News tagged with ac
Perfect nanotubes shine brightest
A painstaking study by Rice University has brought a wealth of new information about single-walled carbon nanotubes through analysis of their fluorescence.
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jan 31, 2012 |
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British team devises method for separating carbon nanotubes cheaply
(PhysOrg.com) -- When single walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) are made, they come out in both metallic and semiconducting material form. Unfortunately, different applications require one or the other of these ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jan 19, 2012 |
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Research involving thyroid hormone lays foundation for more targeted drug development
Research led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists advances a strategy for taming the side effects and enhancing the therapeutic benefits of steroids and other medications that work by disrupting the activity ...
Oct 21, 2011 |
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Prolonged TV viewing linked to increased risk of type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease
Watching television is the most common daily activity apart from work and sleep in many parts of the world, but it is time for people to change their viewing habits. According to a new study from Harvard School of Public ...
Jun 14, 2011 |
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Researchers develop biological circuit components, new microscope technique for measuring them
(PhysOrg.com) -- Electrical engineers have long been toying with the idea of designing biological molecules that can be directly integrated into electronic circuits. University of Pennsylvania researchers ...
Jun 07, 2011 |
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Toward new medications for chronic brain diseases
A needle-in-the-haystack search through nearly 390,000 chemical compounds had led scientists to a substance that can sneak through the protective barrier surrounding the brain with effects promising for new drugs for Parkinson's ...
Apr 20, 2011 |
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New fracture resistance mechanisms provided by graphene
A team of researchers from the University of Arizona and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have increased the toughness of ceramic composites by using graphene reinforcements that enable new fracture resistance ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Apr 13, 2011 |
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New research advances understanding of lead selenide nanowires
The advancements of our electronic age rests on our ability to control how electric charge moves, from point A to point B, through circuitry. Doing so requires particular precision, for applications ranging from computers, ...
Apr 08, 2011 |
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New science suggests we might soon be able to mix computers and neurons
(PhysOrg.com) -- Graduate students at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, led by Minrui Yu and Yu Huang, have published an ACS Nano paper, "Semiconductor Nanomembrane Tubes: Three-Dimensional Confinement for Co ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Mar 22, 2011 |
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Compound blocks brain cell destruction in Parkinson's disease
Scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute have produced the first known compound to show significant effectiveness in protecting brain cells directly affected by Parkinson's disease, a progressive ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Feb 11, 2011 |
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Nano research fit for a king: Scientists test strength of composite bonds one nanotube at a time
(PhysOrg.com) -- Arthur pulled a sword from a stone, proving to a kingdom that right beats might. Researchers at Rice University are making the same point in the nanoscale realm.
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Feb 02, 2011 |
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With chemical modification, stable RNA nanoparticles go 3-D
(PhysOrg.com) -- For years, RNA has seemed an elusive tool in nanotechnology research -- easily manipulated into a variety of structures, yet susceptible to quick destruction when confronted with a commonly ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Jan 19, 2011 |
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Researchers create new high-performance fiber
Researchers at Northwestern University have nanoengineered a new kind of fiber that could be tougher than Kevlar.
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Dec 03, 2010 |
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Small materials poised for big impact in construction
Bricks, blocks, and steel I-beams -- step aside. A new genre of construction materials, made from stuff barely 1/50,000th the width of a human hair, is about to debut in the building of homes, offices, bridges, ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Nov 03, 2010 |
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Smaller is better in the viscous zone
Being the right size and existing in the limbo between a solid and a liquid state appear to be the secrets to improving the efficiency of chemical catalysts that can create better nanoparticles or more efficient ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Oct 21, 2010 |
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