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Chemical Switch Engineered into a Light-Driven Proton Pump

Synthetic biology is an emerging and rapidly evolving engineering discipline. Within the NCCR Molecular Systems Engineering, Scientists from Bernese have developed a version of the light-driven proton pump proteorhodopsin, which is chemically switchable and it is also an essential tool to efficiently power synthetic cells and molecular factories.

10 Aug 2016

Artificial DNA Condensation Recreated on Biochip

Individual molecules of a genetic material naturally repel each other, but if there is limited space, DNA molecules will have to be more tightly packed together.

10 Aug 2016

Microscopic Particles Have Been Counted Without a Microscope

Scientists from Australia and Russia have discovered a new method for counting microscopic particles in optical materials with the help of a laser.

10 Aug 2016

Nanotechnology Helps Enhance Performance and Durability of Fuel Cells

Honda and Toyota are simultaneously launching fuel cell cars in the U.S. market. Researchers from Vanderbilt University, Nissan North America and Georgia Institute of Technology have worked together to develop a new technology that provides more 'oomph' to fuel cells.

10 Aug 2016

Self-assembling Nanostructures Creates New Potential for Nanotechnology

Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have developed a new method to produce nanoscale architectures that combine together in intricate patterns with unparalleled efficiency.

10 Aug 2016

News from Quorum: The Sainsbury Laboratory at the University of Cambridge uses Quorum Cryo-SEM Preparation System for Research in Plant Biology

Quorum Technologies, market and technology leaders in electron microscopy coating and cryogenic preparation products, report on plant biology research at the Sainsbury Laboratory, Cambridge UK, where their PP3010T Cryo-SEM preparation system is in routine use

9 Aug 2016

Researchers Could Navigate with Nanosatellites in Space Using Electrospray Thrusters

Moving a nanosatellite around in space takes only a tiny amount of thrust. Engineers from Michigan Technological University and the University of Maryland teamed up, put a nanoscale rocket under a microscope, and watched what happened.

9 Aug 2016

Novel Wafer Analyzer for up to 300 mm Wafer Using High Speed Raman Imaging Technology

Novel Wafer Analyzer for up to 300 mm wafer using high speed Raman Imaging Technology.

From Nanophoton Corp. 9 Aug 2016

$What’s Better than One SmartLab Diffractometer? Two!$

What’s Better than One SmartLab Diffractometer? Two!

Sometimes one of a good thing is not enough. In this case, the Central Analytical Research Facility (CARF) at Queensland University of Technology (QUT) has just commissioned a pair of Rigaku SmartLab X-ray diffractometers to cater for their demanding requirements.

From Rigaku Analytical Devices 9 Aug 2016

Simulation-Guided Drafting Process Introduces New Possibilities in Nanomanufacturing

It is difficult to 3D print a structure that is just inches or feet in size. Imagine reducing this product to smaller than a water droplet, even smaller than a human hair, until it is smaller than a standard bacterium.

8 Aug 2016

New Method for Targeted Delivery of Drugs to Implants Using Magnetocaloric Effect

An innovative method to apply the therapeutic effect of heating or cooling the tissues using the magnetocaloric effect (MCE) has been developed by a group of Russian physicists in collaboration with their Swiss colleagues.

8 Aug 2016

Scientists Develop New Way to Track Charge and Discharge Cycles of Battery Particles at Nanoscale

Better batteries that charge quickly and last a long time are a brass ring for engineers. But despite decades of research and innovation, a fundamental understanding of exactly how batteries work at the smallest of scales has remained elusive.

5 Aug 2016

Researchers Develop Computer Model for Designing Nanocarriers to Improve Drug Delivery

A team of University of Pennsylvania researchers has developed a computer model that will aid in the design of nanocarriers, microscopic structures used to guide drugs to their targets in the body.

5 Aug 2016

Quantum Materials, E&P Technology Business to Develop Nanomaterials for Optimizing Oil and Gas Well Production

Leading North American quantum dot manufacturer Quantum Materials Corporation today announced that the Company has partnered with a Texas-based E&P technology business and is currently developing specialized nanomaterials for use in oil and gas well production optimization.

5 Aug 2016

High-Performance, Micro-Scale Solar Cells Generate More Electricity

Engineers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have developed small yet high-performance solar cells that exceed similar devices in terms of critical performance parameters.

5 Aug 2016

Nanotechnology News

Chemical Switch Engineered into a Light-Driven Proton Pump

Artificial DNA Condensation Recreated on Biochip

Microscopic Particles Have Been Counted Without a Microscope

Nanotechnology Helps Enhance Performance and Durability of Fuel Cells

Self-assembling Nanostructures Creates New Potential for Nanotechnology

News from Quorum: The Sainsbury Laboratory at the University of Cambridge uses Quorum Cryo-SEM Preparation System for Research in Plant Biology

Researchers Could Navigate with Nanosatellites in Space Using Electrospray Thrusters

Novel Wafer Analyzer for up to 300 mm Wafer Using High Speed Raman Imaging Technology

What’s Better than One SmartLab Diffractometer? Two!

Simulation-Guided Drafting Process Introduces New Possibilities in Nanomanufacturing

New Method for Targeted Delivery of Drugs to Implants Using Magnetocaloric Effect

Scientists Develop New Way to Track Charge and Discharge Cycles of Battery Particles at Nanoscale

Researchers Develop Computer Model for Designing Nanocarriers to Improve Drug Delivery

Quantum Materials, E&P Technology Business to Develop Nanomaterials for Optimizing Oil and Gas Well Production

High-Performance, Micro-Scale Solar Cells Generate More Electricity

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