Olive oil for cheap and clean synthesis of quantum dots
Olive oil can be used for cheap and clean synthesis of quantum dots, according to scientists in Germany.
Aug 23rd, 2006
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Carbon fibers make tiny, cheap video displays
For decades, researchers have been trying to make video displays using tiny mirrors mounted on silicon oscillators.
Aug 22nd, 2006
Read moreNanowire-paper offers strength, flexibility
Researchers have created assemblies of nanowires that show potential in applications such as armor, flame-retardant fabric, bacteria filters, oil cracking, controlled drug release, decomposition of pollutants and chemical warfare agents.
Aug 22nd, 2006
Read moreNanoparticle enables light-activated ovarian cancer detection and therapy
By combining a compound produced by the plant St. John's wort with polymeric nanoparticles, researchers have developed a promising method for treating ovarian tumors using light.
Aug 21st, 2006
Read moreStudy tracks magnetic nanoparticles targeting breast tumors
An in-depth study of nanoparticle distribution in tumor-bearing mice has shown that targeted magnetic nanoparticles accumulate and cluster in both primary breast tumors and metastatic lesions that have developed in the lung.
Aug 21st, 2006
Read moreDual-mode nanoscale imaging yields new details of cellular events
A new nanoscale probe, the Scanning Mass Spectrometry (SMS) probe, can capture both the biochemical makeup and topography of complex biological objects in their normal environment.
Aug 21st, 2006
Read moreNanoparticle design influences inflammatory potential in lung
New findings indicate that nanoparticles made of biodegradable materials do not trigger inflammation in the lungs.
Aug 21st, 2006
Read moreNew methods for screening nanoparticles
Scientists have developed a screening method to examine how newly made nanoparticles interact with human cells following exposure for various times and doses.
Aug 21st, 2006
Read moreElectric tweezers - now everyone can have a desktop lab
The ability to sort cells or manipulate microscopic particles could soon be in the hands of small laboratories, high schools and amateur scientists.
Aug 18th, 2006
Read moreMore details in the nanocosmos of the cell
Researchers have, for the first time, improved the resolution of STED microscopes (Stimulated Emission Depletion) to 15 nanometers.
Aug 18th, 2006
Read moreScientists use electron beam to unravel the secrets of an atomic switch
Scientists have used a beam of electrons to move a single atom in a small molecule back and forth between two positions on a crystal surface.
Aug 17th, 2006
Read moreMolecules spontaneously form honeycomb network featuring pores of unprecedented size
UC Riverside researchers have discovered a new way in which nature creates complex patterns: the assembly of molecules with no guidance from an outside source.
Aug 17th, 2006
Read moreRadical 'ballistic computing' chip bounces electrons around like billiards
Instead of running electrons through a transistor as if they were a current of water, the ballistic design bounces individual electrons off deflectors as if playing a game of atomic billiards.
Aug 17th, 2006
Read moreArtifical muscles may enable more lifelike color displays
Scientists have unveiled a new technology that could lead to video displays that faithfully reproduce a fuller range of colors than current models, giving such a life-like viewing experience that it could be hard to go back to your old TV.
Aug 17th, 2006
Read moreNew flame retardant with nanoparticles provides effective shield
In the next generation of chemical flame retardants, nanoparticles incorporated in paint will ensure that a crust forms to protect the underlying surface.
Aug 17th, 2006
Read moreNanotechnology collaboration between Europe and India
EuroIndiaNet is designed to promote stronger collaboration between EU and Indian scientists and industrialists in the nanotechnologies and nanosciences.
Aug 17th, 2006
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