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Cells in Ephemeral Molecules Manage Conflicting Effects of ROS by Sequestering to Nanodomains

Over the years, there have been many efforts to use antioxidants to prevent or help treat various diseases and aging. While reactive oxygen species (ROS), can damage and kill cells - these molecules have also been implicated in normal biochemical processes.

8 Jul 2016

Researchers Use Carbon-Nanotube-Based Sensor to Monitor Structural Health

Aging, deterioration and extreme events like earthquakes and hurricanes can take a toll on roads, bridges and other structures. With damage and defects often invisible, the search is on for systems that can monitor the health of structures and alert their owners to potential problems and even impending catastrophic failure.

8 Jul 2016

New 2D Materials Created by Graphene Hydraulic Nano-press

A graphene hydraulic ‘nano-press’ has proven its potential to develop 2D materials by applying pressure on the compounds that are trapped between graphene layers.

8 Jul 2016

Scientists Develop New Method to Improve Cathode Materials by Creating Oxygen Vacancies

A new method to improve the strength and energy storing ability of a specific type of “lithium-rich” cathode materials has been demonstrated by an international group of scientists. They used a carbon dioxide-based gas mixture to produce oxygen vacancies at the surface of the material. According to the researchers, the treatment enhanced the energy density, which is the amount of energy stored per unit mass of the cathode material by up to 30 to 40%.

8 Jul 2016

NIH Researchers Develop Technology Which Assists in Identification and Destruction of Cancer Cells

NIH-funded researchers have developed an innovative technology that can identify and assist the destruction of cancer cells in mice, causing no harm to the surrounding healthy tissue. A treatment by making use of this technology in humans could decrease the rate of cancer reappearance or metastasis.

8 Jul 2016

DNA-Based Nanomachine Could Help Detect Traces of Substances

Scientists from McMaster University have established a new method to use DNA as the engine of a nano-machine for detection of substances ranging from bacteria and viruses to metals and cocaine.

7 Jul 2016

Doping Enhances Nanolaser Performance

Researchers from ANU have found a way to enhance the performance of nanolasers by adding impurities. This discovery will be key to the development of quantum computing, low-cost biomedical sensors and rapid internet.

7 Jul 2016

Discrete Molecular Imaging Technology Distinguishes Individual Molecular Features

Proteins prefer to not work individually but rather form larger complexes similar to the molecular machines that facilitate cell communication, transport cargo in their interiors or replicate their own DNA.

6 Jul 2016

Scientists Develop New Microfluidic Device to Test Effects of Electric Fields on Cancer Cells

Researchers at MIT’s research center in Singapore have developed a new microfluidic device that tests the effects of electric fields on cancer cells. They observed that a range of low-intensity, middle-frequency electric fields effectively stopped breast and lung cancer cells from growing and spreading, while having no adverse effect on neighboring healthy cells.

6 Jul 2016

Researchers Integrate Three Different 2D Nanomaterials to Yield Simple, Compact Electronic Device

Graphene has emerged as one of the most promising two-dimensional crystals, but the future of electronics may include two other nanomaterials, according to a new study by researchers at the University of California, Riverside and the University of Georgia.

6 Jul 2016

Researchers from the University of Houston Discover a New Method of Oil Recovery at a Lower Cost

As oil producers struggle to adapt to lower prices, getting as much oil as possible out of every well has become even more important, despite concerns from nearby residents that some chemicals used to boost production ma...

6 Jul 2016

Blacktrace Launches Particle Works, a Nano- and Microstructure Specialist Brand

Blacktrace Holdings Limited, a leading group of companies focused on Productizing Science®, will be launching its latest brand, Particle Works, at the NANOTEXNOLOGY 2016 conference in Thessaloniki, Greece, from the 4th to the 8th of July.

6 Jul 2016

MIT’s Microscopy Method Paves Way For Scientists to Locate RNA Molecules in Brain

Several thousand messenger RNA molecules can be found in cells. These molecules carry copies of DNA’s genetic instructions to the other areas of the cell.

5 Jul 2016

Scientists Develop Injectable Biomaterial with Nanoscale Sponge Particles

In “Fantastic Voyage”, the campy 1966 science fiction movie, a team of scientists miniaturized a submarine with themselves inside and passed through the body of one of their team members in order to break a highly dangerous blood clot. A part from micro-humans, one can imagine the inflammation caused by metal sub.

4 Jul 2016

NSF Grant Funds UH Researcher’s Pursuit of New Applications for Porous Gold Nanoparticles

Since discovering porous gold nanoparticles three years ago, Wei-Chuan Shih continues to be busy in exploring its science and potential applications. Due to its porous nature, gold nanoparticles possess a larger surface area.

4 Jul 2016

Nanotechnology News

Cells in Ephemeral Molecules Manage Conflicting Effects of ROS by Sequestering to Nanodomains

Researchers Use Carbon-Nanotube-Based Sensor to Monitor Structural Health

New 2D Materials Created by Graphene Hydraulic Nano-press

Scientists Develop New Method to Improve Cathode Materials by Creating Oxygen Vacancies

NIH Researchers Develop Technology Which Assists in Identification and Destruction of Cancer Cells

DNA-Based Nanomachine Could Help Detect Traces of Substances

Doping Enhances Nanolaser Performance

Discrete Molecular Imaging Technology Distinguishes Individual Molecular Features

Scientists Develop New Microfluidic Device to Test Effects of Electric Fields on Cancer Cells

Researchers Integrate Three Different 2D Nanomaterials to Yield Simple, Compact Electronic Device

Researchers from the University of Houston Discover a New Method of Oil Recovery at a Lower Cost

Blacktrace Launches Particle Works, a Nano- and Microstructure Specialist Brand

MIT’s Microscopy Method Paves Way For Scientists to Locate RNA Molecules in Brain

Scientists Develop Injectable Biomaterial with Nanoscale Sponge Particles

NSF Grant Funds UH Researcher’s Pursuit of New Applications for Porous Gold Nanoparticles

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