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Comparative View of Silver Nanoparticle-Thiol Interaction for MH and Cysteine

Silver nanoparticles are well known for their anti-bacteria properties. One of the main routes by which they may act as an anti-bacteria agent, is through attaching themselves to the thiol group present on the cellular membrane surface and hence disrupting the membrane's function.

1 Oct 2014

Advanced Gas-Particle High Resolution Mass Spectrometer May Help Identify Aerosol Nanoparticles

Researchers may soon have a better idea of how tiny particles of pollution are formed in the atmosphere. These particles, called aerosols, or particulate matter (PM), are hazardous to human health and contribute to climate change, but researchers know little about how their properties are shaped by chemical reactions in the atmosphere. Unraveling this chemistry could someday lead to more effective policies to protect human health and the Earth’s climate.

26 Sep 2014

Carbon Nanotechnology Expert Awarded NJIT Board of Overseers Excellence in Research Prize and Medal

NJIT Distinguished Professor Somenath Mitra, Ph.D., whose pioneering research has spanned a spectrum of applications for carbon nanotechnology that address critical quality-of-life issues, will receive the seventh annual Board of Overseers Excellence in Research Prize and Medal on Oct. 2, 2014.

26 Sep 2014

Silicon Nanoparticles May Serve as Detectable ‘Tags’ for Tracking Nanosized Substances

If it's true that good things come in small packages, then the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) can now make anyone working with nanoparticles very happy. NIST recently issued Reference Material (RM) 8027, the smallest known reference material ever created for validating measurements of these man-made, ultrafine particles between 1 and 100 nanometers (billionths of a meter) in size.

From National Institute of Standards and Tech (NIST) 26 Sep 2014

Electron Microscopy Helps Image Atoms Gliding on Surface of 2D Crystals

Understanding how atoms "glide" and "climb" on the surface of 2D crystals like tungsten disulphide may pave the way for researchers to develop materials with unusual or unique characteristics, according to an international team of researchers.

26 Sep 2014

U.S. DOE Approves Start of Routine Operations at Brookhaven Lab's National Synchrotron Light Source II

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has approved the start of routine operations at the National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II) at Brookhaven National Laboratory, beginning a period of significant transition in project activities from construction and commissioning to operations. Passing this milestone comes after many years of diligent planning, design, and construction by staff within the Lab's Photon Sciences Directorate along with staff from many other Brookhaven Lab organizations, and will lead to an exciting new chapter of synchrotron science.

From Brookhaven National Laboratory 25 Sep 2014

New Powerful, Experimental Tools Being Installed at National Synchrotron Light Source II Facility

Much of our understanding of how living things function comes from knowledge of structures—atomic details of enzymes that catalyze the processes of life, the receptors that are docking stations for viruses and messenger chemicals, and the nucleic acids DNA and RNA that carry genetic blueprints for building cellular machinery, to name a few.

24 Sep 2014

Case Center for Synchrotron Biosciences to Become No. 1 Beamline Facility for Biology

Case Western Reserve University’s synchrotron facility at Brookhaven National Laboratory is on its way to becoming the No. 1 beamline facility for biology in the world by early 2016, thanks to a jumpstart grant of $4.6 million from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

24 Sep 2014

New Tumor-Microenvironment-On-Chip Device Tests Effectiveness of Nanoparticles

Researchers have developed a chip capable of simulating a tumor's "microenvironment" and plan to use the new system to test the effectiveness of nanoparticles and drugs that target cancer.

23 Sep 2014

University of Manchester Graphene Researchers Awarded Royal Society Fellowships

Two University of Manchester graphene and 2D materials scientists have been awarded Royal Society Research Fellowships.

22 Sep 2014

Nanoanalysis News

Comparative View of Silver Nanoparticle-Thiol Interaction for MH and Cysteine

Advanced Gas-Particle High Resolution Mass Spectrometer May Help Identify Aerosol Nanoparticles

Carbon Nanotechnology Expert Awarded NJIT Board of Overseers Excellence in Research Prize and Medal

Silicon Nanoparticles May Serve as Detectable ‘Tags’ for Tracking Nanosized Substances

Electron Microscopy Helps Image Atoms Gliding on Surface of 2D Crystals

U.S. DOE Approves Start of Routine Operations at Brookhaven Lab's National Synchrotron Light Source II

New Powerful, Experimental Tools Being Installed at National Synchrotron Light Source II Facility

Case Center for Synchrotron Biosciences to Become No. 1 Beamline Facility for Biology

New Tumor-Microenvironment-On-Chip Device Tests Effectiveness of Nanoparticles

University of Manchester Graphene Researchers Awarded Royal Society Fellowships

Revolutionary Nanofibers Made from Flour for Tissue Regeneration

A New Language for Nanopore Design

Enhancing Solid-State Lithium Batteries with Nano-Ceramic Electrolytes

Automated Image Acquisition and Analysis of Graphene and Hexagonal Boron Nitride Structures

Breakthrough in Broadband Photodetectors: Nanomaterial Gii Could Bring Faster Broadband and Higher Quality Medical Imaging

Conversations on AFM: Applications of BioAFM in Life Science

Conversations on AFM: The Technology and History Behind AFM and SPM

Recent Advances in High-Speed Atomic Force Microscopy to Improve Research Into Protein Dynamics

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