Nanotechnology News - September 2007 Archives

Science of Ultra-Small Poised to Bring Gigantic Gains, University Positions Itself as Nanotechnology Leader (9/30/2007)

The University of Alabama is the third academic institution in the nation to purchase a Local Electron Atom Probe, which is used to determine the position and type of atoms in various materials and view the structure in 3-D. ...> Full Article

Using Nanotubes To Detect and Repair Cracks in Aircraft Wings, Other Structures (9/29/2007)

New technology enables real-time diagnostics and on-site repair ...> Full Article

Using Catalysts to Stamp Nanopatterns Without Ink (9/28/2007)

Engineers and chemists microcontact printing technique can imprint details measuring close to 1 nanometer, or billionths of a meter. ...> Full Article

Researchers Develop Nanoblade (9/26/2007)

"Cutting edge" nanomaterial could be used in hydrogen storage ...> Full Article

Scientists get first look at nanotubes inside living animals (9/21/2007)

Scientists have captured the first optical images of carbon nanotubes inside a living organism. Using fruit flies, the researchers confirmed that near-infrared fluorescent imaging was capable of detecting DNA-sized nanotubes inside living fruit flies. ...> Full Article

University to Offer Canada's First Nanoscience Major (9/20/2007)

The University of Guelph is thinking big about the "very small" with a pioneering undergraduate nanoscience major to begin on campus next year. It will be Canada's first full-fledged nanoscience major. ...> Full Article

Engineers Develop Micro Device and Nano-Engineered Materials to Treat Cancer and HIV (9/19/2007)

Using nanotechnology, engineering researchers have developed a small but powerful device capable of enhancing the delivery of drugs to treat life-threatening illnesses. ...> Full Article

Physicists receive $3.3 million for international nanoscience research (9/17/2007)

Ohio University physicists have received a total of $3.3 million for international collaborative research, in two separate grants from the National Science Foundation. ...> Full Article

Researchers improve the ability to write and store information on electronic devices (9/16/2007)

New research led by the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory physicist Matthias Bode provides a more thorough understanding of new mechanisms, which makes it possible to switch a magnetic nanoparticle without any magnetic field and may enable computers to more accurately write and store information. ...> Full Article

Nanotechnology Initiative Presents Research Opportunities (9/15/2007)

A new partnership between Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Sandia National Laboratories, and a select group of leading universities and corporations will present Rensselaer graduate students with a host of new cutting-edge internship and research experiences. ...> Full Article

New NSF program will foster interdisciplinary graduate student research training in nanoscale science (9/14/2007)

Physicists, chemists, materials scientists and engineers often deal with the same problems, but they use different jargon. Talking to and collaborating with each other can be difficult, if not impossible. ...> Full Article

Start-up Will Develop Nanostructured CT Contrast Agents (9/13/2007)

Marval Biosciences, Inc., a University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston portfolio start-up company, has obtained a worldwide license to intellectual property covering nanostructured computed tomography (CT) contrast agents which were co-developed by Ananth Annapragada, Ph.D., an associate professor at the University of Texas School of Health Information Sciences at Houston. ...> Full Article

Physicists pin down atomic spin for spintronics (9/13/2007)

Scientists who dream of shrinking computers to the nanoscale look to atomic spin as one possible building block for both processor and memory, yet setting the spin of an atom, let alone measuring it, has been a challenge. ...> Full Article

Nanomaterials With a Bright Future (9/12/2007)

New, inexpensive fabrication technique can increase production ...> Full Article

Researchers seek inexpensive, efficient ways to capture sun's energy (9/11/2007)

Every minute, the Earth receives more energy from the sun than people burn up in fossil fuels in a full year. Virtually all of that free light and heat energy is unused, wasted. ...> Full Article

Improved e-jet printing provides higher resolution and more versatility (9/8/2007)

By combining electrically induced fluid flow with nanoscale nozzles, researchers at the University of Illinois have established new benchmarks for precision control and resolution in jet-printing processes. ...> Full Article

A hetero-structured ring discovered by nano-scientists (9/6/2007)

Teaming up with co-workers at home and abroad, researchers from the CAS affiliated National Center for Nanoscience and Technology (NCNST) recently succeeded in the fabricating a hetero-structured nano-ring in their laboratory. The work, which would be valuable for developing new optical or electronic nano-elements and related devices in the near future, was reported by Advanced Materials (Vol.19, 2319-2323, 2007). ...> Full Article

Nanotechnology Identifies Peptide 'Fingerprint' in Both Forms of ALS (9/6/2007)

A nanotechnology developed by a University at Buffalo professor has enabled researchers to identify a molecular signature common to both familial and sporadic cases of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig's disease. ...> Full Article

Nanomagnetic Sponges To Clean Precious Works Of Art (9/5/2007)

Chemists in Italy are reporting "a real breakthrough" in technology for cleaning and conserving priceless oil paintings, marble sculptures and other works of art in a new article. ...> Full Article