Nanotechnology News

Oct 04, 2009 | 4.6 / 5 (17) | 1

Researchers of Eindhoven University of Technology and the Radboud University Nijmegen in The Netherlands show for the first time why ordinary graphite is a permanent magnet at room temperature. The results ...

Nanotechnology gets a new light touch

Oct 02, 2009 | 4.9 / 5 (8) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Building the super-fast computers of the future has just become much easier thanks to an advance by Australian researchers that lets them grab hold of tiny electronics components and probe ...

'Micro shuttle' drug delivery could mean an end to regular dosing

Oct 02, 2009 | 4.7 / 5 (3) | 0

Scientists working at Queen Mary, University of London, have developed micrometer-sized capsules to safely deliver drugs inside living cells.

Better control of carbon nanotube 'growth' promising for future electronics

Oct 01, 2009 | 4.9 / 5 (9) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have overcome a major obstacle in efforts to use tiny structures called carbon nanotubes to create a new class of electronics that would be faster and smaller than conventional ...

Oxygen in place of chlorine: Towards a more environmentally friendly propylene oxide synthesis

Oct 01, 2009 | 4.8 / 5 (4) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Propylene oxide is an important bulk chemical that is used primarily in the production of polyurethane plastics. Currently, propylene oxide is usually made from propylene (propene) in a process that uses ...

Step forward for nanotechnology: Controlled movement of molecules

Sep 30, 2009 | 4.8 / 5 (6) | 0

Scientists in the United Kingdom are reporting an advance toward overcoming one of the key challenges in nanotechnology: Getting molecules to move quickly in a desired direction without help from outside forces. Their achievement ...

A step toward better brain implants using conducting polymer nanotubes

Sep 29, 2009 | 5 / 5 (9) | 1

ANN ARBOR, Mich.---Brain implants that can more clearly record signals from surrounding neurons in rats have been created at the University of Michigan. The findings could eventually lead to more effective ...

EPA announces research strategy to study nanomaterials

Sep 29, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today outlined a new research strategy to better understand how manufactured nanomaterials may harm human health and the environment. Nanomaterials are materials that are between approximately ...

Nanotechnology and synthetic biology: What does the American public think?

Sep 29, 2009 | not rated yet | 1

Nanotechnology and synthetic biology continue to develop as two of the most exciting areas of scientific discovery, but research has shown that the public is almost completely unaware of the science and its applications. ...

Physicists create first atomic-scale map of quantum dots

Sep 29, 2009 | 4.7 / 5 (13) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Michigan physicists have created the first atomic-scale maps of quantum dots, a major step toward the goal of producing "designer dots" that can be tailored for specific applications.

Nanotech researchers develop artificial pore

Sep 28, 2009 | 5 / 5 (7) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Using an RNA-powered nanomotor, University of Cincinnati (UC) biomedical engineering researchers have successfully developed an artificial pore able to transmit nanoscale material through ...

Microchip can detect type and severity of cancer

Sep 28, 2009 | 5 / 5 (6) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Toronto researchers have used nanomaterials to develop a microchip sensitive enough to quickly determine the type and severity of a patient's cancer so that the disease can be detected earlier ...

IBM Celebrates 20th Anniversary of Moving Atoms (w/ Video)

Sep 28, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- On this day in 1989, IBM Fellow Don Eigler became the first person in history to move and control an individual atom. Shortly thereafter, on November 11 of that year, Eigler and his team ...

Stretching opens up possibilities for graphene