Science & Technology - Nov 16, 2010 11:48 - 0 Comments

Etch a Sketch on the nanoscale

U. PITTSBURGH (US) — When combined with near-atomic-size electronic circuitry, a newly developed nanoscale light sensor is able to produce hybrid optic and electronic devices. (more…)

Science & Technology - Nov 2, 2010 13:17 - 2 Comments

Quantum dots carry drugs sans damage

U. BUFFALO (US) — A novel technology using quantum dots is expected to have major implications for research and treatment of tuberculosis, as well as other inflammatory lung diseases. (more…)

Science & Technology - Oct 29, 2010 13:03 - 0 Comments

Templates let graphene grow

GEORGIA TECH (US) — A new “templated growth” technique could remove a significant obstacle to producing the next generation of nano-scale graphene devices. (more…)

Science & Technology - Oct 25, 2010 11:04 - 0 Comments

Nanotubes get loopy in 3-D

U. MICHIGAN (US) — Twisting spires, concentric rings, and bending petals are a few of the new 3-D shapes engineers can make from carbon nanotubes using a new manufacturing process. (more…)

Science & Technology - Oct 4, 2010 15:07 - 0 Comments

Nanomesh slows down heat travel

CALTECH (US) — A new type of mesh material made out of silicon—the second most abundant element in Earth’s crust—could lead to more efficient devices that convert heat to electricity and vice versa. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Oct 4, 2010 10:48 - 1 Comment

Check breath for signs of sickness

STONY BROOK (US) — A new nanomedicine tool could make it possible to instantly detect and monitor disease by simply exhaling into a handheld device. (more…)

Science & Technology - Sep 28, 2010 13:25 - 1 Comment

‘Gold’ fish thrive as cancers die

RICE (US) — Gold nanoparticles and a laser pulse can detect and destroy diseased cells in living tissue by creating tiny, shiny vapor bubbles that reveal and then explode them. (more…)

Science & Technology - Sep 28, 2010 12:55 - 0 Comments

Energy transport on the extreme nanoscale

MCGILL (CAN) — Conductive polymers hold promise to revolutionize a wide range of products including television displays, solar cells, and biomedical sensors. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Sep 28, 2010 10:40 - 0 Comments

Real-time diagnosis through biosensing

GEORGIA TECH (US) — New electronic biosensing technology may make the multi-welled microplate, long a standard tool in biomedical research and diagnostic laboratories, a thing of the past. (more…)

Science & Technology - Sep 13, 2010 13:41 - 0 Comments

Biomedicine at the flip of a switch

U. ILLINOIS (US)—Instead of dyes or fluorescence, a new class of molecular probes for biomedical research requires only a light switch, similar to an ordinary house lamp, to illuminate the molecular world. (more…)

Science & Technology - Sep 13, 2010 10:31 - 0 Comments

Artificial skin made from nanowires

UC BERKELEY (US)—A pressure-sensitive electronic material made from semiconductor nanowires—dubbed e-skin—could one day give new meaning to the term “thin-skinned.” (more…)

Science & Technology - Sep 3, 2010 10:06 - 4 Comments

‘Nano-cotton’ filters Third World water

STANFORD (US)—Plain cotton cloth available at discount stores can be transformed into a high-speed, low-cost filter to purify water in the developing world. (more…)

Science & Technology - Sep 1, 2010 8:08 - 0 Comments

Silicon chips could push limits of small

RICE (US)—Scientists have created the first two-terminal memory chips that use only silicon, one of the most common substances on the planet, in a way that should be easily adaptable to nanoelectronic manufacturing techniques. (more…)

Science & Technology - Aug 31, 2010 16:15 - 4 Comments

You say you want a nano-revolution?

UC SANTA BARBARA (US)—Two recent studies have introduced “green” approaches to nanobiotechology by forgoing the use of artificial compounds. (more…)

Earth & Environment - Aug 26, 2010 12:35 - 1 Comment

‘Grow light’ may give algae biofuel edge

SYRACUSE (US)—Engineers have found a way to create accelerated photosynthesis and make biofuel-friendly algae grow faster. (more…)

Science & Technology - Aug 25, 2010 14:48 - 1 Comment

Are atom-scale devices on the horizon?

MCGILL (CAN)—Researchers have discovered how to control the piezoelectric effect in nanoscale semiconductors called “quantum dots,” enabling the development of incredibly tiny new products. (more…)

Science & Technology - Aug 3, 2010 14:42 - 0 Comments

Beam pens write nanotech’s next chapter

NORTHWESTERN (US)—Researchers have drawn 15,000 identical skylines with tiny beams of light using an innovative nanofabrication technology called beam-pen lithography (BPL). (more…)

Science & Technology - Jul 28, 2010 10:15 - 0 Comments

Fly eye key to large-scale bioreplication?

PENN STATE (US)—Rows of tiny raised blowfly corneas may be the key to easy manufacturing of biomimetic surfaces—surfaces that mimic the properties of biological tissues—new research suggests. (more…)

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