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New Way to Model the Formation of Glasses

Harvard materials scientists have come up with what they believe is a new way to model the formation of glasses, a type of amorphous solid that includes common window glass. Glasses form through the process of vitrifi...

4 Nov 2009

Physicists Create Quantum Gas Microscope for Observing Single Atoms at Low Temperatures

Physicists at Harvard University have created a quantum gas microscope that can be used to observe single atoms at temperatures so low the particles follow the rules of quantum mechanics, behaving in bizarre ways. The...

4 Nov 2009

Focus on Silicon Nanowires: When is Ultrathin Too Thin

The electronic properties of silicon nanowires (SiNW) have led to their application in a variety of devices, such as chemical and biological sensors, field-effect transistors, lithium batteries and photovoltaic cells. Of late, recent work has been focused on scaling down the size of these devices, resulting in research on even smaller nanowires.

4 Nov 2009

Nanowire Sensors Could Indicate Whether a Patient is at Risk of a Heart Attack

Nanowires are extremely thin, so their properties can change dramatically when they adsorb even a small amount of a chemical. For this reason, nanowires have been used in sensors to identify viruses, DNA, RNA, proteins and smaller molecules.

4 Nov 2009

Nanotechnology Destroying Harmful Bacteria and Fungi

Tiny peptide particles that could be used to treat bacterial and fungal infections of the brain, such as meningitis and encephalitis, have been designed, constructed and tested successfully by researchers led by Yi-Yan Yang from the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN) of A*STAR, Singapore.

4 Nov 2009

Development and Fabrication of Low-Loss Ceramic Thin Film Devices for Radio and Microwave Frequency Applications

By means of thin film technology a reduction of size, cost, and power consumption of electronic circuits can be achieved. The required specifications are attained by proper design and combinations of innovative materials...

4 Nov 2009

Coating Individual Living Yeast Cells with Silicon Dioxide

Our breakfast egg is a peculiarity of nature: a single cell protected by a thin mineral layer. Apart from a number of tiny radiolaria and diatoms, individual cells normally do not have a hard shell. Korean researchers have now developed a strategy for equipping individual cells of baker's yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, with a synthetic shell made of silicon dioxide.

3 Nov 2009

Nanomaterials News

New Way to Model the Formation of Glasses

Physicists Create Quantum Gas Microscope for Observing Single Atoms at Low Temperatures

Focus on Silicon Nanowires: When is Ultrathin Too Thin

Nanowire Sensors Could Indicate Whether a Patient is at Risk of a Heart Attack

Nanotechnology Destroying Harmful Bacteria and Fungi

Development and Fabrication of Low-Loss Ceramic Thin Film Devices for Radio and Microwave Frequency Applications

Coating Individual Living Yeast Cells with Silicon Dioxide

NanoLogix Recently Filed BioNanoPore Patent Applications in China, Japan, India, Brazil, Russia and the EU

MagForce Nanotechnologies Completes Clinical Trial on Efficacy of Thermotherapy using Nanoparticles

Researchers Develop "Non Invasive" Optical Molecule Trap

Fast 2D Piezo Scanning Stage for Image Stabilization and Resolution Enhancement

New Nanomedicine Approach Boosts Chemotherapy And Immune Activity In Pancreatic Cancer

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How First Graphene is Turning Potential into a Reality

Smarter, Faster Stability Testing: Improving Detergent and Cosmetic Formulation Development

Combining Flexibility and Automation in FIB-SEM for TEM Lamella Preparation

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