Nanomaterials News

RSS

Teaching Nanoscience to the Blind

At the root of scientific study are observations made with the eyes; yet in nanoscience, our eyes fail us. The smallest object we can see still looms thousands of times larger than a typical nano-sized structure. Eve...

29 Mar 2007

Copper Nanoparticles Provide More Efficient Catalysts for Improving Performance of Fuel Cells

X-ray studies at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory are pointing the way to less costly and more efficient catalysts for improving the performance of fuel cells. The studies, which w...

29 Mar 2007

Perfluorocarbon Nanoparticles Used to Label Endothelial Progenitor Cells

To the delight of researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, living cells gobbled up fluorine-laced nanoparticles without needing any coaxing. Then, because of the unusual meal, the cells were ...

29 Mar 2007

Nanocrystal Research May Lead to New Generation of Vaccines

Maren Roman is taking nanocrystal research to a new level that may lead to a new generation of vaccines and better computer printer ink. The assistant professor in the wood science and forest products department of t...

29 Mar 2007

Iron Oxide Nanoparticles Exhibit Toxic Effects on Neuronal Cells

Researchers at UC San Diego have discovered that iron-containing nanoparticles being tested for use in several biomedical applications can be toxic to nerve cells and interfere with the formation of their signal-transmit...

29 Mar 2007

New Brochure on Dynamic Light Scattering Available from Viscotek

A new 8-page technical brochure is available from Viscotek - that describes its recently launched second generation Model 802 Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS) instrument. For those new to DLS the new brochure provides b...

28 Mar 2007

Teaching Nanoscience to The Blind

28 Mar 2007

Academies Call for Research into the Uncertainties Surrounding Effects of Nanotechnologies

The Royal Society and Royal Academy of Engineering have backed the key findings of the Council for Science and Technology’s (CST) report Nanoscience and Nanotechnologies Review published today (Wednesday 28 March 2...

28 Mar 2007

Size, Type and Dispersion of Nanomaterials Could Impact Human Health and Environment

The size, type, and dispersion of nanomaterials could all play a role in how these materials impact human health and the environment, according to two groups of researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. In new stu...

27 Mar 2007

First Comprehensive Study of Boron Nitride's Properties at the Nanometric Level

The Physics of Materials team at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), part of the Mixed Centre created between this UPV/EHU Physics of Materials team and the European Theoretical Spectroscopy Facility (ETSF), ...

26 Mar 2007