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‘Nanocarriers’ Loaded to Transport Cancer Drugs and Imaging Particles to Tumor Site

A conundrum of cancer is the ability of a tumor to use the human body as a human shield to deflect treatment. Tumors develop around normal organs and tissues, which gives doctors few options, but to damage, remove, or poison healthy parts of the body trying to fight back the cancer with surgery, radiation, or chemotherapy.

30 Nov 2016

Chips Made of Layers Just Three Atoms Thick Could be the Future of Electronics

For more than 50 years, silicon chipmakers have developed innovative methods to switch electricity off and on, by producing the digital zeroes and ones to encode pictures, words, movies and other forms of data.

30 Nov 2016

New Theory by Rice Scientists Enhance Heat Sinks in Future Microelectronics

Rice University scientists suggest that bumpy surfaces with graphene between would help to dissipate heat in next-generation microelectronic devices.

30 Nov 2016

Research Throws Light on Altered Behavior of Water Inside Carbon Nanotubes

It is a known fact that water at sea level starts boiling at a temperature of 100 °C or 212 °F. Scientists have long observed that the freezing and boiling points of water change slightly when it is confined to very small spaces - usually dropping by about 10 °C.

29 Nov 2016

IBS Scientists Develop New Optical Circuit Components to Control Light

The computers of the future could work nearly at the speed of light. Nanophotonics, the study of the behavior of light at the nanometer scale, could bring the speed of the current technology into a totally different level.

29 Nov 2016

Hybrid Method Predicts and Verifies Complex Metal Nanoparticle Structure

Researchers have been able to predict and verify the full structure of a monolayer-coated molecular metal nanoparticle using a combined theoretical and experimental approach.

29 Nov 2016

Next Generation Silicon Photonic Optical Network

FLIR Systems X6540sc thermal imaging camera is being used by the Photonics Packaging Group at the Tyndall National Institute (Cork, Ireland) as part of a thermal microscope system to image the silicon photonic optical network unit (ONU) for next generation passive optical networks (NG-PONs) developed in the European FP7-Project "FABULOUS”.

29 Nov 2016

Nanobiotix Provides Update on Global Development of Lead Product NBTXR3

NANOBIOTIX (Euronext: NANO - ISIN: FR0011341205), a late clinical-stage nanomedicine company pioneering novel approaches for the local treatment of cancer, today provides an update on the global development of its lead product, NBTXR3, across all indications.

From Nanobiotix 29 Nov 2016

Newly Developed Nanostructures Help Boost Oil Production

Norwegian and Brazilian researchers have developed nanostructures that could help to increase the production of oil, extend the lifespan of certain foods or could be used in drugs or cosmetics by controlling a mix of water, salt and clay.

28 Nov 2016

Stanford Research Findings on Platinum Catalysts Could Lead to Better Fuel Cells

According to a new study conducted by a Stanford research team, a nanosize squeeze is sufficient to drastically boost the performance of platinum catalysts that help produce energy in fuel cells.

25 Nov 2016

Graphene Flagship Partner IIT and Momodesign Launch Graphene-Coated Motorcycle Helmet

Recently, a team of researchers from Graphene Flagship partner Italian Institute of Technology (IIT), Italy and Italian luxury design company, Momodesign participated in a collaborative project where they built a motorcycle helmet that includes graphene technology.

25 Nov 2016

Study Results Provide New Insights into Origins of Friction on Graphene

Graphene is a two-dimensional sheet form of carbon with a thickness of just one atom. The exceptional electrical conductivity, strength, and chemical stability have paved the way for extensive research on graphene. Despite long-term research, specific basic characteristics of graphene - such as its reaction to a material sliding on its surface - are yet not completely understood.

24 Nov 2016

Physicists spell “AV” by manipulating Abrikosov vortices

Together with their French colleagues from the University of Bordeaux, MIPT’s scientists have performed a unique experiment involving the optical manipulation of individual Abrikosov vortices in a superconductor. In their article published in Nature Communications, the scientists mention the possibility of designing new logic units based on quantum principles for use in supercomputers.

24 Nov 2016

Two-Dimensional Materials Create Miniature Optoelectronic Circuits

A team of researchers at The University of Manchester have formulated a new technique of developing optoelectronic circuits using graphene and other 2D materials that are comparatively smaller than their existing counterparts.

23 Nov 2016

New Technique Yields New Nanomaterial for Potential Use in Bendable, Wearable Electronics

An international team of nanomaterials researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago and Korea University have devised a low-cost and simple technique to develop a new, ultrathin film that is both highly conductive to electric current and transparent.

23 Nov 2016