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Microscopic, Chemically Triggered Robotic "Hands" that can Pick Up and Move Small Objects

In a finding straight out of science fiction, chemical and biomolecular engineers in Maryland are describing development of microscopic, chemically triggered robotic "hands" that can pick up and move small objects. They could be used in laboratory-on-a-chip applications, reconfigurable microfluidic systems, and micromanufacturing, the researchers say

13 Jan 2009

Discovery Could Improve Methods of Creating Stable Crystalline Films Widely Used in Electronics

While exploring the properties of polymer formation, a team of scientists at the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) has made a fundamental discovery about these materials that could improve methods of creating the stable crystalline films that are widely used in electronics applications-and also offer insight into a range of other phenomena.

13 Jan 2009

Voluntary Approach Captures Only a Thin Slice of Nanomaterials in Use or Development in the U.S.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has acknowledged that its voluntary approach to reporting has yielded only limited information on a small fraction of the hundreds of potentially toxic nanomaterials already...

13 Jan 2009

NIST Researchers Develop New Technique to Form Nanotubes for Gas Sensing Applications

In a recent paper,* researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) described a new method for creating gas detectors so sensitive that some day they may be able to register these tiny emissions from a single cell, providing a new way to determine if drugs or nanoparticles harm cells or to study how cells communicate with one another.

13 Jan 2009