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Researchers Discover Squid Sucker Rings are Nanostructured and Made Entirely of Protein

The large, aggressive predatory Humboldt squid, Dosidicus gigas, grips onto prey with a set of suckers that line its tentacles. Each of these suckers contains a rigid disc lined with formidable triangular teeth that significantly increase their gripping power during prey capture and handling. Researchers are now surprised to find that these sucker rings are nanostructured and made entirely of protein. This research is reported as the cover story in the Jan. 26, 2009 issue of Advanced Materials.

3 Feb 2009

Maney Publishing Announces New Journal "Bubble Science, Engineering and Technology"

Professor Mohan Edirisinghe (University College London, UK), Dr Carlos Martinez (Purdue University, USA) and Maney Publishing are pleased to announce a new journal for 2009, Bubble Science, Engineering and Technology. ...

3 Feb 2009

Static Electricity on the Nanoscale Generates Chiral Patterns

These objects are all chiral - they cannot exactly superimpose their mirror image by translation or rotation. A common example of this is human hands - a right hand cannot superimpose itself into its mirror image, a left...

2 Feb 2009

Researchers Working to Discover the Health Risks of Quantum Dots

A team of Rice researchers has been working to discover the health risks of quantum dots, molecule-sized semiconducting nanocrystals that are generally composed of heavy metals surrounded by an organic shell. Pedro A...

2 Feb 2009

Special Technology Chain for Manufacturing Nano-Structured Aluminum and Other Materials

Materials with a nanoparticle structure are stronger and harder than materials made of larger particles. A new manufacturing technique ensures that such microcrystalline structures remain intact when being processed.

2 Feb 2009

Peptide-Guided Hollow Gold Nanospheres Find Melanoma Cells, Penetrate and Then Cook the Tumor

Hollow gold nanospheres equipped with a targeting peptide find melanoma cells, penetrate them deeply, and then cook the tumor when bathed with near-infrared light, a research team led by scientists at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center reported in the Feb. 1 issue of Clinical Cancer Research.

2 Feb 2009

Using Nanotechnology to Remove Arsenic from Contaminated Water

The U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory and Water Technology Group Inc., (WTG) Harvard, Mass., today signed a licensing agreement that provides exclusive rights to commercialize the Nano-Composite A...

31 Jan 2009

Paramagnetic Paint that Changes Color Like a Football Fan Changes a T-Shirt

Scientists have developed a paramagnetic paint that can change color like a football fan changes a T-shirt. It's all part of the amazing world of materials that's covered in three-minute podcasts on "Materials Radio," a new service of ASM International, the materials information society.

30 Jan 2009

Using Nanotubes and Stem Cells to Accelerate Bone Growth

Engineers at the University of California at San Diego have come up with a way to help accelerate bone growth through the use of nanotubes and stem cells. This new finding could lead to quicker and better recovery, for example, for patients who undergo orthopedic surgery.

30 Jan 2009

Creating Large-Scale Graphene Films using Water Lilies as Inspiration

In the world of nanomaterials, scientists and engineers can create new structures with tiny building blocks as small as one billionth of a meter. But in order to construct new materials and devices, researchers first ...

29 Jan 2009