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DNA Based Nano Sized Assembly

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory have developed a new method for controlling the self-assembly of nanometer and micrometer-sized particles. The method, based on designed ...

13 Sep 2007

Berkeley Scientists Measure Atomic Spin and Move a Step Closer to Quantum Computers and Spintronics

Scientists who dream of shrinking computers to the nanoscale look to atomic spin as one possible building block for both processor and memory, yet setting the spin of an atom, let alone measuring it, has been a challenge...

13 Sep 2007

New Method for Safely Depositing Metal Oxide Thin Films on Substrates

University at Buffalo chemists have developed a novel way to grow chemically pure, zinc oxide thin films characterized by dense, bristle-like nanostructures and a new method for depositing them on temperature-sensitive s...

12 Sep 2007

Pioneering Study of Designer Nanoparticles For Biomedical Applications

The University of Oregon has received a $1.6 million grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation to explore the biological effects of exposure to precisely engineered nanoparticles that are being designed for diagnostic and ther...

12 Sep 2007

New Precise and Efficient Nano Printng Technique Developed by IBM

IBM researchers in collaboration with scientists from the ETH Zurich have demonstrated a new, efficient and precise technique to “print” at the nanoscale. The method, which allows the scientists to place ...

12 Sep 2007

Award Nominated RainMaker Humidification System to be Demonstrated at NanoTX'07

RASIRC™, the steam purification company, will demonstrate its RainMaker Humidification System (RHS) that has been selected by the editors of R&D Magazine and MICRO/NANO newsletter as one of the most innovative ...

12 Sep 2007

Gene Therapy Using Biodegradable Polymers

In work that could lead to safe and effective techniques for gene therapy, MIT researchers have found a way to fine-tune the ability of biodegradable polymers to deliver genes. Gene therapy, which involves inserting n...

11 Sep 2007

Titanium Oxide Nanotubes and Nanorods Being Made in New Ways for Applications Like Sunscreens and Catalysts

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have developed new ways to make or modify nanorods and nanotubes of titanium oxide, a material used in a variety of industrial and medical ...

11 Sep 2007

Quantum Dot Nanoparticles to be Basis for Next Generation Solid State Lighting

American Elements announced the formation of a new product group to manage the production, sales and marketing of its quantum dot nanopowder production facilities. The new division was spun off from the Nanometals™...

10 Sep 2007

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