Oct 25, 2019 (Nanowerk News) A new type of micromotorpowered by ultrasound and steered by magnetscan move around individual cells and microscopic particles in crowded environments without damaging them. The technology could open up new possibilities for targeted drug delivery, nanomedicine, tissue engineering, regenerative medicine and other biomedical applications. These...
Nanotechnology Now – Press Release: Pinpointing biomolecules with nanometer accuracy
Home > Press > Pinpointing biomolecules with nanometer accuracyFigure 1. Schematic illustration of a new approach in fluorescence microscopy for biomolecules with nanometer-scale precisionAbstract:Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) demonstrate a new approach in fluorescence microscopy that can be used to locate individual biomolecules in 3D space with...
Flexible, wearable supercapacitors based on porous nanocarbon nanocomposites
Oct 18, 2019 (Nanowerk News) Evening gowns with interwoven LEDs may look extravagant, but the light sources need a constant power supply from devices that are as well wearable, durable, and lightweight. Chinese scientists have manufactured fibrous electrodes for wearable devices that are flexible and excel by their high energy...
Nanotechnology Now – Press Release: PROPHESEE Joins IRT Nanoelec 3D Integration Program Will Work with CEA-Leti, STMicroelectronics, Mentor, EVG, and SET to Develop New 3D Event-Based Vision System
Home > Press > PROPHESEE Joins IRT Nanoelec 3D Integration Program Will Work with CEA-Leti, STMicroelectronics, Mentor, EVG, and SET to Develop New 3D Event-Based Vision SystemAbstract:PROPHESEE, the inventor of the worlds most advanced neuromorphic vision systems, joins the IRT Nanoelec consortium to help broaden the field of potential applications...
Crossing the great divide between model studies and applied reactors in catalysis
Oct 16, 2019 (Nanowerk News) Just because a model catalyst effectively drives a reaction in a well-controlled environment doesnt mean it will work as well under more practical conditions. For years, scientists have strived to predict catalysts performance. In an ultrahigh vacuum model reactor, catalysts typically work...
Nanotechnology Now – News Story: Nanoparticles Inside Samples of Mucus to Measure COPD Development
Home > News > Nanoparticles Inside Samples of Mucus to Measure COPD Development October 4th, 2019 Nanoparticles Inside Samples of Mucus to Measure COPD Development Abstract:Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have now used special nanoparticles to test the mucus of COPD patients, which may be an excellent biomarker for COPD...
Synthetic cells make long-distance calls
Oct 14, 2019 (Nanowerk News) The search for effective biological tools is a marathon, not a sprint, even when the distances are on the microscale. A discovery at Rice University on how engineered communities of cells communicate is a long step in the right direction. The Rice lab of synthetic...
Nanotechnology Now – Press Release: Nanoscale manipulation of light leads to exciting new advancement: UNM researchers find decreasing the density of nanoparticles in ordered arrays produces exceptional field enhancements
Home > Press > Nanoscale manipulation of light leads to exciting new advancement: UNM researchers find decreasing the density of nanoparticles in ordered arrays produces exceptional field enhancementsArtistic depiction of the system under study. As the size of the particles is reduced, the field enhancement increases. CREDIT University of...
New research integrates borophene and graphene into heterostructures
Oct 11, 2019 (Nanowerk News) Nanomaterials could provide the basis of many emerging technologies, including extremely tiny, flexible, and transparent electronics. While many nanomaterials exhibit promising electronic properties, scientists and engineers are still working to best integrate these materials together to eventually create semiconductors and circuits with them. Northwestern Engineering...
Nanotechnology Now – Press Release: Physics: DNA-PAINT super-resolution microscopy at speed: Optimized DNA sequences allow for 10-times faster image acquisition in DNA-PAINT
Home > Press > Physics: DNA-PAINT super-resolution microscopy at speed: Optimized DNA sequences allow for 10-times faster image acquisition in DNA-PAINTSuper-resolved DNA-PAINT allows the detection of the ultrastructure of cells, such as microtubules, which are part of the cytoskeleton. (Picture: Florian Schueder, MPI of Biochemistry)Abstract:Recent advances in fluorescence microscopy allow...