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Breakthrough in Nanowire Growth Control

Scientists in Sweden have discovered new ways to control the growth and structure of nanowires at the single-atom level. Their findings, which provide major insights into materials physics, have come out of the NODE (' Nanowire-based one-dimensional electronics') project, funded with approximately EUR 9.5 million under the EU's Sixth Framework Programme (FP6).

5 Jan 2009

Bruker Daltonics Installs maXis UHR-TOF Mass Spectrometer in Australasia

Bruker Daltonics and the Queensland Institute of Medical Research (QIMR) announced today the installation of the first maXis(TM) Ultra-High Resolution Time-Of-Flight (UHR-TOF) mass spectrometer in Australasia, thereby fu...

5 Jan 2009

Electron Microscopy Leader Acquires the Assets of Intellection

FEI Company (Nasdaq:FEIC), a leading provider of high-resolution imaging and analysis systems, today announced that it had acquired substantially all of the assets of Intellection Holdings Pty. Ltd. of Brisbane, Australia. Intellection's primary product is the QEMSCAN automated mineralogy system.

5 Jan 2009

Researchers Create Nanoscale Trap that can Stop Free Floating DNA Molecules and Nanoparticles

Using a beam of light shunted through a tiny silicon channel, researchers have created a nanoscale trap that can stop free floating DNA molecules and nanoparticles in their tracks. By holding the nanoscale material steady while the fluid around it flows freely, the trap may allow researchers to boost the accuracy of biological sensors and create a range of new 'lab on a chip' diagnostic tools.

4 Jan 2009

Scientists Figure Out How a Powerful Virus Nanomotor Works

Peering at structures only atoms across, researchers have identified the clockwork
that drives a powerful virus nanomotor.

31 Dec 2008

Researchers Discover the Atomic Structure of a Powerful Molecular Motor

Researchers have discovered the atomic structure of a powerful "molecular
motor" that packages DNA into the head segment of some viruses during their
assembly, an essential step in their ability to multiply and infect new host
organisms.

30 Dec 2008

Nanoscientists Demonstrate Breakthrough with Control Growth of Nanowires

Nanoscience researchers at Lund University in Sweden have shown that they can control the growth and crystal structure of nanowires down to the single atom level. How this can be done is described in an article to appear...

23 Dec 2008

Leading Global Characterization Service Provider Announce Acquisition of Nano Intergrated Solutions

EAG, Inc. (“EAG”), the leading global provider of surface analysis and materials characterization services, and microelectronic “release to production” (“RTP”) and failure analysis (&l...

22 Dec 2008

New Study Shows the Nanotoxicity of Nanoparticles

The ability of nanoparticles to cross the lung-blood barrier suggests that they may translocate to blood and to targets distant from their portal of entry. Nevertheless, nanotoxicity in organs has received little attenti...

21 Dec 2008

Biophysicists Advance Understanding of Nanomachines in the Body

A discovery by Canada-U.S. biophysicists will improve the understanding of ion channels, akin to little 'nano-machines' or 'nano-valves' in our body, which when they malfunction can cause genetic illnesses that attack muscles, the central nervous system and the heart.

18 Dec 2008