Items tagged with nano

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4D Microscope Revolutionizes the Nano World Friday, November 21st, 2008 - 16:36:29 - Anuradha Menon More than a century ago, the development of the earliest motion picture technology made what had been previously thought "magical" a reality:... read more

Nano-Scale Electromechanical Sensors Wednesday, November 12th, 2008 - 18:05:08 - Anuradha Menon Clemson physics professor Apparao Rao and his team are researching nano-scale cantilevers that have the potential to read and alert us to toxic... read more

When A Good Nanoparticle Goes Bad Wednesday, November 12th, 2008 - 12:59:49 - Anuradha Menon Researchers at Cornell University recently made a major breakthrough when they invented a method to test and demonstrate a long-held hypothesis that... read more

Gold Nanostar is Shape of the Future Friday, November 7th, 2008 - 16:14:10 - Anuradha Menon Rods, cones, cubes and spheres – move aside. Tiny gold stars, smaller than a billionth of a meter, may hold the promise for new approaches to medical... read more

As Sticky as a Gecko, but Ten Times Stronger Wednesday, October 15th, 2008 - 12:09:48 - Anuradha Menon The gecko's amazing ability to stick to surfaces and walk up walls has inspired many researchers to manufacture materials that mimic the special... read more

Secrets of Superbug-Busting Antibiotic Monday, October 13th, 2008 - 10:50:45 - Anuradha Menon This week Nature Nanotechnology journal reveals how scientists from the London Centre for Nanotechnology (LCN) at UCL are using a novel... read more

First Images of Fuel-Cell Nanoparticles Monday, October 6th, 2008 - 14:06:18 - Anuradha Menon In a step toward developing better fuel cells for electric cars and more, engineers at MIT and two other institutions have taken the first images of... read more

How Water Behaves Inside Carbon Nanotubes Sunday, October 5th, 2008 - 18:21:27 - Anuradha Menon A fresh discovery about the way water behaves inside carbon nanotubes could have implications in fields ranging from the function of ultra-tiny... read more

Nano-Sized 'Cargo Ships' to Destroy Tumors Friday, September 12th, 2008 - 16:24:21 - Anuradha Menon Scientists have developed nanometer-sized 'cargo ships' that can sail throughout the body via the bloodstream without immediate detection from the... read more

Apple Unveils 'Thinnest iPod Yet' Thursday, September 11th, 2008 - 17:55:49 - Ehud Rattner Apple has unveiled the latest version of its iPod Nano, featuring what it says are the thinnest measurements yet. The fourth generation Nano was... read more

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