Read moreBuild-A-Nanoparticle
Nanotechnology researchers have succeeded in designing and creating multicomponent nanoparticles with controlled shape and structure.
Nov 7th, 2013
Read moreNovel method prints inkjet-based circuits at fraction of time and cost
Researchers have developed a novel method to rapidly and cheaply make electrical circuits by printing them with commodity inkjet printers and off-the-shelf materials. For about $300 in equipment costs, anyone can produce working electrical circuits in the 60 seconds it takes to print them.
Nov 6th, 2013
Read moreCarbon nanotube jungles to better detect molecules
Nanotechnology researchers from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich have developed a new method of using nanotubes to detect molecules at extremely low concentrations enabling trace detection of biological threats, explosives and drugs.
Nov 6th, 2013
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