Solving one of the biggest problems in commercialization of fuel-cell-powered automobiles is the goal of a new $1.88 million research project on on-board hydrogen storage at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory.
Jun 19th, 2007
Read moreThe Cornell campus buzzed with close to 380 participants at the 30th anniversary celebration of the Cornell NanoScale Science and Technology Facility (CNF), June 14.
Jun 19th, 2007
Read moreSynthetic "gecko tape" with four times the sticking power of the real thing.
Jun 18th, 2007
Read moreNASA recently tested the first nanotechnology-based electronic device to fly in space.
Jun 18th, 2007
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Hydrogen would be the ideal candidate to replace fossil fuels if only it wasn't so difficult to store it safely. Researchers have discovered a storage solution which is both efficient and cheap: carbon nanohorns.
Jun 18th, 2007
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Nickel-rhodium nanowires exhibit surprisingly high reactivity towards oxygen. As a result, they offer future development potential for new types of chemical catalysts.
Jun 18th, 2007
Read morePhysicists are using a new technique to craft some of the tiniest metal nanostructures ever created, none larger than 10 nanometers.
Jun 18th, 2007
Read moreA unique nanoparticle is proving promising as a drug delivery device for treating glaucoma, an eye disease that can cause blindness and affects millions of people worldwide.
Jun 18th, 2007
Read moreA novel nanomachining process will help manufacturers produce superior nanoscale devices to perform important functions such as detecting DNA and precisely controlling drug release.
Jun 15th, 2007
Read morePolicies are needed to promote the development of nanotechnologies, and funding is needed to carry out research into the benefits and risks of these new technologies for both human health and the environment. These were the main messages coming out of a session on nanotechnology and the environment held during Green Week, an annual event organised by the European Commission.
Jun 15th, 2007
Read moreUsing magnetic and fluorescent nanoparticles capable of binding tightly to molecules found only on the surface of cancer cells, scientists have developed a method for collecting and detecting multiple cancer cells from biological samples.
Jun 15th, 2007
Read moreQuantum dots, when injected into animals with brain tumors, accumulate within the outer regions of those tumors. The quantum dots are readily visible when irradiated with light, identifying the outline of the tumor.
Jun 15th, 2007
Read moreTwo prestigious nanotechnology prizes will be awarded at "Productive Nanosystems: Launching the Technology Roadmap," a conference sponsored by Society of Manufacturing Engineers and Foresight Nanotech Institute with the support of Battelle, to be held on October 9-10, 2007 in Arlington, Virginia.
Jun 14th, 2007
Read moreThe Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, the UK Government's leading funding agency for research and training in engineering and the physical sciences, has appointed Professor Richard Jones of the University of Sheffield as the Senior Strategic Advisor for Nanotechnology.
Jun 14th, 2007
Read moreIn a new take on use of luminescent nanoparticles as cancer imaging probes, a new type of metal-containing nanoparticles emits light for several hours after they are initially excited.
Jun 14th, 2007
Read moreIn an attempt to circumvent the mechanisms that cancer cells use to avoid cell death following chemotherapy, researchers have created a polymeric nanoparticle that delivers a one-two punch to multidrug resistant ovarian cancer cells.
Jun 14th, 2007
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