Nanotechnology News - October 2007 Archives

Nano-assembly Mimics Origin Of Life? Molecules Organize Themselves Into Patterns (10/31/2007)

The automatic molecular assembly and selection steps exhibited by the molecules, which start as random mixtures, demonstrates a fundamental step in the evolution of life. The organization is activated by instructions which are built-in to the molecules. During assembly, molecules exhibit active selection: those in incorrect positions move to make room for others which fit properly. ...> Full Article

Researchers give memory a boost (10/26/2007)

Researcher has a new take on old memory, one that promises to boost the performance, capacity and battery life of consumer electronics from digital cameras to laptops. Best of all, it is cheap, made from common materials and compatible with just about anything currently on the market. ...> Full Article

The Sensitive Side of Carbon Nanotubes: Creating Powerful Pressure Sensors (10/25/2007)

Blocks of carbon nanotubes can be used to create effective and powerful pressure sensors. ...> Full Article

'Nanospikes' Add To Solar, Biomedical, Microelectronics Applications (10/24/2007)

New technology could lead to more successful hip and bone replacement surgeries, make better use of solar power and even prevent your computer from overheating. ...> Full Article

Researchers looking for new anti-corrosion coatings based on nanotechnology (10/19/2007)

Scientists claim they are in advanced stages of research ...> Full Article

Sol-gel inks produce complex shapes with nanoscale features (10/12/2007)

New sol-gel inks can be printed into patterns to produce three-dimensional structures of metal oxides with nanoscale features. ...> Full Article

New force-fluorescence device measures motion previously undetectable (10/12/2007)

A hybrid device combining force and fluorescence has made possible the accurate detection of nanometer-scale motion of biomolecules caused by pico-newton forces. ...> Full Article

New Finding Opens Path for Designing Novel Complex Oxide Nanomaterials (10/12/2007)

A researcher and his colleagues have found a novel way to "look" at atomic orbitals, and have directly shown for the first time that they change substantially when interacting at the interface of a ferromagnet and a high-temperature superconductor. ...> Full Article

Team studies metal complex (10/9/2007)

An interdisciplinary team of nanotechnology researchers has unraveled some of the fundamental physics of a material that holds promise for light-emitting, flexible semiconductors. ...> Full Article

Big dreams rest on tiny particles (10/8/2007)

A £40,000 grant has been won by a British University team to help find ways to stop rising damp from ruining building projects. ...> Full Article

Developing a modular, nanoparticle drug delivery system (10/6/2007)

There are two aspects to creating an effective drug: finding a chemical compound that has the desired biological effect and minimal side-effects and then delivering it to the right place in the body for it to do its job. ...> Full Article

New plastic is strong as steel, transparent (10/5/2007)

By mimicking a brick-and-mortar molecular structure found in seashells, researchers created a composite plastic that's as strong as steel but lighter and transparent. ...> Full Article

Self-assembling 'magnetic snakes' point to new electronic devices (10/4/2007)

"Magnetic snakes" with unique dynamic and magnetic properties that may usher in new generations of recording media, conductors and microfluidic devices have been created by researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory. ...> Full Article

University receives $2.18 million to explore nano advancements in DNA sequencing (10/2/2007)

Research is part of initiative to significantly cut health care costs, improve diagnostic possibilities ...> Full Article