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Nanomaterials is a field which takes a materials science-based approach to nanotechnology. It studies materials with morphological features on the nanoscale, and especially those which have special properties stemming from their nanoscale dimensions. Nanoscale is usually defined as smaller than a one tenth of a micrometer in at least one dimension, though this term is sometimes also used for materials smaller than one micrometer.

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The next medical frontier: nano-surgery

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

Dec 21, 2009 | 5 / 5 (5) | 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- Engineering professor's nanorobot could be performing non-invasive surgical procedures on patients with tumors within the next decade.

Air Force Center of Excellence awarded in nanostructures and improved cognition

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

Dec 01, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

The Georgia Institute of Technology has been awarded a U.S. Air Force Center of Excellence to design nanostructures for energy harvesting and adaptive materials, and to develop tools to optimize critical cognitive ...

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Study sheds light on microscopic flower petal ridges

Biology / Plants & Animals

Dec 22, 2009 | 4.3 / 5 (3) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Microscopic ridges contouring the surface of flower petals might play a role in flashing that come-hither look pollinating insects can't resist. Michigan State University scientists and colleagues ...

Switchable Nanostructures Made with DNA

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

Dec 21, 2009 | 4.6 / 5 (9) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory have found a new way to use a synthetic form of DNA to control the assembly of nanoparticles — this time resulting ...

New curriculum mixes nanotechnology and skiing (w/ Video)

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

Dec 14, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Nanotechnology seems a daunting subject, but for mechanical engineering students at the University of Nevada, Reno, it has taken on a real world approach - in Ski Building 101.

At Stanford, nanotubes + ink + paper = equal instant battery (w/ Video)

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

Dec 07, 2009 | 4.9 / 5 (27) | 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- Stanford scientists are harnessing nanotechnology to quickly produce ultra-lightweight, bendable batteries and supercapacitors in the form of everyday paper.

First metallic nanoparticles resistant to extreme heat

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

Nov 30, 2009 | 4.8 / 5 (5) | 0

A University of Pittsburgh team overcame a major hurdle plaguing the development of nanomaterials such as those that could lead to more efficient catalysts used to produce hydrogen and render car exhaust less toxic. The researchers ...

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