Nanoparticles have the potential to revolutionize the medical industry, but they must possess a few critical properties. First, they need to target a specific region, so that they do not scatter throughout the body. They also require some sort of sensing method, so that doctors and researchers can track the particles. Finally, they need to perform their function at the right moment, ideally in response to a stimulus.
LUT (Lappeenranta University of Technology, in Finland) has constructed the world’s first prototype electrical motor using carbon nanotube yarn in the motor windings. The new technology may significantly enhance the performance.
The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) has won a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) award from Innovate UK and will be partnering with Coventry University to work in the area of smart textiles.
You may have heard about the hazards posed by pranksters who shine laser pointers at airplanes during takeoff or landing. One way to keep those beams of concentrated light from blinding pilots is to incorporate a special dye in the cockpit windows, one that blocks the wavelengths of laser light while letting other wavelengths through.
Thermal considerations are rapidly becoming one of the most serious design constraints in microelectronics, especially on submicron scale lengths. A study by researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has shown that standard thermal models will lead to the wrong answer in a three-dimensional heat-transfer problem if the dimensions of the heating element are on the order of one micron or smaller.
A scientist sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) has won a "genius grant" from the MacArthur Foundation for his investigations into how the tiniest materials can improve electronics, medical devices and renewable energy—three critical areas for the Navy.
Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Smart Textiles and Nanotechnologies: Applications Technologies and Markets" report to their offering.
Nanotechnology pioneer StoreDot Ltd announced today the completion of its Series B Round of financing of $42 Million. Singulariteam Ltd., a private investment fund that focuses on early stage new and disruptive technology companies, provided seed funding for StoreDot.
A group of researchers from Switzerland has thrown light on the precise mechanisms responsible for the impressive ability of nanoparticles to detect fingermarks left at crime scenes.
Cancer vaccines have recently emerged as a promising approach for killing tumor cells before they spread. But so far, most clinical candidates haven't worked that well.
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