At the Joint Quantum Institute, a research team, comprising Edo Waks and colleagues, has developed an all-optical switch utilizing a quantum dot integrated within a tiny hole-free arcade, which behaves like a resonant cavity.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
5 May 2012
A team of scientists from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Brigham and Women’s Hospital has designed new nanoparticles that are capable of bypassing the immune system and entering into infection sites to deliver a targeted antibiotic attack.
In a paper published in the Nature Nanotechnology journal, a research team from the Northwestern University has been reviewing the progress made in the development of nanoelectromechanical (NEM) devices in the past 10 years.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
5 May 2012
American Associates, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev has received a $1 million pledge from long-time Ben-Gurion Society members Henry and Anita Weiss to further nanotechnology research.
Integral Molecular, a company specializing in membrane protein reagents and services, announced that the U.S. Patent Office has issued an important patent to protect Integral Molecular’s technique for producing lipoparticles, a nano-scale technology.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
4 May 2012
Research and Markets has included a new report titled ‘The Global Market for Zinc Oxide Nanopowders 2012’ to its database.
A team of international scientists led by Juan J. de Pablo, a Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has discovered that the manipulation of liquid crystals at the nanoscale can make the molecules they interact to self-assemble, thus paving the way to develop innovative materials with novel properties.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
4 May 2012
Strong metals have a tendency to be less ductile — unless the metal happens to be a peculiar form of copper known as nanotwinned copper. The crystal structure of nanotwinned copper exhibits many closely-spaced interruptions in an otherwise regular atomic array. These interruptions, despite being termed ‘defects’, actually increase the metal’s strength without reducing its ductility, making it attractive for applications such as semiconductor devices and thin film coatings. However, the relationship between the properties of these defects and those of the metals containing defects remains unclear.
Using a refined technique for trapping and manipulating nanoparticles, researchers at NIST have extended the trapped particles' useful life more than tenfold.
Current nanomedicine research has focused on the delivery of established and novel therapeutics. But a UNC team is taking a different approach. They developed nanoparticle carriers to successfully deliver therapeutic dos...
Nanobiotix, a company developing novel cancer nanotherapeutics, and Thomas Jefferson University, one of Philadelphia's premier medical and health sciences universities, today announced that they have entered into a resea...
Researchers at Trent University launch a project to investigate the implications of silver nanoparticles in sensitive aquatic environments like lakes and rivers.
By Will Soutter
3 May 2012
Electronic nose made from DNA attached to carbon nanotubes combines the best attributes of chemical sensors and biological noses for specialized applications.
By Will Soutter
3 May 2012
Newport News, Virginia-based BNNT LLC has recently licensed an advanced technology to manufacture fibril boron nitride nanotubes (BNNTs).
By Dr. Cameron Chai
3 May 2012
HyperSolar, a company developing innovative technology to generate renewable hydrogen from solar power and water, has declared that it has achieved a major landmark in the protection and stabilization of its solar nanoparticles utilized in producing renewable hydrogen.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
3 May 2012