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Packing siRNA Molecules Onto Surface of Gold Nanoparticle Protects Them from Degradation

Investigators at Northwestern University have found that packing small interfering RNA (siRNA) molecules onto the surface of a gold nanoparticle can protect siRNAs from degradation and increase their ability to regulate ...

23 Feb 2009

RHK Expands Nanotechnology Research Capability Through Variable Magnetics

RHK announces the release and shipment of its new research platform: UHV AFM/STM-VT with Variable Magnetic Field (VMF). In contrast to typical implementations of UHV SPM magnetic fields, RHK's design delivers VMF capability that is precise, versatile, and affordable. Several RHK VMF platforms have already shipped to labs around the world.

23 Feb 2009

Report Provides Deep Insight into the Global Market for Carbon Nanotubes

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report related to the Nanotechnology industry is available in its catalogue. The Global Market for Carbon Nanotubes Nanotechnology can be described as manipulating...

20 Feb 2009

Researchers Discover Bright New Approach to Directing Nanoparticle Self-Assembly

For researchers on the cutting edge of chemistry and materials science, learning how to manipulate particles hundreds of times smaller than the diameter of a human hair and how to direct their self-assembly in a predictable way has been a formidable but exciting challenge.

19 Feb 2009

Nano 'Bubble' Targetting Cancer Cells

For millions of Americans with cancer, the side effects of chemotherapy and other treatment drugs can be devastating. But new drug-delivery research based on nano- and microtechnology from Tel Aviv University might provide much-needed relief, as well as more effective cancer treatment.

19 Feb 2009

Atomic-Sized One-Stop Shop for Nanoelectronics

University of Pittsburgh researchers have created a nanoscale one-stop shop, a single platform for creating electronics at a nearly single-atom scale that could yield advanced forms of such technologically important devices as high-density memory devices and - most importantly - transistors and computer processors.

19 Feb 2009

Gold-Palladium Nanoparticles Achieve Smarter Production of Hydrogen Peroxide

Hydrogen peroxide is one of the world's most versatile and widely used chemicals. A powerful oxidizing agent, H2O2 is commonly used as a bleach, an antiseptic and a disinfectant. Despite its importance, however, s...

19 Feb 2009

Conferences and Expositions Serving the Needs of Worldwide Materials Community

ASM International (the materials information society) and ASM Affiliate Societies organize conferences and expositions to serve the needs of the worldwide materials community. For details about this calendar of ASM materials events, visit www.asminternational.org/events.

18 Feb 2009

New Imaging Technique Reveals Atomic Structure of Single Nanocrystal with Resolution of Less than One Angstrom

A new imaging technique developed by researchers at the University of Illinois overcomes the limit of diffraction and can reveal the atomic structure of a single nanocrystal with a resolution of less than one angstrom (l...

18 Feb 2009

Nanoscale Grating Structure Trapping and Releasing Variety of Light Waves

People debating politics are well-advised to shed more light than heat. Engineers working in optical technologies have the same aspiration. Light waves transmit data with much greater speed than do electrical signals,...

17 Feb 2009