Silica nanobeads create fast enzyme sensor
Protease sensors usinf silica nanobeads are sensitive enough to monitor real-time activity of protease activity either in the body or in diagnostic assays.
Jun 26th, 2006
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Single-walled B-C-N nano-tubes synthesized
A research team at the Chinese Academy od Sciences (CAS) Institute of Physics was recently reported to achieve an important progress in preparation of the tri-element nano-tubes containing boron and nitrogen.
Jun 26th, 2006
Read moreFirst quantum dot display manufactured
A new QD monochrome display demonstrates the manufacturability and commercial feasibility of quantum dot technology as a foundation for the next generation of displays.
Jun 23rd, 2006
Read moreFirst method to sort nanotubes by size developed
Rice University scientists have developed the first method for sorting semiconducting carbon nanotubes based on their size, a long-awaited development that could form the basis of a nanotube purification system.
Jun 23rd, 2006
Read moreDiamond byproduct of hydrogen production and storage method
There may not be a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, but there appears to be nanocrystalline diamonds at the end of a process to produce and store hydrogen using anthracite coal.
Jun 23rd, 2006
Read moreHow plants avoid feeling the burn
Photoprotective effect measured for the first time at single biomolecule level.
Jun 22nd, 2006
Read moreNanoparticles - power to be reckoned with
The University of Leicester is the co-ordinating partner in an international project (Nanospin) involving information that can be stored on nano-particles.
Jun 22nd, 2006
Read moreWhen gold becomes a catalyst
Researchers in Europe have monitored the catalytic process and proposed an explanation for the high catalytic activity of gold.
Jun 22nd, 2006
Read moreMagnetic field research could make computers 500 times more powerful
The University of Bath in the UK is to lead an international three-year project to develop a system which could cut out the need for wiring to carry electric currents in silicon chips.
Jun 22nd, 2006
Read moreBuckyballs boost antibody chemotherapy payload
In the ongoing search for better ways to target anticancer drugs to kill tumors without making people sick, researchers find that nanoparticles called buckyballs might be used to significantly boost the payload of drugs carried by tumor-targeting antibodies.
Jun 21st, 2006
Read moreMechanical masks for advanced nanofabrication devices
Aiming at developing and exploiting advanced nanostructure generation techniques, the NANOCOLD project focused on microfabrication of mechanical masks for massive parallel nanolithography.
Jun 21st, 2006
Read moreExploiting RNA in the construction of nanodevices
The University of Limerick, a participant in the IST-funded MINT project, investigated the use of folded RNA as a templating agent in the construction of nanostructures.
Jun 21st, 2006
Read moreResearchers discover how to focus on tiniest of the very small
Researchers have developed a technique to get a closer-than-ever look at individual atoms within crystal molecules -- allowing them, for the first time, to see the polarity, or physical alignment, of those constituent atoms and to get a view of the smaller atoms.
Jun 20th, 2006
Read moreSugar-based nanoparticles have potential to deliver proteins orally
A team of investigators in Spain has used two different sugars to create a nanoparticle that can entrap water-soluble molecules such as proteins.
Jun 19th, 2006
Read moreImaging live cells with a fluorescent magnetic nanoparticle
Investigators in France have developed a versatile new method for creating nanoparticles that are both magnetic and fluorescent.
Jun 19th, 2006
Read moreNanoparticles overcome solubility limitations of novel anticancer drug
Using a hybrid liposome-nanocapsule, researchers in France have developed a lipid nanocapsule that appears to overcome the solubility problem.
Jun 19th, 2006
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