Nanotechnology News

Posted April 2, 2002:

• New MIT Nanomaterial Could Slide Into Future Soap And Beyond

Posted March 26, 2002:

• Adhesive Science Can Help Optimize Use Of Timber Resources
• Magnetism To Its Lowest Terms: International Research Team Reports The First Observation Of Ferromagnetism In One-Dimensional Monatomic Chains Of Metal Atoms

Posted March 15, 2002:

• UC Berkeley Researchers Developing Microsized Microscope That Can Peek Inside Living Cells

Posted March 12, 2002:

• Adaptable Nanotubes Make Way For Custom-Built Structures, Wires

Posted March 7, 2002:

• Scientists Learn Something New About One Of The Most Studied Chemical Reactions

Posted February 22, 2002:

• Electrodes And Nanoprobes Signal New DNA Detection Method
• Plastic LEDs Break Telecommunications Barrier; Widespread Applications In Fiber Optics Possible

Posted February 8, 2002:

• Scientists Develop Protein Nanoarrays For Biological Detection
• Nanocatalyst Behavior Observed

Posted February 4, 2002:

• Nanowire-Based Electronics And Optics Comes One Step Closer

Posted January 28, 2002:

• Nanoencapsulation: Chemists At TSRI Discover A New And Simple Way Of Controlling Reactions

Posted January 24, 2002:

• Silicon Nanoparticles Now Come In Family Of Sizes And Fluorescent Colors

Posted January 10, 2002:

• Sandia "Detective" Solves Strange Case; Key Detail Leads To New Interpretation Of Water-Solid Interactions
• Computer Chips Found To Possess Explosive Properties Useful For Chemical Analysis And Nanoscale Sensors

Posted January 8, 2002:

• Physics Research Suggests It Might Be Possible To Lengthen Battery Life

Posted January 4, 2002:

• Nanotube "Peapods" Have Tunable Electronic Properties, Penn And Illinois Scientists Report In Science

Posted January 3, 2002:

• New York University Scientists Advance Toward Nanorobots

Posted December 24, 2001:

• World's Smallest Laser Caught In Act Of Lasing By UC Berkeley Chemists

Posted December 19, 2001:

• World's Smallest Atom Storage Ring Is First To Guide Ultra-Cold Neutral Atoms; A Step Toward "Atom Fiber Optics"
• Battling The Barnacle

Posted December 14, 2001:

• Scientists Discover New Material That Expands Under Pressure
• UMass Chemist Working On Sensors That Could Eventually Identify Bioterror Agents

Posted December 3, 2001:

• Both Shape And Size Matter In Tiny World Of Nanoparticles

Posted November 20, 2001:

• Soot Science: It's A Dirty Job, But Somebody Has To Do It
• Science Friction: Lubricants For Minuscule Machines

Posted November 19, 2001:

• Nanoparticles In Air Bad News For People

Posted November 16, 2001:

• Molecular "Nanogenerator" Developed That Can Target Cancer Cells And Destroy Them

Posted October 30, 2001:

• Biocapsule Can Provide Steady Insulin Supply; Potential Breakthrough For Diabetes Patients

Posted October 29, 2001:

• DNA Biochip May Lead To Fast Genetic Screening, More Effective Drugs

Posted October 19, 2001:

• Molecular Motor Packs DNA Into Viruses At Greater Than Champagne Pressures, Researchers Report

Posted October 18, 2001:

• Bell Labs Scientists Usher In New Era Of Molecular-Scale Electronics; Tiny Organic Transistors May Lead To Less Expensive And More Powerful Chips

Posted October 10, 2001:

• Matter Waves On A Microchip: Munich Max-Planck Researchers Reached "Quantum Leap" To Miniaturize Atom Lasers

Posted October 8, 2001:

• Submicrometer-Scale Metallic Barcodes Described By Penn State And Surromed

Posted September 26, 2001:

• Smallest Silicon Particles Light Way For New Sensors, Materials

Posted September 25, 2001:

• "Quantum Dots" Could Form Basis Of New Computers
• A Better Way To Glue Micro-Size Parts For Medical Devices

Posted September 24, 2001:

• A Step Forward In Nanotechnology
• Protein-Like Molecules Could Form Medical Devices, Electronics

Posted September 20, 2001:

• University Of Cincinnati And Air Force Use Algal Enzyme To Create New Silicon-Based Materials

Posted September 19, 2001:

• The Nanoelectronic Road Ahead: Despite Challenges, Silicon Offers 20 More Years Of Semiconductor Progress

Posted September 5, 2001:

• Researchers Model Four Kinds Of One-Dimensional Ice
• First Controllable 2D Nanopatterns Imaged By Sandia Researchers -- Nanotemplates For Nanostructures

Posted September 3, 2001:

• From Silkworm Silk, Hybrid Materials That Surpass Original
• Cancer-Detecting Microchip A Micromachined Cantilever Is Sensitive Assay For Prostate Cancer And Potentially Other Diseases, Researchers Report

Posted August 30, 2001:

• Laser Technique Examines Movement In Nucleus Of Living Cell

Posted August 29, 2001:

• Newly Designed Carbon Tubes Could Replace Silicon In Microchips

Posted August 21, 2001:

• Sandia Creates Mechanized Microfluidic Device — Pac-Man-Like Microstructure Interacts With Red Blood Cells

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