 Playing Pinball with Atoms 8 hours ago | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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With nanotechnology yielding a burgeoning menagerie of microscopic pumps, motors, and other machines for potential use in medicine and industry, here is one good question: How will humans turn those devices ... | |
 New material could speed development of hydrogen powered vehicles 8 hours ago | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 18 vote(s)
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Researchers in Greece report design of a new material that almost meets the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) 2010 goals for hydrogen storage and could help eliminate a key roadblock to practical hydrogen-powered ... | |
 Nanowire technology could make LCDs brighter, thinner, and cheaper October 03, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 49 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- As nanoimprinting technology advances, scientists have shown that using nano-sized polarizers could significantly enhance the contrast ratio in liquid crystal displays (LCDs). For consumers, ... | |
 Models of Eel Cells Suggest Electrifying Possibilities October 02, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 33 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Engineers long have known that great ideas can be lifted from Mother Nature, but a new paper by researchers at Yale University and the National Institute of Standards and Technology takes ... | |
New study on properties of carbon nanotubes, water could have wide-ranging implications October 02, 2008 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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A fresh discovery about the way water behaves inside carbon nanotubes could have implications in fields ranging from the function of ultra-tiny high-tech devices to scientists' understanding of biological processes, according ... | |
Under pressure at the nanoscale, polymers play by different rules October 02, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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Scientists putting the squeeze on thin films of polystyrene have discovered that at very short length scales the polymer doesn't play by the rules. | |
 Nanodiamond drug device could transform cancer treatment October 02, 2008 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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A Northwestern University research team has developed a promising nanomaterial-based biomedical device that could be used to deliver chemotherapy drugs locally to sites where cancerous tumors have been surgically ... | |
 First atomic–scale compositional images of fuel-cell nanoparticles October 02, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In a step toward developing better fuel cells for electric cars and more, engineers at MIT and two other institutions have taken the first images of individual atoms on and near the surface ... | |
Researchers use nanoparticles to deliver treatment for brain, spinal cord injuries October 01, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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Purdue University researchers have developed a method of using nanoparticles to deliver treatments to injured brain and spinal cord cells. A team led by Richard Borgens of the School of Veterinary Medicine's Center for Paralysis ... | |
Researchers use nanoparticles to deliver treatment for brain, spinal cord injuries October 01, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Purdue University researchers have developed a method of using nanoparticles to deliver treatments to injured brain and spinal cord cells. A team led by Richard Borgens of the School of Veterinary Medicine's Center for Paralysis ... | |
Nanoscale carbon materials research wins the 2008 Julius Springer Prize for Applied Physics October 01, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Dr. Phaedon Avouris of IBM and Professor Tony Heinz of Columbia University were presented with the 2008 Julius Springer Prize for Applied Physics on 27 September 2008 during a day-long forum at Harvard University, attended ... | |
When particles are so small that they seep right through skin September 30, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 45 vote(s)
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Scientists are finding that particles that are barely there – tiny objects known as nanoparticles that have found a home in electronics, food containers, sunscreens, and a variety of applications – can breech our most personal ... | |
 Breakthrough for carbon nanotube materials September 29, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 79 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In collaboration with scientists from the NanoTech Institute of the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) – CSIRO has achieved a major breakthrough in the development of a commercially-viable ... | |
MU scientists go green with gold, distribute environmentally friendly nanoparticles September 28, 2008 | User rating: 2.9 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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Gold nanoparticles are everywhere. They are used in cancer treatments, automobile sensors, cell phones, blood sugar monitors and hydrogen gas production. However, until recently, scientists couldn't create the nanoparticles ... | |
Reversible 3-D cell culture gel invented September 28, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 23 vote(s)
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Singapore's Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN), which celebrates its fifth anniversary this year, has invented a unique user-friendly gel that can liquefy on demand, with the potential to revolutionize three-dimensional ... | |
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