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Sensitive oscillators could lead to detection of harmful molecules, bacteria (Cornell News Service)
By watching how energy moves across a tiny device akin to a springing diving board, Cornell researchers are a step closer to creating extraordinarily tiny sensors that can instantly recognize harmful substances in air or water. (read on…) Related items Small Optical Force Can Budge Nanoscale Objects (PhotonicsOnline) Small optical force can budge nanoscale objects (Cornell News Service) Time... »
Using Printed Nanocircuits to Sense Hormones (Technology Review)
Novel device could aid the treatment of infertility. (read the story…) Related items Nanomaterials in Ecosystems: Should we worry? (ScienceBlogs) Celsion’s Technology Is The Focus Of 6.4 Million EUR ‘HIFU-CHEM’ Program To Study ThermoDox(R) And MRI-guided HIFU (Medical News Today) Nanomedicine market just taking shape in Russia - Chubais (Itar-Tass) Summit explores medical application of... »
Using CNTs as infrared sensors (PhysOrg)
(PhysOrg.com) — Semiconductors provide the bases for many different avenues of device research. Indeed, many of the technological devices that are commonplace in our society are reliant on semiconductors. However, as we increasingly explore the opportunities afforded on the nanoscale, new semiconductor materials are needed. One of the more promising semiconducting materials at this... »
Kanzius’ cancer-fighting device gets $500,000 from state (Erie Times-News)
The late John Kanzius dreamed of building a human-sized device that would kill cancer cells with the help of radio waves. Today, that dream found some financial support from the state. (get the story…) Related items Kanzius Machine Offers Cancer Treatment Hope (The Inquisitr) Gold nanoparticles may zap cancer cells (UPI) Using gold nanoparticles to hit cancer where it... »
Light And Sound Vibrations Trapped Together In Nanocrystal For First Time (Science Daily)
Researchers have created a nanoscale crystal device that, for the first time, allows scientists to confine both light and sound vibrations in the same tiny space. (read on…) Related items Caltech Scientists First to Trap Light and Sound Vibrations Together in Nanocrystal (Caltech Today) Caltech scientists first to trap light and sound vibrations together in nanocrystal (EurekAlert!) Scientists Trap... »
