Abundant nanoparticles of diamond dust exist in sediments dating to 12,900 years ago at six North American sites, adding strong evidence for Earth?s impact with a rare swarm of carbon-and-water-rich comets or carbonaceous chondrites, reports a nine-member scientific team.
Jan 1st, 2009
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Arizona State University (ASU) researchers Hao Yan and Yan Liu imagine and assemble intricate structures on a scale almost unfathomably small. Their medium is the double-helical DNA molecule, a versatile building material offering near limitless construction potential.
Jan 1st, 2009
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Using a beam of light shunted through a tiny silicon channel, researchers have created a nanoscale trap that can stop free floating DNA molecules and nanoparticles in their tracks.
Dec 31st, 2008
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Artificial bone marrow that can continuously make red and white blood cells has been created in a University of Michigan lab.
Dec 31st, 2008
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Inspired with the speed at which dolphins swim through the water compared to other aquatic life, Jonghwan Suhr of the University of Nevada, Reno, decided to mimic the dolphin?s skin using nanotechnology in order to make objects move more efficiently through the air.
Dec 30th, 2008
Read moreThe Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in cooperation with the U.K. Natural Environment Research Council, the UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, the Uk Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, and the Uk Environment Agency is in the process of finalizing a major joint nanotechnology research effort to develop and validate predictive tools and similar conceptual models that predict exposure, bioavailability and effects of manufactured nanomaterials in the environment.
Dec 30th, 2008
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Using tiny gold particles and infrared light, MIT researchers have developed a drug-delivery system that allows multiple drugs to be released in a controlled fashion.
Dec 30th, 2008
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Peering at structures only atoms across, researchers have identified the clockwork that drives a powerful virus nanomotor.
Dec 29th, 2008
Read moreUC Davis Cancer Center researchers report today the discovery of a molecule that targets glioblastoma, a highly deadly form of cancer.
Dec 29th, 2008
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Scientists have succeeded in greatly improving the mechanical properties, including elastic modulus and strength, of plastic (aliphatic polycarbonate) made from carbon dioxide, previously far from practical use, by blending with other plastics.
Dec 26th, 2008
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Researchers in Japan have shown that reaction of a single compound - acetophenone - with a silicon surface can result in the growth of straight lines of molecules.
Dec 26th, 2008
Read moreTo support what it calls 'new-wave industries', the National Innovation Agency (NIA) in Thailand has set aside about Bt250 million to help businesses and entrepreneurs in the development of innovative products and services in 2009.
Dec 25th, 2008
Read moreA nanotechnology advisory committee will be appointed to consider recommendations of a recent parliamentary inquiry, the New South Wales Government says.
Dec 25th, 2008
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A research team headed by Prof. TIAN Zhijian with the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics has made remarkable progress in the synthesis of zeolites, the aluminosilicate members of the family of microporous solids known as 'molecular sieves'.
Dec 24th, 2008
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A research team led by Prof. MA Guanghui with the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Institute of Processing Engineering has developed a one-pot approach to couple the crystallization of CaCO3 nanoparticles and the in-situ symmetry-breaking assembly of these crystallites into hollow spherical shells under the templating effect of a soluble starch.
Dec 24th, 2008
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Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a method to measure the toughness of the thin insulating films that play a critical role in high-performance integrated circuits.
Dec 23rd, 2008
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