All Articles Tagged As: nanorods

Designer nanomaterials on-demand (3/23/2010)

Berkeley Lab researchers at the Molecular Foundry have developed a universal method by which designer nanomaterials can be created on-demand. This scheme can be used to create materials for battery electrodes, photovoltaics and electronic data storage among a great many other possible applications. ...> Full Article

Nano imagining takes turn for the better (2/6/2010)

Stephan Link wants to understand how nanomaterials align, and his lab's latest work is a step in the right direction. Link's Rice University group has found a way to use gold nanorods as orientation sensors by combining their plasmonic properties with polarization imaging techniques. ...> Full Article

New nanotech sensor developed with medical, chemistry applications (10/16/2009)

Researchers at Oregon State University and other institutions have developed a new "plasmonic nanorod metamaterial" using extraordinarily tiny rods of gold that will have important applications in medical, biological and chemical sensors. ...> Full Article

A safe approach to nanotechnology (8/21/2009)

Boiling up zinc oxide nanorods without toxic solvents ...> Full Article

Targeting tumors using tiny gold particles (5/6/2009)

Gold nanorods could detect, treat cancer ...> Full Article

No small measure: Origins of nanorod diameter discovered (3/20/2009)

A new study answers a key question at the very heart of nanotechnology: Why are nanorods so small? Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have discovered the origins of nanorod diameter, demonstrating that the competition and collaboration among various mechanisms of atomic transport hold the key to nanorod size. The researchers say it is the first study to identify the fundamental reasons why nearly all nanorods have a diameter on the order of 100 nanometers. ...> Full Article

Slimmer, stickier nanorods give boost to 3-D computer chips (3/18/2009)

Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed a new technique for growing slimmer copper nanorods, a key step for advancing integrated 3-D chip technology. These thinner copper nanorods fuse together, or anneal, at about 300 degrees Celsius. This relatively low annealing temperature could make the nanorods ideal for use in heat-sensitive nanoelectronics, particularly for "gluing" together the stacked components of 3-D computer chips. ...> Full Article

Production of gold nanorods without the use of cytotoxic additives (9/10/2008)

For medical applications: production of gold nanorods without the use of cytotoxic additives ...> Full Article

Beyond jewelry: Engineering new uses for gold (8/24/2008)

Researchers see precious metal's value in war on cancer, other applications ...> 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

New Nano Technique Significantly Boosts Boiling Efficiency (6/30/2008)

Hyper-efficient boiling could lead to smaller computer chips, lower energy costs ...> Full Article

Biosensing nanodevice to revolutionize health screenings (3/27/2008)

One day soon a biosensing nanodevice developed by Arizona State University researcher Wayne Frasch may eliminate long lines at airport security checkpoints and revolutionize health screenings for diseases like anthrax, cancer and antibiotic resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). ...> Full Article

Gold nanorods shed light on new approach to fighting cancer (11/7/2007)

Researchers have shown how tiny "nanorods" of gold can be triggered by a laser beam to blast holes in the membranes of tumor cells, setting in motion a complex biochemical mechanism that leads to a tumor cell's self-destruction. ...> 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