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UCF Team Unlocks Quantum Dot Imaging To Speed Drug Testing
Testing the effectiveness of new pharmaceuticals may get faster thanks to a new technique which uses quantum dots to probe the efficacy of drugs in live cells. The novel technique was developed by a team at the University of Central Florida.
Rensselaer Draws ‘Roadmap’ for Designing with Graphene Nanomaterials
Scientists at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have produced a roadmap that can guide scientists on how to design and build graphene-based nanostructures that can be customized for applications in electronics, photovoltaics and other areas.
Berkeley Team Uses Nanophotonics for Single-Cell Imaging, Payload Delivery
Researchers with U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory working with U.C. Berkeley have developed a versatile and less expensive nanowire-based endoscope that can provide high-resolution optical images of the interior of a single living cell.
Author Interview: Nanotechnology: Understanding Small Systems
NanoScienceWorks.org speaks with co-authors of Nanotechnology: Understanding Small Systems: Second Edition. In this interview we explore the innovative approach from Ben Rogers, Jesse Adams and Sumita Pennathur, and discover how the team combined talents from academia and commercial research to produce an innovative and multi-disciplined nano textbook.
Graphene: Synthesis and Applications: Author Interview
As the nanocommunity celebrates the year since the pioneers of graphene won the Nobel Prize, NanoScienceWorks.org speaks with the co-editor of Graphene: Synthesis and Applications. This is first comprehensive book to look at the exciting industrial properties and promises of graphene’s planar sheet. Prof. Wonbong Choi is the Director of Nanomaterials & Device Laboratory at Florida International University’s Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering.
NSF, Arizona To Develop World’s First Terahertz Spectral Imager
The National Science Foundation has awarded the University of Arizona’s College of Engineering $530,000 to develop the world’s first a terahertz spectral imager. The university will bring an added $238,000 to the project. Richard Ziolkowski, UA professor of electrical and computer engineering, will direct the terahertz spectral imager project.
Rice University Opens Graphene for Organic Chemistry
Rice University researchers have found a highly controllable way to attach organic molecules to pristine graphene. The work opens the door for a new class of chemical sensors, thermoelectric devices and metamaterials.
The U.S. Wants More NanoScientists for Neutron Scanning
The U.S. needs more nanoscientists trained in neutron scattering techniques. To fill the gap, the National Science Foundation (NSF) will invest $3 million to train current and new scientists in this area. The grant will go to the University of Missouri, home of MU’s Research Reactor (MURR).
Microfluidics and Nanofluidics Handbook: Author Interview
NanoScienceWorks.org speaks with co-editor of the just-published Microfluidics and Nanofluidics Handbook. Prof. Sushanta Mitra, Director of the Micro and Nanoscale Transport Laboratory at the University of Alberta (Canada). His excellent oversight on this 2-volume masterwork’s 600 pages captures the cross-disciplinary breadth of micro- and nanofluidics, with expert contributions from more than two dozen esteemed researchers across biological sciences, chemistry, physics and engineering.
Helping Nano Professionals Deal with Risk Perception and Communications
NanoScienceWorks.org speaks with Susanna Priest, author of Nanotechnology and the Public: Risk Perception and Risk Communication. Priest explains how, why and where communications professionals and Best Practices will play a crucial role in the continuing march to safely commercialize nanotechnologies -- and ensure nano-driven products and understood by the public and meet the public interest.