[C&EN December 7, 2009]
Customized Nanoparticles
Catalysis: Method endows platinum with benefits of solid- and solution-phase catalysts.
[C&EN December 7, 2009]
Nanosyn Acts Fast
Within months, the contract research firm entered a manufacturing joint venture and bought a plant.
[C&EN November 7, 2009]
Catalyst Combines Nanotubes And Nickel
A new catalytic material that mimics hydrogenase enzymes could be useful to generate H2 for fuel cells.
[C&EN November 30, 2009]
Nanosilver Pesticides
EPA addresses data gaps, prepares to register more products.
[C&EN November 30, 2009]
From Thesis To Business
Flexible, high-aspect-ratio nanowires turn researcher into entrepreneur.
[C&EN November 30, 2009]
Promoter Quadruplexes
Folded DNA structures in gene-activation sites may be useful cancer drug targets.
[C&EN October 27, 2009]
Inhaled Nanotubes Reach Lung Lining In Mice
Nanotoxicology: Carbon structures cause unique physiological effects, study shows.
[C&EN October 12, 2009]
Tomatoes Get Nano Enhancement
Sprinkling soil mix with carbon nanotubes boosts tomato plants' germination and growth rates, with implications for agriculture.
[C&EN October 5, 2009]
Improved Selectivity In Making Metallic Carbon Nanotubes
A new method to prepare single-walled carbon nanotubes allows better control over the tubes' chirality and thus their conductivity properties.
[C&EN October 5, 2009]
Colorful Organic Nanocolloids
Confining discreet numbers of dye molecules in liquid crystals yields a colorful array of organic-based materials.
[C&EN October 2, 2009]
Nanosilver In The Wash
Environmental Chemistry: Fate of fabric-embedded particles depends on conditions, products.
[C&EN September 14, 2009]
Mapping The Epigenome
New tools chart chemical modifications of DNA and its packaging proteins.
[C&EN September 14, 2009]
Emulating Nature's Silicon Skills
ACS Meeting News: Diatoms have a knack for working with silicon that chemists hope to reproduce in the lab.
[C&EN September 14, 2009]
Thin As Thin Can Be
Catalysis: Synthesis yields zeolite crystals one unit cell thick.
[C&EN September 7, 2009]
DNA Nanostructures By Design
DNA Scaffolds: Scientists attain long-sought goal of 3-D DNA crystals.
[C&EN August 24, 2009]
Stretchy Insights
Molecular force probe reveals how strain affects reactivity.
[C&EN August 17, 2009]
Nanomaterials Bug Fruit Flies
Carbon nanomaterials don't seem to harm larvae, but glom onto adults and impair their mobility, leading to early mortality.
[C&EN August 17, 2009]
Clathrin Smuggles Quantum Dots Into Living Cells
A neuropeptide helps slip CdSe-ZnS quantum dots through cell membranes by recruiting clathrin, a protein that facilitates endocytosis.
[C&EN August 10, 2009]
Nanotech Toolkit
As nanotechnology R&D advances, instrumentation is keeping stride with scientific and educational needs.
[C&EN August 10, 2009]
HIV's Genomic Architecture
Chemical method reveals that HIV's RNA genome is highly structured.
[C&EN August 10, 2009]
Emitting Light With Nanotubes
Liquid electrolytes boost nanotube transistor's performance.
[C&EN August 10, 2009]
Bimetallic Bifrustums
Nanocrystals with novel shape and composition may spur applications in biodiagnostics and spectroscopy.
[C&EN August 3, 2009]
Aptamer-Studded Nanopore Detects Ricin
RNA lends sensitivity and specificity to sensor for potent bioterrorism agent.
[C&EN August 3, 2009]
Gold-Coated Quantum Dots
Glittering nanoparticles promise both fluorescence and plasmonic imaging with a single tag.
[C&EN August 3, 2009]
Nanoparticles Induce Polymer Patterns
Wave-like oscillations may serve as thin-film stress gauge.
[C&EN July 27, 2009]
Nanoscale Lenses Beat Diffraction Limit
Scientists overcome traditional material limitations by creating self-assembling molecular lenses that permit nanometer-level optical imaging.
[C&EN July 27, 2009]
Making Graphene In A Flash
Exposing precursor to a burst of camera light induces fast photoreduction.
[C&EN July 27, 2009]
Nanoscale Lenses Beat Diffraction Limit
Scientists overcome traditional material limitations by creating self-assembling molecular lenses that permit nanometer-level optical imaging.
[C&EN July 20, 2009]
DNA Sorts Carbon Nanotubes
Specific sequences separate nanotubes according to chirality.
[C&EN July 20, 2009]
Fertilizer's Perchlorate Legacy
Groundwater contaminated with perchlorate (ClO4-) from fertilizer appears to be a consequence of the U.S.'s agricultural history.
[C&EN July 20, 2009]
Graphene Lends Microscopy Support
Berkeley researchers demonstrate the carbon sheet's utility in a novel application: as a specimen support in transmission electron microscopy.
[C&EN July`13, 2009]
Ultrafast EELS
Extreme version of electron energy loss spectroscopy probes bonding dynamics.
[C&EN July 6, 2009]
EELS Finds Atoms
Electron energy loss spectroscopy pinpoints single-atom impurities in solids.
[C&EN July 6, 2009]
Transparent Silver Nanowire Films
Metal nanowires cast as thin-film electrodes could replace indium tin oxide in future display technologies.
[C&EN June 15, 2009]
Microtubes Follow Directions
Researchers control the growth, direction, and size of spontaneously assembling microtubes.
[C&EN June 15, 2009]
Flow Spectroscopy For Tagged Nanoparticles
A new instrument swiftly snaps high-resolution Raman scattering spectra of individual nanoparticles to obtain quality-control information.
[C&EN June 8, 2009]
Another One-Atom-Thick Material
Boron nitride joins graphene on list of thinnest free-standing crystals.
[C&EN June 8, 2009]
Specks Mark The Clot
Iron oxide nanoparticles functionalized with a fluorescent dye and a peptide light up newly formed clots for diagnostic imaging.
[C&EN June 1, 2009]
Finding Crystallization Sweet Spots
Automated device mixes nanoliter quantities of membrane-protein components.
[C&EN June 1, 2009]
Magnetic Nanopropellers On The Move
Microscopic swimmers can be propelled wirelessly
[C&EN June 1, 2009]
A Simpler Route To Multifunctional Nanocomposites
Viruses serve as biological templates for nanoscale heterostructures.
[C&EN May 25, 2009]
DNA In Another Dimension
3-D construction technique creates a wealth of structures.
[C&EN May 18, 2009]
Silicon Nanowires Light Up For Imaging
Nanowires serve as intense in vivo and in vitro imaging probes to study circulating blood and organ tissue samples of mice.
[C&EN May 11, 2009]
Building In 3-D With DNA Origami
Workshop prioritizes research and regulatory needs for safe design, disposal of nanomaterial-containing products.
[C&EN May 11, 2009]
Nanotubes Sniff Out Kidney Failure
Scientists use a nanotube-based sensor array to detect VOCs in a breath test that can identify rats with chronic renal disease.
[C&EN April 22, 2009]
Turning Nanotubes Into Nanoribbons
Cutting carbon nanotubes lengthwise yields thin strips of graphene.
[C&EN April 20, 2009]
A New Zip For Nanoribbons
New methods peel open carbon nanotubes lengthwise to give strips of graphene.
[C&EN April 20, 2009]
Antimicrobials From Silver And Egg Whites
Scientists have developed an environmentally friendly way to prepare bacteria-bursting silver nanoparticles for potential first-aid uses.
[C&EN April 20, 2009]
Single-Molecule Fluorescence Events Seen In Real Time
Flashes of light help monitor electrocatalytic events that take place at discrete sites on the surface of single-walled carbon nanotubes.
[C&EN April 20, 2009]
Improved Nanowire-Cell Connections
Versatile new design allows individual cells to be oriented over nanowire transistor arrays for better recording of the cells' electrical activity.
[C&EN April 13, 2009]
Sustainable Nanotech
Workshop prioritizes research and regulatory needs for safe design, disposal of nanomaterial-containing products.
[C&EN April 13, 2009]
Quantum Control Of Diamond Structures
Quantum effects may govern the formation of nanostructures on the surface of boron-doped diamond microcrystals.
[C&EN April 13, 2009]
Morphology Is Key To Catalyst's Activity
By fashioning tricobalt tetraoxide into a nanorod, researchers have managed to boost the catalyst???s activity and stability.
[Analytical Chemistry April 9, 2009]
Nanospray current under control
Running at constant current improves nanospray performance.
[C&EN April 6, 2009]
Virus Power
Genetically engineered virus fabricates lithium-ion battery's cathode.
[C&EN March 30, 2009]
Clear Nanofiber Paper
Cellulose-based material could be used for flexible electronics.
[C&EN March 30, 2009]
Solar Cells Move Further Into The Red
FRET technique helps improve the quantum yield of red photons by as much as a factor of four.
[C&EN March 30, 2009]
Chemists Meet In Utah
Nanoscience is the theme of society's Salt Lake City convention.
[ES&T March 25, 2009]
Calculating the costs of nanohazard testing
If all existing nanomaterials were to be tested for toxicity, it would cost U.S. industries between $249 million and $1.18 billion...
[C&EN March 23, 2009]
Muscular Nanotubes
Aerogels built from carbon nanotubes turn electrical into mechanical energy.
[C&EN March 23, 2009]
Stable AFM In Air
Setup makes method suitable for probing biological systems and nanomanufacturing.
[C&EN March 9, 2009]
Key Advance In DNA Sequencing With Nanopores
High-quality detection takes the label-free, single-molecule technique closer to reality.
[ES&T March 11, 2009]
Promising Green Nanomaterials
In the quest to clean water of unwanted pollutants, one of the latest tools is shaped like the roots of a tree and can reach 100 nanometers from tip to tip...
[C&EN March 9, 2009]
Attoreactors From Nanofibers
Intersecting fibers create reaction vessels for zeptomole-scale chemistry
[C&EN March 9, 2009]
Nanotubes Resolve Serum Proteins
Adding functionalized carbon nanotubes to a polyacrylamide gel permits better electrophoresis separation of proteins in complex mixtures
[C&EN March 9, 2009]
Graphene Via Arc Discharge
Electrical method yields sheets of carbon a few atoms thick
[C&EN March 2, 2009]
Imaging Tumors With Degradable Nanoparticles
Fluorescent, porous silicon particles can also carry drugs in vivo
[C&EN February 23, 2009]
Surface Impacts Of Nanoscale Oscillations
Oscillating reactions on surfaces are guided by nanoscale structural features rather than by diffusion, as in solution oscillating reactions
[C&EN February 23, 2009]
Acid-Responsive Nanoparticles Expand To Deliver Drugs
A drop in pH triggers polymeric nanoparticles to swell and spill out their therapeutic contents
[C&EN February 16, 2009]
Making Water Step By Step
Atomic resolution study reveals sequence of events
[C&EN February 16, 2009]
Measuring Cell Fever
Nanogel makes it possible to sense tiny temperature differences inside cells
[C&EN February 16, 2009]
Ceria Nanoparticles Act Like Enzymes
Polymer-coated cerium oxide nanoparticles exhibit oxidase-like activity at low pH without the need for hydrogen peroxide as an oxidizing agent
[C&EN February 16, 2009]
House Approves Nanotech Bill
The House of Representatives approved legislation on Feb. 11 to strengthen and improve the National Nanotechnology Initiative...
[C&EN February 9, 2009]
Nanoceuticals
Dietary supplements made with nanotechnology are hitting the market with little government oversight.
[C&EN February 9, 2009]
Nanotube Catalysts
Nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes could make fuel cells more affordable.
[C&EN February 9, 2009]
Atom-sized Quantum Dots
Newly discovered property of silicon atoms may shrink computers.
[C&EN February 2, 2009]
Nanocube-Nanotube Biosensors
Hybrid structure leads to sensitive detectors with wide linear response.
[C&EN January 26, 2009]
Synthetic HDL Binds Cholesterol
A novel gold-protein core-shell nanoparticle mimics the action of "good" cholesterol and could lead to new therapies to prevent heart disease
[ES&T January 21, 2009]
Insurers scrutinize nanotechnology
U.S. insurance company Continental Western Group (CWG) issued a statement noting that it would exclude nanotubes and nanotechnology from its coverage...
[C&EN January 19, 2009]
Nanomaterial Data Remain Scarce
Company participation in EPA's voluntary Nanoscale Materials Stewardship Program (NMSP) remains low...
[C&EN January 5, 2009]
Fastest Graphene Transistor Yet
IBM researchers report the creation of a transistor that operates at 26 GHz, the highest frequency yet achieved for the 2-D carbon material.
[C&EN January 5, 2009]
Sweet Nanoparticle Imaging
Sugar-coated nanoparticles aid MRI diagnosis of disease-associated lesions in the brain.
[C&EN December 22, 2008]
Wee Welding With Nanosolder
Sheffield chemists weld nanowires together via a nanoscale soldering technique carried out in a scanning electron microscope.
[C&EN December 22, 2008]
Ultracentrifugation Separates Nanotubes Wall By Wall
Double-walled carbon nanotubes can now be more easily separated from mixtures containing single- and multiwalled nanotubes.
[C&EN December 18, 2008]
Nanotube Building Block Created
Route to cycloparaphenylenes could lead to a new way to make carbon nanotubes.
[C&EN December 15, 2008]
Nanomaterial Characterization
Grassroots effort aims to improve quality of nanotoxicology studies.
[C&EN December 15, 2008]
Nanotech Safety
NRC report blasts federal research strategy for addressing risks of nanomaterials.
[C&EN November 24, 2008]
Yarn Gets Smart With Nanotube Coating
Coating common cotton thread with carbon nanotubes provides a simple route to electronic textiles that could be used as medical sensors.
[C&EN November 17, 2008]
Tiny Backpacks For Cells
Polymer patches add cargo to cells without disturbing normal activities.
[C&EN November 10, 2008]
Tiny Loudspeakers
Flexible, stretchable carbon-nanotube-based devices emit sound via thermoacoustic effect.
[C&EN November 10, 2008]
Nanotubes Deemed Different From Carbon
EPA clarifies to industry that material must be treated as new substance.
[C&EN November 3, 2008]
Natural Enzyme Degrades Nanotubes
Horseradish peroxidase and hydrogen peroxide may provide a way to break down carbon nanotubes in the environment.
[C&EN October 20, 2008]
Probing Hazards Of Nanomaterials
Two new centers will orchestrate studies of possible biological and environmental effects.
[C&EN October 6, 2008]
Get Ready For Nanotech Food
Nanoscale materials are hitting the U.S. market in a wide range of food products.
[ES&T October 1, 2008]
Nanosilver toxicity: ions, nanoparticles–or both?
Researchers continue to question whether nanosilver's toxicity arises from its size or its ability to release silver ions.
[C&EN September 22, 2008]
Imaging Molecular Escapes
Method lets researchers watch hydrocarbon chains pass through pores in a nanotube.
[C&EN September 22, 2008]
Catching Catalyst Particles In Action
Analytical methods for probing catalytic nanocrystals while they mediate chemical reactions can uncover insights that lead to better catalysts.
[C&EN September 22, 2008]
Colloidal Dumbbells Form Chiral Chains
Silica nanoparticles joined together by iron oxide line up in a magnetic field to make chiral colloidal helices.
[C&EN September 15, 2008]
Evaluating Nanomaterials
Research alliance will develop means to predict hazards of nanoscale materials.
[C&EN September 15, 2008]
STM Reveals Bimetallic Nanoclusters
High-resolution scanning tunneling microscopy (HRSTM) has afforded researchers an atomic-scale view of a triangle-shaped bimetallic catalyst deposited on a silica substrate for the first time.
[C&EN September 15, 2008]
Making Borosilicate Nanoparticles Is Now Possible
A team of researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne, reports the first synthesis and characterization of borosilicate nanoparticles.
[C&EN August 11, 2008]
What's Next For Nanotechnology
Future of field lies in hands of the next administration
[C&EN August 4, 2008]
New Growth In Inorganic Nanopeapods
Nanoscientists have discovered a new way to grow inorganic nanopeapods--nanoscale shells that enclose a row of nanoparticles
[C&EN August 4, 2008]
Surface Patterning With Nanoprecision
By corralling self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) within the pores of a supramolecular network, chemists in Europe have developed a method for creating patterns over large surface areas with nanoscale precision
[C&EN July 28, 2008]
Measuring Mass With A Nanotube
Physicists at the University of California, Berkeley, have devised a nanotube-based mechanical sensor with atomic resolution that has several advantages over traditional mass spectrometers
[C&EN July 28, 2008]
Light-Controlled Nanowires
Researchers in China have prepared hybrid organic-inorganic semiconducting nanowires where electrical conductivity can be switched on and off with light
[C&EN July 28, 2008]
Flexible Circuits From Carbon Nanotubes
Random networks of single-walled carbon nanotubes can be used to construct high-performance integrated digital circuits on flexible plastic substrates, according to a new study
[C&EN July 21, 2008]
From Diseases To Devices
Amyloid fibrils are hallmarks of disease but also may provide a basis for advanced nanomaterials
[C&EN July 16, 2008]
Groups Encourage Nanomaterial Stewardship
Some fear EPA's voluntary program could become mandatory if more companies don't step up
[C&EN July 7, 2008]
Compact Bulbs Made Safer
Selenium sorbent lowers risk of mercury exposure from light bulbs
[C&EN June 23, 2008]
Congress Addresses Nanotechnology
Bill reauthorizes federal initiative to monitor and guide R&D in emerging area
[C&EN June 23, 2008]
Nanotube Membranes Desalinate Water
Arrays of densely packed, vertically aligned carbon nanotubes can serve as membranes to filter ions out of water
[C&EN June 23, 2008]
Electron Microscopy For Chemists
Advances in imaging and elemental analysis move TEM toward the realm of analytical chemistry
[C&EN June 9, 2008]
Nanowire Membrane Sops Up Oil
When placed on an oil spill, a thin nanowire mesh membrane material selectively absorbs the oil and leaves water behind
[C&EN June 9, 2008]
Nanoparticles Guide Protein Folding
Coated gold nanoparticles can help denatured proteins refold properly, according to a study.
[ES&T June 4, 2008]
The twin toxics: nanotubes and asbestos
A new study shows that carbon nanotubes that look like asbestos can cause similar health effects.
[C&EN June 2, 2008]
Kavli Prize Winners
Nanoscience award recipients developed quantum dots, carbon nanotubes.
[C&EN May 26, 2008]
Nanotube Inflammation
Long, thin carbon structures exhibit asbestos-like pathogenicity in mice.
[C&EN May 5, 2008]
How to dissolve your carbon nanotubes
Although carbon nanotubes are generally regarded as insoluble in all solvents.
[C&EN May 5, 2008]
Souped-up nanomotors
Drop a bimetal nanowire, composed of a segment of gold and a segment of platinum, into a solution of aqueous hydrogen peroxide and the tiny rod will chug along at about 8 µm/second.
[C&EN May 5, 2008]
Nano-biointeractions need more study
A coordinated global research effort is needed to predict how engineered nanoparticles will interact with biological systems.
[C&EN April 30, 2008]
Firing Up The Tank With Nanoparticles
Aluminum or aluminum oxide particles could help improve fuel efficiency.
[C&EN April 21, 2008]
Nano TV Series Debuts
Public broadcasting provides a forum for discussing the risks and benefits of nanotechnology.
[C&EN April 21, 2008]
Peptide Nanostructure Kills Cancer Cells
By adding crown ether moieties to a polypeptide, chemists in Canada have created a nanoscale chemotherapeutic compound that can selectively and efficiently kill prostate cancer cells (Chem. Commun., DOI: 10.1039/b800528a).
[C&EN April 21, 2008]
Nanocomposite Strategy Eliminates Matrix
The narrow spectral width and high quantum efficiency of lanthanide spectral emission make rare-earth-doped nanocrystals good candidates for optical materials.
[ES&T April 9, 2008]
Silver socks have cloudy lining
A first assessment of socks containing silver nanoparticles, meant to cut down on foot odors, shows that the fabrics release most of the tiny particles in the wash—and possibly into the environment via solid waste from water treatment plants.
[C&EN April 7, 2008]
Nanobacteria May Only Be Nanoparticles
Nanobacteria are a putative novel life form first identified in the 1990s and implicated in the origin of life and in a variety of diseases.
[C&EN March 31, 2008]
Building Businesses
Turning university research into products takes time, money, and initiative as four nanotechnology companies' experiences show.
[C&EN March 31, 2008]
Deciphering Nanoethics
Book is a guide to the future even if the ethical questions have not yet matured.
[ES&T April 1, 2008]
All nanotubes are not created equal
Significant differences among different single-walled carbon nanotubes make it difficult to model their environmental risk.
[AC April 1, 2008]
Photothermal Methods for Single Nonluminescent Nano-Objects
New optical methods allow the detection of tiny individual nano-objects, opening a wide range of applications.
[C&EN March 17, 2008]
FDA Confronts Nanotechnology
Agency believes it has the authority it needs to regulate nanomaterials.
[C&EN March 3, 2008]
Nanotech Strategy
Prioritizing federal efforts for studying health and safety of nanomaterials evolves.
[C&EN February 21, 2008]
Gecko Feet Inspire Medical Adhesive
Nanostructured polymers may replace sutures and staples.
[ES&T February 20, 2008]
Risks of nanotechnology remain uncertain
Despite an onslaught of research, scientists cannot say which nanomaterials are hazardous to the environment or human health.
[C&EN February 18, 2008]
Powerful Threads
Kevlar-nanowire hybrid collects energy from gentle friction.
[C&EN January 31, 2008]
DNA-Guided Crystallization
Selective biochemical interactions organize metal nanoparticles.
[C&EN January 21, 2008]
Nanotubes Create Darkest Dark Material
Materials science has a dark side. Researchers report that they have made the world's darkest material from a low-density, vertically aligned array of carbon nanotubes.
[C&EN January 7, 2008]
Strategic Plan For U.S. Nanotech Updated
As mandated by law, the strategic plan that guides the National Nanotechnology Initiative has been updated to reflect progress in the field.
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