News tagged with nanoscale
Related topics: nanometers , nanoparticles , journal science , thin films , nanowires
nanoLAMPS created for use as molecular probes
(PhysOrg.com) -- Rohit Bhargava of the University of Illinois has come up with an intriguing new class of molecular probes for biomedical research called nanoLAMPs. Unlike most probes used in biomedicine or other types of ...
Sep 28, 2010 |
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Solar cells thinner than wavelengths of light hold huge power potential
(PhysOrg.com) -- Ultra-thin solar cells can absorb sunlight more efficiently than the thicker, more expensive-to-make silicon cells used today, because light behaves differently at scales around a nanometer, ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Sep 27, 2010 |
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New ultracapacitor recharges in under a millisecond
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new ultracapacitor or electric double-layer capacitor (DLC) design has been announced in the journal Science this week, and could pave the way for smaller and lighter portable electronics device ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Sep 24, 2010 |
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Harnessing the potential of the oddly-shaped molecule
Scientists at The University of Nottingham have made a discovery that could hold important implications for harnessing the potential of a single molecule at the nanoscale.
Sep 22, 2010 |
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Researchers develop simple technique to visualize atomic-scale structures
Researchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have devised a new technique -- using a sheet of carbon just one atom thick -- to visualize the structure of molecules. The technique, which ...
Sep 02, 2010 |
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Quantum dots track who gets into cell nucleus
(PhysOrg.com) -- UC Berkeley researchers Karsten Weis, Jan Liphardt, and colleagues have used fluorescent probes called quantum dots to determine which molecules get into the nucleus via its nano-pores and ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Sep 02, 2010 |
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Microneedle, quantum dot study opens door to new clinical cancer tools
Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed extremely small microneedles that can be used to deliver medically-relevant nanoscale dyes called quantum dots into skin - an advance that opens ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Aug 25, 2010 |
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Software for efficient computing in the age of nanoscale devices
As semiconductor manufacturers build ever smaller components, circuits and chips at the nano scale become less reliable and more expensive to produce. The variability in their behavior from device to device and over their ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Aug 19, 2010 |
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Titanium coating with protein 'flower bouquet' nanoclusters strengthens implant attachment
Researchers have developed an improved coating technique that could strengthen the connection between titanium joint-replacement implants and a patients' own bone. The stronger connection -- created by manipulating ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Aug 18, 2010 |
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High definition diagnostic ultrasonics on the nanoscale
Scientists and Engineers at The University of Nottingham have built the world's smallest ultrasonic transducers capable of generating and detecting ultrasound. These revolutionary transducers which are orders of magnitude ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Aug 16, 2010 |
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Faster DNA analysis at room temperature
DNA microarrays are one of the most powerful tools in molecular biology today. The devices, which can be used to probe biological samples and detect particular genes or genetic sequences, are employed in everything ...
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Aug 03, 2010 |
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Nanomaterial in novel home-air treatment counters hazards from toxic drywall
A nanomaterial originally developed to fight toxic waste is now helping reduce debilitating fumes in homes with corrosive drywall.
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jul 30, 2010 |
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Nanotechnology for water purification
Nanotechnology refers to a broad range of tools, techniques and applications that simply involve particles on the approximate size scale of a few to hundreds of nanometers in diameter. Particles of this size have some unique ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jul 29, 2010 |
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Lessening the Penalty for Creating Block Copolymer Nanostructures
How do you make a material that has the elasticity of a rubber band and the thermal insulation of a Styrofoam cup? Connect two distinct polymer chains - poly(isoprene) and poly(styrene) - end to end like a ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jul 19, 2010 |
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Advance made toward communication, computing at 'terahertz' speeds
Physicists in the United States and Germany have discovered a way to use a gallium arsenide nanodevice as a signal processor at "terahertz" speeds, the first time it's been used for this purpose and an important step forward ...
Jul 19, 2010 |
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