Nanotechnology

Removable ‘cloak’ for nanoparticles helps target tumours

By By Anne Trafton, MIT News Office | 23 Dec 2011

A new type of drug-delivery nanoparticle that exploits a trait shared by almost all tumours — they are more acidic than healthy tissues — and can be used to deliver cancer drugs to nearly any type of tumour

Voltage increases up to 25 % observed in closely packed nanowires

09 Dec 2011

Large-scale power storage on grids made feasible using new nanoparticle electrode

By By Louis Bergeron | 23 Nov 2011

Researchers have used copper compound nanoparticles to develop an inexpensive high-power electrode that could be used to build batteries for economical large-scale energy storage on the electrical grid

Are electron tweezers possible? Apparently so

10 Nov 2011

Nanowires could be solution for high performance solar cells

09 Nov 2011

Explosive composite based on nanoparticles and DNA could be an energy source for embedded microsystems

07 Nov 2011

Yale engineers bring new meaning to the force of light

25 Oct 2011

Tiny stamps for tiny sensors

By Jennifer Chu, MIT News Office | 19 Oct 2011

Tiny stamps for tiny sensors

By Jennifer Chu, MIT News Office | 19 Oct 2011

Three for the price of one — mobile electrons multiplied in quantum dot films

14 Oct 2011

Tiny wires a step towards photonic chip

19 Sep 2011

Researchers begin testing of promising new nanomaterial for hydrogen storage

15 Sep 2011

Engineers discover nanoscale balancing act that mirrors forces at work in living systems

24 Aug 2011

Rice builds nanowire battery

By By Mike Williams (Rice News staff) | 02 Aug 2011

Nanowire electronics that can be shaped to fit any surface and attach to any material

01 Aug 2011

Electronic circuitry composed of nanowires can now be fitted to a surface of almost any shape on an object made of virtually any material.

Graphite + water = the future of energy storage

16 Jul 2011

A combination of two ordinary materials – graphite and water – could produce energy storage systems that perform on par with lithium ion batteries, but recharge in a matter of seconds and have an almost indefinite lifespan

Controlling chemistry improves potential of carbon nanotubes

13 Jul 2011

Graphene defect may present bouquet of possibilities

04 Jun 2011

Silver cycle: new evidence for natural synthesis of silver nanoparticles

04 Jun 2011

TU Delft makes magnetic nanoparticles from precious metals

01 Jun 2011

Nano fitness: helping enzymes stay active and keep in shape

19 May 2011

New biosensor microchip could speed up drug development: Stanford researchers

13 May 2011

A new biosensor microchip that could hold more than 100,000 magnetically sensitive nanosensors could speed up drug development markedly, Stanford researchers say

Researchers working on better solar energy harvesting techniques

06 May 2011

NIST nanomagnets offer food for thought about computer memories

29 Apr 2011

Nanoengineers develop novel method leading to more efficient fuel cell applications

15 Apr 2011