Gold Nanorods Can Be Grown in Bulk with Vitamin C

Gold Nanorods Can Be Grown in Bulk with Vitamin C

This material will enable a host of new applications in the real world

Fireflies May Help Us Quit Using LED Lights

Fireflies May Help Us Quit Using LED Lights

Researchers develop ways to harness bioluminescence

Nanorods Can Self-Assemble into 3D Structures

Nanorods Can Self-Assemble into 3D Structures

A new method for encouraging them to do so was just developed

Kill Them with Light! Nanorods Effective Against Cancer Cells

Kill Them with Light! Nanorods Effective Against Cancer Cells

These tiny nanostructures convert light into heat

New Nanoscale Belts Display Remarkable Plasmonic Traits

New Nanoscale Belts Display Remarkable Plasmonic Traits

The tiny devices can be used to efficiently manipulate light

New Flu and Cold Antidotes Created

New Flu and Cold Antidotes Created

They are delivered via nanoparticles

  • Sci Pry
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 15th, 2010
Silicon Nanorods Make Potent Solar Cells

Silicon Nanorods Make Potent Solar Cells

The design is considerably cheaper

New Class of Sensitive Nanosensors Created

New Class of Sensitive Nanosensors Created

It relies on tiny, gold nanorods

  • Sci Pry
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 1st, 2009
New Platinum Nanocatalyst to Benefit the Drug Industry

New Platinum Nanocatalyst to Benefit the Drug Industry

It can be readily used at an industrial scale

Environmentally Friendly Nanoparticle Production Method Created

Environmentally Friendly Nanoparticle Production Method Created

It results in zinc oxide with a zero carbon footprint

Hyperspace DVDs Will Hold 140 Times More Data

Hyperspace DVDs Will Hold 140 Times More Data

They will encode laser wavelength and polarization too

New Tumor-Targeting Method Devised at MIT

New Tumor-Targeting Method Devised at MIT

The innovation uses gold nanoparticles

Nanorods Facilitate the Construction of 3D Chips

Nanorods Facilitate the Construction of 3D Chips

A new technique to build them has been devised

New Tougher-Than-Diamond Material Mimics Metal and Crystal

New Tougher-Than-Diamond Material Mimics Metal and Crystal

Artificially engineered super-tough material