News tagged with nanoscale machines
Motor proteins may be vehicles for drug delivery
Mar 20, 2009 |
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Specialized motor proteins that transport cargo within cells could be turned into nanoscale machines for drug delivery, according to bioengineers. Chemical alteration of the proteins' function could also help inhibit the ...
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New rotors could help develop nanoscale generators
May 27, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the University of Liverpool have developed a molecular structure that could help create current-generating machines at the nanoscale.
Scientists invent 1.2nm molecular gear
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jun 15, 2009 |
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Scientists from A*STAR's Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), led by Professor Christian Joachim, have scored a breakthrough in nanotechnology by becoming the first in the world to invent a molecular gear ...
Nanoscale origami from DNA
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Aug 06, 2009 |
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Scientists at the Technische Universitaet Muenchen (TUM) and Harvard University have thrown the lid off a new toolbox for building nanoscale structures out of DNA, with complex twisting and curving shapes. ...
Running electronics using light
Oct 19, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- "If you open up almost any electronic gadget, you will see various elements that operating using electric circuitries," Nader Engheta tells PhysOrg.com. "Many of them have different functi ...
Pioneering research to assist in creation of nanomachines
Nov 14, 2007 |
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A pioneering team from the University of Leicester is seeking to harness a force of nature- only measured accurately a decade ago – to help develop the technology of tomorrow.
Nano propellers pump with proper chemistry
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Jul 16, 2007 |
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The ability to pump liquids at the cellular scale opens up exciting possibilities, such as precisely targeting medicines and regulating flow into and out of cells. But designing this molecular machinery has proven difficult.
'The photon force is with us': Harnessing light to drive nanomachines
Nov 26, 2008 |
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Science fiction writers have long envisioned sailing a spacecraft by the optical force of the sun's light. But, the forces of sunlight are too weak to fill even the oversized sails that have been tried. Now ...
Single molecule is in driver's seat of molecular machine
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Jul 30, 2005 |
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While the human body has plenty of specialized molecular motors and machines powering the mechanical work necessary for cells to function properly, scientists themselves face many hurdles as they try to create their own molecular ...
HP Licenses Technology to Create Nanoscale Electronic Devices
May 02, 2007 |
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HP today announced that it is beginning to reap returns from its 10-year investment in nanoscale electronics with the licensing of technology that could enable the fabrication of semiconductor chips significantly more powerful ...
Bionanomachines: Proteins as resistance fighters
Aug 14, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Friction limits the speed and efficiency of macroscopic engines. Is this also true for nanomachines? A Dresden research team used laser tweezers to measure the friction between a single motor ...
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