Nano-sized liposomes would remarkably improve the precision and effectiveness of drug and gene delivery. A few such technologies already exist in the market and in clinical use, but cell-specific delivery is still a property to be explored in nanomedicine.
Nov 20th, 2012
Read moreCEA-Leti, coordinator of a new European project targeting a breakthrough innovation in the field of fault-tolerant chip design, said today that the six members of the consortium will focus on developing innovative solutions allowing reliable circuits to be designed from low-power unreliable components.
Nov 20th, 2012
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Plastic electronics, in which an organic material replaces silicon, hold promise for low-cost, flexible electronics. But understanding and controlling these materials' microstructures is an ongoing challenge.
Nov 19th, 2012
Read moreNanotechnology and Florida's oceans to play a role in "energizing" our lives.
Nov 19th, 2012
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Investigation of quantum dots leads to new particles formed by molten droplets.
Nov 19th, 2012
Read moreResearchers at the University of Akron developed what they call a one-size-fits-all polymer system that can be fabricated and then specialized to perform healing functions ranging from fighting infection to wound healing.
Nov 19th, 2012
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Rice University scientists have unveiled a revolutionary new technology that uses nanoparticles to convert solar energy directly into steam. The new "solar steam" method from Rice's Laboratory for Nanophotonics is so effective it can even produce steam from icy cold water.
Nov 19th, 2012
Read moreHydrogen, the lightest element, can easily dissolve and migrate within metals to make these otherwise ductile materials brittle and substantially more prone to failures.
Nov 19th, 2012
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Rochester Institute of Technology researchers will be able to play a key role in advancing the printed electronics industry as a result of the development of a university-industry partnership with regional and national high-tech firms. This includes the acquisition of new state-of-the-art equipment that further enhances the university's assets in advanced manufacturing.
Nov 19th, 2012
Read moreScientists today are describing a revolutionary new way to use sunlight to produce steam and other vapors without heating an entire container of fluid to the boiling point. The advance has potential applications, especially in the poverty-stricken areas of the developing world, that include inexpensive, compact devices for purification of drinking water, sterilization of medical instruments and sanitizing sewage.
Nov 19th, 2012
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The role of surface modification of nanoparticle catalysts in alkyne hydrogenation reactions was systematically investigated by the Center for Nanoscale Materials' NanoBio Interfaces Group. The team explains the effect of surface ligands on the selectivity and activity of platinum and Co/Pt nanoparticles using experimental and computational approaches.
Nov 19th, 2012
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Physicists demonstrate crucial method for monitoring ultra short X-ray pulses.
Nov 19th, 2012
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By fabricating graphene structures atop nanometer-scale "steps" etched into silicon carbide, researchers have for the first time created a substantial electronic bandgap in the material suitable for room-temperature electronics.
Nov 18th, 2012
Read moreNew nanotechnology can be used for Type 1 diabetes, food allergies and asthma.
Nov 18th, 2012
Read moreTo help planes fly safely through cold, wet, and icy conditions, a team of Japanese scientists has developed a new super water-repellent surface that can prevent ice from forming in these harsh atmospheric conditions. Unlike current inflight anti-icing techniques, the researchers envision applying this new anti-icing method to an entire aircraft like a coat of paint.
Nov 17th, 2012
Read moreSmall floating objects change the dynamics of the surface they are on. This is an effect every serious student of breakfast has seen as rafts of floating cereal o's arrange and rearrange themselves into patterns on the milk. Now scientists have suggested that this process may offer insight into nanoscale engineering processes.
Nov 17th, 2012
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