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Materials Science Mar 27, 2018

New technique speeds up production of protein nano-armor

Carnegie Mellon University researchers have developed methods that speed up the process of developing chemically linked synthetic and biological molecules by more than 10 times in natural conditions. The findings, which marry ...

Bio & Medicine Mar 22, 2018

Researchers discover new accuracies in cancer-fighting, nano drug delivery

A promising discovery for advanced cancer therapy reveals that the efficiency of drug delivery in DNA nanostructures depends on their shapes, say researchers at Missouri University of Science and Technology and the University ...

Nanophysics Mar 20, 2018

Researchers improve fabrication process of nano-structures for electronic devices

Researchers at RIT have found a more efficient fabricating process to produce semiconductors used in today's electronic devices. They also confirmed that materials other than silicon can be used successfully in the development ...

Bio & Medicine Mar 14, 2018

Scientist develops hybrid nano-probe that can detect live cancer cells

Fabien Pinaud's big vision for treating cancer homes in on the smallest of targets.

Nanomaterials Mar 8, 2018

Researchers invent nano-drops that improve nearsightedness and farsightedness

A revolutionary, cutting-edge technology, developed by researchers at Bar-Ilan University's Institute of Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials (BINA), has the potential to provide a new alternative to eyeglasses, contact ...

Nanophysics Feb 23, 2018

New staining method enables Nano-CT imaging of tissue samples

To date, examining patient tissue samples has meant cutting them into thin slices for histological analysis. This could change, thanks to a new staining method devised by an interdisciplinary team from the Technical University ...

Nanophysics Feb 20, 2018

Activating the dark side reveals brighter nano 'building blocks'

Scientists working to make nanoparticles even smaller, whilst retaining their useful optical properties, believe they have discovered a way to overcome a fundamental physical restraint known as "thermal quenching".

Nanophysics Feb 7, 2018

Liquid crystal molecules form nano rings

At DESY's X-ray source PETRA III, scientists have investigated an intriguing form of self-assembly in liquid crystals: When the liquid crystals are filled into cylindrical nanopores and heated, their molecules form ordered ...

Cell & Microbiology Feb 2, 2018

Nano-switches in the cell

Mitochondria, best known for their role as cellular power plants, perform numerous vital tasks in the cell. During cell respiration, reactive oxygen species can be formed in mitochondria. If these are present in excess, their ...

Nanomaterials Jan 3, 2018

Carbon nanotubes devices may have a limit to how 'nano' they can be

Carbon nanotubes bound for electronics not only need to be as clean as possible to maximize their utility in next-generation nanoscale devices, but contact effects may limit how small a nano device can be, according to researchers ...

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