By affixing nanoscale gold spheres onto a microscopic bead of glass, researchers have created a super-sensor that can detect even single samples of the smallest known viruses.
Aug 24th, 2012
Read moreApplied physicists at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have created an ultrathin, flat lens that focuses light without imparting the distortions of conventional lenses.
Aug 24th, 2012
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Researchers have discovered that by replacing the central part of a fuel cell catalyst with gold and copper alloy and leaving just the outer layer in platinum, the new hybrid material can provide 5 times higher activity and much greater stability than a commercial platinum catalyst.
Aug 24th, 2012
Read moreRice University, Baylor College of Medicine discovery might aid emergency care of traumatic brain-injury victims.
Aug 23rd, 2012
Read moreMethod developed by MIT researchers could produce materials with exceptional strength and other properties.
Aug 23rd, 2012
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A multi-university research team led by North Carolina State University will be developing methods to create two-dimensional (2-D) materials capable of folding themselves into three-dimensional (3-D) objects when exposed to light. The effort, which is funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF), is inspired by origami and has a broad range of potential applications.
Aug 23rd, 2012
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Materials that harvest solar radiation for energy often overheat or degrade over time; this reduces their viability to compete with other renewable energy sources like wind or hydroelectric generators. A new video protocol addresses these issues by presenting a synthesis of two inorganic nanocrystals, each of which is more durable than their organic counterparts.
Aug 23rd, 2012
Read moreThe Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University has published a special nanotechnology conference issue of Jurimetrics: The Journal of Law, Science and Technology that focuses on innovate new oversight models for rapidly emerging nanotechnologies.
Aug 23rd, 2012
Read moreLight-sheet based microscopy (LSM), also known as single plane illumination microscopy (SPIM), is a state-of-the-art microscope imaging method in which a biological sample is illuminated with a thin sheet of light - provided by a laser beam narrowed to just a few microns across - coming from the side rather than from above or below as with traditional light sources.
Aug 23rd, 2012
Read moreTo encourage industry engagement and promote nano and E&P cross sector opportunities, the pioneering EPNanoNet network, through a joint collaboration with The Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship, will host a Summit in Houston on September 12th delving deeper into significant nanotechnology developments.
Aug 23rd, 2012
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Recently, the NanoHeal project has been granted funding by the Norwegian Research Council of Norway, through the Nano2021 program. In the NanoHeal project cryogelation will be one of the methods for engineering porous composite materials based on nanocellulose from wood.
Aug 23rd, 2012
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Atomic orbital electrons react to change of nucleus electric charge following each beta decay and to flying nearby particles emitted from the nucleus. NCBJ physicists have simulated such processes for the 6He nuclei.
Aug 23rd, 2012
Read moreMIT researchers produce complex electronic circuits from molybdenum disulfide, a material that could have many more applications.
Aug 23rd, 2012
Read moreThis interactive exhibit has been designed to engage family audiences in nanoscale science, engineering and technology. Hands-on exhibits present the basics of nanoscience and engineering, introduce some real world applications, and explore the societal and ethical implications of this new technology.
Aug 23rd, 2012
Read moreKnowing the position of missing oxygen atoms could be the key to cheaper solid oxide fuel cells with longer lifetimes. New microscopy research from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory is enabling scientists to map these vacancies at an atomic scale.
Aug 22nd, 2012
Read moreFerroelectric materials could bring down cost of cloud computing and electronic devices.
Aug 22nd, 2012
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