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Public Release: 19-Nov-2012
 NanotechnologyLava dots: Rice makes hollow, soft-shelled quantum dots Serendipity proved to be a key ingredient for the latest nanoparticles discovered at Rice University. The new "lava dot" particles were discovered accidentally when researchers stumbled upon a way to use molten droplets of metal salt to make hollow, coated versions of a nanotech staple called quantum dots. The results appear online this week in the journal Nanotechnology. 
Shell Center of Sustainability at Rice University, SABIC Americas
Contact: Mike Williams
Public Release: 19-Nov-2012
Technology and InnovationNew energy technologies promise brighter future In three studies published in the current issue of Technology and Innovation -- Proceedings of the National Academy of Inventors, innovators unveil creative technologies that could change our sources of energy, change our use of energy, and change our lives. Contact: Judy Lowry
Public Release: 19-Nov-2012
ACS NanoRice unveils super-efficient solar-energy technology Rice University scientists have unveiled a revolutionary new technology that uses nanoparticles to convert solar energy directly into steam. The new "solar steam" method from Rice's Laboratory for Nanophotonics is so effective it can even produce steam from icy cold water. Details of the solar steam method were published online today in ACS Nano. The technology's inventors said they expect it will first be used in sanitation and water-purification applications in the developing world.
Welch Foundation, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Contact: Mike Williams
Public Release: 19-Nov-2012
Nature MaterialsStudy reveals clues to cause of hydrogen embrittlement in metals Hydrogen can easily dissolve and migrate within metals to make these otherwise ductile materials brittle and more prone to failures. Now, researchers at McGill University in Montreal and Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne in Switzerland, have shown that the physics of hydrogen embrittlement may be rooted in how hydrogen modifies material behaviors at the nanoscale. In a study published in Nature Materials, they present a model that can accurately predict the occurrence of hydrogen embrittlement.
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, US Office of Naval Research
Contact: Chris Chipello
Public Release: 19-Nov-2012
Advanced manufacturing venture highlights region's economic prospects Printed electronics and related advanced manufacturing technologies have the potential to be a $45 billion global industry, according to business analysts. Rochester Institute of Technology researchers will be able to play a key role in advancing this industry as a result of the development of a university-industry partnership with regional and national high-tech firms.
National Science Foundation
Contact: Michelle Cometa
Public Release: 18-Nov-2012
Nature BiotechnologyResearch breakthrough selectively represses the immune system Innovative biotechnology selectively inhibits the part of the immune system responsible for attacking myelin and gives new hope to those suffering from autoimmune diseases such as Multiple Sclerosis, type 1 diabetes, food allergies, and asthma.
National Institutes of Health
Contact: Margot Kern
Public Release: 18-Nov-2012
Nature PhysicsFabrication on patterned silicon carbide produces bandgap to advance graphene electronics By fabricating graphene structures atop nanometer-scale "steps" etched into silicon carbide, researchers have for the first time created a substantial electronic bandgap in the material suitable for room-temperature electronics. Use of nanoscale topography to control the properties of graphene could facilitate fabrication of transistors and other devices, potentially opening the door for developing all-carbon integrated circuits.
National Science Foundation
Contact: John Toon
Public Release: 18-Nov-2012
Nature BiotechnologyBreakthrough nanoparticle halts multiple sclerosis In a breakthrough for nanotechnology and multiple sclerosis (MS), a biodegradable nanoparticle delivers an antigen that tricks the immune system and halts MS in mice. The approach, the first that doesn't suppress the immune system, is being tested in a clinical trial for MS patients, but with white blood cells delivering the antigen. The nanoparticle is an easier, cheaper option and can be used in other immune-related diseases including Type 1 diabetes, food and airway allergies.
Myelin Repair Foundation, National Institutes of Health
Contact: Marla Paul
Public Release: 16-Nov-2012
New program draws young artists into science Artists and scientists often share a common goal: making the invisible visible. Yet artistically talented students, especially girls, often shy away from scientific careers. A new four-year, $1.2 million program led by the University of Alaska Fairbanks blends the art, biology and physics of color into a series of summer academies, science cafes and activity kits designed to inspire art-interested students to enter careers in science.
National Science Foundation
Contact: Marie Thoms
Public Release: 16-Nov-2012
Scientific ReportsAntenna-on-a-chip rips the light fantastic A Rice University lab produces a micron-scale spatial light modulator like those used in sensing and imaging devices, but with the potential to run orders of magnitude faster.
Air Force Office of Scientific Research
Contact: Mike Williams
Public Release: 15-Nov-2012
Custom Integrated Circuits ConferenceMedical vital-sign monitoring reduced to the size of a postage stamp Electrical engineers have developed new technology to monitor medical vital signs, with sophisticated sensors so small and cheap they could fit onto a bandage, be manufactured in high volumes and cost less than a quarter. When commercialized, the technology could have many potential applications due to its powerful performance, small size, and low cost.
National Science Foundation
Contact: Patrick Chiang
Public Release: 15-Nov-2012
Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesSimplifying heart surgery with stretchable electronics devices A catheter made from stretchable electronics can serve triple-duty during heart surgery, Northwestern University researchers have found. The findings could make cardiac ablation surgeries simpler and safer. Contact: Megan Fellman
Public Release: 15-Nov-2012
Scientific ReportsThese bots were made for walking: Cells power biological machines They're soft, biocompatible, about 7 millimeters long -- and, incredibly, able to walk by themselves. Miniature "bio-bots" developed at the University of Illinois are making tracks in synthetic biology. The walking bio-bots demonstrate the Illinois team's ability to forward-engineer functional machines using only hydrogel, heart cells and a 3-D printer. The bio-bots could be customized for specific applications in medicine, energy or the environment.
National Science Foundation
Contact: Liz Ahlberg
Public Release: 15-Nov-2012
SciencePhysicists skirt thermal vibration, transfer optical signal via mechanical oscillator Using tiny radiation pressure forces, physicists converted an optical field, or signal, from one color to another, aided by a "dark mode." The conversion occurs through the coupling between light and a mechanical oscillator, without interruption by thermal mechanical vibrations.
National Science Foundation, US Air Force Office of Scientific Research
Contact: Jim Barlow
Public Release: 15-Nov-2012
NanotechnologyOptical microscopes lend a hand to graphene research The remarkable properties and subsequent applications of graphene have been well-documented since it was first isolated in 2004; however, researchers are still trying to find a quick, cheap and efficient way of measuring its thickness. Contact: Michael Bishop
Public Release: 15-Nov-2012
ScienceWax-filled nanotech yarn behaves like powerful, super-strong muscle New artificial muscles made from nanotech yarns and infused with paraffin wax can lift more than 100,000 times their own weight and generate 85 times more mechanical power during contraction than the same size natural muscle, according to scientists at the University of Texas at Dallas and their international team. The artificial muscles are yarns constructed from carbon nanotubes.
Air Force Office of Scientific Research, Office of Naval Research, Robert A. Welch Foundation
Contact: Amanda Siegfried
Public Release: 14-Nov-2012
SmallNIST study suggests carbon nanotubes may protect DNA from oxidation NIST researchers have provided evidence that single-wall carbon nanotubes may help protect DNA molecules from damage by oxidation, which can lead to mutations. More studies are needed to see if the in vitro protective effect of nanotubes reported in the laboratory also occurs in vivo, that is, within a living organism. Contact: Michael E. Newman
Public Release: 14-Nov-2012
Nature Communications'Cloning' could make structurally pure nanotubes for nanoelectronics Researchers from the University of Southern California and NIST have demonstrated a technique for growing virtually pure samples of single-wall carbon nanotubes with identical structures, a process they liken to "cloning" the nanotubes. If it can be suitably scaled up, their approach could solve an important materials problem in nanoelectronics: producing carbon nanotubes of a specific structure to order.
Semiconductor Research Corporation's Focus Center Research Program, Functional Engineered Nano Architectonics, Office of Naval Research
Contact: Michael Baum
Public Release: 14-Nov-2012
Journal of the American Chemical SocietyPaper-and-scissors technique rocks the nano world Sometimes simplicity is best. Northwestern University researchers have discovered an easy way to make nanofluidic devices: using paper and scissors. And they can cut a device into any shape and size, adding to the method's versatility. Nanofluidic devices are attractive because their thin channels can transport ions -- and with them a higher than normal electric current -- making them promising for use in batteries and new systems for water purification, harvesting energy and DNA sorting.
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Contact: Megan Fellman
Public Release: 14-Nov-2012
Nature CommunicationsUSC scientists 'clone' carbon nanotubes to unlock their potential for use in electronics Scientists have developed a method of "cloning" carbon nanotubes for use as semiconductors in electronics.
Semiconductor Research Corporation, Office of Naval Research
Contact: Robert Perkins
Public Release: 14-Nov-2012
NanotechnologyNanometer-scale diamond tips improve nano-manufacturing One of the most promising innovations of nanotechnology has been the ability to perform rapid nanofabrication using nanometer-scale tips. The fabrication speed can be dramatically increased by using heat. High speed and high temperature have been known to degrade the tip… until now. Researchers have created a new type of nano-tip for thermal processing, which is made entirely out of diamond. Contact: William P. King
Public Release: 14-Nov-2012
New freeform standards to support scanning CMMs The National Physical Laboratory, the UK's National Measurement Institute, has developed a new range of three dimensional standards for verifying freeform coordinate measurement machines. The standard allows the verification of portable and fixed non-contact coordinate measuring systems such as those employing laser scanning and fringe projection technologies, as well as those employing tactile sensors. It also helps evaluate the surface measurement capabilities of new scanning measurement technologies. Contact: David Lewis
Public Release: 13-Nov-2012
Physical Review LettersOptical boomerangs, ultralight fractal materials, and more Physicists bend light around corners, design ultralight and strong fractal materials, and find evidence for the arrow of time at the microscopic scale. Contact: Matteo Rini
Public Release: 13-Nov-2012
ScienceComputer memory could increase fivefold from advances in self-assembling polymers The researchers' technique, which relies on a process known as directed-self assembly, is being given a real-world test run in collaboration with one of the world's leading innovators in disk drives.
Nissan Chemical Company, Rashid Engineering Regents Chair
Contact: Daniel Oppenheimer
Public Release: 12-Nov-2012
Advanced Functional Materials'Strain tuning' reveals promise in nanoscale manufacturing ORNL researcher combined theoretical and experimental studies to understand and control the self-assembly of insulating barium zirconium oxide nanodots and nanorods within barium-copper-oxide superconducting films. Contact: Bill Cabage
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