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Phenomenon Known From Particle Theory Observed for First Time in Condensed Matter

The concept of confinement is one of the central ideas in modern physics. The most famous example is that of quarks which bind together to form protons and neutrons. Now Prof. Bella Lake from Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin tog...

29 Nov 2009

Company to Initiate Water-Soluble Carbon Nanotube-Based Cancer Drug Delivery System in India

Cromoz Inc., located in Research Triangle Park, will initiate water-soluble carbon nanotube-based cancer drug delivery system in Hyderabad, India. The water-soluble carbon nanotubes, which have functional groups on the w...

27 Nov 2009

Producing Smaller and Cheaper Digital Memories using Multiferroic compounds

Is it possible to make even more compact digital memories for portable electronic devices and which consume even less energy? A team of CNRS and CEA researchers has recently demonstrated that it is feasible, thanks to a new class of materials known as multiferroics, which combine unusual electric and magnetic properties.

27 Nov 2009

Grant Allows Researchers to Explore Non-Covalent Synthesis of Functional Supramolecular Systems

The European Research Council (ERC) of the European Union has awarded prof. dr. Bert Meijer of the Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) in the Netherlands an Advanced Grant of two million Euros. This grant will allo...

27 Nov 2009

New Procedure Reduces Radioactive Waste

Nuclear Power could solve our energy problems but it has rather nasty by-products: radioactive waste. And this does not only concern the old core rods whose disposal causes a lot of problems. Reactor operation also bring...

27 Nov 2009

Nano Research Could Make Tap-Proof Data Transmission a Possibility in the Future

Würzburg physicists are global leaders in the creation of sophisticated nanostructures. The fruits of their research could make tap-proof data transmission a possibility in the future.

26 Nov 2009

New Generation of Ultrasmall Transistors Using Semiconducting Nanowires are Closer to Reality

A new generation of ultrasmall transistors and more powerful computer chips using tiny structures called semiconducting nanowires are closer to reality after a key discovery by researchers at IBM, Purdue University and the University of California at Los Angeles.

26 Nov 2009

New Approach for a Rapid, Easy, and Highly Sensitive Arsenic Test using Nanotechnology

Mention of arsenic poisoning usually brings to mind underhanded murder. However, the danger of arsenic poisoning from contaminated drinking water is far greater. Low concentrations of arsenic are found in nearly all soil...

25 Nov 2009

Discovery Could Shed Light on Pancreatic Diseases

Using a small boron-based molecule, glucagon-a hormone that plays a key role in pancreatic diseases-can now be imaged in live pancreatic cells. This breakthrough discovery was made by a team led by Young-Tae Chang from the Singapore Bioimaging Consortium of A*STAR*.

24 Nov 2009

Patterned Surfaces Mimicking Nano-Scale Structure of Butterfly Wings Can Produce Impressive Optical Effects

Now, such natural wonders have inspired Hong Yee Low and colleagues at the Institute of Materials Research and Engineering of A*STAR, Singapore*, to make polymer structures similar to butterfly wings. Their structures produce optical effects that could prove useful in various electronic devices.

24 Nov 2009

Nanomaterials News

Phenomenon Known From Particle Theory Observed for First Time in Condensed Matter

Company to Initiate Water-Soluble Carbon Nanotube-Based Cancer Drug Delivery System in India

Producing Smaller and Cheaper Digital Memories using Multiferroic compounds

Grant Allows Researchers to Explore Non-Covalent Synthesis of Functional Supramolecular Systems

New Procedure Reduces Radioactive Waste

Nano Research Could Make Tap-Proof Data Transmission a Possibility in the Future

New Generation of Ultrasmall Transistors Using Semiconducting Nanowires are Closer to Reality

New Approach for a Rapid, Easy, and Highly Sensitive Arsenic Test using Nanotechnology

Discovery Could Shed Light on Pancreatic Diseases

Patterned Surfaces Mimicking Nano-Scale Structure of Butterfly Wings Can Produce Impressive Optical Effects

Ultrasound-activated Nanoparticles Kill Liver Cancer and Activate Immune System

Tiny Gold Robots Teach Stem Cells How to Grow Bones

PINovAlign - Cost-Optimized, High-Speed Fiber-Alignment System for Silicon Photonics

SNA-Based Drug Slow Cancer Progression 59-Fold in Animal Models

Scientists Double Silver Nanowire Conductivity with New Coating

Turning Almond Shells into Electronics: A Conversation on Laser-Induced Graphene

Enhancing Slurry Stability in Lithium-Ion Batteries with Turbiscan Technology

PiFM and its Role in Nanoscale Chemical Imaging

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