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First direct observation of oriented attachment in nanocrystal growth

Berkeley Lab researchers have reported the first direct observation of nanoparticles undergoing oriented attachment, the critical step in biomineralization and the growth of nanocrystals. A better understanding ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created May 24, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Food, water safety provide new challenges for today's sensors

Sensors that work flawlessly in laboratory settings may stumble when it comes to performing in real-world conditions, according to researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

Technology / Engineering

created May 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Brighter, smaller probes to uncover the secret lives of proteins

(Phys.org) -- Imagine tracking a deer through a forest by clipping a radio transmitter to its ear and monitoring the deer’s location remotely. Now imagine that transmitter is the size of a house, and ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created May 08, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

A needle in a haystack: How does a broken DNA molecule get repaired?

Scientists from the Kavli Institute of Nanoscience at Delft University of Technology have discovered a key element in the mechanism of DNA repair. When the DNA double helix breaks, the broken end goes searching for the similar ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created May 03, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Quantum control protocols could lead to more accurate, larger scale quantum computations

A protocol for controlling quantum information pioneered by researchers at UC Santa Barbara, the Kavli Institute of Nanoscience in Delft, the Netherlands, and the Ames Laboratory at Iowa State University could ...

Physics / Quantum Physics

created Apr 04, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Top New Zealand scientist Paul Callaghan dies

(AP) -- Sir Paul Callaghan, a top New Zealand scientist who gained international recognition for his work in molecular physics, has died after a long battle with bowel cancer. He was 64.

Physics / General Physics

created Mar 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Fighting cancer with nanotechnology

Imagine a test that sifts through millions of molecules in a drop of a patient's blood to detect a telltale protein signature of a cancer subtype, or a drug ferry that doesn't release its toxic contents until it slips inside ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Mar 14, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Diamond image for the Diamond Jubilee

It’s Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee this year, but after 60 years on the throne, what special gift do you give the monarch to mark this special event?

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Apr 16, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Scientists use nanotechnology to hunt for hidden pathogens

Researchers at the University of Central Florida have developed a novel technique that may give doctors a faster and more sensitive tool to detect pathogens associated with inflammatory bowel disease, including ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Apr 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Handheld plasma flashlight rids skin of notorious pathogens

(PhysOrg.com) -- A group of Chinese and Australian scientists have developed a handheld, battery-powered plasma-producing device that can rid skin of bacteria in an instant.

Physics / Plasma Physics

created Apr 04, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (23) | comments 16 | with audio podcast

A 24-karat gold key to unlock the immune system

Developing a drug or vaccine requires a delicate balancing act with the immune system. On one hand, medications need to escape detection by the immune system in order to perform their function. But vaccinations ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Mar 26, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Graphene and DNA: 'Wonder material' may hold key to fast, inexpensive genetic sequencing

(PhysOrg.com) -- Look at the tip of that old pencil in your desk drawer, and what you'll see are layers of graphite that are thousands of atoms thick. Use the pencil to draw a line on a piece of paper, and ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Mar 23, 2012 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (7) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

New technique lets scientists peer within nanoparticles, see atomic structure in 3-D

(PhysOrg.com) -- UCLA researchers are now able to peer deep within the world's tiniest structures to create three-dimensional images of individual atoms and their positions. Their research, published March ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Mar 21, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (17) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Researchers show the way forward for improving organic and molecular electronic devices

Future prospects for superior new organic electronic devices are brighter now thanks to a new study by researchers with the DOE's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab). Working at the Lab's ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Mar 20, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Nanotube technology leading to fast, lower-cost medical diagnostics

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at Oregon State University have tapped into the extraordinary power of carbon “nanotubes” to increase the speed of biological sensors, a technology that might one day ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Mar 09, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast