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Chinese Physicists Design Artificial EM Black Hole Using Nanoparticles

While our direct knowledge of black holes in the universe is limited to what we can observe from thousands or millions of light years away, a team of Chinese physicists has proposed a simple way to design an artificial e...

17 Nov 2010

Researchers Discover New Imaging Tool to Screen Nanotubes

Researchers have demonstrated a new imaging tool for rapidly screening structures called single-wall carbon nanotubes, possibly hastening their use in creating a new class of computers and electronics that are faster and consume less power than today's.

17 Nov 2010

Impact of Nanotechnology on Agriculture Industry

Using particles that are 1/100,000 the width of a human hair to deliver drugs to cells or assist plants in fighting off pests may sound like something out of a science fiction movie, but these scenarios may be a common o...

17 Nov 2010

The Future for Nanopillars Now Looks Brighter Than Ever

Sunlight represents the cleanest, greenest and far and away most abundant of all energy sources, and yet its potential remains woefully under-utilized. High costs have been a major deterrant to the large-scale applications of silicon-based solar cells.

From Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 16 Nov 2010

Nanobiomagnetics Receives Award from The Qualifying Therapeutic Discovery Program

Officials at NanoBioMagnetics, Inc (NBMI) announced today that the company has been named to receive a grant award from the Qualifying Therapeutic Discovery Program (QTDP).

16 Nov 2010

Award Provides Funding to Further Develop Company's Nanoparticles Technology for Cancer Treatment

The National Institutes of Health and the IRS have granted Keystone Nano a Qualifying Therapeutic Discovery Project Award that provides funding to further develop the company's nanoparticles technology for the enhanced t...

16 Nov 2010

Metamaterials Can Distort Light or Sound Waves

The study, by researchers from Imperial College London, involves a new class of materials called metamaterials, which can be artificially engineered to distort light or sound waves.

16 Nov 2010

New Inhalable Dry Powder Treatment for Lung Cancer Increases Survival Rates

A new inhalable dry powder treatment for lung cancer shows a significant increase in survival rates and is far less invasive than current treatment options, which frequently include radiation and surgery. This researc...

16 Nov 2010

ORNL Researcher Honored for Leadership in Nanomaterials Application

Sheng Dai, a researcher in the Chemical Sciences Division of the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has earned the UT-Battelle Director's Award for Outstanding Individual Accomplishment in Scie...

From Oak Ridge National Laboratory 16 Nov 2010

Racetrack-Equipped Computers Can Help Access Data 100,000 Times Faster Than Traditional Hard Disk

Annoyed by how long it took his computer to boot up, Kläui began to think about an alternative. Hard disks are cheap and can store enormous quantities of data, but they are slow; every time a computer boots up, 2-3 minutes are lost while information is transferred from the hard disk into RAM (random access memory).

16 Nov 2010