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Technology Research News
November 19, 2003
Kimberly Patch
Jolts turn liquid to solid Apply electricity to certain fluids that contain tiny particles and the liquid turns solid. This caused a lot of excitement in the late '80s, but until now the stuff couldn't be made harder than firm tofu. A dose of nanotechnology has changed the picture. mark for My Articles similar articles
Technology Research News
October 22, 2003
Process prints nanoparticles Researchers have coaxed tiny particles of gold, silver and carbon to assemble into patterns on silicon wafers over areas as large as a square centimeter by using electrical charge patterns to attract and position the nanoparticles. mark for My Articles similar articles
Technology Research News
December 17, 2003
Chip uses oil to move droplets Researchers from North Carolina State University have devised a way to manipulate tiny droplets and particles on a chip. Key to the system is suspending what needs to be moved in a heavier liquid. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
September 9, 2014
Katie Bayliss
Colloidal caterpillars get a wiggle on Researchers have devised a new method to transport micro cargo -- by attaching it to chains of colloidal particles that wiggle their way through liquid crystals. mark for My Articles similar articles
Technology Research News
July 13, 2005
Magnetics Drives Particle Patterns Researchers have devised a way to use electric and magnetic fields to assemble magnetic microparticles into a wide variety of patterns, including clusters, rings, chains and networks. mark for My Articles similar articles
Technology Research News
October 20, 2004
Biochip levitates droplets Researchers have devised a way to magnetically levitate particles and droplets that have volumes smaller than one billionth of a milliliter. Labs-on-a-chip is one of many potential uses. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
October 13, 2010
James Urquhart
Aerosol theory solidifies An international team of researchers has found that atmospheric aerosol particles long thought to be liquid can in fact be amorphous solids. The discovery could improve atmospheric models and climate predictions. mark for My Articles similar articles
Technology Research News
December 1, 2004
Smart Dust Gets Magnetic One of the main challenges in making labs-on-a-chip is finding ways to control and mix tiny amounts of liquids. Researchers are using minuscule silicon particles to carry out these tasks. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
March 21, 2010
Lewis Brindley
Drinking water from sunlight and seawater A device that can 'push' the salt out of seawater has been developed by US researchers. mark for My Articles similar articles
Technology Research News
January 14, 2004
Eric Smalley
Nanoparticle dyes boost storage The idea of storing data in fluorescent dyes has been around for a while, and researchers have been trying to boost storage capacity by recording multiple bits of information in a single spot using several types of dye. A new solution to this problem uses layered nanoparticles. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
April 27, 2015
Jon Cartwright
E-paper display draws on child's toy The idea behind the Magna Doodle has been given a new lease of life by scientists in Japan, who have created an electronic-paper version that could be used as a large interactive display for classrooms. mark for My Articles similar articles
IEEE Spectrum
August 2011
Hadjipanayis & Gabay
The Incredible Pull of Nanocomposite Magnets Nanotechnology could make rare earth magnets even stronger. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
April 12, 2010
Andy Extance
Balloon model bursts battery charge gap Over-simplifying chemical processes occurring in batteries has obscured an opportunity to improve energy efficiency, according to Slovenian and German scientists. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
September 4, 2013
Emma Stoye
Cracked bones attract healing nanoparticles A US team have used drug-loaded nanoparticles to detect and heal tiny cracks in human bones. Their system uses ions leaking from the crack to draw the particles to damaged areas. mark for My Articles similar articles
Technology Research News
October 6, 2004
Design rules build on self-assembly Researchers at the University of Michigan have developed computer simulations that promise to speed the process of finding ways to build practical nanostructures, including precisely-structured materials, electronic and optical components, and chemical sensors. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
June 27, 2010
Simon Hadlington
Nanoparticles allow remote control of cells In an experiment reminiscent of the mind-control rays that featured prominently in B-movies from the 1950s, scientists in the US have used a magnetic field to alter the behavior of an animal. mark for My Articles similar articles
Technology Research News
March 23, 2005
Cheap material makes speedy memory Researchers have devised potentially low-cost, high-speed nonvolatile memory (retains information even when it is not powered) from polystyrene and gold nanoparticles. mark for My Articles similar articles
Technology Research News
April 20, 2005
Spiral Laser Beam Demoed Researchers have found a way to generate helico-conical, or spiral-shaped light beams. The unusual-shaped beams are potentially useful in trapping and manipulating particles in biological and medical devices, including biochips. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
June 27, 2012
Steve Down
Single particles take flight An international team of researchers has developed a way to study the shape and structure of individual aerosol particles in their native environment. This should help climate modellers and toxicologists to get a better handle on why aerosols behave in the way they do. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
March 24, 2010
Hayley Birch
The key to colloid assembly US researchers have a developed a simple lock-and-key type mechanism that drives the self-assembly of colloid particles. They say their work offers a new approach for building tiny machines with movable parts. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
March 7, 2006
Jon Evans
Brownian motion slips into reverse An electrical device for suppressing Brownian motion has been used to trap proteins, viruses and semiconductor nanocrystals. mark for My Articles similar articles
Reactive Reports
September 2007
David Bradley
Fire Resistant Paint A way to toughen up the latex particles used to make emulsion paints has been developed by chemists. The approach involves adding tiny slivers of clay armor to make the particles more hard wearing and fire resistant. mark for My Articles similar articles
Technology Research News
January 28, 2004
Technique detects quantum state Researchers from the University of Rome in Italy have pushed theorized "perfect" quantum cryptography schemes forward by demonstrating a method for detecting quantum entanglement among subatomic particles. mark for My Articles similar articles
Reactive Reports
Issue 53
David Bradley
Repulsive Particles Particles that one might expect to mutually repel somehow manage to form clusters in solution. This finding could be important for understanding how polymers become organized and improve the prospects of the burgeoning field of soft matter research. mark for My Articles similar articles
Science News
February 9, 2008
Science Safari: Marine Cloudmakers Video that explains how marine particles get distributed to the atmosphere. mark for My Articles similar articles
Technology Research News
November 17, 2004
Plastic Cuts Artificial Hip Wear Researchers coated a polyethylene artificial hip socket with a biocompatible polymer molecule they had previously developed, and found that the joint produced fewer wear particles. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
August 24, 2015
Kira Welter
Trapped nanoparticles could bring 'wet' computing a step closer Scientists in Switzerland have developed a way to quickly and reliably store, read, erase and rewrite information using colloidal nanoparticles. mark for My Articles similar articles
Technology Research News
May 7, 2003
Researchers fill virus with metal One way to construct materials atom by atom is to conscript machinery nature has already devised. mark for My Articles similar articles
Technology Research News
July 30, 2003
See-through magnets hang tough Researchers from the Independent University of Barcelona (UAB) and the University of Zaragoza in Spain have found a way to form transparent, durable, lightweight magnets that maintain their magnetism in magnetic fields and high temperatures. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
July 20, 2009
Philip Ball
Researchers form first liquid protein Chemists at the University of Bristol, UK and their colleagues, in collaboration with the Max Planck Institute for Colloid and Interface Research in Golm, Germany, have figured out how to convert pure proteins into a liquid state, without any solvent. mark for My Articles similar articles
Technology Research News
April 7, 2004
Chip-camera combo tracks viruses Researchers from Purdue University have devised methods of labeling virus structural elements and DNA, of imaging virus particles as they flow through labs-on-a-chip, and of concentrating virus particles. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
January 5, 2012
Laura Howes
Surfing the Plasmonic Wave Researchers have shown with both spatial and temporal resolution, how the electric field around a nanoparticle changes when the nanoparticle is excited by a laser. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
February 17, 2011
James Urquhart
To thicken up runny liquids, add fluid Adding a small amount of an immiscible fluid to a suspension - solid particles dispersed in a fluid - tunes the consistency of the suspension. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
January 31, 2010
Kate McAlpine
Slack nano safety Many researchers working with nanomaterials use inadequate protection, if any at all, and most don't use special disposal methods for nanomaterials, claims a new study. mark for My Articles similar articles
Technology Research News
June 1, 2005
Computer Displays: Points of Light Different types of displays use different means to produce and control pixels. CRT, LCD, and plasma technologies manipulate light electronically. Another way is through micro-opto-electro-mechanical systems (MOEMS). mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
September 5, 2011
David Bradley
Spiders, Grubbs' and polymer-powered nanomotors A chemical spider that spins a polymer thread using a simple catalyst could drive a nanomotor, according to researchers at Pennsylvania State University, US. mark for My Articles similar articles
Technology Research News
December 11, 2002
Eric Smalley
Microscopic mix strengthens magnet Magnets are usually an either-or proposition. They either generate a strong magnetic field or they hold up well in the presence of external magnetic fields. A method that mixes the two types of magnets at the nanoscale could pave the way for smaller electric motors and generators. mark for My Articles similar articles
Popular Mechanics
February 5, 2010
Cassie Rodenberg
Solar-Powered Circuits Charge by Sunlight in Real-Time Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania unveiled the world's first solar-powered circuit in a January edition of ACS Nano. The technology shows particular promise for touchscreen devices mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
July 26, 2006
Victoria Gill
Reversible Glue `De-Bonds' at the Touch of a Button A new kind of superglue that uses nanoscale magnetic particles to bond and de-bond on command has been developed. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
January 22, 2007
Richard Van Noorden
First Synchrotron for Neutral Molecules Scientists have built and demonstrated the first synchrotron to work on neutral molecules. It could be used to study collisions of cold, slow-moving molecules, allowing chemists to probe their behavior with a resolution impossible to achieve at higher temperatures. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
October 7, 2010
Simon Hadlington
New light shed on 'photothermal' cell death Photothermal therapy - where tiny particles of a metal are introduced into a cell and heated by laser light to kill the cell - might not work in the way people think, researchers in the UK have discovered. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
April 7, 2009
Lewis Brindley
Cells get in line Magnetic nanoparticles that 'shepherd' cells into neat lines have been designed by American scientists. mark for My Articles similar articles
IEEE Spectrum
February 2010
Sally Adee
"Pac-Man" Process Eats Nanodirt Cleaning up nanoparticles critical to commercializing extreme UV lithography. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
February 2012
Eric Beidel
Army Lab Analyzes Bad Dust From War Zones The Army Research Laboratory has deployed equipment to Iraq, Afghanistan and Africa to find out if particles floating around in the air in these places are causing Gulf War Syndrome and other illnesses. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
November 2, 2010
Hayley Birch
Nanoparticle detector promises fast virus identification The technique, developed by US researchers, can discriminate between different viruses and is sensitive enough to detect the presence of a single virus particle. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
August 2, 2013
Hayley Birch
Sound solution to nanoparticle handling problems Researchers are using ultrasound to bond nanoparticles -- essentially sticking together particles too small to be seen with sounds too high-pitched to be heard. mark for My Articles similar articles
Reactive Reports
September 2005
David Bradley
Nano Surprise A surprising mechanism by which polymers form nanocomposite particles could provide researchers with a new tool for controlling the growth of such materials. mark for My Articles similar articles
Technology Research News
July 14, 2004
Eric Smalley
Teleport lifts quantum computing Researchers transported the states of charged atoms and showed that it is possible to do so on demand. The feat boosts the prospects for building quantum computers that employ trapped ions, quantum particles that live long enough to carry out multiple computations. mark for My Articles similar articles
IEEE Spectrum
January 2006
Tekla S. Perry
Winner: Black, White, and Readable The low-contrast flat-panel readouts ubiquitous to today's consumer electronics products may soon be obsolete, thanks to a tiny Dublin-based start-up mark for My Articles similar articles
Technology Research News
January 12, 2005
Ultrasound Makes Blood Stand Out Researchers have found a way to use ultrasonic vibrations to take images of tumors. The method involves using ultrasonic vibrations to image colloidal objects, which are spherical objects like particles and blood cells that are suspended in fluid. mark for My Articles similar articles