Nanotechnology News

A new approach to engineering for extreme environments

Saturday, July 04, 2009 00:00 MST

Scientist creates model to design radiation-resistant materials

Team to study applicability of solar cell coatings

Friday, July 03, 2009 00:00 MST

A project under way at the US Department of Energy's Savannah River National Laboratory will study how special coatings that mimic structures found in nature can increase the usefulness of solar energy as a vital part of the nation's future energy strategy.

New statistical technique improves precision of nanotechnology data

Thursday, July 02, 2009 00:00 MST

A new statistical analysis technique that identifies and removes systematic bias, noise and equipment-based artifacts from experimental data could lead to more precise and reliable measurement of nanomaterials and nanostructures likely to have future industrial applications.

Researchers discover new fluorescent silicon nanoparticles

Wednesday, July 01, 2009 00:00 MST

Research may ultimately track the uptake of drugs by the body's cells

Singapore nanotechnology combats fatal brain infections

Tuesday, June 30, 2009 00:00 MST

Minute antibacterial particles destroy drug-resistant germs

Implant bacteria, beware: Researchers create nano-sized assassins

Sunday, June 28, 2009 00:00 MST

Infected implants now have a foe. Brown University researchers have created a nanoparticle that can penetrate a bacterial-produced film on prosthetics and kill the bacteria. The finding, published in the International Journal of Nanomedicine, is the first time that iron-oxide nanoparticles have been shown to eliminate a bacterial infection on an implanted prosthetic device.

Making nanoparticles in artificial cells

Saturday, June 27, 2009 00:00 MST

Two processes can be used to control the size of nanoparticles, which could serve as tiny light sources.

Southwest Nano Consortium established

Friday, June 26, 2009 00:00 MST

Nanotechnology groups join forces to promote regional nanotechnology excellence

Research explores interactions between nanomaterials, biological systems

Wednesday, June 24, 2009 00:00 MST

Tremendous growth in the development of nanomaterials with enhanced performance characteristics which are being used for commercial and medical applications prompts UCLA researchers along with colleagues in academia and industry take a proactive role in examining the nano-bio interface to identify potential risks of engineered nanomaterials and explore methods for safer designs for use in drug delivery therapeutics and commercial products.

Scientists invent the world's only controllable molecule gear of minuscule size of 1.2 nm

Wednesday, June 24, 2009 00:00 MST

Invention marks a radical shift in the scientific progress of molecular machines

Researchers achieve breakthrough in effort to develop tiny biological fuel cells

Tuesday, June 23, 2009 00:00 MST

University of Georgia researchers have developed a successful way to grow molecular wire brushes that conduct electrical charges, a first step in developing biological fuel cells that could power pacemakers, cochlear implants and prosthetic limbs. The journal Chemical Science calls the technique "a significant breakthrough for nanotechnology."

Nonstick and laser-safe gold aids laser trapping of biomolecules

Saturday, June 20, 2009 00:00 MST

Biophysicists at JILA have made gold more precious than ever -- at least as a research tool -- by creating nonstick gold surfaces and laser-safe gold nanoposts to aid in trapping and fixing individual biomolecules for study.

Shape matters in the case of cobalt nanoparticles

Friday, June 19, 2009 00:00 MST

New studies by scientists at NIST show that changing the shape of cobalt nanoparticles from spherical to cubic can fundamentally change their behavior.

Nanocrystals reveal activity within cells

Thursday, June 18, 2009 00:00 MST

Researchers at the US Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have created bright, stable and bio-friendly nanocrystals that act as individual investigators of activity within a cell. These ideal light emitting probes represent a significant step in scrutinizing the behaviors of proteins and other components in complex systems such as a living cell

Researcher's nanoparticles could someday lead to end of chemotherapy

Wednesday, June 17, 2009 00:00 MST

Nanoparticles specially engineered by University of Central Florida Assistant Professor J. Manuel Perez and his colleagues could someday target and destroy tumors, sparing patients from toxic, whole-body chemotherapies.