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New Laser-Activated Carbon Nanoparticle System for Intracellular Drug Delivery

Using chemical "nanoblasts" that punch tiny holes in the protective membranes of cells, researchers have demonstrated a new technique for getting therapeutic small molecules, proteins and DNA directly into living cells.

28 Jul 2010

New Advanced Cooling Technology for Electronics Uses Carbon Nanotubes

Researchers have shown that an advanced cooling technology being developed for high-power electronics in military and automotive systems is capable of handling roughly 10 times the heat generated by conventional computer chips.

23 Jul 2010

New Process to Seperate Nanometric Particles from Sewage

We live in the age of dynamic development of various nanotechnologies. A side effect of their popularisation is the fact that more and more nanometric structures get into the environment. Many of these structures are very dangerous for man.

23 Jul 2010

New Book on Supramolecular Chemistry of Hybrid Nanomaterials

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/e6ba6f/the_supramolecular) has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new book "The Supramolecular Chemistry of Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Mater...

22 Jul 2010

Simple Surface-Based Chemical Method to Grow Graphene Nanoribbons

In the recent issue of Nature, scientists from Empa and the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research report how they have managed for the first time to grow graphene ribbons that are just a few nanometres wide using a simple surface-based chemical method.

22 Jul 2010

New Nano-Enhanced Armor to Undergo Rigorous Testing

A new hybrid armor will undergo the most demanding and stringent testing by the Defense Advanced Research Program Agency (DARPA) in Ballston, VA in the fall of 2010. After passing selection, this armor will be able to...

22 Jul 2010

Researchers Build Transistor Based on Carbon Nanotubes

ETH Zurich researchers have built a transistor whose crucial element is a carbon nano-tube, suspended between two contacts, with outstanding electronic properties. A novel fabrication approach allowed the scientists to construct a transistor with no gate hysteresis.

21 Jul 2010