http://www.nanotech-now.com/ The most recent news stories from Nanotechnology Now en-us Copyright (c) 2007 Nanotechnology Now. All rights reserved. Fri, 30 Jan 2026 23:05:02 PST http://www.nanotech-now.com/layout/logo_rss.gif http://www.nanotech-now.com/ 250 49 The most recent news stories from Nanotechnology Now http://www.nanotech-now.com/news.cgi?story_id=57617 High-precision magnetic sensors rely on uniform light to polarize atomic spins, yet most laser beams naturally deliver energy unevenly, limiting measurement accuracy. This study introduces a compact o... PST http://www.nanotech-now.com/news.cgi?story_id=57616 Precise control of tiny liquid volumes is essential for modern biochemical analysis, yet reliably dispensing nanoliter-scale droplets remains technically challenging. This study presents a light-contr... PST http://www.nanotech-now.com/news.cgi?story_id=57615 As silicon-based electronics approach fundamental limits, researchers are turning to molecules as the smallest possible functional devices. Molecular electronics replaces conventional transistors with... PST http://www.nanotech-now.com/news.cgi?story_id=57614 Accurate detection of ethanol at extremely low concentrations is essential for applications ranging from industrial safety to health monitoring, yet existing sensors often struggle to balance sensitiv... PST http://www.nanotech-now.com/news.cgi?story_id=57613 Detecting complex chemical odors and gas mixtures is essential for environmental safety, healthcare, and food quality control, yet traditional gas sensors often struggle with limited selectivity, sens... PST http://www.nanotech-now.com/news.cgi?story_id=57612 As renewable energy storage expands into polar and high-altitude regions, conventional aqueous zinc-ion batteries (AZIBs) face a triple threat: dendrite growth, hydrogen-evolution corrosion, and elect... PST http://www.nanotech-now.com/news.cgi?story_id=57611 As the global shift to clean energy accelerates, securing a stable lithium supply becomes critical, yet conventional extraction methods struggle with the “permeability–selectivity” trade-off when sepa... PST http://www.nanotech-now.com/news.cgi?story_id=57610 The fight against climate change relies heavily on finding better ways to capture carbon dioxide before it escapes into our atmosphere. While carbon nanotubes have long been seen as a "wonder material... PST http://www.nanotech-now.com/news.cgi?story_id=57609 Researchers at NYU Abu Dhabi have developed a new light-based nanotechnology that could improve how certain cancers are detected and treated, offering a more precise and potentially less harmful alter... Fri, 30 Jan 2026 20:06:07 PST http://www.nanotech-now.com/news.cgi?story_id=57608 Researchers from Drexel University who discovered a versatile type of two-dimensional conductive nanomaterial, called a MXene, nearly a decade and a half ago, have now reported on a process for produc... PST http://www.nanotech-now.com/news.cgi?story_id=57607 Silicides — alloys of silicon and metals long used in microelectronics — are now being explored again for quantum hardware. But their use faces a critical challenge: achieving phase purity, since some... PST http://www.nanotech-now.com/news.cgi?story_id=56372 When it comes to cutting-edge tech in dentistry, it’s all about nanotechnology. Shannon Sommers and Alicia Webb explain the basics and what these exciting new developments could mean for your practice... Fri, 02 Oct 2020 22:18:38 PST http://www.nanotech-now.com/news.cgi?story_id=56312 California company NDB says its nano-diamond batteries will absolutely upend the energy equation, acting like tiny nuclear generators. They will blow any energy density comparison out of the water, la... Tue, 25 Aug 2020 17:13:59 PST http://www.nanotech-now.com/news.cgi?story_id=56148 Zen Graphene Solutions (TSXV: ZEN) announced that it has launched an international collaboration with UK-based Graphene Composites to fight the covid-19 pandemic. The initiative involves the develo... Fri, 01 May 2020 20:53:09 PST http://www.nanotech-now.com/news.cgi?story_id=56103 This is where the CNTs come in. Single-walled CNTs have several attributes that make them well-suited for sensing processes that involve the transfer of electrons – the basis of any chemical reaction... Thu, 02 Apr 2020 14:35:12 PST http://www.nanotech-now.com/news.cgi?story_id=56062 Engineers at MIT and Analog Devices have created the first fully-programmable 16-bit carbon nanotube microprocessor. It’s the most complex integration of carbon nanotube-based CMOS logic so far, with... Mon, 02 Mar 2020 09:14:56 PST http://www.nanotech-now.com/news.cgi?story_id=56024 NIOSH is seeking scientific information regarding the dangers or safety of engineered nanomaterials as the agency explores the development of occupational exposure limits. ENMs are chemical substan... Sat, 01 Feb 2020 13:09:06 PST http://www.nanotech-now.com/news.cgi?story_id=56013 Perhaps the Big Bang was more of a “Big Bounce”, a turning point in an ongoing cycle of contraction and expansion. Or, it could be more like a point of reflection, with a mirror image of our universe... Sat, 25 Jan 2020 09:19:08 PST http://www.nanotech-now.com/news.cgi?story_id=55852 Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have now used special nanoparticles to test the mucus of COPD patients, which may be an excellent biomarker for COPD progression. Fri, 04 Oct 2019 19:36:57 PST http://www.nanotech-now.com/news.cgi?story_id=55824 This issue is a special edition covering the African-nano-conference of Focus Nanotechnologyy Africa-US-EU-Africa-Asia and Caribbean Academy of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (FONAI-USEACANN) at Shera... Mon, 16 Sep 2019 17:11:18 PST