Nanotechnology : Science World Report

May 31, 2013 06:02 PM EDT

Building 3D Fractals on a Nano Scale

A fractal is a geometric structure that can repeat itself towards infinity. Zooming in on a fragment of it, the original structure becomes visible again. A major advantage of a 3D fractal is that the effective surface rises with every next step.

May 30, 2013 03:34 PM EDT

A New Kind of Chemical ‘Glue’

Method for attaching molecules to metal surfaces could find applications in medicine, electronics and other fields.

May 09, 2013 10:09 PM EDT

Ultracold Atoms for Quantum Sensors Now Also in Compact Devices

Researchers developed a portable way to produce ultracold atoms for quantum technology and quantum information processing, a scientific breakthrough that was published and featured on the front cover of Nature Nanotechnology.

May 08, 2013 11:59 PM EDT

Nanotech Scientists Make Football Molecule With Water Core

With new technique developed by Columbia Engineering researchers managed to encapsulate a single water molecule inside a football-shaped carbon (C60) molecular structure.

May 06, 2013 05:04 PM EDT

Tiny Mechanical Energy Harvester in Production Now, Will Replace Batteries

A new kind of extremely useful micro-device, a so called “piezo-MEMS” -- standing for piezoelectric microelectromechanical system -- is able to convert ambient vibrations directly into electrical energy and will come to market this year.

May 01, 2013 04:35 PM EDT

Nanofilters Mimic Bacterial Mechanism to Clean Contaminated Water

Scientists have developed solar-powered nanofilters that remove antibiotics from water in lakes and rivers twice as efficiently as the best existing technology, by using the same devious mechanism that enables some bacteria to shrug off powerful antibiotics.

Apr 29, 2013 11:58 PM EDT

New Nanotech Tool Developed, Allowing Examination of Single Cells

Scientists at Purdue University have combined an atomic force microscope (AFM) and a nuclear magnetic resonance system to craft the perfect biomedical tool that could reveal cellular secrets not accessible before.

Apr 29, 2013 10:05 PM EDT

Super-Resolution Optical Nano-Microscopy Now Works Even Without Dyes

Researchers have now found a way to make nanostructures, like single molecules, optically visible using a new type of super-resolution microscopy that until now only worked by using fluorescent dyes, delivering a very important new tool for biomedical and nanotechnology research.

Apr 23, 2013 03:41 PM EDT

Using Graphene to Grow Nanowires Yields Unexpected and Useful Structure

A new phenomenon was discovered by chance when experimenting with growing nanowires of a compound semiconductor on top of a sheet of graphene. The team of University of Illinois engineers that conducted the experiments were surprised to find the very useful trait that the self-assembled wires formed...

Apr 23, 2013 12:46 PM EDT

Self-Assembly of Gold Nanoparticles Seen in Real Time

Researchers claimed to have seen the self-assembly of nanoparticle chains in situ for the first time, that is, in place as it occurs in real-time, in a new study performed at the Center for Nanoscale Materials at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory.

Apr 16, 2013 03:40 PM EDT

Molybdenum 2-D Nanocrystals Promising to Accelerate Semiconductors

Researchers are developing a new type of semiconductor technology for future computers and electronics based on "two-dimensional nanocrystals." The material is layered in sheets less than a nanometer thick that could replace today's silicon transistors.

Apr 15, 2013 03:26 PM EDT

Nanostructured Photonic Materials Revolutionize Cooling by Reflecting Heat Back to Space

Scientists developed nanostructured photonic materials that could vastly improve the daylight cooling of buildings, cars, and other structures by reflecting sunlight directly back into the chilly vacuum of space. A paper describing the device was now published in Nano Letters.