Nanotechnology-tuned solar cells
Solar cells that are more effective and cost less in production: Within the EU-project N2P (Nano to Product) researchers developed nano tuned surfaces to gain both.
May 18th, 2011
Read more
Nanotechnology News – Latest Headlines
Curcumin shows anti-colon cancer activity
Researchers at National Nanotechnology Center (NANOTEC) have discovered that using a compound consisting of curcuminoids-succinate prodrugs can improve stability in phosphate buffer, releases curcumin derivatives in human plasma, and shows anti-colon cancer activities.
May 18th, 2011
Read moreSharpening the nanofocus: Researchers use nanoantenna to enhance plasmonic sensing
Such highly coveted technical capabilities as the observation of single catalytic processes in nanoreactors, or the optical detection of low concentrations of biochemical agents and gases are an important step closer to fruition. Researchers report the first experimental demonstration of antenna-enhanced gas sensing at the single particle level.
May 17th, 2011
Read moreLeveraging supercomputers to simulate thin-film growth
A Toledo, Ohio, physicist has implemented a new mathematical approach that accelerates some complex computer calculations used to simulate the formation of micro-thin materials.
May 17th, 2011
Read moreNanocyrstalline diamond aerogel could improve optic materials
By combining high pressure with high temperature, Livermore researchers have created a nanocyrstalline diamond aerogel that could improve the optics for something as big as a telescope or as small as the lenses in eyeglasses.
May 17th, 2011
Read moreIBM and ETH Zurich open collaborative Nanotechnology Center
IBM and ETH Zurich, a premiere European science and engineering university, hosted more than 600 guests from industry, academia and government, to open the Binnig and Rohrer Nanotechnology Center located on the campus of IBM Research-Zurich. The facility is the centerpiece of a 10-year strategic partnership in nanoscience between IBM and ETH Zurich where scientists will research novel nanoscale structures and devices to advance energy and information technologies.
May 17th, 2011
Read moreWhat is keeping nanotech innovation policymakers awake at night?
This is the core theme at the ObservatoryNANO workshop at the EuroNanoForum on June 1, 2011 in Budapest.
May 17th, 2011
Read moreISO publishes new nanotechnology standard: Nanomaterial risk evaluation
ISO/TR 13121:2011 describes a process for identifying, evaluating, addressing, making decisions about, and communicating the potential risks of developing and using manufactured nanomaterials, in order to protect the health and safety of the public, consumers, workers and the environment.
May 17th, 2011
Read moreNanoChannels project wants to hear your opinion about nanotechnology
The NanoChannel team wants to hear your views on nanotechnologies. Please take the 5 to 10 minutes necessary to complete this survey.
May 17th, 2011
Read moreArtificial tissue promotes skin growth in wounds
Victims of third-degree burns and other traumatic injuries endure pain, disfigurement, invasive surgeries and a long time waiting for skin to grow back. Improved tissue grafts designed by Cornell scientists that promote vascular growth could hasten healing, encourage healthy skin to invade the wounded area and reduce the need for surgeries.
May 17th, 2011
Read moreAtomic-level understanding of crystal ceramics could lead to low-power memory devices
Researchers used theoretical calculations to understand exactly why and how a particular crystalline ceramic, a layered perovskite, is multiferroic.
May 17th, 2011
Read moreResearchers outline method for DNA nanocomputation
Researchers at New York University's Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences have outlined a method for storing programs inside DNA that simplifies nanocomputing - computation at the molecular level.
May 16th, 2011
Read moreNew solar product captures up to 95 percent of light energy
Efficiency is a problem with today's solar panels; they only collect about 20 percent of available light. Now, a University of Missouri engineer has developed a flexible solar sheet that captures more than 90 percent of available light, and he plans to make prototypes available to consumers within the next five years.
May 16th, 2011
Read moreEnergy harvesters transform waste into electricity
The high-efficiency thermal waste heat energy converter actively cools electronic devices, photovoltaic cells, computers and large waste heat-producing systems while generating electricity.
May 16th, 2011
Read moreUAlbany NanoCollege - APIC collaboration will integrate optics and electronics
APIC Corporation, a Los Angeles, CA-based pioneer of photonics technology integrated with electronics, and the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE) of the University at Albany today announced that they have formed a $10 million partnership for joint development and commercialization of innovative "green" technology to enable faster computer chips that use significantly less power.
May 16th, 2011
Read moreCell viscosity research improves our knowledge of cancer cells
EU-funded researchers from Germany and Poland have made some groundbreaking discoveries about cell cytoplasm viscosity, which could further our knowledge of the cytoplasm of cancer cells.
May 16th, 2011
Read more
Subscribe to our Nanotechnology News feed