Researchers decorate virus particles

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Researchers at New York University have made chemical modifications to nanometer sized virus particles--a process that has the potential to improve magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques. Their results are reported in the latest issue of Nano Letters.


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Nanotechnology in reverse uses cell to calibrate tools

May 15, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet
Nanotechnology researchers at UC Davis have shown that they can use a red blood cell to calibrate a sensitive instrument, an atomic force microscope.

UCSD nanostructures will raise thin-film solar cell efficiency

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Thanks to nanostructures that scatter and channel light, University of California, San Diego electrical engineers are working toward thin-film “single junction” solar cells with the potential for nearly 45 percent sunlight-to-electricity ...

Public Invited to See Nanosoccer Robots in Action in Pittsburgh

May 14, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet
Nanosoccer returns to the field later this month, when the National Institute of Standards and Technology hosts for the second time the world’s most Lilliputian sport. Three student teams will participate ...

Spin Control: New Technique Sorts Nanotubes by Length

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Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have reported a new technique to sort batches of carbon nanotubes by length using high-speed centrifuges. Many potential applications ...

Nanowires may boost solar cell efficiency, engineers say

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University of California, San Diego electrical engineers have created experimental solar cells spiked with nanowires that could lead to highly efficient thin-film solar cells of the future.