Nanotechnology News

Nanowires May Boost Solar Cell Efficiency (5/15/2008)

Electrical engineers have created experimental solar cells spiked with nanowires that could lead to highly efficient thin-film solar cells of the future. ...> Full Article

Federal Government Taps NC State Experts To Explain Nanotech Risks (5/13/2008)

The arm of the federal government responsible for coordinating nanotechnology research and regulations across the country has called on experts from North Carolina State University to craft a white paper that will lay out how government and industry officials should communicate potential risks associated with nanotechnology to the media and the public ...> Full Article

Scientists demonstrate method for integrating nanowire devices directly onto silicon (5/10/2008)

Fabrication technique could yield low-cost, scalable nanowire photonic and electronic circuits ...> Full Article

Researchers Target Tumors with Tiny 'Nanoworms' (5/9/2008)

Researchers have developed nanometer-sized "nanoworms" that can cruise through the bloodstream without significant interference from the body's immune defense system and-like tiny anti-cancer missiles-home in on tumors. ...> Full Article

Chemists measure chilli sauce hotness with nanotubes (5/8/2008)

chemists have found a way of using carbon nanotubes to judge the heat of chilli sauces ...> Full Article

Contact through silver particles in ink (5/7/2008)

Researchers print the conductor paths ...> Full Article

Nanotube production leaps from sooty mess in test tube to ready formed chemical microsensors (5/7/2008)

Researchers have found a way of producing carbon nanotubes in which they instantly form a highly sensitive ready made electric circuit ...> Full Article

Nanoengineered barrier invented to protect plastic electronics from water degradation (5/5/2008)

World's best protection from moisture and oxygen ...> Full Article

ICON releases global research needs assessment for nanotechnology (5/5/2008)

Diverse group of stakeholders takes on challenge of predicting nanotechnology's risks ...> Full Article

Melting defects could lead to smaller, more powerful microchips (5/5/2008)

As microchips shrink, even tiny defects in the lines, dots and other shapes etched on them become major barriers to performance. Engineers have now found a way to literally melt away such defects, using a process that could dramatically improve chip quality without increasing fabrication cost. ...> Full Article

Tracking the spread of cancer: Nano-sized particles hunt down cancer cells (5/4/2008)

Pioneering the use of nanomedicine to catch the spread of cancer at its earliest stage is the focus of one of 76 new research grants announced today by the Canadian Cancer Society. ...> Full Article

Go Speed Racer! Revving up the world's fastest nanomotors (5/4/2008)

In a "major step" toward a practical energy source for powering tomorrow's nanomachines, researchers in Arizona report development of a new generation of sub-microscopic nanomotors that are up to 10 times more powerful than existing motors ...> Full Article

$25M CU-Saudi link will boost nanoscale research (5/3/2008)

Research to include water desalination, carbon capture and solar energy ...> Full Article

Graphene-based gadgets may be just years away (5/3/2008)

Researchers have produced tiny liquid crystal devices with electrodes made from graphene - an exciting development that could lead to computer and TV displays based on this technology. ...> Full Article

Too Much Technology May Be Killing Beneficial Bacteria (5/2/2008)

Engineer concerned about environmental impact of silver nanoparticles in wastewater treatment ...> Full Article

Spiraling nanotrees offer new twist on growth of nanowires (5/2/2008)

New way of growing nanowires may be useful in high-performance integrated circuits, biosensors, solar cells, LEDs and lasers. ...> Full Article

Scientists make chemical cousin of DNA for use as new nanotechnology building block (5/1/2008)

Researchers are using DNA to make intricate nano-sized objects ...> Full Article

Making a Good Impression: Nanoimprint Lithography Tests (5/1/2008)

In what should be good news for integrated circuit manufacturers, recent studies have helped resolve two important questions about an emerging microcircuit manufacturing technology called nanoimprint lithography-yes, it can accurately stamp delicate insulating structures on advanced microchips, and, no, it doesn't damage them, in fact it makes them better. ...> Full Article

Are nanobots on their way? (4/30/2008)

US researchers have built a proto-prototype nano assembler ...> Full Article

Copper nanowires grown by new process create long-lasting displays (4/29/2008)

A new low-temperature, catalyst-free technique for growing copper nanowires has been developed ...> Full Article

'Sticky nanotubes' hold key to future technologies (4/29/2008)

Researchers precisely measure the forces required to peel tiny nanotubes off of other materials, opening up the possibility of creating standards for nano-manufacturing and harnessing a gecko's ability to walk up walls. ...> Full Article

Researchers Discover Remarkable New Properties for Nanotube Sheets (4/28/2008)

Strange, Useful Properties Obtained by Nanoscale Self Assembly ...> Full Article

Rice, Lockheed Martin partner on nanotech research (4/27/2008)

Lockheed Martin and Rice University announced April 22 the creation of an innovative, strategic partnership to develop new technologies for a broad range of applications in electronics, energy and security. ...> Full Article

Simulations may explain nanoparticles 'pinned' to graphene (4/27/2008)

Research may lead to quick advances in quantum computing ...> Full Article

Nanotubes grown straight in large numbers (4/26/2008)

Chemists have found a way to grow long, straight cylinders only a few atoms thick in very large numbers, removing a major roadblock in the pursuit of nano-scale electronics ...> Full Article

New nanotech products hitting the market at the rate of 3-4 per week (4/25/2008)

Nanotechnology consumer products are in your mouth and on your face ...> Full Article

Scientists discover how the structure of plutonium nanocluster contaminants increases risk of spreading (4/24/2008)

Scientists were able to use high-energy X-rays to discover and study the structure of plutonium nanoclusters. ...> Full Article

Europe spends nearly twice as much as US on nanotech risk research (4/24/2008)

Assessment of 2006 funding shows US lags in highly relevant nano risk research ...> Full Article

U of M signs agreement with nanotechnology company in flood-devastated Rushford (4/23/2008)

Technologies developed at the University of Minnesota will be used by Rushford Hypersonic on products in the industrial tooling and coating applications industries ...> Full Article