 Trap and zap: Harnessing the power of light to pattern surfaces on the nanoscale June 18, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 27 vote(s)
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Princeton engineers have invented an affordable technique that uses lasers and plastic beads to create the ultrasmall features that are needed for new generations of microchips. | |
Nanotechnology, biomolecules and light unite to 'cook' cancer cells June 16, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 20 vote(s)
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Researchers are testing a new way to kill cancer cells selectively by attaching cancer-seeking antibodies to tiny carbon tubes that heat up when exposed to near-infrared light. | |
Perfecting a solar cell by adding imperfections June 16, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 37 vote(s)
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Nanotechnology is paving the way toward improved solar cells. New research shows that a film of carbon nanotubes may be able to replace two of the layers normally used in a solar cell, with improved performance at a lower ... | |
A promising step towards more effective hydrogen storage June 16, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 30 vote(s)
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An international research team led by Swedish Professor Rajeev Ahuja, Uppsala University, has demonstrated an atomistic mechanism of hydrogen release in magnesium nanoparticles – a potential hydrogen storage material. The ... | |
 Tiny science tests Russia's hi-tech ambitions June 15, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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In the world's largest country, tiny objects measured in billionths of a metre are the future of the economy -- or so the government claims. | |
Chemists Create Cancer-Detecting Nanoparticles June 13, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can be a doctor’s best friend for detecting a tumor in the body without resorting to surgery. MRI scans use pulses of magnetic waves and gauge the return signals to identify different types ... | |
Overcoming Drug Resistance—Nanoparticles Trigger Built-In Cell-Death Signal June 13, 2008 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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One of the most vexing problems in treating cancer is the propensity of tumors to develop resistance to a wide range of anticancer drugs. Over 70 percent of ovarian cancer patients, for example, have drug-resistant tumors ... | |
Nanoparticles aid bone growth June 13, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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In the first study of its kind, bioengineers and bioscientists at Rice University and Radboud University in Nijmegen, Netherlands, have shown they can grow denser bone tissue by sprinkling stick-like nanoparticles throughout ... | |
 'Nanoglassblowing' Seen as Boon to Study of Individual Molecules June 11, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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While the results may not rival the artistry of glassblowers in Europe and Latin America, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology and Cornell University have found beauty in a new ... | |
Researchers use carbon nanotubes for molecular transport June 09, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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Molecular transport across cellular membranes is essential to many of life's processes, for example electrical signaling in nerves, muscles and synapses. | |
 Stripes key to nanoparticle drug delivery June 09, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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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 ... | |
 'Super paper:' New nanopaper more break-resistant than cast iron June 09, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 43 vote(s)
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Researchers in Sweden and Japan report development of a new type of paper that resists breaking when pulled almost as well as cast iron. The new material, called "cellulose nanopaper," is made of sub-microscopic ... | |
Researchers develop new technique for fabricating nanowire circuits June 26, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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Scientists at Harvard's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), collaborating collaborating with researchers from the German universities of Jena, Gottingen, and Bremen, have developed a new technique for fabricating ... | |
‘Electron Trapping’ May Impact Future Microelectronics Measurements June 26, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Using an ultra-fast method of measuring how a transistor switches from the “off” to the “on” state, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recently reported that they have uncovered an unusual ... | |
 Nanotubes could aid understanding of retrovirus transmission between human cells June 25, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Recent findings by medical researchers indicate that naturally occurring nanotubes may serve as tunnels that protect retroviruses and bacteria in transit from diseased to healthy cells — a fact that may explain ... | |
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