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NU Researchers Develop New Lithography Method for Building Nanostructures

Northwestern University researchers have developed a new technique for rapidly prototyping nanoscale devices and structures that is so inexpensive the "print head" can be thrown away when done. Hard-tip, sof...

28 Jan 2011

Piezoelectricity Increases in Nanowires with Decrease in Diameter

Gallium nitride (GaN) and zinc oxide (ZnO) are among the most technologically relevant semiconducting materials.

28 Jan 2011

Scientists Develop New Class of Plasmonic Metamaterials for Advanced Optical Technologies

Researchers are developing a new class of "plasmonic metamaterials" as potential building blocks for advanced optical technologies, including ultrapowerful microscopes and computers, improved solar cells, and a possible invisibility cloak.

27 Jan 2011

Scientists Work on New System to Capture Ovarian Cancer Cells Using Magnetic Nanoparticles

A paper published in the January issue of the journal Nanomedicine could provide the foundation for a new ovarian cancer treatment option -- one that would use an outside-the-body filtration device to remove a large portion of the free-floating cancer cells that often create secondary tumors.

From Georgia Institute of Technology 27 Jan 2011

Researchers Develop New Metamaterial-Based Cloaking System to Hide Objects in Visible Light

The idea of being able to become invisible, especially by simply covering up a person or an object with a special cloak, has a perennial appeal in science-fiction and fantasy literature.

From Massachusetts Institute of Technology 27 Jan 2011

Novel System to Deliver Nanoparticles Containing Growth Factors to Chronic Wounds

Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators have developed a novel system for delivery of growth factors to chronic wounds such as pressure sores and diabetic foot ulcers. In their work published in the Jan. 18...

27 Jan 2011

Nanocamp Gives Potential Students the Chance to Learn Wonders of Nanoscience

Twelve leading secondary school science pupils spent last week at the Manawatu campus learning the wonders of nanoscience during Nanocamp.

25 Jan 2011

Targray Partners with Vorbeck Materials to Launch New Graphene Technology

Targray Technology International announces that it has partnered with Vorbeck Materials Corp. to introduce a new and disruptive graphene technology for manufacturers of Li-ion battery cells.

From Vorbeck Materials 25 Jan 2011

New Breast On-a-Chip Model to Test Nanomedical Approaches for Cancer Treatment

Purdue University researchers have reproduced portions of the female breast in a tiny slide-sized model dubbed "breast on-a-chip" that will be used to test nanomedical approaches for the detection and treatment of breast cancer.

25 Jan 2011

Scientists' New Work on Organic Molecules Help to Refine Atmospheric Weather

The fresh scent of pine has helped atmospheric scientists find missing sources of organic molecules in the air -- which, it could well turn out, aren't missing after all. In work appearing in this week's Proce...

25 Jan 2011

Nanomaterials News

NU Researchers Develop New Lithography Method for Building Nanostructures

Piezoelectricity Increases in Nanowires with Decrease in Diameter

Scientists Develop New Class of Plasmonic Metamaterials for Advanced Optical Technologies

Scientists Work on New System to Capture Ovarian Cancer Cells Using Magnetic Nanoparticles

Researchers Develop New Metamaterial-Based Cloaking System to Hide Objects in Visible Light

Novel System to Deliver Nanoparticles Containing Growth Factors to Chronic Wounds

Nanocamp Gives Potential Students the Chance to Learn Wonders of Nanoscience

Targray Partners with Vorbeck Materials to Launch New Graphene Technology

New Breast On-a-Chip Model to Test Nanomedical Approaches for Cancer Treatment

Scientists' New Work on Organic Molecules Help to Refine Atmospheric Weather

Novel Semiconductor Born from Graphene and Glass

Novel Liquid Crystal Process Unlocks High-Purity Carbon Nanotubes for Motor Applications

Biodegradable Polymers for Targeted Body Heating

Rapid Biomimetic Nanovaccine for Personalized Cancer Therapy

3D SiOx-Embedded Porous Carbon Nanofiber Hosts for Dendrite-Free Lithium Batteries

PiFM and its Role in Nanoscale Chemical Imaging

Conversations on AFM: How AI is Automating Scanning Probe Microscopy

Breaking Barriers in Thin-Film Deposition with ATLANT 3D’s DALP Technology

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