News articles tagged with 'nanotechnology'
Cinnamon can replace harmful chemicals used to create nanoparticles
— 30 Nov 2010 21:53 | ChemistryGold nanoparticles, tiny pieces of gold so small that they can't be seen by the naked eye, are used in electronics, healthcare products and as pharmaceuticals to fight cancer. Despite…
Manufacturing 'made to measure' atomic-scale electrodes
— 30 Nov 2010 21:45 | TechnologyThanks to collaborative work between scientists in Donostia-San Sebastian and the University of Kiel (Germany) it has been shown that it is possible to determine and control the number…
Quartz crystal microbalances enable new microscale analytic technique
— 25 Nov 2010 17:36 | TechnologyA new chemical analysis technique developed by a research group at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) uses the shifting ultrasonic pitch of a small quartz crystal…
Measuring the electrical properties of nano-crystals
— 22 Oct 2010 20:28 | PhysicsThe UK's National Physical Laboratory (NPL) is working to provide more reliable measurement of the electrical properties of materials used in nanotechnology - which could lead to much…
New approaches needed to gauge safety of nanotech-based pesticides
— 5 Oct 2010 04:52 | TechnologyNanotechnology is about to emerge in the world of pesticides and pest control, and a range of new approaches are needed to understand the implications for public health, ensure that…
Nanocatalyst is a gas
— 21 Sep 2010 12:01 | ChemistryA nanoparticle-based catalyst developed at Rice University may give that tiger in your tank a little more roar…
Cells use water in nano-rotors to power energy conversion
— 4 Aug 2010 10:37 | BiologyResearchers from the Max Planck Institute of Biophysics in Frankfurt, and Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York have provided the first atomic-level glimpse of the proton-driven…
Nanotechnology for water purification
— 29 Jul 2010 10:46 | TechnologyNanotechnology refers to a broad range of tools, techniques and applications that simply involve particles on the approximate size scale of a few to hundreds of nanometres in diameter.…
Nanoparticle PSA test predicts if prostate cancer will return
— 3 Jun 2010 13:34 | HealthMen who have just had their cancerous prostate gland removed have one pressing question for their doctors: Am I cured? But conventional tests haven't been sensitive enough to provide…
Molecular robots on the rise
— 14 May 2010 13:12 | TechnologyResearchers from Columbia University, Arizona State University, the University of Michigan and the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have created and programmed robots the…