Rice, Oak Ridge labs make semiconducting films for atom-thick circuits.
Micro-/Nanotechnology
Dr. Angela Belcher awarded 2013 Lemelson-MIT Prize
Leading nanotechnology scientist wins award for research inspired by nature and its ability to create materials.
Nanomicelle dye for better cancer treatment
New organic PTT agent based on nano-micelles encapsulating a small non-fluorescent NIR-absorbing dye shows excellent tumor ablation without toxicity.
No Dyes for Emission Control: Quantum Dot FRET Isolation Provides the Full Spectrum
Controlled physical placement of quantum dots inside block copolymer microspheres determines the combined emission characteristics.
Nanoparticle-based soft tissue sarcoma treatment shows promising results
Lead nanoparticle-based product, NBTXR3, shows positive phase 1 intermin results in patients with Soft Tissue Sarcoma (STS).
Self-healing polymer composites with electrospun and solution-blown nanofibres
Developments in electrospinning core–shell nanofibres improve toughening and facilitate self-healing in nanofibre-reinforced polymer matrix composites.
Switchable Diffraction from Liquid Crystal–Carbon Nanotube Hybrids
Voltage-dependent diffraction switching makes a hybrid liquid crystal–carbon nanotube device a good candidate for high-resolution displays.
Nanotube catalyst gives alternative to precious metals
Economical non-precious-metal catalyst capitalizes on carbon nanotubes.
Microfluidic method expands nanoparticle toolbox
Researchers at the University of Illinois have developed a new flow-based method for manipulating and confining single particles in free solution.
University of Pennsylvania team win funding for materials origami
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