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Nanoparticles make better MRI images

Manganese oxide nanoparticles have been used as MRI contrast agent, allowing researchers to see inside living brains in the same detail as dissected tissue under a microscope.

Apr 6th, 2007

Nanotechnology battery propels motorcycle from 0 to 60 mph in under 1.5 seconds

Next generation battery technology delivers unmatched power, safety and life.

Apr 6th, 2007

US military funds nanotechnology energy and bioweapons detection research

University of Missouri will build devices that produce energy and detect biological weapons.

Apr 5th, 2007

Using nanopore channels to precisely detect DNA

Researchers have shown how nanopore channels can be used to rapidly and precisely detect specific sequences of DNA.

Apr 5th, 2007

Nanotechnology medicine: nanocylinders deliver medicine better than nanospheres

Researchers have discovered a better way to deliver drugs to tumors by using a cylindrical-shaped carrier.

Apr 5th, 2007

Nanogenerator provides continuous electrical power

Device harvests energy from the environment to provide direct current.

Apr 5th, 2007

Chinese develop state-of-the-art quantum cryptography network

China's first computer network in which communications are secured with quantum cryptography has been successfully tested in Beijing.

Apr 5th, 2007

Seeking the next kevlar

Researchers have added a significant new step to the creation of materials fortified by single-walled carbon nanotubes, resulting in a nylon polymer composite with greater strength and toughness.

Apr 4th, 2007

Using nanotechnology to develop a better solar cell

Taking nature's cue for cheaper solar power.

Apr 3rd, 2007

Regaining a historic sunset with surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy

US chemists are racing against time to recreate sunsets which have disappeared from the watercolors of American painter Winslow Homer.

Apr 3rd, 2007

Scratch-resistant spectacle lenses and displays, stainless-steel kitchen units without any fingerprints, antireflective glass on the instrument panels of cars and motorcycles - researchers from six institutes have been collaborating for three years to develop new classes of materials.

Apr 3rd, 2007

Making Glass From Sugar (but Hold the Sand)

A new form of glass, the unique combination of solid- and liquid-like properties of this sugar-oil emulsion might someday be used to fabricate nanoscale materials.

Apr 3rd, 2007

Atomistic model helps students visualize nanoscale problems

Civil engineers by tradition are concerned with the big picture, but some are refocusing their vision, zooming in to solve minute problems we cannot see with the naked eye, like tiny fractures in polymers, silicon or the molecular structure of proteins.

Apr 2nd, 2007