Cancer and engineering scientists at The Ohio State University are collaborating to create molecule-sized nanofibers to mimic the structure of white matter in the brain. By combining nanotechnology with a medically-approved polymer, researchers are able to study the invasive behavior of tumor cells.
Aug 3rd, 2010
Read moreEcological scientists will discuss findings on human-ecosystem interactions - from the effects of nanomaterials on plant growth to the diversity of insect species on green roofs, and even communities of airborne microbes in hospital buildings - at the Ecological Society of America's 95th Annual Meeting in Pittsburgh from August 1-6, 2010.
Aug 3rd, 2010
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Using clouds of ultracold atoms MPQ-LMU team of scientists makes microwave fields visible.
Aug 3rd, 2010
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Alle Elektronen tragen ein magnetisches Moment, Spin genannt, das grundsaetzlich in zwei Richtungen zeigen kann. Setzt man geeignete Nano-Roehrchen aus Kohlenstoff einem hohen Magnetfeld aus, so lassen sie bei einem bestimmten Wert nur Elektronen mit einer Spinrichtung durchfliessen. Erhoeht man das Magnetfeld weiter, so werden nur Elektronen mit der anderen Spinrichtung durchgelassen.
Aug 3rd, 2010
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Tiny particles of iron oxide could become tools for simultaneous tumor imaging and treatment, because of their magnetic properties and toxic effects against brain cancer cells. In mice, researchers have demonstrated how these particles can deliver antibodies to implanted brain tumors, while enhancing tumor visibility via magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
Aug 3rd, 2010
Read moreA group of organizations in Singapore have launched the Industrial Consortium On Nanoimprint (ICON).
Aug 3rd, 2010
Read moreAn innovation that can help scientists observe a reaction moving at greater than 10 meters per second, with a few nanometers spatial resolution, is a feat some would say is nearly impossible. But not the Lawrence Livermore team of scientists who developed the dynamic transmission electron microscope (DTEM).
Aug 2nd, 2010
Read moreIt's a problem that materials scientists have considered for years: how does a material composed of more than one phase evolve when heated to a temperature that will allow atoms to move?
Aug 2nd, 2010
Read moreA newly discovered nanomaterial could improve healthcare devices by increasing energy storage, help realize implantable microchips or make better drugs.
Aug 2nd, 2010
Read moreIn the quest for efficient, cost-effective and commercially viable fuel cells, scientists at Cornell University's Energy Materials Center have discovered a catalyst and catalyst-support combination that could make fuel cells more stable, conk-out free, inexpensive and more resistant to carbon monoxide poisoning.
Aug 2nd, 2010
Read moreBMBF foerdert Marburger Verbundprojekt zur Nanoforschung an der Klinik fuer Pneumologie.
Aug 2nd, 2010
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A new process that simultaneously combines the light and heat of solar radiation to generate electricity could offer more than double the efficiency of existing solar cell technology. The process, called 'photon enhanced thermionic emission', or PETE, could reduce the costs of solar energy production enough for it to compete with oil as an energy source.
Aug 2nd, 2010
Read moreNew research shows that a peptide derived from bee venom can deliver liposomes bearing drugs or diagnostic dyes to specific cells or tissues.
Aug 2nd, 2010
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The Graduate School of Excellence 'Materials Science in Mainz' of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany, honored Professor Shoucheng Zhang of Stanford University, California, USA, with the 2010 Gutenberg Research Award.
Aug 2nd, 2010
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Einer internationalen Forschungsgruppe ist erstmals die Herstellung von Nanokristallen gelungen, die durch Selbstorganisation zu leitfaehigen zweidimensionalen Nanostrukturen zusammenfinden.
Aug 2nd, 2010
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Hydrogen is considered the fuel of the future. Yet this lightest of the chemical elements can embrittle the metals used in vehicle engineering. The result: components suddenly malfunction and break. A new special laboratory is aiding researchers' search for hydrogen-compatible metals.
Aug 2nd, 2010
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