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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

UT Engineers Receive $3.2 Million in NSF CAREER Awards

Eight engineering assistant professors at The University of Texas at Austin have been awarded Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) awards from the National Science Foundation, an honor which recognizes promising you...

17 Feb 2009

Freiburg Nanotechnologist and Frankfurt Atomic physicist Awarded Funding for Projects

The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) has announced that it will fund two new especially innovative and high-risk research projects. The Joint Committee of Germany's largest research f...

17 Feb 2009

Carl Zeiss and Nanyang Technological University Announce Strategic Partnership

Nanyang Technological University (NTU) has inked a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Carl Zeiss SMT, a global leader in innovative lithography optics, optical and particle-beam based analysis and measuring systems. The LOI formalizes a strategic partnership and collaboration which is set to open up new opportunities in nanomaterials and materials science research.

From Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH 17 Feb 2009

Two-Armed Nanorobotic Device that can Manipulate Molecules within Device Built from DNA

Chemists at New York University and China's Nanjing University have developed a two-armed nanorobotic device that can manipulate molecules within a device built from DNA. The device is described in the latest issue of the journal Nature Nanotechnology.

15 Feb 2009