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Nature Inspires a Greener Way to Make Colorful Plastics
July 30, 2014 — Long before humans figured out how to create colors, nature had already perfected the process -- think stunning, bright butterfly wings of many different hues, for example. Now scientists are tapping ... full story -
World's Smallest Propeller Could Be Used for Microscopic Medicine
July 29, 2014 — Scientists have created robots that are only nanometers in length, small enough to maneuver inside the human body and possibly inside human ... full story -
A New Way to Make Microstructured Surfaces: Method Can Produce Strong, Lightweight Materials With Specific Surface Properties
July 29, 2014 — A team of researchers has created a new way of manufacturing microstructured surfaces that have novel three-dimensional textures. These surfaces, made by self-assembly of carbon nanotubes, could ... full story -
Tough Foam from Tiny Sheets: Lab Uses Atom-Thick Materials to Make Ultralight Foam
July 29, 2014 — Tough, ultralight foam of atom-thick sheets can be made to any size and shape through a new chemical process. In microscopic images, the foam dubbed "GO-0.5BN" looks like a nanoscale ... full story -
Models for Polymer Macromolecules Using Magnets and DNA 'Springs'
July 28, 2014 — Scientists are making models for polymer macromolecules using magnets and DNA 'springs' that can be tuned for ... full story -
Building 'Invisible' Materials With Light
July 28, 2014 — A new technique which uses light like a needle to thread long chains of particles could help bring sci-fi concepts such as cloaking devices one step closer to ... full story -
Simulating the Invisible: How Palladium Nanoparticles Interact
July 28, 2014 — Panagiotis Grammatikopoulos in the OIST Nanoparticles by Design Unit simulates the interactions of particles that are too small to see, and too complicated to visualize. In order to study the ... full story -
New System to Detect Mercury in Water Systems
July 25, 2014 — A new ultra-sensitive, low-cost and portable system for detecting mercury in environmental water has been developed by researchers. "The promising sensing performance of this system along with ... full story -
Nanoparticle 'Alarm Clock' Tested to Awaken Immune Systems Put to Sleep by Cancer
July 25, 2014 — Researchers are exploring ways to wake up the immune system so it recognizes and attacks invading cancer cells. One pioneering approach uses nanoparticles to jumpstart the body’s ability to fight ... full story -
Breakthrough Laser Experiment Reveals Liquid-Like Motion of Atoms Within an Ultra-Cold Cluster
July 25, 2014 — A new study has furthered our understanding of how tiny nanosystems function, unlocking the potential to create new materials using nanosized ‘building ... full story -
Nano-Supercapacitors for Electric Cars
July 24, 2014 — Innovative nano-material based supercapacitors are set to bring mass market appeal a good step closer to the lukewarm public interest in Germany. This movement is currently being motivated by the ... full story -
Nano-Sized Chip Picks Up Scent of Explosives Molecules Better Than Dog's Nose
July 23, 2014 — A groundbreaking nanotechnology-inspired sensor picks up the scent of explosives molecules better than a detection dog's nose. The device is mobile, inexpensive, and highly accurate, detecting ... full story -
A Crystal Wedding in the Nanocosmos May Lead to Fast Multi-Functional Processing Units on Single Chip
July 23, 2014 — Researchers have succeeded in embedding nearly perfect semiconductor crystals into a silicon nanowire. With this new method of producing hybrid nanowires, very fast and multi-functional processing ... full story -
New Technology Detects Probiotic Organisms in Food
July 23, 2014 — In the food industry, it is very important to ensure the quality and safety of products to improve their properties and reduce foodborne illness. Toward this end, a team of researchers developed a ... full story -
Ultrasonically Propelled Nanorods Spin Dizzyingly Fast
July 22, 2014 — Vibrate a solution of rod-shaped metal nanoparticles in water with ultrasound and they'll spin around their long axes like tiny drill bits. Why? No one yet knows exactly. But researchers have ... full story -
Quantum Leap in Lasers Brightens Future for Quantum Computing
July 22, 2014 — Scientists have devised a breakthrough laser that uses a single artificial atom to generate and emit particles of light. The laser may play a crucial role in the development of quantum computers, ... full story -
Scientists Use Simple, Low Cost Laser Technique to Improve Properties and Functions of Nanomaterials
July 22, 2014 — By ‘drawing’ micropatterns on nanomaterials using a focused laser beam, scientists could modify properties of nanomaterials for effective applications in photonic and optoelectric ... full story -
Understanding Graphene's Electrical Properties on an Atomic Level
July 21, 2014 — For the first time, researchers have used a cutting-edge microscope to study the relationship between the atomic geometry of a ribbon of graphene and its electrical ... full story -
Chemists Eye Improved Thin Films With Metal Substitution
July 21, 2014 — The yield so far is small, but chemists have developed a low-energy, solution-based mineral substitution process to make a precursor to transparent thin films that could find use in electronics and ... full story -
Carbyne Morphs When Stretched: Calculations Show Carbon-Atom Chain Would Go Metal to Semiconductor
July 21, 2014 — Applying just the right amount of tension to a chain of carbon atoms can turn it from a metallic conductor to an insulator. The research has implications for mechanically activated nanoscale ... full story
- World's smallest propeller could be used for microscopic medicine
- A new way to make microstructured surfaces: Method can produce strong, lightweight materials with specific surface properties
- Tough foam from tiny sheets: Lab uses atom-thick materials to make ultralight foam
- Models for polymer macromolecules using magnets and DNA 'springs'
- Building 'invisible' materials with light
- Simulating the invisible: How palladium nanoparticles interact
- New system to detect mercury in water systems
- Nanoparticle 'alarm clock' tested to awaken immune systems put to sleep by cancer
- Breakthrough laser experiment reveals liquid-like motion of atoms within an ultra-cold cluster
- Nano-sized chip picks up scent of explosives molecules better than dog's nose
- A crystal wedding in the nanocosmos may lead to fast multi-functional processing units on single chip
- New technology detects probiotic organisms in food
- Ultrasonically propelled nanorods spin dizzyingly fast
- Quantum leap in lasers brightens future for quantum computing
- Scientists use simple, low cost laser technique to improve properties and functions of nanomaterials
- Understanding graphene's electrical properties on an atomic level
- Chemists eye improved thin films with metal substitution
- Carbyne morphs when stretched: Calculations show carbon-atom chain would go metal to semiconductor
- More than glitter: How gold nanoparticles easily penetrate cells, making them useful for delivering drugs
- 'Nanocamera' takes pictures at distances smaller than light's own wavelength
- Clearing the way for extremely efficient solar cells: First ab initio method for characterizing hot carriers
- New method created to draw molecules from live cells
- Extending Moore's Law: Shrinking transistor size for smaller, more efficient computers
- 3-D nanostructure could benefit nanoelectronics, gas storage: functional advantages of 3-D boron nitride predicted
- New materials for future green tech devices
- Labs characterize carbon for lithion-ion batteries
- Researchers demonstrate novel, tunable nanoantennas
- Nano-sized silicon oxide electrode for the next generation lithium ion batteries
- Technology produces clean-burning hydrogen fuel cheaply using carbon nanotubes
- Silicon oxide for better computer memory: Use of porous silicon oxide reduces forming voltage, improves manufacturability
- Advancing the limits for ultrafast nano-devices
- 'Nano-pixels' promise thin, flexible, high resolution displays
- Projecting a three-dimensional future based on nanoantennas
- Chemists develop novel catalyst with two functions
- Even geckos can lose their grip
- Using sand to improve battery performance
- Nanotechnology: Paving the way for electronic applications
- Solar cells: Powered by nanoholes
- Nano-optics: Getting the most out of tiny lasers
- Silicon sponge improves lithium-ion battery performance
- Nanoparticles used to enhance chemotherapy
- Mystery of the printed diode solved
- Building much smaller, greener electronics: Atom-scale, ultra-low-power computing devices to replace transistor circuits
- Ultra-cold atom transport made simple
- DNA origami nano-tool provides important clue to cancer
- How knots can swap positions on a DNA strand
- With 'ribbons' of graphene, width matters: A narrow enough ribbon will transform a high-performance conductor into a semiconductor
- Artificial cilia: Scientists develop nano-structured transportation system
- Researchers invent 'meta mirror' to help advance nonlinear optical systems
- Squid sucker ring teeth material could aid reconstructive surgery, serve as eco-packaging
- Superconducting-silicon qubits: Using a bottom-up approach to make hybrid quantum devices
- New metamaterial gives light a one-way ticket
- Bolstering batteries with nanotubes
- Bringing the bling to antibacterials: New way to combat bacterial biofilm formation with titanium encrusted with gold nanoparticles
- Weave a cell phone into your shirt? Engineers envision an electronic switch just three atoms thick
- Scientists engineer nanoparticles to prevent bone cancer, strengthen bones
- Energy storage technology: More pores for more power
- Artificial enzyme mimics natural detoxification mechanism in liver cells
- Smashing new look at nanoribbons: Researchers unzip nanotubes by shooting them at 15,000 mph
- Interlayer distance in graphite oxide gradually changes when water is added
- Scientists develop force sensor from carbon nanotubes
- Silver in the washing machine: Nano-coatings release almost no nano-particles, experts say
- Let there be light: Chemists develop magnetically responsive liquid crystals for writing tablets, billboards and more
- Deeper insights into protein folding
- 'Nanosubmarine' designed that delivers complementary molecules inside cells
- Nanoscale ruler reveals organization of cell membrane
- Eco-friendly versatile nanocapsules developed
- Using femtosecond lasers to administer drugs
- Innovation: Magnetic field conductors
- Nanoscale velcro used for molecule transport
- Nanoparticles could provide easier route for cell therapy
- Metal particles in solids aren't as fixed as they seem, new memristor study shows
- Sound waves harnessed to enable precision micro- and nano-manufacturing
- Sharper imaging using X-rays
- Measuring the mass of 'massless' electrons: Individual electrons in graphene are massless, but apparently not when they move together
- Previously unknown form of magnesium carbide synthesized
- Organ network in transparent chip for detailed study of how cancer cells spread
- Theoretical and experimental demonstration of the electrocatalytic activity of boron nitride thin films for oxygen reduction reaction
- Formation of organic thin-film transistors through room-temperature printing
- Move over, silicon, there's a new circuit in town
- Scientists predict fermionic matter in a previously unknown state
- Novel nanoparticle production method could lead to better lights, lenses, solar cells
- Ultra-thin wires for quantum computing
- Nanoshell shields foreign enzymes used to starve cancer cells from immune system
- Trapping light: A long lifetime in a very small place
- Glucose monitoring for diabetes made easy with a blood-less method
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