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Treating Second-Degree Burns using Nanotechnology Greatly Reduces Inflammation

Treating second-degree burns with a nanoemulsion lotion sharply curbs bacterial growth and reduces inflammation that otherwise can jeopardize recovery, University of Michigan scientists have shown in initial laboratory s...

14 Sep 2009

Size isn't the Only Thing that Matters for Data Storage

Molecules of hydrogen are difficult to steer with electric fields because of the symmetrical way that charges are distributed within them. But now researchers at ETH Zurich have found a clever technique to get a grip on the molecules. Their findings are reported in Physical Review Letters and highlighted in the September 14 issue of Physics.

14 Sep 2009

Researchers Make the Extra Small Extra Strong

Being able to swing through the air like Spiderman on strands of 'spider silk' may be one step-or swing-closer with researchers at Deakin University discovering a way to strengthen plastic nanofibres, ultra-fine ...

14 Sep 2009

Work Unlocks New Potential for Study of Material Ageing Processes at the Nanoscopic Level

Atoms have the habit of jumping through solids - a practice that physicists have recently been able to follow for the first time using a brand new method. This scientific advance was made possible thanks to the utilisation of cutting-edge X-ray sources, known as electron synchrotrons.

14 Sep 2009

Investigation Reveals Shape-Shifting Atomic Interactions

How much difference can a tenth of a nanometer make? When it comes to figuring out how proteins work, an improvement in resolution of that miniscule amount can mean the difference between seeing where atoms are and understanding how they interact.

From Brookhaven National Laboratory 13 Sep 2009

Strain on Nanowires Could Yield Colossal Results

In finally answering an elusive scientific question, researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have shown that the selective placement of strain can alter the electronic phase and its spatial arrangement in correlated electron materials.

From Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 13 Sep 2009

Artificial Nose for General Detection of Toxic Industrial Chemicals

Kenneth Suslick and his team at the University of Illinois have developed an artificial nose for the general detection of toxic industrial chemicals (TICs) that is simple, fast and inexpensive – and works by visualizing odors.

13 Sep 2009

New Look at the Way Nanoparticles are Selected When Studying Impacts on Human Health and Environment

A new analysis by an international team of researchers from the Center for the Environmental Implications of NanoTechnology (CEINT), based at Duke University, argues for a new look at the way nanoparticles are selected when studying the potential impacts on human health and the environment.

13 Sep 2009

New Light on Operational Principles of Polymer Solar Cells

Researchers from the Eindhoven University of Technology and the University of Ulm have made the first high-resolution 3D images of the inside of a polymer solar cell. This gives them important new insights in the nanoscale structure of polymer solar cells and its effect on the performance.

13 Sep 2009