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Nanotrees Help Produce More Hydrogen Fuel Efficiently

A research team at the University of California, San Diego is creating a forest of nanowire trees to cleanly harvest more amount of solar energy for generating hydrogen fuel efficiently without utilizing fossil fuels.

9 Mar 2012

Silver Nanoparticles Help Cure Hard-to-Treat Mouth Infections

Researchers have discovered that silver nanoparticles can be used to destroy yeasts such as Candida glabrata and Candida albicans, which cause difficult-to-treat mouth infections.

9 Mar 2012

Oxford Instruments Install Cryofree Dilution Refrigerator System at London Centre for Nanotechnology

An Oxford Instruments Triton™ Cryogen free dilution refrigerator has just found a new home at the London Centre for Nanotechnology (LCN) which is now the coldest point in central London.

From Oxford Instruments Nanoscience 8 Mar 2012

New Book Addresses the Effect of Nanomaterials on Concrete

DEStech Publications, Inc. announces the publication of Nanomaterials in Concrete, by Henry E. Cardenas of Louisiana Tech University.

From DEStech Publications, Inc 8 Mar 2012

NIST Researchers Develop DNA Origami Method to Assemble Nanostructures

In recent times, researchers are harnessing the molecular machinery of DNA for building nanolevel artificial structures using the pairing ability of DNA to form complicated structures. This “DNA origami” helps to assemble nanostructures like sensors, drug delivery system and semiconductor devices.

From National Institute of Standards and Tech (NIST) 8 Mar 2012

New Book Sheds Light on Nanomaterials and Devices

Research and Markets has included a new book titled ‘Introduction to Nanomaterials and Devices’ from John Wiley and Sons to its database.

From Research and Markets 8 Mar 2012

Comprehensive Book on Corrosion Protection and Control Utilizing Nanomaterials

Research and Markets has included a new book titled ‘Corrosion Protection and Control Using Nanomaterials’ from Woodhead Publishing to its offering.

From Research and Markets 8 Mar 2012

UC Davis Researchers Develop Ultrathin, Supersticky Nanoglue

A research team comprising Tingrui Pan and his colleagues from the University of California, Davis has developed an ultrathin ‘nanoglue,’ which finds applications in the fabrication of new-generation microchips.

7 Mar 2012

Study Discovers Primary Target of Thalidomide Teratogenicity Using Magnetic Nanobeads

A research team comprising Hiroshi Handa and his colleagues from the Tokyo Institute of Technology has determined an important protein called cereblon utilizing novel sub-micrometer functionalized magnetic nanobeads developed at the institute.

6 Mar 2012

Study Explains Formation of Nanoscale Crop Circles in Eutectic Alloys

Theoretical insights of a study conducted by a research team led by Junqiao Wu from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory of the U.S. Department of Energy have explained in detail about the formation of nano-patterns called ‘alien’ crop circles during the annealing of a gold nanolayer over a flat silicon surface.

3 Mar 2012