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Development of Novel Nanoprobe Leads to Greater Understanding of How Proteins Attach to DNA

New research directed by Dr Neil Kad, of the School of Biosciences, has led to the use of the nanoprobe to study how individual proteins interact with DNA. Invisible to the human eye, this tiny triangular probe can be captured using laser tweezers and then moved around inside a microscope chamber.

18 Jan 2016

Innovative Bubble-Pen Lithography Enables Efficient Handling of Nanoparticles

Researchers in the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin have solved a problem in micro- and nanofabrication -- how to quickly, gently and precisely handle tiny particles -- that will allow researchers to more easily build tiny machines, biomedical sensors, optical computers, solar panels and other devices.

18 Jan 2016

Microbots controlled individually by Magnetic 'Mini Force Fields'

Image Credit: Purdue University image/David Cappelleri Researchers from Purdue University are using a technology likened to "mini force fields" to independently control individual microrobots operating w...

14 Jan 2016

Researchers Use Double-Layered Nanowire to Develop High-Speed Transistor Channel

A team of researchers, from the International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics of National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) and the Georgia Institute of Technology, have developed a dual-layered nanowire that comprises a silicon (Si) shell and a germanium (Ge) core.

13 Jan 2016

Self-Assembled, Functionalized Nanospheres Enhance Catalytic Performance

A research team from the University of Amsterdam's Van’t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (HIMS) has discovered a new method to achieve improved catalytic performance. In this method, self-assembled and functionalized nanospheres are used as ‘nanocentrators,’ enabling a very efficient catalytic conversion.

13 Jan 2016

Oxygen Could Be Fine-Tuned to Enhance Optical Performance of Eu-Doped GaN Devices

Oxygen is indispensable to animal and plant life, but its presence in the wrong places can feed a fire and cause iron to rust.

13 Jan 2016

Silk Fibroin Proven to be Promising Material to Build Transparent Triboelectric Generator

Congratulation to Xiaosheng Zhang, who just published his paper on silk TENG in Nano Energy.

13 Jan 2016

MIT Researchers Develop Nanophotonic Technology that Makes Incandescent Bulbs More Efficient

A team of scientists from MIT and Purdue University has developed a novel technology that combines the warm look of conventional incandescent light bulbs with improved energy efficiency. This latest breakthrough could potentially revive the century-old incandescent bulbs.

From Massachusetts Institute of Technology 13 Jan 2016

Stanford's Graphene-Coated Battery can Turn On/Off Based on Temperature

A team of researchers from Stanford University have constructed a one-of-a-kind lithium-ion battery capable of turning off and on according to the temperature.

13 Jan 2016

Electronically Interconnected Graphene Nanoribbons Show Promise for High-Speed Electronics

Scientists at the Advanced Institute of Materials Research (AIMR) of Tohoku University have effectively used zigzag-edge features to interconnect graphene nanoribbons (GNRs) by means of molecular assembly, and also showed how chemical interconnection links the GNRs’ electronic properties.

13 Jan 2016

Study Results Pave Way for Better Understanding of Mechanical Properties of Nanomaterials

University of Wyoming scientists headed by TeYu Chien, a UW assistant professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, have found that applying voltage can alter the mechanical properties of nanomaterials.

13 Jan 2016

Two-Stage Power Management and Storage System Helps Improve Efficiency of Triboelectric Nanogenerators

A two-stage power management and storage system could dramatically improve the efficiency of triboelectric generators that harvest energy from irregular human motion such as walking, running or finger tapping.

12 Jan 2016

A Method of Producing DNA-Encoded Nanoparticles has been Developed

A novel technique that uses DNA to encode information on the surface of gold nanoparticles has been developed. This new method can be used to control the 3D structure of nanoparticle assemblies in nanodevice fabrication or to produce nanoparticles that will bind to and kill tumor cells.

By Jake Wilkinson 8 Jan 2016

Brightly Fluorescent Lipoprotein Nanoplatelets for Imaging Biological Molecules and Cells

A team of researchers from the University of Illinois have created a novel material composite obtained from quantum dots.

By Beth Ellison 6 Jan 2016

New Strategy for Fabricating Atomically Controlled Carbon Nanostructures

A new fabrication technique for creating atomically controlled carbon nanostructures employed in molecular carbon-based electronics has been developed.

By Beth Ellison 6 Jan 2016

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Development of Novel Nanoprobe Leads to Greater Understanding of How Proteins Attach to DNA

Innovative Bubble-Pen Lithography Enables Efficient Handling of Nanoparticles

Microbots controlled individually by Magnetic 'Mini Force Fields'

Researchers Use Double-Layered Nanowire to Develop High-Speed Transistor Channel

Self-Assembled, Functionalized Nanospheres Enhance Catalytic Performance

Oxygen Could Be Fine-Tuned to Enhance Optical Performance of Eu-Doped GaN Devices

Silk Fibroin Proven to be Promising Material to Build Transparent Triboelectric Generator

MIT Researchers Develop Nanophotonic Technology that Makes Incandescent Bulbs More Efficient

Stanford's Graphene-Coated Battery can Turn On/Off Based on Temperature

Electronically Interconnected Graphene Nanoribbons Show Promise for High-Speed Electronics

Study Results Pave Way for Better Understanding of Mechanical Properties of Nanomaterials

Two-Stage Power Management and Storage System Helps Improve Efficiency of Triboelectric Nanogenerators

A Method of Producing DNA-Encoded Nanoparticles has been Developed

Brightly Fluorescent Lipoprotein Nanoplatelets for Imaging Biological Molecules and Cells

New Strategy for Fabricating Atomically Controlled Carbon Nanostructures

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