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Researchers Produce 2-D and 3-D Structures in the Field of DNA Nanotechnology

In a new discovery that represents a major step in solving a critical design challenge, Arizona State University Professor Hao Yan has led a research team to produce a wide variety of 2-D and 3-D structures that push the boundaries of the burgeoning field of DNA nanotechnology.

From Arizona State University 22 Mar 2013

ABL Medical Offers New Antibacterial Wound Dressing Gel Based on Nano-molecular Silver Technology

ABL Medical, LLC has officially launched their new SilvrSTAT® Antibacterial Wound Dressing Gel into the United States market. SilvrSTAT® is the first of a new class of medical products based on the company's patented nano-molecular silver technology.

20 Mar 2013

University of Delaware Researchers Seek Ways to Develop Nanomaterials from Biomolecules

When automotive engineers want to create a new car, they don’t build thousands of prototypes. Instead, they create computer models and run simulations for performance, efficiency and desirability before a model is selected for fabrication.

19 Mar 2013

Nanopores May Eliminate Current Evaluation Processes Used for Detecting Epigenetics-Related Diseases

Collaborators from Mayo-Illinois Alliance for Technology Based Healthcare have developed a new, single molecule test for detecting methylated DNA. Methylation -- the addition of a methyl group of molecules to a DNA strand -- is one of the ways gene expression is regulated. The findings appear in the current issue of Scientific Reports (Nature Publishing Group).

15 Mar 2013

Bacterial Nanowires Require Key Amino Acids to Conduct Electricity

Slender bacterial nanowires require certain key amino acids in order to conduct electricity, according to a study to be published in mBio®, the online open-access journal of the American Society for Microbiology, on Tuesday, March 12.

13 Mar 2013

Innovative Nanotechnology-Based Biosensor to Detect Pathogen in Food

The foodborne bacteria Listeria monocytogenes sickens about 2,500 people in the U.S. each year and many more worldwide, killing about 25-30% of those infected. Listeriosis is caused by eating food contaminated with L. monocytogenes, and current methods for detecting the bacteria are costly and time consuming.

13 Mar 2013

Grant for Organizing Enzymes to Create Electricity Using Nanoscale Devices

An assistant professor at the University of California, Riverside's Bourns College of Engineering has recently received a $360,000 grant to better organize enzymes on electrodes to create nanoscale devices that more efficiently convert the chemical energy of sugars and complex carbohydrates in to electricity.

From University of California at Riverside 8 Mar 2013

Carbon Nanotubes Facilitate Electron Transport in Biocathode for Miniaturized Biofuel Cells

An air-breathing bio-battery has been constructed by researchers from the Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw. The core element providing the new power source with relatively high voltage and long lifetime is a carefully designed cathode taking up oxygen from air and composed of an enzyme, carbon nanotubes and silicate.

8 Mar 2013

Silver Nanoparticles May Have Adverse Effect on the Environment

In experiments mimicking a natural environment, Duke University researchers have demonstrated that the silver nanoparticles used in many consumer products can have an adverse effect on plants and microorganisms. Fifty...

28 Feb 2013

France to be Invited Country at ImagineNano 2013

The organizers of ImagineNano are pleased to announce France as the Invited Country at this year’s edition. Forty French invited speakers among 7 conferences and a pavilion featuring the nanoscience & nanotechn...

28 Feb 2013