Latest Articles

RSS

Spectroscopy and Spectrometers – A Simple Look at Technology For Characterising Nanomaterials

When investigating and developing nanomaterials it is of paramount importance to know exactly what the material is that you are looking at. Spectrometers are the tools that give the composition of things. The science of detecting and analysing compositional data in this way is known as spectroscopy.

19 Dec 2006

Solar Cells and The Promise of Nanotechnology – Costs, Efficiencies and Emerging Developments

Can nanotechnology overcome the cost burdens of solar cells and come up with a clean, green, highly efficient renewable electricity souce.

19 Dec 2006

Quantum Dots – A Definition, How They Work, Manufacturing, Applications and Their Use In Fighting Cancer

Quantum dots are tiny nanocrystals that glow when stimulated by an external source such as ultraviolet (UV) light. How many atoms are included in the quantum dot determines their size and the size of the quantum dot determines the colour of light emitted.

15 Dec 2006

Solid Oxygen e-Phase Crystal Structure Determined Along With The Discovery of a Red Oxygen O8 Cluster

The structure of the red oxygen å-phase formed under pressures above 10 GPa has been determined including the discovery of an O8 cluster, which is a new conformation of oxygen following ozone.

4 Dec 2006

Carbon Nanotubes Hold Key To Extreme Strength and Sharpness of Swords Made From Famed Damascus Steel

The extreme strength, sharpness and resilience of swords made from Damascus steel has resulted in them being spoken of in the same tone as myths and legends. A paper reveals some of the secrets behind the steel itself and points strongly to production methods.

29 Nov 2006

Nanofood Defined and The Use Of Nanotechnology In Packaging, Producing and Growing Foods Now and Into The Future

Nanotechnology in the food industry can take a number of forms. These include the use of nanotechnology in packaging materials, farming practices, food processing and also in the foods themselves.

23 Nov 2006

NanoMobil – A German Strategy To Bring Nanotechnology Based Innovations To The Automotive Marketplace

Nanotechnology offers huge advances for the core competences in future automobile construction and are vital for maintaining competitiveness. The innovation NanoMobil is to make nanotechnology available for better environmental compatibility, safety and economic efficiency in the automobile area.

14 Nov 2006

DNA Analysis, The Development of a Portable High-Speed DNA Analysis Device - Paving The Way Towards Point-Of-Care Diagnosis And Advanced Medical Treatment

Researchers have developed a micromachined fluorescence detector that can be combined with excitation light sources using a precise semiconductor microfabrication technology. The device gives hand-held compact, high-speed, high-sensitivity, high-resolution separation or detection of DNA fragment dig

9 Nov 2006

Buckytubes and Carbon Nanotubes - A Nanotechnology Building Block, How To Make Them, History, Properties and Applications

Just as the key building block to life on earth is the carbon atom, carbon is the key to one of the most promising branches of nanotechnology. Much of the current research and commercialisation of nanotechnology relies on tubes, wires and balls made from carbon atoms.

8 Nov 2006

BuckyBalls - A Nanotechnology Building Block, How To Make Them, History, Properties and Applications

8 Nov 2006

Latest Articles

Spectroscopy and Spectrometers – A Simple Look at Technology For Characterising Nanomaterials

Solar Cells and The Promise of Nanotechnology – Costs, Efficiencies and Emerging Developments

Quantum Dots – A Definition, How They Work, Manufacturing, Applications and Their Use In Fighting Cancer

Solid Oxygen e-Phase Crystal Structure Determined Along With The Discovery of a Red Oxygen O8 Cluster

Carbon Nanotubes Hold Key To Extreme Strength and Sharpness of Swords Made From Famed Damascus Steel

Nanofood Defined and The Use Of Nanotechnology In Packaging, Producing and Growing Foods Now and Into The Future

NanoMobil – A German Strategy To Bring Nanotechnology Based Innovations To The Automotive Marketplace

DNA Analysis, The Development of a Portable High-Speed DNA Analysis Device - Paving The Way Towards Point-Of-Care Diagnosis And Advanced Medical Treatment

Buckytubes and Carbon Nanotubes - A Nanotechnology Building Block, How To Make Them, History, Properties and Applications

BuckyBalls - A Nanotechnology Building Block, How To Make Them, History, Properties and Applications

Sustainable Carbon Nanomaterial Gii Set to Transform Energy Storage in Internet of Things Devices

Sustainable Future for Carbon Nanotubes

Sustainable ZnO Nanoparticles for Methylene Blue Cleanup

Scientists Create the Largest Atomically Thin Gold Films to Make Electronics Weightless and Invisible

Enhancing Material Properties through Nanotube Encapsulation

Electrospinning and the Future of Nanotechnology

How Electrospinning is Shaping the Future of Nanotechnology

Conversations on AFM: Applications of BioAFM in Life Science

Sponsored Content

Characterization of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients, Injectables, and Proteins

The Future of Wound Care: Why Nanofibers are Key to Accelerated Healing

The Evolution of Lipid Nanoparticles

How Emulsion Electrospinning is Transforming Materials