Nanovip All things Nanotechnology – Nano Is The Futiure
New-generation sensor combines lasers and mechanics The disk and the “cord” interact to allow ultra-sharp measures. (Phys.org) – Swiss scientists have developed a rapid, precise opto-mechanical measurement system that can be embedded into a silicon chip. This new technology could revolutionize the domain of sensors and atomic force microscopy. Resonators are used to detect infinitesimal quantities of matter in the ... Read More »
Daily Archives: July 28, 2012
New Transistor Enables Electrical Switching of State of Matter
A research team at the RIKEN Advanced Science Institute has created a first-of-its-kind transistor that utilizes the electrostatic build-up of electrical charge on a strongly-correlated material’s surface to activate bulk transformation of electronic state. A schematic and an optical micrograph of a new transistor based on VO2 enabling electrical switching of the state of matter (credit: RIKEN) Activated by an ... Read More »
Dolomite given SMART award to develop a “plug and play” microfluidic system
The project will consist of prototyping a suite of integrated tools, specifically targeted at microfluidics users in research and education, with the ambition of providing a sophisticated suite of intelligently co-ordinated capabilities. The suite will be based around a modern touch-screen interface enabling clear visualisation of data and virtual reconfiguration of the connected hardware such as pumps and valves. The ... Read More »
Moving nanotechnology from lab to market
Nanotechnology — which has been hailed as the “Next Industrial Revolution” — is maturing rapidly as more and more products move from concept to commercialization.UMass Lowell has been leading the way in nanotechnology research and development in the region. At the center of the University’s efforts is the brand-new, $80 million state-of-the-art Emerging Technologies and Innovation Center (ETIC), which is ... Read More »
Fat gives nanoparticles a fighting chance
Inhalable and thermo-responsive, fat-encased nanoparticles have been developed by researchers at the University of Sydney as possible treatment for lung cancer. The team has recently designed inhalable, targetable particles that can attack tumours but leave healthy cells undamaged, reducing the side effects of cancer treatment. The particles consist of a drug encased in a lipid ‘fat’ that can be activated ... Read More »