[NEWS] Contact: Frank Chaplen frank.chaplen@oregonstate.edu 541-737-1015 Oregon State University CORVALLIS, Ore. – Engineers at Oregon State University have made a significant advance toward producing electricity from sewage, by the use of new coatings on the anodes of microbial electrochemical cells that increased the electricity productio…
Archive of posts filed under the nanotechnology category.
Graphene oxide gets green
[NEWS] Contact: David Ruth druth@rice.edu 713-348-6327 Rice University Rice researchers show environmentally friendly ways to make it in bulk, break it down “We can make you and we can break you.” If Rice University scientists wrote country songs, their ode to graphene oxide would start something like that. But this song…
Magnetic fields can block conductivity of carbon nanotubes
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Contact: David Ruth druth@rice.edu 713-348-6327 Rice University Magnetic fields can block conductivity of carbon nanotubes Metallic carbon nanotubes show great promise for applications from microelectronics to power lines because of their ballistic transmission of electrons. But who knew magnets could stop those electrons i…
Postexposure protection of non-human primates against a lethal Ebola virus challenge with RNA interference: a proof-of-concept study
We previously showed that small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) targeting the Zaire Ebola virus (ZEBOV) RNA polymerase L protein formulated in stable nucleic acid-lipid particles (SNALPs) completely protected guineapigs when administered shortly after a lethal ZEBOV challenge. Although rodent models of ZEBOV infection are useful for screening prospective countermeasures, they are frequently not useful for prediction [...]
Integrative NanoScience Institute at Florida State University
Imagine the marriage of hard metals or semiconductors to soft organic or biological products. Picture the strange, wonderful offspring –– hybrid materials never conceived by Mother Nature.
The applications in medicine and manufacturing are staggering, says biologist Steven Lenhert, the newest faculty face of nanoscience at The Florida State University.
How about a mobile phone fitted with [...]
Graphene films clear major fabrication hurdle
[NEWS] Contact: Lynn Yarris lcyarris@lbl.gov 510-486-5375 DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Graphene, the two-dimensional crystalline form of carbon, is a potential superstar for the electronics industry. With freakishly mobile electrons that can blaze through the material at nearly the speed of light – 100 times faster than electrons can move th…
Atoms spiral toward a charged carbon nanotube under dramatic acceleration before splitting apart
[NEWS] Contact: Steve Bradt steve_bradt@harvard.edu 617-496-8070 Harvard University Atoms spiral toward a charged carbon nanotube under dramatic acceleration before splitting apart CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 6, 2010 — Carbon nanotubes, long touted for applications in materials and electronics, may also be the stuff of atom…
New study on carbon nanotubes gives hope for medical applications
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Contact: Katarina Sternudd katarina.sternudd@ki.se 46-852-483-895 Karolinska Institutet A team of Swedish and American scientists has shown for the first time that carbon nanotubes can be broken down by an enzyme – myeloperoxidase (MPO) – found in white blood cells. Their discoveries are presented in Nature Nanotechnology and c…
New Path To Solar Energy Via Solid-State Photovoltaics
Berkeley Lab researchers have found a new mechanism by which the photovoltaic effect can take place in semiconductor thin-films. This new path to energy production brightens the future for photovoltaic technology by overcoming voltage limitations that plague conventional solid-state solar cells.
Nano desalination on a silicon chip
A new approach to desalination being developed by researchers at MIT and in Korea could lead to small, portable units that could be powered by solar cells or batteries and could deliver enough fresh water to supply the needs of a family or small village. As an added bonus, the system would also remove many [...]
