Nanotechnology News

Oct 12, 2009 | 5 / 5 (4) | 0

Researchers analyzing the assembly of graphene (sheets of carbon only one atom thick) on a surface of iridium have found that the sheets grow by first forming tiny carbon domes. The discovery offers new insight ...

In Brief: Exploring the limits of antiferromagnetism in nanostructured materials

Oct 09, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers in the Electronic & Magnetic Materials & Devices Group (Argonne National Laboratory) and at Politecnico di Milano in Italy explored the limits of antiferromagnetism in a nanostructured ...

Race for Superconductors Shrinks to Nanoscale

Oct 09, 2009 | 4.4 / 5 (7) | 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of researchers from UT Dallas, Clemson University and Yale University are using science on the nanoscale to address one of the most elusive challenges in physics - the discovery of ...

Foresight Institute Announces Feynman Prize Winners

Oct 08, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The Foresight Institute, a nanotechnology education and public policy think tank based in Palo Alto, has announced the winners of the prestigious 2009 Foresight Institute Feynman Prizes in Nanotechnology.

Nanometric butterfly wings created

Oct 08, 2009 | 4.7 / 5 (6) | 3

A team of researchers from the State University of Pennsylvania (USA) and the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM) have developed a technique to replicate biological structures, such as butterfly wings, ...

Bioengineer uses nanoparticles to target drugs

Oct 08, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Clemson bioengineer Frank Alexis is designing new ways to target drugs and reduce the chances for side effects.

New aluminum-water rocket propellant promising for future space missions

Oct 07, 2009 | 4.5 / 5 (21) | 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers are developing a new type of rocket propellant made of a frozen mixture of water and "nanoscale aluminum" powder that is more environmentally friendly than conventional propellants ...

Atomic Wire with Protective Sheath: Stable Metal Nanowires One Atom Wide Inside Carbon Nanotubes

Oct 07, 2009 | 4.8 / 5 (11) | 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Wires with atomic dimensions are potential structural elements for future nanoscopic electronic components. Such fine wires have completely new electronic properties. However, apart from the non-trivial production ...

Can Nanotubes Help Your Garden Grow?

Oct 06, 2009 | 3.9 / 5 (12) | 8

(PhysOrg.com) -- When we think of nanotubes, we often think of solar panels and physical science. However, it appears that nanotubes can also provide valuable help to plants as a fertilizer. Just add carbon ...

IBM Research Aims to Build Nanoscale DNA Sequencer (w/ Video)

Oct 06, 2009 | 4.2 / 5 (11) | 4

(PhysOrg.com) -- In an effort to build a nanoscale DNA sequencer, IBM scientists are drilling nano-sized holes in computer-like chips and passing DNA strands through them in order to read the information contained ...

Silver Nanoparticles Give Polymer Solar Cells A Boost

Oct 05, 2009 | 4.3 / 5 (13) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Small bits of metal may play a new role in solar power. Researchers at Ohio State University are experimenting with polymer semiconductors that absorb the sun’s energy and generate electricity. The goal: ...

Models begin to unravel how single DNA strands combine

Oct 05, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Using computer simulations, a team of University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers has identified some of the pathways through which single complementary strands of DNA interact and combine to form the double ...

Solar Cell Researcher Explores Nanotech Ideas

Oct 05, 2009 | 5 / 5 (5) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A UT Dallas researcher envisions a time soon when plastic sheets of solar cells are inexpensively stamped out in factories and then affixed to cell phones, laptops and other power-hungry mobile ...

Rapid DNA Detection Quickly Diagnoses Infections