http://news.softpedia.com Softpedia News - Nano-Biotechnology Softpedia News en-us 2001 - 2012 Softpedia. All rights reserved. Tue, 29 May 2012 00:56:58 GMT Tue, 29 May 2012 00:56:58 GMT News http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 10 http://news.softpedia.com/base_img/softpedia_logo.gif http://news.softpedia.com http://news.softpedia.com/news/Carbon-Nanotubes-to-Replace-Platinum-in-Fuel-Cells-272139.shtml Researchers at the Stanford University announce the creation of a new material that may replace platinum in fuel cells and metal-air batteries. They say that carbon nanotubes (CNT) have the potential to provide performances similar to those of platinum, but at much lower prices.

Over the past few years, the price of platinum has ra... (read more)]]> Mon, 28 May 2012 13:16:00 GMT Softpedia News - Nano-Biotechnology http://news.softpedia.com/news/Carbon-Nanotubes-to-Replace-Platinum-in-Fuel-Cells-272139.shtml Nano-Biotechnology http://news.softpedia.com/news/Carbon-Nanotubes-to-Replace-Platinum-in-Fuel-Cells-272139.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Tudor Vieru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Deciphering-the-Mechanical-Properties-of-Stem-Cell-270966.shtml Scientists at the Brown University, in the United States, say that they have recently made a significant discovery related to the mechanical properties of stem cells. After carefully analyzing these properties, the group found that the data could be used to predict the type of cell stem cells would differentiate into.

Mesenchymal ... (read more)]]> Tue, 22 May 2012 09:14:00 GMT Softpedia News - Nano-Biotechnology http://news.softpedia.com/news/Deciphering-the-Mechanical-Properties-of-Stem-Cell-270966.shtml Nano-Biotechnology http://news.softpedia.com/news/Deciphering-the-Mechanical-Properties-of-Stem-Cell-270966.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Tudor Vieru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Advanced-Biosensor-Combines-Two-Separate-Devices-269699.shtml Personalized medicine may have just been brought one step closer to reality, thanks to the development of a new, ultra-sensitive biosensor. Researchers at the Purdue University, in the United States, say that the device could also be used to detect the earliest stages of cancer.

According to its developers, the biosensor is several ... (read more)]]> Tue, 15 May 2012 14:22:00 GMT Softpedia News - Nano-Biotechnology http://news.softpedia.com/news/Advanced-Biosensor-Combines-Two-Separate-Devices-269699.shtml Nano-Biotechnology http://news.softpedia.com/news/Advanced-Biosensor-Combines-Two-Separate-Devices-269699.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Tudor Vieru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Cleaning-Oil-Spills-With-Nanotube-Sponges-269033.shtml Scientists at the US Department of Energy's (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have managed to use computational simulations developed in-house to create a new type of sponge that is perfect for removing oil residues from water.

The material is based on carbon nanotubes (CNT), extremely small wires that come together to form a spec... (read more)]]> Fri, 11 May 2012 12:45:00 GMT Softpedia News - Nano-Biotechnology http://news.softpedia.com/news/Cleaning-Oil-Spills-With-Nanotube-Sponges-269033.shtml Nano-Biotechnology http://news.softpedia.com/news/Cleaning-Oil-Spills-With-Nanotube-Sponges-269033.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Tudor Vieru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Optical-Invisibility-Cloaks-May-Be-Based-on-Silicon-Nanospheres-268826.shtml Invisibility cloaks moved out of the realm of science fiction, and into reality, several years ago, but scientists are still having problems covering some regions of the electromagnetic spectrum. Now, a team of experts says that optical cloaks could be based on nanoscale silicon spheres.

The same materials have been r... (read more)]]> Thu, 10 May 2012 13:54:00 GMT Softpedia News - Nano-Biotechnology http://news.softpedia.com/news/Optical-Invisibility-Cloaks-May-Be-Based-on-Silicon-Nanospheres-268826.shtml Nano-Biotechnology http://news.softpedia.com/news/Optical-Invisibility-Cloaks-May-Be-Based-on-Silicon-Nanospheres-268826.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Tudor Vieru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Innovative-Nanogenerator-Technology-Uses-Piezoelectrics-268338.shtml Experts at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) say that they have created a new type of nanogenerator technology that can be manufactured at low costs. The large-area approach relies on the use of piezoelectric ceramic nanoparticles.

Piezoelectricity is a property displayed by certain kinds of crysta... (read more)]]> Tue, 8 May 2012 14:02:00 GMT Softpedia News - Nano-Biotechnology http://news.softpedia.com/news/Innovative-Nanogenerator-Technology-Uses-Piezoelectrics-268338.shtml Nano-Biotechnology http://news.softpedia.com/news/Innovative-Nanogenerator-Technology-Uses-Piezoelectrics-268338.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Tudor Vieru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/New-Bioreactor-Uses-Ultrasound-for-Tissue-Monitoring-267511.shtml A new bioreactor developed in the United States can both culture and monitor cells being grown for artificial tissues. This is a significant improvement over existing approaches to tissue engineering, since it eliminates the need to stop the growth process in order to conduct time-consuming analyses.

In standard bioreactors, tis... (read more)]]> Thu, 3 May 2012 08:25:00 GMT Softpedia News - Nano-Biotechnology http://news.softpedia.com/news/New-Bioreactor-Uses-Ultrasound-for-Tissue-Monitoring-267511.shtml Nano-Biotechnology http://news.softpedia.com/news/New-Bioreactor-Uses-Ultrasound-for-Tissue-Monitoring-267511.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Tudor Vieru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Advanced-Optical-Tweezers-Developed-at-NIST-267488.shtml US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) scientists announce the development of improved optical tweezers, devices that can manipulate nanoscale particles by using a beam of light.

The reason these instruments are called tweezers is that they act with pinpoint accuracy, grappling nanoparticles and then moving them to wher... (read more)]]> Thu, 3 May 2012 07:22:00 GMT Softpedia News - Nano-Biotechnology http://news.softpedia.com/news/Advanced-Optical-Tweezers-Developed-at-NIST-267488.shtml Nano-Biotechnology http://news.softpedia.com/news/Advanced-Optical-Tweezers-Developed-at-NIST-267488.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Tudor Vieru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Device-Deforms-Cells-to-Study-Their-Interior-267414.shtml Investigators at the University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA) have created a device that can slam cells into a wall of fluid. By analyzing how the cells deform, the instrument can then extrapolate data on the properties of membranes, the internal structure, and the arrangement of DNA within.

The team presented an analogy between h... (read more)]]> Wed, 2 May 2012 13:28:00 GMT Softpedia News - Nano-Biotechnology http://news.softpedia.com/news/Device-Deforms-Cells-to-Study-Their-Interior-267414.shtml Nano-Biotechnology http://news.softpedia.com/news/Device-Deforms-Cells-to-Study-Their-Interior-267414.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Tudor Vieru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Screening-Technique-Analyzes-the-Safety-of-Nanomaterials-267403.shtml A group of scientists from the University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA) announces the creation of a new screening method for determining the safety of large batches of metal-oxide nanomaterials.

Their achievement is very important, considering that the industry currently developing around engineering nanomaterials for ... (read more)]]> Wed, 2 May 2012 12:52:00 GMT Softpedia News - Nano-Biotechnology http://news.softpedia.com/news/Screening-Technique-Analyzes-the-Safety-of-Nanomaterials-267403.shtml Nano-Biotechnology http://news.softpedia.com/news/Screening-Technique-Analyzes-the-Safety-of-Nanomaterials-267403.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Tudor Vieru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/New-Material-Produces-Lasers-in-3-Colors-267061.shtml Using a wet chemistry process, a collaboration of experts in the United States is now able to manufacture nanometer-sized semiconductor particles called colloidal quantum dots. These nanoscale structures can produce either red, green or blue light.

This is a remarkable achievement, primarily because lasers available for consumer electronics ... (read more)]]> Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:42:00 GMT Softpedia News - Nano-Biotechnology http://news.softpedia.com/news/New-Material-Produces-Lasers-in-3-Colors-267061.shtml Nano-Biotechnology http://news.softpedia.com/news/New-Material-Produces-Lasers-in-3-Colors-267061.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Tudor Vieru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/New-Glass-Has-No-Glare-Repels-Water-266549.shtml Scientists at the Cambridge-based Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) develop a new type of glass that eliminates glare, is capable of cleaning itself, does not get wet, and does not allow fogging to occur. Researchers basically managed to eliminate light reflections from glass.

The video embedded below shows how water droplets that fall... (read more)]]> Thu, 26 Apr 2012 09:59:00 GMT Softpedia News - Nano-Biotechnology http://news.softpedia.com/news/New-Glass-Has-No-Glare-Repels-Water-266549.shtml Nano-Biotechnology http://news.softpedia.com/news/New-Glass-Has-No-Glare-Repels-Water-266549.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Tudor Vieru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Device-That-Defies-Paralysis-Under-Development-266403.shtml An interesting new medical device currently being developed by researchers at the Northwestern University, in the US, has the potential to defy paralysis in people who thought they would never be able to walk again.

The instrument works by bypassing the damaged spinal cord, and relaying electrical impulses from the brain to muscles di... (read more)]]> Wed, 25 Apr 2012 13:39:00 GMT Softpedia News - Nano-Biotechnology http://news.softpedia.com/news/Device-That-Defies-Paralysis-Under-Development-266403.shtml Nano-Biotechnology http://news.softpedia.com/news/Device-That-Defies-Paralysis-Under-Development-266403.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Tudor Vieru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Advanced-Thin-Film-Material-Has-Graphene-like-Properties-266080.shtml Experts at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), in Cambridge, announce the development of a new material that could be used to create new generations of semiconductor chips and thermoelectric devices.

Institute Professor Mildred Dresselhaus and materials science and engineering PhD student Shuang Tang created a t... (read more)]]> Tue, 24 Apr 2012 08:52:00 GMT Softpedia News - Nano-Biotechnology http://news.softpedia.com/news/Advanced-Thin-Film-Material-Has-Graphene-like-Properties-266080.shtml Nano-Biotechnology http://news.softpedia.com/news/Advanced-Thin-Film-Material-Has-Graphene-like-Properties-266080.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Tudor Vieru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Video-Shows-Platinum-Nanocrystals-Growing-at-the-Nanoscale-265621.shtml Physicists in the United States have taken an important step forward toward enabling the scientific community to observe physical, chemical and biological phenomena at the nanoscale in real-time. Recently, they have produced a series of videos showing how platinum nanocrystals grow.

The work was carried out by experts at t... (read more)]]> Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:50:00 GMT Softpedia News - Nano-Biotechnology http://news.softpedia.com/news/Video-Shows-Platinum-Nanocrystals-Growing-at-the-Nanoscale-265621.shtml Nano-Biotechnology http://news.softpedia.com/news/Video-Shows-Platinum-Nanocrystals-Growing-at-the-Nanoscale-265621.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Tudor Vieru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Nanochains-Can-Be-Used-to-Bomb-Tumors-265437.shtml A report by Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) experts indicates that it may be possible to use nanoscale chains to deliver chemotherapy drugs within tumor cells, and then have the compounds explode. This approach would spread the drugs throughout the damaged cells, destroying them.

When compared to traditional chemotherapy delivery, the ne... (read more)]]> Thu, 19 Apr 2012 20:01:01 GMT Softpedia News - Nano-Biotechnology http://news.softpedia.com/news/Nanochains-Can-Be-Used-to-Bomb-Tumors-265437.shtml Nano-Biotechnology http://news.softpedia.com/news/Nanochains-Can-Be-Used-to-Bomb-Tumors-265437.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Tudor Vieru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/New-Electronic-Memory-Writes-Data-100-Times-Faster-265457.shtml A new class of electronic memory technologies was developed by experts at the University of California in Berkeley (UCB), and the National Nano Device Laboratories, in Hsinchu, Taiwan. The technology can store and erase data 10 to 100 times faster than existing charge-storage memories.

This was made possible through the use of nanosc... (read more)]]> Thu, 19 Apr 2012 15:53:00 GMT Softpedia News - Nano-Biotechnology http://news.softpedia.com/news/New-Electronic-Memory-Writes-Data-100-Times-Faster-265457.shtml Nano-Biotechnology http://news.softpedia.com/news/New-Electronic-Memory-Writes-Data-100-Times-Faster-265457.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Tudor Vieru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Nanoparticles-Can-Damage-Plant-DNA-265414.shtml In a study that could have significant implications for the future of nanotechnology, experts in the US determined that nanoparticles have the potential to accelerate DNA damage in plants. The research was carried out as part of a larger effort to analyze the overall safety of using nanoparticles.

The potential environmental, health and safety (EH... (read more)]]> Thu, 19 Apr 2012 14:23:00 GMT Softpedia News - Nano-Biotechnology http://news.softpedia.com/news/Nanoparticles-Can-Damage-Plant-DNA-265414.shtml Nano-Biotechnology http://news.softpedia.com/news/Nanoparticles-Can-Damage-Plant-DNA-265414.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Tudor Vieru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Therapeutic-Nanoparticles-Developed-at-MIT-262982.shtml A group of investigators from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), in Cambridge, says that ongoing clinical trials are providing them with hope that a new approach to treating cancer may in fact be very effective.

The technique, which relies on the use on targeted, therapeutic nanoparticles, allows the tiny structures to bypas... (read more)]]> Thu, 5 Apr 2012 10:02:00 GMT Softpedia News - Nano-Biotechnology http://news.softpedia.com/news/Therapeutic-Nanoparticles-Developed-at-MIT-262982.shtml Nano-Biotechnology http://news.softpedia.com/news/Therapeutic-Nanoparticles-Developed-at-MIT-262982.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Tudor Vieru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/New-Material-Filters-Components-of-Natural-Gas-261815.shtml A group of scientists announces the development of a new material, to be used in filters that separate closely-related components of natural gas. If applied, this technique has the potential to drastically reduce the massive energy resources currently required for this task.

The team, which includes experts from the US National Institu... (read more)]]> Fri, 30 Mar 2012 07:50:00 GMT Softpedia News - Nano-Biotechnology http://news.softpedia.com/news/New-Material-Filters-Components-of-Natural-Gas-261815.shtml Nano-Biotechnology http://news.softpedia.com/news/New-Material-Filters-Components-of-Natural-Gas-261815.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Tudor Vieru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/MIT-Will-Develop-Microfluidic-Device-Manufacturing-Technology-261632.shtml The microfluidic device – also known as the lab-on-a-chip – is a new technology that can be used for a variety of applications, including disease diagnostics, water and blood analysis, particle selection, and so on. Now, researchers in the United States want to bring it into the spotlight.

These devices are s... (read more)]]> Thu, 29 Mar 2012 09:58:00 GMT Softpedia News - Nano-Biotechnology http://news.softpedia.com/news/MIT-Will-Develop-Microfluidic-Device-Manufacturing-Technology-261632.shtml Nano-Biotechnology http://news.softpedia.com/news/MIT-Will-Develop-Microfluidic-Device-Manufacturing-Technology-261632.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Tudor Vieru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Graphene-Nanosheets-Can-Now-Be-Mass-Produced-261218.shtml A team of scientists at the Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) announce the development of a new method for producing graphene in high quantities, and at a low cost. The innovation could open the way for the mass production of high-quality graphene.

The relative unavailability of this material is largely what prevents it from enterin... (read more)]]> Tue, 27 Mar 2012 14:12:00 GMT Softpedia News - Nano-Biotechnology http://news.softpedia.com/news/Graphene-Nanosheets-Can-Now-Be-Mass-Produced-261218.shtml Nano-Biotechnology http://news.softpedia.com/news/Graphene-Nanosheets-Can-Now-Be-Mass-Produced-261218.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Tudor Vieru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Harnessing-Diatoms-to-Produce-Advanced-Sensors-260562.shtml Researchers at the US Department of Energy's (DOE) Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) announce the development of a new fluorescent biosensor, which relies on the natural glowing abilities of microscopic marine algae called diatoms.

One of the most remarkable things about these microorganisms is that they are able to glow wh... (read more)]]> Fri, 23 Mar 2012 14:47:00 GMT Softpedia News - Nano-Biotechnology http://news.softpedia.com/news/Harnessing-Diatoms-to-Produce-Advanced-Sensors-260562.shtml Nano-Biotechnology http://news.softpedia.com/news/Harnessing-Diatoms-to-Produce-Advanced-Sensors-260562.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Tudor Vieru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Bacteria-Can-Produce-Graphene-260226.shtml Naturally-occurring processes taking place on the surface of bacterial cells can contribute to producing graphene, a 2D carbon compound that has extensive practical applications. The discovery was made by a group of Japanese experts at the Toyohashi University of Technology (Toyohashi Tech).

The material is obtained from graphene oxide (GO), which need... (read more)]]> Thu, 22 Mar 2012 10:59:00 GMT Softpedia News - Nano-Biotechnology http://news.softpedia.com/news/Bacteria-Can-Produce-Graphene-260226.shtml Nano-Biotechnology http://news.softpedia.com/news/Bacteria-Can-Produce-Graphene-260226.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Tudor Vieru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Establishing-the-Position-of-Individual-Atoms-Within-Nanoparticles-260193.shtml Scientists have been trying to develop a way of measuring the atomic structure of nanomaterials directly for quite some time now. During a new investigation, researchers at the University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA) may have come up with a method to do just that.

Their approach enables them to visualize indi... (read more)]]> Thu, 22 Mar 2012 09:49:00 GMT Softpedia News - Nano-Biotechnology http://news.softpedia.com/news/Establishing-the-Position-of-Individual-Atoms-Within-Nanoparticles-260193.shtml Nano-Biotechnology http://news.softpedia.com/news/Establishing-the-Position-of-Individual-Atoms-Within-Nanoparticles-260193.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Tudor Vieru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Treating-Brain-Cancers-With-Nanotechnology-and-Radiations-259796.shtml Researchers may have just developed a complex approach for treating what is arguably the deadliest form of brain cancer. Their technique relies on a combination of radiotherapy and nanotechnology.

The main idea behind this work is to combine an extremely potent radioactive isotope with a nanoscale delivery system that would... (read more)]]> Tue, 20 Mar 2012 14:38:00 GMT Softpedia News - Nano-Biotechnology http://news.softpedia.com/news/Treating-Brain-Cancers-With-Nanotechnology-and-Radiations-259796.shtml Nano-Biotechnology http://news.softpedia.com/news/Treating-Brain-Cancers-With-Nanotechnology-and-Radiations-259796.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Tudor Vieru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Nanocellulose-Promotes-the-Formation-of-Neural-Networks-259521.shtml The conclusions of a new investigation conducted by researchers from Chalmers and the University of Gothenburg, in Sweden, indicates that a compound called nanocellulose can support and promote the development of neurons and neural networks with great proficiency.

Scientists believe that this research may have very well set a ... (read more)]]> Mon, 19 Mar 2012 14:27:00 GMT Softpedia News - Nano-Biotechnology http://news.softpedia.com/news/Nanocellulose-Promotes-the-Formation-of-Neural-Networks-259521.shtml Nano-Biotechnology http://news.softpedia.com/news/Nanocellulose-Promotes-the-Formation-of-Neural-Networks-259521.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Tudor Vieru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Nanoparticles-Can-Stop-Pathogens-from-Infecting-Wounds-259297.shtml Staphylococcus saprophyticus and Escherichia coli are two opportunistic pathogens that show a knack for infecting wounds, even in the hospital. In a bid to develop a method of preventing that from happening, scientists have created a type of wound dressing that uses nanoparticles.

The tiny structures contain chitosan, which giv... (read more)]]> Sat, 17 Mar 2012 11:59:00 GMT Softpedia News - Nano-Biotechnology http://news.softpedia.com/news/Nanoparticles-Can-Stop-Pathogens-from-Infecting-Wounds-259297.shtml Nano-Biotechnology http://news.softpedia.com/news/Nanoparticles-Can-Stop-Pathogens-from-Infecting-Wounds-259297.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Tudor Vieru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Graphene-Supercapacitors-to-Innovate-Portable-Electronics-259006.shtml University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA) investigators announce the development of a new type of electrodes, to be used in advanced power sources that combine the power performance of capacitors with the high energy density of batteries.

Such a power source is the goal of numerous studies being conducted around the wor... (read more)]]> Fri, 16 Mar 2012 09:52:00 GMT Softpedia News - Nano-Biotechnology http://news.softpedia.com/news/Graphene-Supercapacitors-to-Innovate-Portable-Electronics-259006.shtml Nano-Biotechnology http://news.softpedia.com/news/Graphene-Supercapacitors-to-Innovate-Portable-Electronics-259006.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Tudor Vieru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Laser-Sculpting-the-Next-Generation-of-Metamaterials-257879.shtml A group of investigators from the Harvard University School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) announces the development of a new method for creating 3D patterns and dots on the surface of various materials. This technique could be used for creating advanced metamaterials.

This accomplishment will undoubtedly come in handy ... (read more)]]> Sat, 10 Mar 2012 10:49:00 GMT Softpedia News - Nano-Biotechnology http://news.softpedia.com/news/Laser-Sculpting-the-Next-Generation-of-Metamaterials-257879.shtml Nano-Biotechnology http://news.softpedia.com/news/Laser-Sculpting-the-Next-Generation-of-Metamaterials-257879.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Tudor Vieru)