Nanotechnology News - April 2008 Archives

Are nanobots on their way? (4/30/2008)

US researchers have built a proto-prototype nano assembler ...> Full Article

Copper nanowires grown by new process create long-lasting displays (4/29/2008)

A new low-temperature, catalyst-free technique for growing copper nanowires has been developed ...> Full Article

'Sticky nanotubes' hold key to future technologies (4/29/2008)

Researchers precisely measure the forces required to peel tiny nanotubes off of other materials, opening up the possibility of creating standards for nano-manufacturing and harnessing a gecko's ability to walk up walls. ...> Full Article

Researchers Discover Remarkable New Properties for Nanotube Sheets (4/28/2008)

Strange, Useful Properties Obtained by Nanoscale Self Assembly ...> Full Article

Rice, Lockheed Martin partner on nanotech research (4/27/2008)

Lockheed Martin and Rice University announced April 22 the creation of an innovative, strategic partnership to develop new technologies for a broad range of applications in electronics, energy and security. ...> Full Article

Simulations may explain nanoparticles 'pinned' to graphene (4/27/2008)

Research may lead to quick advances in quantum computing ...> Full Article

Nanotubes grown straight in large numbers (4/26/2008)

Chemists have found a way to grow long, straight cylinders only a few atoms thick in very large numbers, removing a major roadblock in the pursuit of nano-scale electronics ...> Full Article

New nanotech products hitting the market at the rate of 3-4 per week (4/25/2008)

Nanotechnology consumer products are in your mouth and on your face ...> Full Article

Scientists discover how the structure of plutonium nanocluster contaminants increases risk of spreading (4/24/2008)

Scientists were able to use high-energy X-rays to discover and study the structure of plutonium nanoclusters. ...> Full Article

Europe spends nearly twice as much as US on nanotech risk research (4/24/2008)

Assessment of 2006 funding shows US lags in highly relevant nano risk research ...> Full Article

U of M signs agreement with nanotechnology company in flood-devastated Rushford (4/23/2008)

Technologies developed at the University of Minnesota will be used by Rushford Hypersonic on products in the industrial tooling and coating applications industries ...> Full Article

Scientist shares in discovery of microbe filaments' power (4/22/2008)

Researchers have discovered that tiny filaments on bacteria can bundle together and pull with forces far stronger than experts had previously thought possible ...> Full Article

Scientists discover how nanocluster contaminants increase risk of spreading (4/21/2008)

Researchers were able to use high-energy X-rays from to finally discover and study the structure of plutonium nanoclusters ...> Full Article

Engineers make first 'active matrix' display using nanowires (4/20/2008)

Engineers have created the first "active matrix" display using a new class of transparent transistors and circuits, a step toward realizing applications such as e-paper, flexible color monitors and "heads-up" displays in car windshields. ...> Full Article

New Artificial Material Paves Way To Improved Electronics (4/20/2008)

A new artificial material is revealed that marks the beginning of a revolution in the development of materials for electronic applications ...> Full Article

Breakthrough in nanotechnology by uncovering conductive property of carbon-based molecules (4/19/2008)

Newfound ability of organic molecules to conduct electricity opens door to smaller, cheaper and more powerful technologies ...> Full Article

Researchers create the first thermal nanomotor in the world (4/18/2008)

The motor functions as a nanotransporter by moving and rotating cargo from one end of the carbon nanotube to the other ...> Full Article

A Nano-Imaging Open House at the University of Utah (4/18/2008)

Business Community Invited to Use New Electron Microscopes ...> Full Article

The capability of measuring minute amounts of insulin aids diabetes treatment (4/17/2008)

A new method that uses nanotechnology to rapidly measure minute amounts of insulin is a major step toward developing the ability to assess the health of the body's insulin-producing cells in real time. ...> Full Article

Limited transparency in federal nanotech research may hamper development (4/17/2008)

Congressional testimony highlights shortfalls in current US government strategy ...> Full Article

'Nanodrop' Test Tubes Created with a Flip of a Switch (4/16/2008)

Researchers have demonstrated a new device that creates nanodroplet "test tubes" for studying individual proteins under conditions that mimic the crowded confines of a living cell ...> Full Article

Researchers Mimic Bacteria To Produce Magnetic Nanoparticles (4/15/2008)

Researchers are mimicking bacteria to synthesize magnetic nanoparticles that could be used for drug targeting and delivery ...> Full Article

Researchers study silver nanoparticles' potential for improving food safety (4/13/2008)

Scientists studying the potential of using silver nanoparticles to improve the safety of the world's food supply ...> Full Article

As nanotech goes mainstream, 'toxic socks' raise concerns (4/12/2008)

Nanotechnology is now available in a store near you ...> Full Article

Sweet nanotech batteries (4/11/2008)

Nanotechnology could solve lithium battery charging problems ...> Full Article

Manufactured Buckyballs don't harm microbes that clean the environment (4/9/2008)

Even large amounts of manufactured nanoparticles, also known as Buckyballs, don't faze microscopic organisms that are charged with cleaning up the environment ...> Full Article

Memory in artificial atoms (4/8/2008)

Three nano-physicists have made a discovery that can change the way we store data on our computers ...> Full Article

Hybrid Computer Materials May Lead To Faster, Cheaper Technology (4/7/2008)

MU professor receives part of $6.5 million to research nano-magnetic devices ...> Full Article

Nanosized technology has supersized effect on tumors (4/6/2008)

Doctors use nanotech to reduce amount of chemotherapy drugs needed to reduce tumors ...> Full Article

World-Class Nanoelectronics Research Center Launched (4/5/2008)

$61M Collaboration Among Academia, Industry and State Government to Fund Alternatives to Silicon Semiconductors at Universities in Indiana, Illinois, Pennsylvania and Michigan ...> Full Article

Think green, researcher says, to reduce nanotech hazards (4/4/2008)

Greener nanoscience is offered as a the way to address safety ...> Full Article

Promising New Nanotechnology for Spinal Cord Injury (4/3/2008)

A spinal cord injury often leads to permanent paralysis and loss of sensation below the site of the injury because the damaged nerve fibers can't regenerate. The nerve fibers or axons have the capacity to grow again, but don't because they're blocked by scar tissue that develops around the injury. ...> Full Article

Nano-Softball Made of DNA (4/3/2008)

"Programmed" oligonucleoides with three branches organize themselves into dodecahedra ...> Full Article

Researchers design nanomachine that kills cancer cells (4/2/2008)

'Nanoimpeller' releases anticancer drugs inside of cancer cells ...> Full Article

Hydrogen storage in nanoparticles works (4/1/2008)

30 nanometre particles of the metal hydride sodium alanate make the favourable extraction and storage of hydrogen possible ...> Full Article