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| Femtosecond laser. Space-selective precipitation. Xerogel suspension. "... precipitation of semiconducting nanoparticles inside a transparent silica xerogel ..."
"A simple method, suitable for direct space-selective precipitation of semiconducting nanoparticles inside a transparent silica xerogel, is presented."1
Researchers from Laboratoire de Physique des Lasers, Atomes et Molécules (CNRS, UMR 8523), Centre d'Etudes et de Recherches Lasers et Applications (CERLA),..... |
| Nanocrystalline grains. Kevin Hemker, Professor and Chair of Mechanical Engineering, from Johns Hopkins' Whiting School of Engineering has said:
"As we make smaller and smaller devices, we've been using more nanocrystalline materials that have much smaller crystallites -- what materials scientists call grains -- and are believed to be much..... |
| Metallic nanoparticles. Heat resistance. "... more efficient catalysts used to produce hydrogen and render car exhaust less toxic." Researchers from University of Pittsburgh have reported "... the first demonstration of high-temperature stability in metallic nanoparticles, the vaunted next-generation materials hampered by a vulnerability to extreme heat."
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| Smart nanoparticles. "To be a smart therapy, it should be targeted, and it should have some ability to be activated only when it's there and then kills just the cancer cells." Biomedical graduate student Dickson Kirui, from Cornell University, has said:
"If, down the line, you could clinically just target the cancer cells, you could then spare the health surrounding cells from being harmed - that is the critical thing ..."
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| Nanomaterials. Shelf life. Food products. Larry Branen, Food Scientist from the University of Idaho,has said:
"There's also no question that nanomaterials may help increase the shelf stability of food products and assure their safety."
"We've seen lots of technologies where we didn't get adoption because we didn't get consumer acceptance and..... |
| Magnetic nanosensor. Nanotags. Shan Wang, Professor of Materials Science and engineering and of Electrical Engineering from Stanford University has informed:
"In the early stage [of a cancer], the protein biomarker level in blood is very, very low, so you need ultra-sensitive technology to detect it ..."
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| Single molecules detection. "The sensor consists of a film of carbon nanotubes embedded in collagen." Chemical engineers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology have reported the production of "... a sensor array that, for the first time, can detect single molecules of hydrogen peroxide emanating from a single living cell."
Michael Strano, leader of the research team, has said:
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| Batteries. Paper. Cloth. Yi Cui, Assistant Professor of Materials Science and Engineering from Stanford University, has indicated '... a way to cheaply and efficiently manufacture lightweight paper batteries and supercapacitors (which, like batteries, store energy, but by electrostatic rather than chemical means), as well as stretchable, conductive..... |
| Graphite. Magnetic behavior. "Carbon is biocompatible and the explored magnetic behaviour is therefore particularly promising for the development of biosensors." Scientists from the Eindhoven University of Technology and the Radboud University Nijmegen in the Netherlands have indicated that '... a material containing only carbon atoms can be a weak ferro magnet. This opens new routes for spintronics in carbon-based materials.'
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| Nanocrystals in the bone. "... nanotech investigation into the proteins, enzymes and other molecules that control the coupling of mineral ions (calcium and phosphate) ..." Dr Marc McKee, from the Faculty of Dentistry and the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, at McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, has indicated
"Montreal is a world-leader in the biomineralization field, having attracted some of the top international specialists."
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| Gold nanoparticles. "... if we direct those gold nanoparticles into the nucleus, we can kill the cancer cells that are in spots we can't hit with the light ..." Mostafa El-Sayed, Regents Professor and Director of the Laser Dynamics Laboratory, Georgia Institute of Technology, has said:
"We've developed a system that can kill cancer cells by shining light on gold nanoparticles, but what if the cancer is in a place where we can't shine light on it?"
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| Magnetic delivery technique. "... small implantable device, less than ˝" in diameter, that encapsulates the drug in a specially engineered membrane, embedded with nanoparticles ..." Researchers from the Children's Hospital Boston have reported a delivery technique to release drugs into the body that combines magnetism with nanotechnology.
More from a Release dated September 18, sourced from Children's Hospital Boston:
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| Nano-precipitated calcium carbonate. "... Zibo facility, including 58-acres, has a total designed annual production capacity of 240,000 MT ..." ShengdaTech Inc has reported that the first phase of the Company's nano-precipitated calcium carbonate "... facility in Zibo, Shandong Province with annual capacity of 60,000 metric tons ("MT") is operating at 100% utilization rate since January, 2010."
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| Nanoscale electric current. '... nano-sized molecules of gold, respond to electromagnetic waves by creating surface plasmons that induce and project electrical current across molecules, similar to that of photovoltaic solar cells.' Researchers from the Nano/Bio Interface Center of the University of Pennsylvania have reported '... the transduction of optical radiation to electrical current in a molecular circuit.'
More from a Release dated February 12, sourced from University of Pennsylvania:
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| Fuel cells. "... if the particle size of a platinum catalyst is increased to four or five nanometers, which is approximately 20 atoms across, the level of degradation significantly decreases." Researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison have reported "... a computational model that could optimize an important component of fuel cells, making it possible for the technology to have a more widespread use. Essentially, they investigate how particle size relates to the overall stability of a material, and..... |
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| nano-SIMS "... function of microbial fuel cells, carbon and nitrogen processing in cyanobacteria using nano-SIMS, the genomics of important metal-biotransforming microorganisms, and the mechanisms of microbial mineral formation and dissolution." According to a Release dated March 2, sourced from American Society for Microbiology, Kenneth H Nealson PhD, Wrigley Professor of Geobiology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles and his colleagues "... have researched the function of microbial fuel cells, carbon and nitrogen processing in cyanobacteria using..... |
| Nitric oxide releasing nanoparticles. "... can effectively treat experimental skin abscesses caused by antibiotic-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, even without surgical drainage ..." Joshua D Nosanchuk MD, Associate Professor of Medicine and of Microbiology and Immunology, from Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University has said:
"Our work shows that nitric oxide-releasing nanoparticles developed here at Einstein can effectively treat experimental skin abscesses caused by..... |
| Strain engineering. Nanocrystals. Magnetoresistance. Superconductivity. Scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have indicated "... that the selective placement of strain can alter the electronic phase and its spatial arrangement in correlated electron materials. This unique class of materials is commanding much attention now because they can..... |