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New Benchmarks in Precision Control of Jet Printing

By combining electrically induced fluid flow with nanoscale nozzles, researchers at the University of Illinois have established new benchmarks for precision control and resolution in jet-printing processes. “We ...

7 Sep 2007

Nanomedicine, is it the Real Deal?

The Institute of Nanotechnology is organising a public engagement evening ‘Nanomedicine…hype? Or a real revolution in healthcare?’ on the 28th November at the Royal College of Surgeons of London. This ...

6 Sep 2007

Measuring How Environmental Exposures Affect Health With New Nanotechnology Tool

Engineers at UC Riverside’s Bourns College of Engineering have received a four-year $2.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to be shared with researchers at Arizona State University, to dev...

6 Sep 2007

Is Length Really Important - Apparently It is if you are a Carbon Nanotube wanting to Absorb Light

If you want to exploit the ability of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) to absorb, fluoresce and scatter light, take the advice of a sandlot quarterback and “go long.” In the Aug. 29, 2007, issue of ...

5 Sep 2007

Therapy for Brain Tumours Using Nanparticle Drug Delivery System Shows Promise

A nanoparticle drug delivery system designed for brain tumour therapy has shown promising tumour cell selectivity in a novel cell culture model devised by scientists at The University of Nottingham. The project, conducte...

3 Sep 2007

NIST Finds Nanotube Optical Properties Are Better In Longer Nanotubes

3 Sep 2007

IBM Marks Two Decades In Nanotechnology With More Nanotechnology Breakthroughs

Twenty years after two IBM scientists won the Nobel Prize in Physics for their invention of the Scanning Tunneling Microscope (STM), which opened the world to individual atoms for the first time, scientists and engineers...

3 Sep 2007

Concept Space Craft Capable of Reaching 10% of Speed of Light With Nanotubes To Increase Efficiency

A theoretical space craft is under development that would be able to achieve speeds up to around 10% of the speed of light. Powered by plasma directed through a magnetic nozzle, the Mini-Mag Orion is proposed as a met...

31 Aug 2007

Biosensors To Monitor Water For Heavy Metals Contamination

Researchers from CRC CARE are pioneering a world-first technology to warn people if their local water or air is contaminated with dangerous levels of toxic heavy metals and metal-like substances. Andrew McKay, a PhD s...

30 Aug 2007

Self Assembling Molecular Nanowires

As technology gets smaller and smaller, the computer industry is facing the complex challenge of finding ways to manufacture the minuscule components necessary. “Computer chips are constantly getting smaller and...

30 Aug 2007