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Novel Method to Manipulate Brewster Angle in Photonic Crystal System

When light shines through air onto water, some of the light usually will be reflected back into the air. But at one specific angle, called the Brewster angle, all of the p-polarized light travels into the water with no reflection. MIT graduate student Yichen Shen found a way to manipulate that Brewster angle in a specially designed photonic crystal mirror, achieving control over the light by controlling its angle of travel into a material.

From Massachusetts Institute of Technology 13 Aug 2014

Nanoparticles in Microfluidic Devices May Injure Liver Cells

Nanoparticles in food, sunscreen and other everyday products have many benefits. But Cornell biomedical scientists are finding that at certain doses, the particles might cause human organ damage.

12 Aug 2014

Venom Toxins in Nanometer-Sized Particles May Help Treat Breast Cancer

Bee, snake or scorpion venom could form the basis of a new generation of cancer-fighting drugs, scientists will report here today. They have devised a method for targeting venom proteins specifically to malignant cells while sparing healthy ones, which reduces or eliminates side effects that the toxins would otherwise cause.   

From American Chemical Society 12 Aug 2014

Cube-Shaped Nanoparticles Self-Assemble into Winding Helical Structures

Nanocubes are anything but child's play. Weizmann Institute scientists have used them to create surprisingly yarn-like strands: They showed that given the right conditions, cube-shaped nanoparticles are able to align into winding helical structures. Their results, which reveal how nanomaterials can self-assemble into unexpectedly beautiful and complex structures, were recently published in Science.

12 Aug 2014

Nanoelectronics Holds Promise for Cyborg Technology

No longer just fantastical fodder for sci-fi buffs, cyborg technology is bringing us tangible progress toward real-life electronic skin, prosthetics and ultraflexible circuits. Now taking this human-machine concept to an unprecedented level, pioneering scientists are working on the seamless marriage between electronics and brain signaling with the potential to transform our understanding of how the brain works — and how to treat its most devastating diseases.

From American Chemical Society 11 Aug 2014

Researchers Successfully Fabricate High Quality CrO2 Film on Oriented TiO2 Substrate

Half-metallic ferromagnet CrO2 has attracted much attention not only because of its fundamental physics related with high spin polarization but also because of its possible applications in the emerging area of spintronics.

11 Aug 2014

Novel Thermoelectric Generator Turns Waste Heat Into Electricity

It’s estimated that more than half of U.S. energy — from vehicles and heavy equipment, for instance — is wasted as heat. Mostly, this waste heat simply escapes into the air. But that’s beginning to change, thanks to thermoelectric innovators such as MIT’s Gang Chen.

From Massachusetts Institute of Technology 11 Aug 2014

Pt/TiOx (5nm)/ZnO/n+-Si Structure Demonstrates Optimal Resistive Switching Characteristics

Resistance switching of random access memory has been widely explored due to its potential for replacement of ﬂash memory in the next-generation nonvolatile memory applications.

11 Aug 2014

Summer Interns at CNSE/SUNYIT Share Nanotech-Related Research at Public Poster Presentation

Students who took part in the largest-ever Summer Internship Program class at the newly merged SUNY College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE) / SUNY Institute of Technology (SUNYIT) shared their advanced, nanotechnology-related research at a public poster presentation on Friday, August 8.

From College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, University at Albany 11 Aug 2014

Using Molecular Seeds To Synthesize Pure Carbon Nanotubes

Single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) are typically 1nm in diameter and exhibit drastic changes in their electronic properties even if their structure undergoes the slightest change. Hence, making structurally homogeneous SWCNTs is the subject of intense research.

8 Aug 2014

Nanomaterials News

Novel Method to Manipulate Brewster Angle in Photonic Crystal System

Nanoparticles in Microfluidic Devices May Injure Liver Cells

Venom Toxins in Nanometer-Sized Particles May Help Treat Breast Cancer

Cube-Shaped Nanoparticles Self-Assemble into Winding Helical Structures

Nanoelectronics Holds Promise for Cyborg Technology

Researchers Successfully Fabricate High Quality CrO2 Film on Oriented TiO2 Substrate

Novel Thermoelectric Generator Turns Waste Heat Into Electricity

Pt/TiOx (5nm)/ZnO/n+-Si Structure Demonstrates Optimal Resistive Switching Characteristics

Summer Interns at CNSE/SUNYIT Share Nanotech-Related Research at Public Poster Presentation

Using Molecular Seeds To Synthesize Pure Carbon Nanotubes

Light-Responsive Azobenzene Polymers for Enhanced Neural Interfaces

Amino Acid-Functionalized Magnetite Nanoparticles: Synthesis and Therapeutic Potential

A New Understanding of Metal-Carbon Interactions

Automated Image Acquisition and Analysis of Graphene and Hexagonal Boron Nitride Structures

Breakthrough in Broadband Photodetectors: Nanomaterial Gii Could Bring Faster Broadband and Higher Quality Medical Imaging

Conversations on AFM: Applications of BioAFM in Life Science

Conversations on AFM: The Technology and History Behind AFM and SPM

Recent Advances in High-Speed Atomic Force Microscopy to Improve Research Into Protein Dynamics

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