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Argonne scientists to control attractive force for nanoelectromechanical systems (EurekAlert!)
( DOE/Argonne National Laboratory ) Scientists at the US Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory are developing a way to control the Casimir force, a quantum mechanical force, which attracts objects when they are only hundred nanometers apart. (read on…) Related items Quelling Casimir: Scientists to control quantum mechanical force (Science Daily) Argonne to expand nanotechnology research (UPI) New... »
Argonne Dedicates New Microscopy Facility At Center For Nanoscale Materials (TestandMeasurement.com)
The Center for Nanoscale Materials (CNM) at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory dedicated its new scanning probing microscopy building recently during its annual users conference. The new building will house a new scanning probe microscope that measures spin-polarized electrons on surfaces (read on…) Related items Metamaterials could reduce friction in nanomachines (PhysOrg) Intel lab... »
Argonne to expand nanotechnology research (UPI)
ARGONNE, Ill., Oct. 21 (UPI) — The Argonne National Laboratory says it will expand its nanotechnology research activities thanks to completion of a new microscopy building. (read the story…) Related items Argonne scientists to control attractive force for nanoelectromechanical systems (EurekAlert!) PSA nanotech detection system created (UPI) Accredited Analysis Laboratory for Micro and Nanotechnology at Fraunhofer IISB (uniprotokolle) Conference to... »
Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles Catalyze Brain Tumor Death (PhysOrg)
(PhysOrg.com) — Scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy`s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory and the University of Chicago Medical Center`s Brain Tumor Center have developed a way to target brain cancer cells using inorganic titanium dioxide nanoparticles bonded to antibodies. Thousands of people die from malignant brain tumors every year, and the tumors are... »
Science fans flock through open doors at Argonne (Chicago Sun-Times)
Seven students from Oak Forest High School know it’s smart to not ignore a good offer. So when their biology teacher offered extra credit if they attended an open house at Argonne National Laboratory, they jumped at the chance. (read the story…) Related items Science fans flock through open doors at Argonne (SouthtownStar) Warrenâs Laucik to bike for... »
