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Nanoparticles to Stop Internal Bleeding Could Help to Save Lives

Stopping bleeding as fast as possible is vital to save lives when severe trauma has occurred on the highway or the battlefield. Several techniques are used to control external bleeding, however surgery is currently the only way to stop blood loss within the body from injury to internal organs.

23 Aug 2016

Use of Precious Metals Reduced in Fuel Cell Reactions

A team of researchers from Washington State University (WSU) have created a novel nanomaterial that could enhance the performance and reduce the costs of fuel cells by using small amounts of precious metals, such as palladium or platinum.

23 Aug 2016

Nanotech, KolourOptik Technology Recently Featured by Simon Fraser University

Nanotech Security Corp. today announced that the company and its KolourOptik® technology were recently featured by Simon Fraser University.

22 Aug 2016

Scientists Develop New Method of Identifying Damages in Polymers

Pipes can burst for many reasons, such as subzero temperatures or catastrophic events, or continuous use and time can wear the material, leaving dents and dings that become evident only when it is too late.

22 Aug 2016

ONR-Sponsored Scientists Create Electrical Wires Using Renewable "Green" Energy Resources

Scientists sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) have genetically modified a common soil bacteria to create electrical wires that not only conduct electricity, but are thousands of times thinner than a human hair.

17 Aug 2016

Graphene Nanoribbons in Solutions Possess Properties for Use with Biological Systems

According to researchers at Rice University, graphene nanoribbons (GNRs) can be adapted for biological applications, such as drug delivery, DNA analysis, and biomimetic applications, as they bend and twist easily in solution.

16 Aug 2016

Superlens Made from Nanobeads Enables the "Invisible" to be Seen

Nanobeads are all around us, and are used in many products from sunscreen to white paint. A new revolutionary application is revealing hidden aspects to these beads.

16 Aug 2016

Lockheed Martin’s Micro-Size Cryocooler Ideal for Sensor and Missile Applications

Lockheed Martin has developed a new micro-size cryocooler that enables quick-startup infrared (IR) sensors for sensor and missile applications.

11 Aug 2016

Chemical Switch Engineered into a Light-Driven Proton Pump

Synthetic biology is an emerging and rapidly evolving engineering discipline. Within the NCCR Molecular Systems Engineering, Scientists from Bernese have developed a version of the light-driven proton pump proteorhodopsin, which is chemically switchable and it is also an essential tool to efficiently power synthetic cells and molecular factories.

10 Aug 2016

Artificial DNA Condensation Recreated on Biochip

Individual molecules of a genetic material naturally repel each other, but if there is limited space, DNA molecules will have to be more tightly packed together.

10 Aug 2016