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A Long-Awaited Advance Toward Applying Marvels of Nanotechnology in the Battle Against Cancer

Researchers are describing a long-awaited advance toward applying the marvels of nanotechnology in the battle against cancer. They have developed the first hollow gold nanospheres - smaller than the finest flecks of dust - that search out and "cook" cancer cells.

22 Mar 2009

New Technology May Lead to Development of Improved Medical Implants

This is the tale of two biological substances-cells from mammals and bacteria. It's a story about the havoc these microscopic entities can wreak on all manner of surfaces, from mighty ships to teeth and medical devic...

22 Mar 2009

New Metal Nanostructure Shows Promise in Cancer Therapy Studies

A new metal nanostructure developed by researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has already shown promise in cancer therapy studies and could be used for chemical and biological sensors and other applicat...

22 Mar 2009

UW-Madison to Present Series of Public Nanotechnology Events During Nano Days

The University of Wisconsin-Madison Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) on Nanostructured Interfaces presents NanoDays 2009, part of the second annual nationwide festival of educational programs abo...

21 Mar 2009

Nanotechnology Shows Great Promise in Boosting Efficiency of Titania Photoanodes Used to Convert Solar to Hydrogen

Researchers at UALR -- the University of Arkansas at Little Rock -- said they have developed a process involving nanostructure that shows great promise in boosting the efficiency of titania photoanodes used to convert so...

20 Mar 2009

New Type of Artificial Muscle based on Carbon Nanotubes

Researchers at the UT Dallas Alan G. MacDiarmid NanoTech Institute have demonstrated a fundamentally new type of artificial muscle, which can operate at extreme temperatures where no other artificial muscle can be used -- from below the temperature of liquid nitrogen (-196° C) to above the melting point of iron (1538° C).

20 Mar 2009

We are Done with Metals, Engineers Prove Carbon Nanotubes are Superior to Metals for Electronics

In the quest to pack ever-smaller electronic devices more densely with integrated circuits, nanotechnology researchers keep running up against some unpleasant truths: higher current density induces electromigration and t...

20 Mar 2009

Global Market for Nano-Enabled Batteries Expect to Reach $1.13 Billion by 2013

According to the new iRAP report, Nano-enabled Batteries for Portable and Rechargeable Applications: Types, Applications, New Developments, Industry Structure and Global Markets, the global market for nano-enabled batteries is estimated to have reached $169 million in 2008. With an AAGR (average annual growth rate) of 46.3%, this market is expected to reach $1.13 billion by 2013.

19 Mar 2009

Next Generation Multiple Sclerosis Drug Based on "Buckyballs"

If you're of a certain age, you'll remember Buckminster Fuller's distinctive "geodesic domes" - soccer-ball-shaped structures that the late futurist envisioned as ideal human domiciles. Tel Aviv University chemists remember them too - and are now putting them to use in the treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS).

19 Mar 2009

Graphene to Play Key Role in Future of Electronics

New research findings at MIT could lead to microchips that operate at much higher speeds than is possible with today's standard silicon chips, leading to cell phones and other communications systems that can transmit data much faster.

19 Mar 2009