Watching catalysts at work - at the atomic scale
Innovative combination of methods leads to fundamental insights in catalyst research.
Jul 25th, 2013
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Physicists demonstrate magnetism inside a single molecule
A team of physicists has succeeded in performing an extraordinary experiment: They demonstrated how magnetism that generally manifests itself by a force between two magnetized objects acts within a single molecule. This discovery is of high significance to fundamental research and provides scientists with a new tool to better understand magnetism as an elementary phenomenon of physics.
Jul 25th, 2013
Read morePlaying Lego on an atomic scale
Sparked by nanomaterial graphene, a 'gold rush' on new materials made layer by layer with atomic precision is about to begin, according to Nobel Laureate Andre Geim.
Jul 25th, 2013
Read moreReinste Nanopartikel f�r bessere Katalysatoren
Seine Methode ist ungew�hnlich und hat Potenzial: Mit Laserlicht m�chte Dr. Philipp Wagener von der Universit�t Duisburg-Essen hochreine Nanomaterialien erzeugen, um die Katalyse und die Energietechnik effizienter zu machen.
Jul 25th, 2013
Read moreGold nanoparticles allow to turn blood-clotting cascade on or off
Using gold nanoparticles, MIT researchers have devised a new way to turn blood clotting on and off. The particles, which are controlled by infrared laser light, could help doctors control blood clotting in patients undergoing surgery, or promote wound healing.
Jul 25th, 2013
Read moreWant to capture carbon? Look to nanomaterials
Researchers have developed a new nanomaterial that could offer a more efficient alternative to current carbon capture technologies.
Jul 24th, 2013
Read moreA nanotechnology holy grail in label-free cancer marker detection: Single molecules
Just months after setting a record for detecting the smallest single virus in solution, researchers at the Polytechnic Institute of New York University announced a new breakthrough: A nano-enhanced version of their biosensor detected a single cancer marker protein and even smaller molecules below the mass of all known markers. This achievement sets a new benchmark for the most sensitive limit of detection, and may significantly advance early disease diagnostics.
Jul 24th, 2013
Read moreTattoo biosensor warns when athletes are about to 'hit the wall'
A new biosensor, applied to the human skin like a temporary tattoo, can alert marathoners, competitive bikers and other 'extreme' athletes that they're about to 'hit the wall', scientists are reporting.
Jul 24th, 2013
Read moreAncient technology for metal coatings 2,000 years ago can't be matched even today
Artists and craftsmen more than 2,000 years ago developed thin-film coating technology unrivaled even by today's standards for producing DVDs, solar cells, electronic devices and other products. Understanding these sophisticated metal-plating techniques from ancient times could help preserve priceless artistic and other treasures from the past.
Jul 24th, 2013
Read moreNew nanoscale indenter takes novel approach to measuring surface properties
Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of North Carolina have demonstrated a new design for an instrument, an 'instrumented nanoscale indenter', that makes sensitive measurements of the mechanical properties of thin films - ranging from auto body coatings to microelectronic devices - and biomaterials.
Jul 24th, 2013
Read moreThe ferromagnetic Kondo effect in a quantum dot system
A circuit simulates an effect predicted by physicists but never actually observed.
Jul 24th, 2013
Read moreResearchers reveal the clearest new pictures of immune cells' nanostructures
Scientists from The University of Manchester have revealed new images which provide the clearest picture yet of how white blood immune cells attack viral infections and tumours.
Jul 24th, 2013
Read moreCalls for NANOPOSTER 2013 - 3rd Virtual Nanotechnology Poster Conference
After the 1st and 2nd Virtual Nanotechnology Poster Conference - NANOPOSTER 2011 and 2012 the 3rd virtual nanoevent is here. Share your science and results with 6400+ nanotechnology researchers and students from more than 80 countries.
Jul 24th, 2013
Read moreWatching molecule movements in live cells
The newly developed STED-RICS microscopy method records rapid movements of molecules in live samples. By combining raster image correlation spectroscopy (RICS) with STED fluorescence microscopy, researchers of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) opened up new applications in medical research, e.g. analyzing the dynamics of cell membranes at high protein concentrations.
Jul 24th, 2013
Read moreCopper nanoparticles could protect food from bacteria
Researchers discovered how to embed nanoparticles of the red metal into vermiculite, an inexpensive, inert compound sometimes used in potting soil. In preliminary tests on local lake water, it killed 100 percent of E. coli bacteria in the sample.
Jul 24th, 2013
Read moreDirect nitrogen fixation on graphene for low cost energy conversion
A simple, low-cost and eco-friendly method of creating nitrogen-doped graphene nanoplatelets (NGnPs), which could be used in dye-sensitized solar cells and fuel cells.
Jul 23rd, 2013
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