All Articles Tagged As: nanofilms

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

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

Scientists Use Nanomaterials to Localize and Control Drug Delivery (1/31/2008)

Using nanotechnology, scientists from Northwestern University and UCLA have developed a localized and controlled drug delivery method that is invisible to the immune system, a discovery that could provide newer and more effective treatments for cancer and other diseases. ...> Full Article

Scientists use nanotechnology to localize and control drug delivery (1/27/2008)

System is invisible to immune system, preventing response ...> Full Article

New nanostructured thin film shows promise for efficient solar energy conversion (1/9/2008)

In the race to make solar cells cheaper and more efficient, many researchers and start-up companies are betting on new designs that exploit nanostructures--materials engineered on the scale of a billionth of a meter. Using nanotechnology, researchers can experiment with and control how a material generates, captures, transports, and stores free electrons--properties that are important for the conversion of sunlight into electricity. ...> Full Article

A New Wrinkle in Thin Film Science (8/3/2007)

A remarkably simple experiment devised by scientists yields important information about the mechanical properties of thin films--nanoscopically thin layers of material that are deposited onto a metal, ceramic or semiconductor base. ...> Full Article