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Gold Nanorods to Fight Cancer, Deliver Drugs and More

The glitter of gold may hold more than just beauty, or so says a team of MIT researchers that is working on ways to use tiny gold rods to fight cancer, deliver drugs and more.

24 Aug 2008

Partnership Connects Leading Researchers and Laboratories in Nanocomposites and Polymer Processing

A sustainable future for the plastics industry is a step closer to reality, thanks to a new agreement between The University of Queensland and Queen's University Belfast. The partnership, between UQ's School ...

24 Aug 2008

Ormecon China Starts Subcontracting for Nanofinish and Immersion Tin

On August 22nd, a formal contract was closed between Quan Yi Xing (QYX) and Ormecon China (OCN). With this contract, a transition period is finished during which OCN took over the Immersion Tin subcontracting from QYX during the past months.

23 Aug 2008

Developing Standards for Growing, Treating and Sampling Biofilms

Montana State University scientist Darla Goeres knows that there is more than one way to grow a biofilm, a fact that she uses to make sure that when a product claims it kills "99 percent" of bacteria, it really does the job.

23 Aug 2008

Novel Drug Delivery Systems to Treat Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Based on Carbon Nanotubes

Of the more than 1.5 million people who suffer a traumatic brain injury each year in the United States, as many as 75 percent sustain a concussion, a brain injury that is classified as mild yet can lead to long-term or p...

23 Aug 2008

DNA Spotted Microarray Reduces Time to Detect Dangerous Disease

Dangerous disease often spreads faster than it takes to diagnose it in the lab. To remedy that, researchers at Kansas State University have developed a test to bring that time from days down to hours. Sanjeev Narayana...

23 Aug 2008

Scientists Discover New and Fast Method for Making Biological Chips

Scientists at The University of Manchester have developed a new and fast method for making biological ‘chips’ – technology that could lead to quick testing for serious diseases, fast detection of MRSA i...

23 Aug 2008

Ultra-Compact NIR Spectral Engine Ideal for Semiconductor Wafer Monitoring

BaySpec, Inc. has recently released its new ultra-compact F2 SuperGamut(TM) NIR Spectral Engine. The new device is available at AMS Technologies.

22 Aug 2008

Technique for Analyzing XRD Data Enables Charge Ordering of Electronic Materials to be Observed Directly

The electrical properties of all solid-state materials are governed by the way that electronic charge is distributed throughout their atomic structure. Now Kenichi Kato from the RIKEN SPring-8 Center, in Harima, and his colleagues have developed a technique for directly visualizing the distribution of charge within certain manganese oxides, which is a valuable tool for learning more about charge ordering in these and other materials*.

22 Aug 2008

Fuel Consumption Test Reveals Ceramic-Based Nanotechnology Product Increases Fuel Economy

A vigorous SAE J1321 Type II fuel consumption test, performed by an independent testing company, has verified the ability of a ceramic nano-technology product from CerMet Lab to increase fuel economy in a heavy-duty truc...

22 Aug 2008

Controlling Electric Polarization Using Small Magnetic Fields

A rare class of materials, known as multiferroics, holds great promise for future applications, for example as data storage devices or sensors. However, progress has been hampered by the low operation temperatures and high magnetic fields required to control a property of the materials known as electric polarization. A solution to this problem may have been found by researchers from RIKEN's Advanced Science Institute in Wako and from the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), who have synthesized a multiferroic material in which electric polarization can be easily controlled by small magnetic fields.

22 Aug 2008

Students Named Davidson Fellows for their Important Work in Nanotechnology

Recent research by The Thomas B. Fordham Institute concludes that many high-achieving students do not receive the support to reach their full potential. However, 20 young people named as 2008 Davidson Fellows exemplify the extraordinary work that can be achieved by students who are given opportunities to excel.

22 Aug 2008