Discovery of new possibilities for magnetic storage
A new mechanism with which it is possible to use weak magnetic fields to reverse tiny magnetic structures, called vortex cores, quickly and with no losses.
Nov 28th, 2006
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Chemist studies how electrons behave
Work could improve lights, other devices.
Nov 28th, 2006
Read moreNanotubes persist in natural environments
The explosion in the creation of better and more complicated nanomaterials is moving far ahead of research on such materials' environmental safety, leaving many to wonder about their potential effects on human health and the environment.
Nov 28th, 2006
Read moreSilicon nanowires grown without gold catalyst
Aluminium instead of gold used as a catalyst to grow the nanowires for microchips.
Nov 28th, 2006
Read morePure carbon nanotubes pass first in vivo test
Nanotubes tracked in blood and liver; study finds no adverse effects.
Nov 27th, 2006
Read more3-D X-ray images of nanoparticles
A new X-ray microscope that can look at nanomaterials in three dimensions.
Nov 27th, 2006
Read moreNew method enables ultrasensitive cellular imaging
A new imaging technique that uses gold or silver nanoparticles to image single cells with a resolution sufficient to obtain molecular information from within the cell.
Nov 27th, 2006
Read moreNanoparticles improve drug targeting to skin
Polymer nanoparticles are used to encapsulate a light-sensitizing agent known as benzopsoralen.
Nov 27th, 2006
Read moreLipid nanoparticles enhance antitumor vaccine activity
Boosting the activity of a DNA-based anticancer vaccine with lipid-based nanoparticles.
Nov 27th, 2006
Read moreGermany calls for call for comprehensive labelling and accompanying risk research on nanotechnology products
BfR calls for comprehensible labelling, clear definitions, terms and standards as well as far more research into the potential risks before nanotechnology is used to a greater degree in consumer products.
Nov 27th, 2006
Read moreBio-inspired assembly of nanoparticle building blocks
Nanoassembly technique draws on lessons from cell membranes.
Nov 27th, 2006
Read moreNanotechnology makes world's smallest piano wire
The wires are made of carbon nanotubes that measure approximately 2 nanometers in diameter.
Nov 27th, 2006
Read moreA new twist on nanotubes
Chemists have found a set of organic molecules that spontaneously assemble themselves into a helical spiral with a hollow core.
Nov 24th, 2006
Read moreFocus on photosynthesis
An international group of researchers determines the arrangement of atoms in the manganese cluster of photosystem II.
Nov 24th, 2006
Read moreIndia developing regulatory guidelines for nanotechnology drugs
NIPER is planning to take up the ambitious task of developing regulatory guidelines for approving nanotechnology based drugs.
Nov 24th, 2006
Read moreEPA decides to regulate nanotechnology for the first time
The EPA has decided to regulate a large class of consumer items made with silver nanoparticles.
Nov 23rd, 2006
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