News (4011 entries found)
10 June 2008 (from MIT)
Stripes key to nanoparticle drug delivery
In work that could at the same time impact the delivery of drugs and explain a biological mystery, MIT engineers have created the first synthetic nanoparticles that can penetrate a cell without poking a hole in its [..]
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09 June 2008 (from Spinverse)
The Supervisory Board of Russian Corporation of Nanotechnologues (RCNT) has accepted first investment project
The first investment project of RCNT is going to be the production of aspherical optical elements using unique nanopositioners. [..]
06 June 2008 (from Technology Review)
Testing the Toxicity of Nanomaterials
A fast screening method could help separate the good from the bad. [..]
06 June 2008 (from North Carolina State University)
NC State Research Breakthrough Results In Super-Hard Nanocrystalline Iron That Can Take The Heat
Researchers at North Carolina State University have created a substance far stronger and harder than conventional iron, and which retains these properties under extremely high temperatures – opening the door to a wide [..]
06 June 2008 (from Nottingham University)
Moving molecules within molecules
Experts in the field of nanoscience have discovered a way of controlling the motion and detecting the forces that move molecules within molecules. [..]
06 June 2008 (from Janet Crombie, RSC)
Synthetic chaperones lead to protein reform
US chemists are going for gold to fold unravelled proteins. A team at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, has demonstrated that anionic gold nanoparticles can be used to reorganise these biopolymers. [..]
06 June 2008 (from Argonne National Laboratory)
Argonne research unveiling the secrets of nanoparticle haloing
A glass of milk, a gallon of paint and a bottle of salad dressing all look to the naked eye like liquids. But when viewed under a microscope these everyday liquids, called "colloids," actually contain small globules or [..]
04 June 2008 (from R Colin Johnson, EE Times)
Nanotube fab gears up for production
Carbon nanotube chips appear ready for commercialization, claims the first foundry offering carbon nanotube thin films to fabless chip makers. [..]
04 June 2008 (from Physorg.com)
A Wafer of Polyethylene: Ultrathin polyethylene films made of nanocrystals
Layers of plastic, much thinner than a strand of hair—this type of ultrathin polymer film is of great interest to scientists and engineers. Applications include protective coatings, for example. A research team led by [..]
03 June 2008 (from Alpha Galileo)
A flexible approach to new displays
Flat screen displays currently used in computer monitors, television sets and numerous other electronic devices are all built on a glass base. Most use liquid crystal devices (LCDs), which filter light from behind to [..]
02 June 2008 (from Sarah Dixon, RSC)
Pumpkin plants pick-up particles
US scientists have shown that plants can absorb nanoparticles from their environment - meaning that the particles could find their way into the human food chain, the researchers claim. [..]
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02 June 2008 (from Amy Bullen, Cosmos)
Nanomembrane rapidly mops up oil spills
Devastating oil spills may one day be mitigated by a paper-thin nanomembrane, which has an incredible affinity for oil, and can soak up 20 times its own weight. [..]
02 June 2008 (from nanomednet.org)
IET / IoN Joint Prestige Lecture- ‘The Age of Nanotechnology’
The Institute of Nanotechnology and the Institute of Engineering and Technology are delighted to announce the prestige launch lecture for their joint Micro and Nano Technology Network, to be given by Professor James [..]
02 June 2008 (from NWO)
Theo Rasing wins Spinoza prize for magneto-optics breakthroughs
Prof. Theo Rasing of the Radboud University NanoLab has been awarded this year's Spinoza premium, also known as the Dutch Nobel Prize, for his work on manipulating magnets with rapidly switching lasers. [..]
02 June 2008 (from Alpha Galileo)
Synergy between biology and physics drives cell-imaging technology
Developing techniques to image the complex biological systems found at the sub-cellular level has traditionally been hampered by divisions between the academic fields of biology and physics. However, a new [..]
