Nanotechnology News - October 2008 Archives
 | A novel technique under development uses a relatively inexpensive optical microscope to quickly and cheaply analyze nanoscale dimensions with nanoscale measurement sensitivity. ...> Full Article |
 | Switchable nanostripes: Spin-transition compound can be deposited in ordered crystalline microstructures ...> Full Article |
 | Gold nanostars exhibit optical qualities that make them superior for chemical and biological sensing and imaging. ...> Full Article |
Materials science and the pharmaceutical industry could soon be revolutionized by emerging nanotechnologies based on designer molecules with long complex tree-and branch structures
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 | By manipulating the way tiny droplets of fluid dry, researchers have created an innovative way to make and pattern nanoscale wires and other devices that ordinarily can be made only with expensive lithographic tools. The process is guided by molds that "stamp" the desired structures. ...> Full Article |
Environmental gains derived from the use of nanomaterials may be offset in part by the process used to manufacture them
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Enzymes release drugs on target without toxic residue
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 | Individual nanocrystals are remarkably strong. But under stress, complex nanostructures quickly fail because of internal strains. New research on hollow nanospheres shows that engineering can greatly increase the strength of complex nanoparticles. The results could lead to stronger nanostructures and large-scale alloys as well. ...> Full Article |
Researcher creates smart coatings that fortify materials
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Team of researchers have demonstrated the ability to rapidly write nanoscale protein arrays using a tool they call the nanofountain probe.
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State's big stake in small science takes giant step forward
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Research suggests synthetic carbon molecules called fullerenes, or buckyballs, have a high potential of being accumulated in animal tissue, but the molecules also appear to break down in sunlight, perhaps reducing their possible environmental dangers.
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 | Engineering researchers have developed a neural probe that demonstrates significantly greater electrical charge storage capacity than all other neural prosthetic devices. More charge storage capacity means the device can stimulate nerves and tissues with less damage and sense neural signals with better sensitivity. ...> Full Article |
Scientists have identified a stable, modifiable virus that could be used as a nanobuilding block.
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Scientists are using a novel nanomechanical approach to investigate the workings of vancomycin, one of the few antibiotics that can be used to combat increasingly resistant infections such as MRSA
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Scientists have created nanowire sensors coupled with simple microprocessor electronics that are both sensitive and specific enough to be used for point-of-care disease detection
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Researchers are using cells as factories to make DNA based nanostructures inside a living cell.
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New material could be used to manufacture smaller and faster computers
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From petroleum to food and beverage to pharmaceuticals, most industries use mechanical pumps, and all these pumps rely on seals to reduce leaks and maintenance costs. Argonne researchers, along with industry partners, have developed a new, efficient and cost-effective alternative to conventional seals.
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 | Work could lead to better catalysts for eco-friendly energy storage devices ...> Full Article |
Researchers have developed a method of using nanoparticles to deliver treatments to injured brain and spinal cord cells.
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A fresh discovery about the way water behaves inside carbon nanotubes could have implications in fields ranging from the function of ultra-tiny high-tech devices to scientists' understanding of biological processes
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Scientists putting the squeeze on thin films of polystyrene have discovered that at very short length scales the polymer doesn't play by the rules.
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Technology that can determine the concentration of nanomaterials in living tissue has been licensed by The University of Texas at Austin to Houston-based nanoTox Inc.
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 | Scientists are finding that particles that are barely there - tiny objects known as nanoparticles that have found a home in electronics, food containers, sunscreens, and a variety of applications - can breech our most personal protective barrier: The skin. ...> Full Article |
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