Speed detection of electrons in nanoscale photodetectors
Scientists have found a way to directly measure the time during which photo-excited electrons flow in nanoscale photodetectors.
Jan 19th, 2011
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Findings on pollution damage to human airways could yield new therapies
Researchers from Duke University Medical Center have identified how nanoparticles from diesel exhaust damage lung airway cells, a finding that could lead to new therapies for people susceptible to airway disease.
Jan 19th, 2011
Read moreResearchers synthesize giant molecule
Producing molecules comparable with large bio-molecules in size, shape and structure is an age-old dream of organic chemists. An international research team has now succeeded in synthesising the biggest macromolecule to date.
Jan 19th, 2011
Read moreBiomaterials: Finding the right support
Scaffolds that are able to support stem-cell proliferation and differentiation in culture may not have the same effects in the human body.
Jan 19th, 2011
Read moreA two-wafer approach for integration of optical MEMS and photonics on silicon substrate
Photonics and microelectromechanical systems fabricated separately on different wafers can now be aligned precisely by finishing with a single processing step.
Jan 19th, 2011
Read moreA nanoscale rope - another step toward complex nanomaterials that assemble themselves
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have coaxed polymers to braid themselves into wispy nanoscale ropes that approach the structural complexity of biological materials.
Jan 18th, 2011
Read moreImec at SPIE Photonics West - CMOS image sensors, hyperspectral imaging, silicon photonics, and more
CMOS processes currently used to manufacture logic and/ DRAM chips can open a whole new market of smart devices and microsystems. By integrating CMOS chip technology with sensors, actuators, passives, MEMS, optics, etc. smart devices with new functionalities can be developed.
Jan 18th, 2011
Read moreBreakthrough in converting heat waste to electricity with nanocrystals
Automotive, chemical, brick and glass industries could benefit from scientific discovery.
Jan 18th, 2011
Read moreGold 'nano-popcorn' detects and treats tumors, monitors response to therapy
Using a two-step process that creates gold nanoparticles that look like kernels of popcorn, researchers at Jackson State University have created a targeted nanoparticle that can detect as few as 50 malignant prostate cells and serve as a thermal scalpel that can kill the cells.
Jan 18th, 2011
Read moreNanoparticle blocks key molecule involved in spread of breast cancer
Scientists have shown that attaching the PHSCN peptide to a spherical polymeric nanoparticle increases the drug's potency by as much as 6,700 fold compared to the free drug in a test designed to measure breast cancer cell invasiveness.
Jan 18th, 2011
Read moreNanosponges harvest rare cancer marker from blood
An international research team from the United States and Italy has shown that it can use a new type of nanoparticle to selectively trap specific families of proteins from blood and protect them from degradation by enzymes in blood.
Jan 18th, 2011
Read moreSilicon nanocrystals map location of spreading tumors
Nano-sized fluorescent particles known as quantum dots have shown promise as powerful imaging agents capable of detecting a wide range of diseases, but these nanoparticles are usually made with toxic metals such as cadmium. Now, researchers at the University of Buffalo have developed a novel synthetic method that enables them to design and create biocompatible fluorescent nanocrystals made of non-toxic silicon.
Jan 18th, 2011
Read moreSharply focused on neurons, light controls a worm's behavior
Scientists commandeer a freely moving organism's nervous system without wires or electrodes.
Jan 18th, 2011
Read moreSpecial sugar, nanoparticles combine to detect cholera toxin
A complex sugar may someday become one of the most effective weapons to stop the spread of cholera, a disease that has claimed thousands of lives in Haiti since the devastating earthquake last year.
Jan 18th, 2011
Read moreSee how they grow on the nanoscale: Monitoring single bacteria without a microscope
With an invention that can be made from some of the same parts used in CD players, University of Michigan researchers have developed a way to measure the growth and drug susceptibility of individual bacterial cells without the use of a microscope.
Jan 18th, 2011
Read moreWider den Widerstand - auf dem Weg zu besseren Lithium-Ionen Batterien
Darmstaedter Forscher tragen zur Entwicklung kleinerer und leistungsfaehigerer Batterien bei.
Jan 18th, 2011
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