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Introduction, Application and Challenges of Nanoelectromechanical Systems (NEMS)

NanoElectroMechanical Systems (NEMS) have critical structural elements at or below 100 nm. This distinguishes them from MicroElectroMechancial Systems (MEMS), where the critical structural elements are on the micrometer length scale.

13 Dec 2009

Nanorobots and Microrobots - Potential Applications are Exciting, Many Challenges Remain to be Addressed

Professor Brad Nelson and his colleagues at The Institute of Robotics and Intelligent Systems have recently demonstrated three distinct types of microrobots of progressively smaller size that are wirelessly powered and controlled by magnetic fields.

13 Dec 2009

Health and Environmental Risks of Nanomaterials

Even minute amounts of nanosilver protect against bacterial growth, nanoparticles in cosmetics efficiently block ultraviolet light, and thanks to nanopaints, surfaces are always perfectly clean.

6 Dec 2009

A Nano-Golden Era in Catalysis

Since the discovery that nanosized-gold particles, highly dispersed on certain oxide supports, are active catalysts for a variety of reactions, numerous studies have addressed the structure and mechanisms associated with this activity.

6 Dec 2009

Nucleic Acid Engineering - Engineering DNA as Both a Genetic and a Generic Material

DNA is a truly amazing material. Mechanically, DNA can be rigid or flexible, tunable by its composition and length. Physically, DNA is very small - only 2 nanometer in diameter; yet its length is customizable with a resolution about 0.34 nm.

6 Dec 2009

Graphene: From Physics to Applications

Graphene is the newest member in the family of carbon allotropes. Although isolated graphene was reported for the first time only in 2004, the progress it made over these years is enormous, and it rightly has been dubbed "the wonder material".

29 Nov 2009

Nanostructured Materials for Permanent and Bioresorbable Medical Implants

Contemporary development of metallic implant materials is driven by the biocompatibility requirements and also by the need for improved mechanical performance of biomedical implants.

22 Nov 2009

Risks and Benefits of Nanotechnology

Attention to possible risks to human health and environment along with other public concerns about social and ethical issues is essential for responsible development of new technologies.

22 Nov 2009

Nanostructuring: A Route for Enhancing Materials Response?

A nanostructured material is nowadays a broad term used to refer to materials that have been either patterned or have structural features in the nanometer (nm) scale.

22 Nov 2009