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Combining the Art of Origami with Nanotechnology

By combining the art of origami with nanotechnology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute researchers have folded sheets of DNA into multilayered objects with dimensions thousands of times smaller than the thickness of a human h...

20 May 2009

Company Develope Environmentally Friendly Nanocoating that Acts to Protect Silver Against Tarnishing

Oxford Advanced Surfaces Group Plc, the advanced materials company, announced that it has developed a 1nm thick, environmentally friendly Onto® coating that acts to protect silver against tarnishing. The effect o...

20 May 2009

Novel Way of Estimating How Much Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticle is in the Environment

Civil engineers at Duke University believe they have come up with a novel way of estimating how much of one such material – titanium dioxide – is being generated, laying the groundwork for future studies to assess any possible risks.

20 May 2009

Organic Electronics Pioneer Named CTO of Nano Terra

Dr. Graciela Blanchet, a pioneer in the field of organic electronics, has been named Chief Technology Officer at Nano Terra, Inc., a leading surface engineering and nanotechnology development company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

20 May 2009

Tinted See-Thru Coating for Generating Electricity on Glass Windows Makes Use of Ultra-Small Solar Cells

New Energy Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: NENE), today announced that, in addition to the active development of its MotionPower™ technologies for generating electricity by harvesting the kinetic energy of moving vehicles, the Company is continuing to further advance the development of its tinted transparent glass SolarWindows™ capable of generating electricity by coating glass surfaces with the world’s smallest known organic solar cells.

20 May 2009

Nanocomposite Could Vastly Simplify and Enhance Maintenance Bridges and Aircraft

A newly discovered nanocomposite could vastly simplify and enhance the maintenance of large-scale infrastructure such as bridges and aircraft.

20 May 2009

New Class of Solar-Powered Nano-Sensors Capable of Detecting Pollution

A $1.3 million State Government grant will help Queensland University of Technology create a new class of solar-powered nano-sensors capable of detecting pollution and monitoring the environment in remote areas.

20 May 2009

Buckyball Could be Used to Inhibit a Strain of HIV Virus

Rice University's Andrew Barron and his group, working with labs in Italy, Germany and Greece, have identified specific molecules that could block the means by which the deadly virus spreads by taking away its ability to bind with other proteins.

20 May 2009

Replacing Silicon in Microchips with Graphene

Silicon has been the main ingredient in microchips since they replaced vacuum tubes in electronics. But the common element graphene, found in pencils, may one day supplant silicon on the billion-dollar foundries of IBM, ...

20 May 2009

New DNA Molecules that Can Detect Pathogens and Deliver Drugs to Cells

First, Cornell researchers created DNA "bar codes" -- strands of the genetic material that quickly identify the presence of different molecules by fluorescing. Now, they have created new DNA molecules that can detect pathogens and deliver drugs to cells when they form long chains called polymers.

20 May 2009

Researchers Create Thin Sheets of Gold Nanoparticles Held Together by Strands of DNA

Using DNA not as a genetic material but as a structural support, Cornell researchers have created thin sheets of gold nanoparticles held together by strands of DNA. The work could prove useful for making thin transistors or other electronic devices.

20 May 2009

NuSil Technology Introduces LS-3140 Encapsulating Gel

NuSil Technology, a cutting-edge manufacturer of silicone-based materials for aerospace, aircraft, electronics and photonics industries, is set to release its LS-3140 at EuroLED 2009. LS

20 May 2009

Virage Logic Qualifies AEON NVM Solution on TSMC's 65-nanometer LP Process

Virage Logic Corporation (NASDAQ:VIRL), a leading provider of semiconductor intellectual property (IP) for the design of complex integrated circuits, today announced it has qualified its AEON® non-volatile memory (NVM) solution on TSMC's 65-nanometer (nm) Low Power (LP) process.

From TSMC Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company 20 May 2009

DFG Establishes 14 New Research Training Groups from Physics to Nanotechnology

Doctoral Researchers To Earn Doctorates in Topics such as Globalisation, Nanostructures and Civil Security Applications in Structured Programmes To further promote young researchers in Germany, the Deutsche Forschungs...

20 May 2009

Changing the Way Microscopic Particles are Manipulated

The way cells and biomolecules are moved from one position to another could be transformed thanks to a grant of £4 million. The EPSRC 4-year grant has been awarded to a collaborative research team led by Bruce Drinkwater, Professor of Ultrasonics in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Bristol.

20 May 2009