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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

UC NanoEngineers to Develop Biodegradable Frames for Heart Tissues

University of California, San Diego NanoEngineers won a grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop the tools to manufacture biodegradable frames around which heart tissues – functional blood vessels included – will grow. Developing methods for growing tissues that mimic nature's fine-grained details, including vasculature, could lead to breakthroughs in efforts to grow replacement cardiac tissues for people who have suffered a heart attack. The work could also lead to better systems for growing and studying cells, including stem cells, in the laboratory.

16 Nov 2010

Company Launches New Platform for Nanofiber Production

Serial entrepreneur Miles Wright today announced the launch of Xanofi, Inc., a company introducing a new platform for nanofiber production that promises drastic improvements in yields, price and functionality over curren...

15 Nov 2010

New Nanofabrication Technique Opens Door to Future Generations of Solar Cells

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory have begun to use molecular “stencils” to pave the way to new materials that could potentially find their way into future generations of solar cells, catalysts and photonic crystals.

From Argonne National Laboratory Center for Nanoscale Materials 15 Nov 2010

Nano-Based Flame Retardants Are Effective and Safe

The efforts of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) lately have gone towards developing nanomaterial-based fire retardants that are a safer and less toxic replacement. Their research has shown th...

15 Nov 2010

Research Team Develops Bio-Eco-Friendly Nanogenerator to Produce Electricity

The team of Prof. Keon Jae Lee (KAIST, Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering) and Prof. Zhong Lin Wang (Georgia Institute of Technology, Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering) has developed new forms of highly efficient, flexible nanogenerator technology using the freely bendable piezoelectric ceramic thin film nano-materials that can convert tiny movements of the human body (such as heart beats and blood flow) into electrical energy.

15 Nov 2010