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New Technique Holds Potential for In-Situ Nanotechnology Development Under High Pressures A major breakthrough in measuring the structure of nanomaterials under extremely high pressure has been made by researchers at the London Centre for Nanotechnology (LCN). Described in Nature Communications, the study used new advances in x-ray diffraction to image the changes in morphology of gold nanocrystals under pressures of ... Read More »

Nanotechnology-Inspired Cancer-Detection Instrument Extends Market Reach A device co-developed by a University of Houston (UH) physicist to detect the spread of breast cancer and allow physicians to better plan intervention is extending its market reach, bringing it another step closer to clinical trials in the U.S. The highly sensitive SentiMag instrument and its associated Sienna+ tracer combine nanotechnology and advanced ... Read More »

Colloidal quantum dots (QDs) are promising building blocks for nanotechnology due to fine synthetic control of their electronic and optical properties at the sub-10 nm scale. However, it is a challenge to design nano-optical systems at the single-dot level. Reporting their results in the journal Nanotechnology, researchers from the MIT Center for Excitonics in the US have come up with one ... Read More »

NIH grant focuses on nanotechnology to treat prostate cancer As prostate cancer progresses, the cancer cells become more resistant to traditional treatments such as chemotherapy and they become more aggressive and spread more rapidly. But now, a Temple School of Pharmacy researcher is exploring the use of nanotechnology to effectively treat latter-stage prostate cancer. Through a five-year, $1.58 million R01 ... Read More »

Nanotechnology Nanotechnology is an innovative science involving the design and application of small-sized particles measured in nanometers. According to the U.S. National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI), nanotechnology is science, engineering, and technology conducted at the nanoscale, which is about 1 to 100 nanometers (or about one-billionth of a meter). Objects at the nanoscale are so small they are invisible to the ... Read More »

Seemingly small research funding cuts could hinder progress in nanotechnology Cuts in federal funding of nanotechnology research threaten to slow progress toward some of the field’s greatest promises, including commercialization of sustainable new energy sources that do not contribute to global warming, an international authority in the field cautioned here today. Speaking at the 245th National Meeting & Exposition of ... Read More »

Capturing the Beauty of Science: Meet the Winning Scientists Tuesday, April 16, 2013 @ 6:00pm – 7:30pm Event Info Admission Venue WBEZ North Side Community Bureau 2913 W. Devon Avenue Chicago, 60659 Presenter Chicago Public Media312-948-4600 Science in SocietyNorthwestern University The same scientific research that generates new understanding and innovation also brings unexpected and often breathtaking beauty. Northwestern University’s annual ... Read More »