News tagged with nanorods
No small measure: Origins of nanorod diameter discovered
Mar 19, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study answers a key question at the very heart of nanotechnology: Why are nanorods so small?
Slimmer Nanorods Good Fit for Next-Gen 3-D Computer Chips
Mar 17, 2009 |
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Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed a new technique for growing slimmer copper nanorods, a key step for advancing integrated 3-D chip technology.
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Gold solution for enhancing nanocrystal electrical conductance
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Sep 10, 2009 |
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In a development that holds much promise for the future of solar cells made from nanocrystals, and the use of solar energy to produce clean and renewable liquid transportation fuels, researchers with the U.S. ...
Platinum nanocatalyst could aid drugmakers
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Aug 31, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Nanoparticles combining platinum and gold act as superefficient catalysts, but chemists have struggled to create them in an industrially useful form. Rice University chemists have answered the call this week ...
A safe approach to nanotechnology: Boiling up zinc oxide nanorods without toxic solvents
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Aug 19, 2009 |
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A non-toxic and environmentally friendly way to make tiny nanorods of zinc oxide has been developed for the first time by researchers in Saudi Arabia. The approach, described in the current issue of the International Journal of ...
Computer-Guided Nanoparticle Therapy Destroys Tumors
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Jun 29, 2009 |
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Gold nanoshells are among the most promising new nanoscale therapeutics being developed to kill tumors, acting as antennas that turn light energy into heat that cooks cancer to death. Now, a multi-institutional research team ...
Five-Dimensional DVD Could Hold Data of 30 Blu-ray Discs
May 21, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- While many people think that Blu-ray will replace DVDs in the near future, a new study shows that DVDs may still have a lot to offer. Researchers have designed a five-dimensional DVD that ...
All your movies on a single DVD: study
May 20, 2009 |
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Scientists unveiled new DVD technology on Wednesday that stores data in five dimensions, making it possible to pack more than 2,000 movies onto a single disc.
Targeting tumors using tiny gold particles
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
May 04, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- It has long been known that heat is an effective weapon against tumor cells. However, it's difficult to heat patients' tumors without damaging nearby tissues.
Cobalt Nanoparticles Boost Imaging Sensitivity and Edge Detection
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Mar 26, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can serve as a very sensitive technique for detecting small tumors in the body, but it is not as good at identifying the edges of a tumor. Photoacoustic imaging tomography ...
To Fight Drug Addiction, Researchers Target the Brain with Nanoparticles
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Mar 23, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A precise, new nanotechnology treatment for drug addiction may be on the horizon as the result of research conducted at the University at Buffalo.
Nanoscopic probes can track down and attack cancer cells
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Mar 16, 2009 |
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A researcher has developed probes that can help pinpoint the location of tumors and might one day be able to directly attack cancer cells.
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