Nanostructured materials are at the forefront of research and development of novel devices in a variety of fields. Serbian scientists exploited EU funding to significantly enhance their research capacity in applied nanotechnology.
Oct 4th, 2013
Read moreAn EU-funded project has investigated the potential of stem cell-based replacement therapy for prevention of end stage renal disease. The work involved the design of a new type of magnetic nanoparticle to label the stem cells for in vivo tracking.
Oct 4th, 2013
Read moreResearchers have shown that graphene can be used to investigate how light interacts with gold nanostructures of different shape, size and geometry.
Oct 4th, 2013
Read moreA Temple bioengineer is collaborating on an NIH-funded project to develop a nanotechnology that will help doctors determine the location and severity of plaques in artery walls before they rupture.
Oct 4th, 2013
Read moreA new review review article mainly describes the preparation, structure, property and application of the two families of composite materials with an emphasis on the difference between them.
Oct 4th, 2013
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An ultrathin insulation technology for superconducting wires could lead to smaller and more efficient superconducting magnets for medical and industrial applications.
Oct 4th, 2013
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Device could open up new areas of research on materials and biological samples at tiny scales.
Oct 4th, 2013
Read moreOne of the thinnest membranes ever made is also highly discriminating when it comes to the molecules going through it. Engineers at the University of South Carolina have constructed a graphene oxide membrane less than 2 nanometers thick with high permeation selectivity between hydrogen and carbon dioxide gas molecules.
Oct 4th, 2013
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Extending evidence of quantum behavior farther into the large-scale world of everyday life, physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have 'entangled' - linked the properties of - a microscopic mechanical drum with electrical signals.
Oct 3rd, 2013
Read moreThe Kavli Foundation has endowed a new institute at the University of California, Berkeley, and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) to explore the basic science of how to capture and channel energy on the molecular or nanoscale, with the potential for discovering new ways of generating energy for human use.
Oct 3rd, 2013
Read moreScientists have developed a new kind of 'X-ray vision' that is able to peer inside an object and map the three-dimensional distribution of its nano-properties in real time.
Oct 3rd, 2013
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NIH funds Harvard's Wyss Institute team to create blinking DNA probes that could help overcome longstanding limits of optical microscopy.
Oct 3rd, 2013
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The more accurately we can diagnose a disease, the greater the chance that the patient will survive. That is why many researchers are working to improve the quality of the diagnostic process. Researchers at the Nano-Science Center, University of Copenhagen have discovered a method that will make the process faster, cheaper and more accurate.
Oct 3rd, 2013
Read moreIn the 'Beyond CMOS nano-devices for adding functionalities to CMOS' (NANOFUNCTION) Network of Excellence, a team of researchers from 15 academic and industrial partners in 10 European countries worked on how nanostructures can be integrated with CMOS chips to add a vast array of new functionality on the nanoscale.
Oct 3rd, 2013
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A new report published by the Danish Environmental Protection Agency evaluates existing knowledge on the potential systemic absorption of nanomaterials via dermal exposure.
Oct 3rd, 2013
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Researchers have developed a new method to examine the electric potential distribution of a prototype single-carnbon-nanotube device consisting of a suspended CNT with source and drain electrodes, using off-axis EH and finite element calculations.
Oct 3rd, 2013
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