Tag: nanotechnology
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U.K. Company Licenses Harvard Graphene DNA Technology
Oxford Nanopore Technologies Ltd. in Oxford, U.K. said today it signed a licensing agreement with Harvard University to commercialize graphene technology from Harvard’s labs for DNA sequencing. The company already has a deal with Harvard’s technology transfer office to develop basic sensing methods through solid-state nanopores. Graphene is a robust, single-atom thick lattice of carbon…
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Nanotubes Reduce Energy Drain in Digital Memory
University of Illinois engineers have developed a form of ultra-low-power digital memory that is faster and uses 100 times less energy than similar available memory. The student-faculty team at the school’s Champaign campus published its findings online in this week’s Science Express (paid subscription required). Flash memory in mobile devices today stores bits — 0/1…
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Nanoparticles Improve Delivery of Chemotherapy Drugs
An engineering professor at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois has discovered a process for combining nanoscale carbon particles to chemotherapy drugs to improve the drugs’ effectiveness on tumors. Dean Ho and his colleagues published their findings in this week’s issue of the journal Science Translational Medicine (paid subscription required). In studies of liver and breast…
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Springy Properties Discovered in Nanotech Metal Alloys
Researchers from Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey have identified a class of high-strength metal alloys that show potential to make springs, sensors, and switches smaller and more responsive. Their findings will appear on 11 March in the journal Physical Review Letters. The Rutgers team discovered new elasticity properties in nanostructured metal alloys currently…
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Nanotech Emergency Water Treatment Technology Devised
Chemistry researchers at McGill University in Montreal, Canada have developed a technology for a cheap, portable, paper-based water treatment system when disasters like floods or earthquakes strike. The team’s findings were published earlier this month in the Journal of Environmental Science and Technology (paid subscription required). The researchers, led by industrial chemistry professor Derek Gray,…
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Nanoparticles Increase Survival Chance After Blood Loss
Scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University in New York have used nitric oxide particles reduced to nanoscale size to improve survival after life-threatening blood loss. Their results were reported in the 21 February online edition of the journal Resuscitation (paid subscription required). Nanoparticles — particles measured in nanometers, or billions of…
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European Nanomaterial Reference Repository Created
The European Commission’s research center, based in Italy, has launched Europe’s first nanomaterial repository with a collection representing 25 different types of nanomaterials. The repository, operated by the EC’s Joint Research Centre is expected to aid in safety assessments of nanomaterials. Materials developed at nanoscale (1 nanometer = 1 billionth of a meter) offer a…
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Fuel Cell Developer Relocates Near Nanotech Researcher
Bing Energy Inc., a manufacturer of components for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells, is moving its headquarters from California to Florida to work with a university researcher in nanotechnology. The company had already licensed the research of Jim Zheng, an engineering professor at Florida State University in Tallahassee, whose work involves nanosensors, energy storage, and…
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Nanolasers Grown on Silicon, Boost New Chip Prospects
Engineers at University of California – Berkeley have grown nanoscale lasers directly on a silicon surface, an achievement that opens new possibilities in microprocessors, biosensors, and optical-electronic chips. Their findings are published in a paper the appeared 6 February in an advanced online issue of the journal Nature Photonics (paid subscription required). Greater demands on…
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New Process Developed for Thin-Layered Nanomaterials
An international research team has devised a new, yet practical method for creating super-thin layered materials with chemical properties potentially useful to electronics and energy storage technologies. The team from Ireland, U.K., U.S., and Korea published their findings in the 4 February edition of the journal Science (paid subscription required). Materials built at nanoscale —…