How can pharmaceuticals be safely carried through the acidic environment of the stomach and into the intestines? A team of Canadian and Australian researchers has developed a novel nanotransporter that consists of porous particles of silicon dioxide stabilized with a whey protein.
Jan 17th, 2013
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A team of researchers has shown that so-called block copolymer stars - that means polymers that consist of two different blocks and they are chemically anchored on a common point - have a robust and flexible architecture and they possess the ability to self-assemble at different levels.
Jan 17th, 2013
Read moreSemiconductor Research Corporation (SRC) and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) today announced that $194 million will be dedicated during the next five years to six new university microelectronics research centers to support the continued growth and leadership of the U.S. semiconductor industry.
Jan 17th, 2013
Read moreA team of UCLA scientists has been awarded a prestigious $1 million grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation for research aimed at reshaping and improving how images and large data sets are collected and analyzed in science, engineering, medicine and other fields.
Jan 16th, 2013
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Nanoparticles are too often, in scientific and non-scientific circles, perceived as invented, whereas they should be understood as discovered.
Jan 16th, 2013
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An assistant professor at the University of California, Riverside's Bourns College of Engineering is using the teeth of a marine snail found off the coast of California to create less costly and more efficient nanoscale materials to improve solar cells and lithium-ion batteries.
Jan 16th, 2013
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A nanoscale coating that's at least 95 percent air repels the broadest range of liquids of any material in its class, causing them to bounce off the treated surface, according to the University of Michigan engineering researchers who developed it.
Jan 16th, 2013
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A simple model captures the interplay of the number of DNA bridges, their length,the curvature of the nanoparticle, and the excluded volume effects.
Jan 16th, 2013
Read moreA Kansas State University researcher is developing more efficient ways to save costs, time and energy when creating nanomaterials and lithium-ion batteries.
Jan 16th, 2013
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NISE Net offers a digital download of the NanoDays kit, complete with instructions, lesson plans, supply lists, marketing materials, and multimedia files.
Jan 16th, 2013
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New 2-D optical phased array technology to enable advanced LADAR, other defense applications.
Jan 16th, 2013
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In a case of the Goldilocks story retold at the molecular level, scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory and Northwestern University have discovered a new path to the development of more stable and efficient catalysts.
Jan 16th, 2013
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Development of an ultrafast photodetector that shows promise for integration with silicon chips could lead to increased fiber optical broadband speeds.
Jan 16th, 2013
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A phase-change material with unexpected optical-reflectivity properties offers fresh perspectives for data storage.
Jan 16th, 2013
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A computational study of human hair provides insights into the structure of its poorly understood outer surface.
Jan 16th, 2013
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The National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT) announced The National Research Council Awards 2012 in which Dr. Rawiwan Laocharoensuk from NANOTEC Nanomolecular Sensor Lab was one of the recipients for the Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Award.
Jan 16th, 2013
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