September 2009
- Better brain implants using polymer nanotube conducters
- Novel Microchip Detects Type and Severity of Cancer
- Researchers Successfully Develop Artificial Pore using Nanotechnology
- Metallic Glass for Bone Surgery
- Stretching Opens Up Possibilities for Graphene
- Nanoparticle-based Battlefield Pain Treatment Moves Step Closer
- Small Springs Could Provide Big Power
- Looking Deeply into Polymer Solar Cells
- Under Observation - Restless Atoms Cause Materials to Age
- Nanoparticle Treatment for Burns Curbs Infection, Reduces Inflammation
- All that is Small is not Nano
- New 'On-Off' Membrane for Drug Delivery
- Electronic Nose Sniffs out Toxins
- Carbon Nanotubes Could Make Efficient Solar Cells
- Blooming Algae Shows its Positive Side for Batteries
- New Southampton Clean Room to Push the Boundaries of Technology
- Iranian Scientists Accelerate Photo-Degradation of Industrial Waste
- Quietist Room in the World Opens its Doors
- Researchers Develop Nanosensor to Detect DNA Mutations
- Shocking News for Tree Huggers! Nature Powers Electronic Circuits
- Nanosensor Breathalyser for Diagnosing Lung Cancer
- Bristol University Demonstrates World's-First Optical Quantum Computer
- Intercepting the Transmission
- Microfluidics Makes Its Mark
- Self-destructing messages: Light-reactive coatings make metal nanoparticles into inks for self-erasing paper
August 2009
- Fusion of Nanocircuits, Bio-membranes Creates New Hybrid Technology
- Nanoparticles Can Now Kill Brain Tumor Cells
- Nanotubes Help Desalinate Seawater
- Device For On-The-Spot Blood Analysis
- Lower-Cost Solar Cells to Be Printed Like Newspaper, Painted on Rooftops
- Researchers Use Golden Nanotubes for Imaging Agent to Detect Tumour Cells
- LEGO Used to Build Model of Lab-on-a-Chip Behaviour
- £2.5m to Commercialize Breakthrough Carbon Nanotube Interconnection Process for Next-generation Semiconductors
- Groundbreaking Research Links Sunscreen and Alzheimer's Disease
- To Catch a Thief: Churches Use Nanotech to Trap Fiddlers on the Roof
- Smart Phone Touch-screens Get Glare and Smudge Resistant Makeover
- Painless 'Microneedle' Patch Ends Jab Fear
- CSI: Crime Scene Impersonation
- Nanotoxicologists Respond to Study Linking Nanoparticle Exposure to Pulmonary Fibrosis in Female Workers
- Nano-magnets Guide Stem Cells to Damaged Tissues
- Advance towards an ‘Electronic Tongue’ with a Taste for Sweets
- Secrets of the Sandcastle Worm Could Yield a Powerful Medical Adhesive
- New DNA Test Uses Nanotechnology to Find Early Signs of Cancer
- Tiny Robots Get a Grip on Nanotubes
- New Study Shows Nearly 90% of US Paper Money Contains Nano Traces of Cocaine
- Novel Cloaking Method (Unrelated to Harry Potter and Star Trek)
- Latest Eco-friendly Self-cleaning Material Tough on Stains, Light on Effort'
- IBM Scientists Use DNA Scaffolding To Build Tiny Circuit Boards'
- 'Nanospears' Could Lead to Better Solar Cells, Lasers and Lighting
- Capping A Two-Faced Particle Gives Engineers Complete Control
- An HIV-Blocking Gel for Women: New 'Molecular Condom' Meant to Prevent AIDS
- Nanobees Do It: Tumours Feel The Deadly Sting
- Nanoelectronic Transistor Combines with Biological Machine to Make Better Electronics
- Carbon Nanoparticles Toxic to Adult Fruit Flies But Benign to Young
- Report Analyses Masters Modules in Interdisciplinary Nano Education
- The Michael Jackson Diamond: Rock with you!
- Plastics that Convert Light to Electricity Could Have a Big Impact
- Growth Spurts: Researchers Record First Real-Time Direct Observations of Nanocrystal Growth in Solution
- Tiny Rifts Create Fragility of Brittle Bone Disease
- Rapid Handheld TB Detector Spots Bacteria in Record Time
- Nanoparticles Cross Blood-brain Barrier to Enable 'Brain Tumour Painting'
- Twinkling Nanostars Cast New Light into Biomedical Imaging
- Self-healing Surfaces Enabled by Nano Capsules
- Nano Device Offers Roadside Dope Test
July 2009
- Quantum Dot, Nano Gold Combine into Single Nanostructure for Medical-Imaging and -Therapy Tool
- Nanoparticle-delivered "Suicide" Genes Slowed Ovarian Tumour Growth
- Nanotechnology Aimed at Increasing Oil Production
- 'Microfluidic Palette' May Paint Clearer Picture of Biological Processes
- Nanodiamonds Deliver Insulin for Wound Healing
- Researchers Capture Footage of Bacterial Infection
- 'Nano Violin String' measures influence of electron on vibrating carbon nanotube
- Jewel Beetles use Nanostructures for Colour
- Metal Nanostructures Modify how Quantum Dots Emit Light
- Government Call To Help Create A UK Strategy For Nanotechnologies
- Nanopatches Join Fight against Swine Flu
- 'Normal' Cells Far from Cancer Give Nanosignals of Trouble
- A Fabric with Vision
- Nanotechnology May Increase Longevity of Dental Fillings
- New Way to Make Sensors that Detect Toxic Chemicals
- Alcohol Stops Leglessness; Could Power Artificial Muscles
- Nanopillars Promise Cheap, Efficient, Flexible Solar Cells
- 'Lab on a Chip' to Give Growers Real Time Glimpse into Water Stress in Plants
- First Online Nano Workshop Scheduled as ICPC Nanonet Extends Network
June 2009
- Implant Coating Could Create New Six Million Dollar Man
- How Botulism Paralyzes Nerve Cells: New Details Revealed
- UCF Researcher's Nanoparticles Could Someday Lead to End of Chemotherapy
- Tubules "Grown" from Droplet
- Discovery of the Cell's Water Gate may Lead to New Cancer Drugs
- NIST Researchers 'All Aglow' Over New Test of Toxin Strength
- Nanoparticle Films No Longer a Delicate Matter
- Light Sensor Breakthrough Could Enhance Digital Cameras
- New Fabricated Material Changes Colour Instantly in Response to External Magnetic Field
- Denture Wearers Get their Teeth into Nanoparticle Coating
- New Weather-proof Materials for Garden Furniture
- Friends of the Earth Report Highlights Some Risks from Nano-silver Particles
- Armed to the Teeth with NanoSeal Root Canal Treatment
- New 'Electronic Glue' Promises Less Expensive Semiconductors
- Manipulating Light on a Chip for Quantum Technologies
- Researchers Test Nanoparticle to Treat Cardiovascular Disease in Mice
May 2009
- Hellooo down there! Rice labs hope tiny clusters will find new oil in old wells
- So Long Aspirin, Hello Silver
- Nanotube Cancer Killers Tracked in Live Tissue
- New 'Broadband' Cloaking Technology Simple to Manufacture
- 'Nano-raspberries' for Steamy Windows
- New Memory Material May Hold Data for One Billion Years
- Air-fuelled Battery Could Last Up to 10 Times Longer
- Cheap Plastic Used in CDs Could Improve Electronics
- I Say a Little Prayer for You - Pope to Receive Nano-Bible on Visit to Israel
- The Mysterious Monopole - Predicted by Theory, Hunted for Decades - Found at Last!
- Scientists Measure Differences Between Normal and Cancer Cell Surfaces
- Underwater Robot with a Sense of Touch
- Nanoneedle is Small in Size, but Huge in Applications
- Research Gives Clues for Self-cleaning Materials, Water-striding Robots
- Light-Harvesting Bacteria Could Convert Solar Energy to Electrical Energy
- A Material for all Seasons
- Recycling Carbon Dioxide
- Combining Two Drugs in One Nanoparticle Overcomes Multidrug Resistance
- Flu-Cide Drug Designed to Destroy Influenza Viruses Including Swine and Bird Flu
- Carbon Nanotube Device can Detect Colours of the Rainbow
April 2009
- Does Whatever a Spider Can! - Spider Man's Secret Strength Revealed
- Nanowires Help Make Low-cost Disposable Bloodtest Kits
- Ultrathin and Made of Diamond
- Nanoparticles: The Missing Link in Cancer Gene Therapy
- Powering Nano-sized Machines Moves Closer to Reality
- Sensor Detects Onset of Acute Myocardial Ischemia
- Injections Now Seem Pointless
- Breakthrough Research Speeds up Recovery of Injured Athletes
- Scorpion Venom with Nanoparticles Slows Spread of Brain Cancer
- Measuring the Immeasurable: New Study Links Heat Transfer, Bond Strength of Materials
- New Therapy Promises Relief for Overheating Laptops
- Mobile Nanotechnology Battles HIV
- Antibacterial Coatings Safe for Implants
- New Storage System Design Brings Hydrogen Cars Closer to Reality
- Prince of Wales Meets "Grey Goo" in £3,000 Cycling Suit
- Tiny New Sensor Structures Detect Poisons and Explosives
- Bone-repairing Stem Cell Jab Hope
- Scientists Discover Pentagonal Ice
- 'Nano-camo' for Fashionistas and Environmentalists
- Nanofarming Technology Extracts Biofuel Oil without Harming Algae
- Bird Feathers Produce Colour Through Structure Similar to Beer Foam
- Beating the Back-up Blues
- Nanotechnology Could Unlock Safer Cancer Treatments
- New Virus-built Battery Could Power Cars, Electronic Devices
- Smashing Pictures
- New Age of Exploration Touches the Limit of the Nano World
- Magnetic Nano-'Shepherds' Organize Cells
March 2009
- New Method Applies Pesticides in Nanofibres to Keep Chemicals on Target
- A Fast Magnetic Fix for Sepsis?
- New Wonder Pants Burn Body Fat by Magic!
- 'Buckyballs' to Treat Multiple Sclerosis
- Light-as-Air, Heatproof Nanotube Muscles
- DIY Solar Cells Made from Doughnuts and Tea
- Bath Researchers to Develop Coatings that Kill Superbugs
- Nanofood - MEPs to Debate Tougher Scrutiny
- Breathe in, Breathe out - Microscopes Reveal How Bacteria Clean up Toxic Metals
- Researchers Develop Wireless Method of Brain Stimulation
- Nano-Based Engine Oil Lubricant Reduces Fuel Consumption by More Than 5%
- First 'Nano' Gene Therapy Treatments to Target Cancer Cells
- Self-repairing Nano Coating is up to Scratch
- Cells Self-Assemble into Tissues
- How to Destroy the World with Nanotechnology
- Nanotech Coating Could Lead to Better Brain Implants to Treat Diseases
- Twin Nanoparticle Shown Effective at Targeting, Killing Breast Cancer Cells
- A Novel Approach to Nanotechnology
- Aircraft Skins 10 Times Stronger with Nanostitching
- Orange Goo Goes Ballistic
- Understanding How Nanotubes Heat Up Could Make Them Useful For Electronics
- Future TV Screens Seen in Coffee Stains
- A Robot So Tiny it Can Alter DNA Code
- Technique Aids Study of Living Cell Surfaces
- Researchers Discover a Potential On-Off Switch for Nanoelectronics
- A Nose for New Treatments
February 2009
- Knowing When to Fold: Engineers use 'nano-origami' to build tiny electronic devices
- It's Time to Meet the Puppets on the Nano Show Tonight
- Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie - Its the Self-drying Nano Bikini!
- Sophisticated Structures Assembled with Magnets
- Researchers Develop Nano-based Protection against Agents of Terror
- Cheaper Materials Could be Key to Low-cost Solar Cells
- Nano-hydrogels Capable of Detecting Cancer Cells
- NZ Scientists Create Magnetic Super Paper
- Tiny "Lab-on-a-Chip" Can Detect Pollutants, Disease and Biological Weapons
- Researchers Develop High-Performance Organic-Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell
- Tagged Proteins Can Just Keep Swimming
- Doughnuts Get a Health Makeover with Nanotechnology
- Horse Power? No, Hamster Power!
- University Scientists Develop New Way to Treat People with Cystic Fibrosis
- How Do You Build a Synthetic Brain?
- Going Underground: The London Nanotube
- Nano-TV for European News Media
- Cancer Diagnosis: Now in 3-D
- Graphene for the Green Grid
- Nanotechnology Used to Probe Effectiveness of Antibiotics
- Cracking a Controversial Solid State Mystery
- Research Reveals How Influenza Virus Hijacks Human Cells
- Ottilia Saxl Announces Retirement, Dr Mark Morrison Appointed CEO
- Test Tube Chemistry inside a Nanotube
- Engineered Nanoparticles: Review of Health and Environmental Safety (ENRHES)
- ICPC-Nanonet: International Collaboration Launched
January 2009
- Viscosity-Enhancing Nanomaterials May Double Service Life of Concrete
- Reading the Small Print Takes on a New Meaning
- Scientists Get on our Nerves; Create Working Artificial Networks
- A Novel Approach to Create High-Density Magnetic Data Storage
- Scientists Discover Ground-Breaking Material
- Fracture Putty Could Save you an Arm and a Leg
- New Catalyst Paves the Path for Ethanol-Powered Fuel Cells
- UT Southwestern Researchers Discover Brain's Memory 'Buffer' in Single Cells
- Plasmonic Whispering Gallery Microcavity Paves the Way to Future Nanolasers
- Nano-tetherball Biosensor Precisely Detects Glucose
- Polymer Nanoparticle for Oral Anticancer Drug Delivery
- Light-Speed Nanotech: Controlling the Nature of Graphene
- New Stretchable Electronics Design Accommodates Extreme Bending and Straining
- Nanosensors Made Easy
- Semiconducting Nanotubes Are 'Holy Grail' for Electronic Applications
- Long-Distance Teleportation Between Two Atoms in Unconnected Closures Achieved
- Scientists Find New Way to Produce Hydrogen
- The Smallest Possible Switches
- Molecular Forklifts Overcome Obstacle to 'Smart Dust'
- A Fantastic Voyage Brought to Life
- Spinning Silk into Sensors
- 3-D Liquid Crystal Devices of the Future
- Inexpensive Process Gets Nanotubes to Obediently Line Themselves Up
- Special Nanotubes May Be Used as a Vehicle for Treating Neurodegenerative Disorders
- Chalk Formation is Crystal Clear
- Good as Gold! Novel Technique Changes Lymph Node Biopsy, Reduces Radiation Exposure in Breast Cancer Patients
- Getting Your Daily Dose of Nano?
- Can You See Me Now? Flexible Photodetectors Could Help Sharpen Photos
- Nano Delivery System Robust and Flexible Enough to Deliver Variety of Drugs
- Nanotube Superbatteries: Dense Films of Carbon Nanotubes Store Large Amounts of Energy
- Wireless Microgrippers Grab Living Cells in 'Biopsy' Tests
- Microscope with 100 Million Times Finer Resolution Than Current MRI
- Soldering On: 'Nanowelding' Technique Offers Breakthrough for Nanostructures
- Synthetic HDL: A New Weapon to Fight Cholesterol Problems
- Infrared Light Visualizes Nanoscale Cracks and Strains
- Quantum Force Gets Repulsive
- Vietnamese Scientists Make Natural Plastic
- New Hydrogen Production Method Could Reduce Need for Fossil Fuels
- A Better Way To Make Nanotubes
- Nano Ink Provides Electronics Hot off the Press
- Nanobot Lets DNA Legs Do the Walking
- Blood Scanner Detects Even Faint Indicators of Cancer
- Six Sites Found Holding 12,900-year-old Nanodiamond-rich Soil
- Gold Nanoparticles Deliver More than just Glitter
- Nano "Tractor Beam" Traps DNA
- Biomedical Researchers Create Artificial Human Bone Marrow in a Test Tube
- Carbon Nanotubes the Ideal "Smart" Brain Material
- Nanocentre Researchers Peer into the Atomic Future
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