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The Potential Environmental Impacts of Nanomanufacturing and Nanomaterials

Environmental gains derived from the use of nanomaterials may be offset in part by the process used to manufacture them, according to research published in a special issue of the Journal of Industrial Ecology. Hatice...

23 Oct 2008

5-Year NIH Grant to Investigate Nano-Based Pharmaceuticals for Drug and Gene Therapy

Vladimir Torchilin, Ph.D., professor and chair of the department of pharmaceutical sciences at Northeastern University's Bouvé College of Health Sciences, was recently awarded a 5-year, $1.54 million grant from the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) National Cancer Institute to investigate ways to increase the efficacy of nanocarrier-based pharmaceuticals for drug and gene therapy.

23 Oct 2008

An Innovative Way to Make and Pattern Nanoscale Wires and Other Devices

By manipulating the way tiny droplets of fluid dry, Cornell researchers have created an innovative way to make and pattern nanoscale wires and other devices that ordinarily can be made only with expensive lithographic to...

23 Oct 2008

Nanoscience Instruments Announces Worldwide Distribution of All-Diamond AFM Probes

Nanoscience Instruments, the premier US-based distributor of nanotechnology instrumentation and supplies, today announces the worldwide distribution of NaDiaProbes® -Advanced Diamond Technologies' (ADT) new line ...

22 Oct 2008

New Strategies to Exploit Electrocatalytic Properties and High Surface Area of Graphene Sheets

Graphene is the latest nanoscale form of carbon to be discovered and it is currently the hottest topic in condensed matter physics and materials science due to its novel electronic properties. An important feature of graphene, which has not been exploited so far, has been its edges, where interesting electrocatalytic properties and sites for functionalization can develop.

22 Oct 2008

First-Ever Glimpse of Nanoscale Catalysts in Action

The first-ever glimpse of nanoscale catalysts in action could lead to improved pollution control and fuel cell technologies. Scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory observed catalysts restructuring themselves in response to various gases swirling around them, like a chameleon changing its color to match its surroundings.

22 Oct 2008