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Technische Universitaet Muenchen Forms Nano Switch Using Single Porphyrin Ring

In the Nature Nanotechnology journal, Technische Universitaet Muenchen (TUM) researchers have reported their unique molecular switch, which has a surface area of just one sq. nm, marking it as the smallest conceivable switch in the world.

14 Dec 2011

Study Demonstrates Role of Nanoclusters in Emergence of Colossal Magnetoresistance in Oxides

Scientists at the Universidad San Francisco de Quito in Ecuador and the Brookhaven National Laboratory of the U.S. Department of Energy have discovered that nanoclusters form in some oxide materials at certain temperatures as well as increase the electrical current flow in the materials.

From Brookhaven National Laboratory 14 Dec 2011

Roane State Community College Receives Scanning Electron Microscope from RJ Lee Group

A scanning electron microscope (SEM) worth $75,000 has been donated by RJ Lee Group, a Monroeville, Pennsylvania-based industrial forensics laboratory, to the Roane State Community College (RSCC) campus located in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.

From RJ Lee Group Inc. 14 Dec 2011

Researchers Study Calcium-Silicate-Hydrate on Nanoscale Using Tobermorite Mineral

Professor of civil and environmental engineering, the University of California at Berkeley, Paulo Monteiro stated that it is important to understand the structure of Portland cement at the nanoscale.

14 Dec 2011

Pittcon Announce Winners of 2012 Awards for Excellence in Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy

The Pittcon 2012 Program Committee is pleased to announce the recipients of 11 prestigious awards honoring scientists who have made outstanding contributions to analytical chemistry and applied spectroscopy.

From Pittcon 13 Dec 2011

NMR Spectroscopy Study Helps Advance Use of Gold Nanoparticles in Drug Development

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University, Rongchao Jin and Roberto R. Gil have used nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy to study the structure of gold nanoparticles, paving the way to improve the synthesis and application of the materials in drug development.

12 Dec 2011

Nanoscale Glass Fiber Measuring Method for Counting Atoms and Studying Quantum Physics

A research team led by Professor Arno Rauschenbeutel Vienna Center for Quantum Science and Technology, in partnership with the researchers at the Johannes Gutenberg University has developed an ultrasensitive method by controllably coupling single atoms to light within ultra-thin fiber glass having a thickness of 500 nm, paving the way to develop detectors that are capable of sensing ultra-trace amounts of materials.

9 Dec 2011

Researchers Develop Microscope for High Spatial Resolution X-Ray Spectroscopic Studies

Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin (HZB) scientists have created a novel microscope for performing X-ray spectroscopic studies of single nanoparticles and nanostructures at high spatial resolution at the nanoscale.

9 Dec 2011

Angela Zhang Wins Siemens Competition’s Individual Category Award for Nanotech-Based Cancer Treatment

At the George Washington University, Cupertino, California-based Monta Vista High School’s student, Angela Zhang has been awarded the Grand Prize of $100,000 for her project titled ‘Design of Image-guided, Photo-thermal Controlled Drug Releasing Multifunctional Nanosystem for the Treatment of Cancer Stem Cells’ in the Individual category of the 2011 Siemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology.

8 Dec 2011

Danish Nanochemistry Researchers Use Nanosight NTA to Characterize Nanoparticles

NanoSight, leading manufacturers of unique nanoparticle characterization technology, describes how the Nano Chemistry group at DTU Copenhagen is utilizing nanoparticle tracking analysis, NTA, in its research and teaching programs.

7 Dec 2011

Nanoanalysis News

Technische Universitaet Muenchen Forms Nano Switch Using Single Porphyrin Ring

Study Demonstrates Role of Nanoclusters in Emergence of Colossal Magnetoresistance in Oxides

Roane State Community College Receives Scanning Electron Microscope from RJ Lee Group

Researchers Study Calcium-Silicate-Hydrate on Nanoscale Using Tobermorite Mineral

Pittcon Announce Winners of 2012 Awards for Excellence in Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy

NMR Spectroscopy Study Helps Advance Use of Gold Nanoparticles in Drug Development

Nanoscale Glass Fiber Measuring Method for Counting Atoms and Studying Quantum Physics

Researchers Develop Microscope for High Spatial Resolution X-Ray Spectroscopic Studies

Angela Zhang Wins Siemens Competition’s Individual Category Award for Nanotech-Based Cancer Treatment

Danish Nanochemistry Researchers Use Nanosight NTA to Characterize Nanoparticles

Revolutionary Nanofibers Made from Flour for Tissue Regeneration

A New Language for Nanopore Design

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Revolutionizing Polymer Science with a New Synthesis Method

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