Nanotechnology News - July 2008 Archives

Nanoscale Mass Sensor Can Be Used to Weigh Individual Atoms and Molecules (7/29/2008)

Using the same technology with which they created the world's first fully functional nanotube radio, researchers have fashioned a nanoelectromechanical system (NEMS) that can function as a scale sensitive enough to measure the mass of a single atom of gold. ...> Full Article

Researchers Demonstrate a Flexible, One-Step Assembly of Nanoscale Structures: University of Pennsylvania (7/28/2008)

Scientists have created a one-step, repeatable method for the production of functional nanoscale patterns or motifs with adjustable features, size and shape using a single master "plate." ...> Full Article

Nanoparticle Research Points to Energy Savings (7/28/2008)

Adding just the right dash of nanoparticles to standard mixes of lubricants and refrigerants could yield the equivalent of an energy-saving chill pill for factories, hospitals, ships, and others with large cooling systems ...> Full Article

A regulatory blueprint for the next administration (7/27/2008)

Former EPA official highlights shortcomings of current federal oversight ...> Full Article

Advanced Energy Consortium Issues Request for Proposals To Develop Micro- and Nanosensors to Boost Energy Production (7/26/2008)

Organization has issued a request for proposals (RFP) to develop micro- and nanoscale technology for enhanced reservoir characterization and hydrocarbon detection in conventional oil and gas reservoirs with the ultimate goal of increasing hydrocarbon recovery from known fields. ...> Full Article

A Phonon Floodgate in Monolayer Carbon (7/26/2008)

Scientists have performed the first scanning tunneling spectroscopy of graphene flakes equipped with a "gate" electrode. The result is the latest in a series of surprising insights into the electronic behavior of this unique, two-dimensional crystal form of carbon: an unexpected gap-like feature in the energy spectrum of electrons tunneling into graphene's single layer of atoms. ...> Full Article

Using Nanotechnology to Create High-performance Materials (7/25/2008)

The GKSS Research Centre in Geesthacht is coordinating a European project for the development of new plastics ...> Full Article

'Nanonet' circuits closer to making flexible electronics reality (7/24/2008)

Researchers have overcome a major obstacle in producing transistors from networks of carbon nanotubes, a technology that could make it possible to print circuits on plastic sheets for applications including flexible displays and an electronic skin to cover an entire aircraft to monitor crack formation. ...> Full Article

Engineers Prove Graphene is Strongest Material (7/23/2008)

Research scientists have achieved a breakthrough by proving that the carbon material graphene is the strongest material ever measured. ...> Full Article

Nanotechnology: Learning from past mistakes (7/22/2008)

Nanotech's success depends on addressing safety questions ...> Full Article

Using Magnetic Nanoparticles to Combat Cancer (7/20/2008)

Scientists have developed a potential new treatment against cancer that attaches magnetic nanoparticles to cancer cells, allowing them to be captured and carried out of the body. The treatment, which has been tested in the laboratory and will now be looked at in survival studies ...> Full Article

Study Shows Increased Education on Nanotech, Human Enhancement Increases Public Concerns (7/19/2008)

Educating the public about nanotechnology and other complex but emerging technologies causes people to become more "worried and cautious" about the new technologies' prospective benefits ...> Full Article

Molecular Hula Hoop (7/19/2008)

Spinning motion of a molecular rotor detected ...> Full Article

'Nanosculpture' Could Enable New Types of Heat Pumps and Energy Converters (7/18/2008)

Researchers discover method to induce, suppress "branching" of nanorods ...> Full Article

Carbon Nanotubes heralded as ideal candidates for next generation Nanoelectronics (7/17/2008)

Comprehensive overview of the synthesis, properties, and applications of intramolecular junctions of carbon nanotubes. ...> Full Article

Unusual Nanoscale Mound Formation (7/16/2008)

Terrace-like elevations of just a few nanometres can form during production of organic thin films made from electrically conductive material ...> Full Article

Study reveals principles behind stability and electronic properties of gold nanoclusters (7/15/2008)

Report is the first to describe the principles behind the stability and electronic properties of tiny nanoclusters of metallic gold ...> Full Article

Researchers report finer lines for microchips (7/12/2008)

Advance could lead to next-generation computer chips, solar cells, more ...> Full Article

Multitasking nanotechnology (7/11/2008)

New material behaves as an electroactive switch with optical and magnetic response. ...> Full Article

Controlling the Size of Nanoclusters: First Step in Making New Catalysts (7/10/2008)

Researchers have developed a new instrument that allows them to control the size of nanoclusters - groups of 10 to 100 atoms - with atomic precision ...> Full Article

'Smart Bomb' Nanoparticle Strategy Impacts Metastasis (7/8/2008)

A new treatment strategy using molecular "smart bombs" to target metastasis with anti-cancer drugs leads to good results using significantly lower doses of toxic chemotherapy, with less collateral damage to surrounding tissue ...> Full Article

Nanostructures improve bone response to titanium implants (7/4/2008)

Nanostructures can help titanium implants by creating a more stable surface connection ...> Full Article

Experts describe promise of nanotech for cancer detection, more (7/3/2008)

Speakers from MIT and other institutions described the promise of nanotechnology to help diagnose, treat and monitor cancer annual symposium ...> Full Article

Metals Shape Up with a Little Help from Friends (7/2/2008)

New method 'self-assembles' metal atoms into porous nanostructures ...> Full Article

Gold, DNA Combination May Lead To Nano-Sensor (7/1/2008)

A team of materials engineers and chemists have developed tiny gold nanostructures that can create signals from subtle changes in light reflecting off their nanoscale surfaces. ...> Full Article