Graphene nanomaterials purify water with sunlight
Using nanomaterials to remove emerging micro-pollutants from water.
Mar 17th, 2014
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Bionic plants augmented with carbon nanotubes
Researchers want to make plants even more useful by augmenting them with nanomaterials that could enhance their energy production and give them completely new functions, such as monitoring environmental pollutants.
Mar 16th, 2014
Read moreNovel anofluidic membrane reveals water molecules will bounce off a liquid surface
Study may lead to more efficient water-desalination systems, fundamental understanding of fluid flow.
Mar 16th, 2014
Read moreGraphene light detector has the potential to put heat vision technology into a contact lens
The first room-temperature light detector that can sense the full infrared spectrum has the potential to put heat vision technology into a contact lens.
Mar 16th, 2014
Read moreHarnessing everyday motion with nanotechnology to power mobile devices (w/video)
Zhong Lin Wang and his colleagues at Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a new rechargeable nano-generator that can power smart phones, and many other portable electronic devices.
Mar 16th, 2014
Read moreBrighter inks, without pigment
Encapsulated nanoparticles can create bright colors by amplifying particular wavelengths of light. These microcapsules could offer a new, non-toxic and long-lasting source of color for paints and electronic displays.
Mar 14th, 2014
Read moreWorkshop invite: Innovation and regulatory testing of nanomaterials - first results of NANoREG
NANoREG is the first FP7 project to deliver the answers needed by regulators and legislators on EHS by linking them to a scientific evaluation of data and test methods.
Mar 14th, 2014
Read moreBig data tackles tiny molecular machines
Researchers combine genetic and structural data to begin to solve one of the most compelling mysteries in biology: how proteins perform the regulatory mechanisms in cells upon which life depends.
Mar 14th, 2014
Read moreNanoframe of mind
Researchers converted platinum-nickel polyhedra into bare frames that had a much richer platinum content.
Mar 14th, 2014
Read moreNasty nanoinjectors pose a new target for antibiotic research
If you've ever suffered the misery of food poisoning from a bacterium like Shigella or Salmonella, then your cells have been on the receiving end of 'nanoinjectors' - microscopic spikes made from proteins through which pathogens secrete effector proteins into human host cells, causing infection.
Mar 14th, 2014
Read moreDentistry and bioactive glass
Bioactive glasses have found a wide range of medical and dental applications and are currently used as bone grafts, scaffolds and coating material for dental implants.
Mar 14th, 2014
Read moreBirck Nanotechnology Center director wins prestigious THERMI Award
Ali Shakouri, the Mary Jo and Robert L. Kirk Director of Purdue University's Birck Nanotechnology Center, is the 2014 recipient of the prestigious THERMI Award for his contributions to the field of semiconductor thermal management.
Mar 14th, 2014
Read moreNanotechnology in Israel moving from strength to strength
101 world-class scientists immigrated to Israel and were accepted as faculty members at the universities in the six years since declaring nanotechnology as national priority in Israel.
Mar 14th, 2014
Read moreAn exotic phase to manipulate spin
The experimental detection of an important quantum phenomenon in a semiconductor could lead to improved control of electron spin and the development of practical spintronics.
Mar 14th, 2014
Read moreArgentina, Portugal, Spain sign cooperative agreement in nanotechnology
The objective is to develop joint projects in the area of nanotechnology and encourage the training of highly qualified human resources.
Mar 14th, 2014
Read moreNanoscale optical switch breaks miniaturization barrier
An ultra-fast and ultra-small optical switch has been invented that could advance the day when photons replace electrons in the innards of consumer products ranging from cell phones to automobiles.
Mar 13th, 2014
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