Dr. Cameron Chai

Lens-Free Optical Microscope Produces Three-Dimensional Images on a Chip

A team at UCLA has modified a microscope by taking out the lens in order to develop a nano-scale system that can create three-dimensional tomographic images of nano-particles.

Reflective Gold Nano-particles to Track Colon Cancer Cells

A team led by Sanjiv Gambhir of Stanford University is endeavoring to create molecular signals, or nano-particles that will help physicists view pre-cancerous polyps not visible to the naked eye.

Market Analyst Dissects Global Nano-medicine Market

Nano-deposition Layering Technology to Create Solid State Spectrophotometer Calibration Filters

Spectrophotometer calibration involves using a calibration standard or filter to verify the precision of the light source. The technique is vital to verify the effective functioning of the spectrophotometer and the measurements.

Vaults Enclosing Nanodisks of Drugs for Nanomedical Applications

Research Project to Study Carbon Nanotubes Impact on Electrical Conductivity in Composite Materials

Australian materials company, Quickstep Holdings is collaborating in a European program to study the use of nanotechnology in enhancing the properties of composites deployed in the transportation sector.

Consumer speak on Nanotechnology in Food and Food Packaging

The FSA has recently brought out a report on the nanotechnology applications in food and food packaging. The survey asked consumers to air their views on nanotechnology.

Market Analyst Publishes Report on Nanotechnology’s Impact on Solar Energy

Research and Markets has recently included the ‘Nanotech: Making Photovoltaics Possible,’ report in its catalog. Photovoltaics means producing electricity from light.

Semiconductor Nanocrystals Display Plasmonic Properties

A team of researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has discovered that semiconductor nanocrystals called quantum dots can display plasmonic properties.

Researchers to Engineer a Selection Process for Nanoscale Materials to Create Nanocrystals of Desired Shapes

A team of researchers led byYu Huang, an assistant professor of materials science and engineering at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, has developed a way for manufacturing nano-crystals with pre-designed shapes with surfactantsand biomolecules that attach themselves selectively to particular facets of the crystal surface.