Nanotechnology

SOUTH BEND — The University of Notre Dame has received two grants totaling $3.55 million for its nanotechnology research aimed at developing the next generation of super-fast computers. Universities were permitted to submit a maximum of two...

A battery that holds a cellphone charge forever and a test that detects dangerous infections found at hospitals in just 30 minutes – neither one of those is on the market yet, but both could be because of work being done right here in St. Joseph...

The electron microscope revolutionized biology in the 1930s by providing magnifications thousands of times higher than that of light microscopes, allowing scientists to discern the inner workings of cells for the first time. But it was not nearly as...

* Aim is to boost research on cheaper, faster, smarter chips * Focus on research clusters BRUSSELS, May 23 (Reuters) - The European Union is pledging 5 billion euros ($6.5 billion) to boost research on semiconductors and other electronics items used...

A maker of heat-resistant nanotube fiber moved into a facility near Oyster Point in Newport News. BNNT, LLC is in the process of setting up equipment, including a laser, in its factory at 300 Ed Wright Lane after finalizing financing with a group of...

A former UCLA physics professor has agreed to plead guilty to federal fraud charges and pay almost $1.7 million for turning in false invoices related to nanotechnology research he was performing for the Department of Defense. Alfred Wong, 75, of...

University of Florida researchers have developed a "DNA nanotrain" that fast-tracks its payload of cancer-fighting drugs and bioimaging agents to tumor cells deep within the body. The nanotrain's ability to cost-effectively deliver high doses of drugs...

Behind locked doors in a nondescript Jessup industrial park, workers using secret techniques conjure a material that has promises to supercharge many 21st-century technologies. Called graphene, it's a fine, fluffy black powder that could soon become part...

Your next smartphone screen or TV display might be brighter, the synthetic oil in your car might perform better and computer chips might be more durable — all thanks to minuscule particles that are starting to be manufactured in Baltimore....

* Nanomedicine promises greater precision and monitoring * Pfizer, Amgen, AstraZeneca among firms placing bets * Early-stage research but scientists see momentum building By Ben Hirschler LONDON, May 3 (Reuters) - Is nanomedicine the next big thing? A...

UCLA's California NanoSystems Institute, or CNSI for short, is the first Los Angeles project by the New York-based architect Rafael Viñoly. It is something of a stealth building. Its broad, low façade, overlooking the Court of Sciences near the southern...

Pfizer Inc. said Wednesday that a new collaboration with Massachusetts-based BIND Therapeutics could eventually lead to drug work at company laboratories in Groton. New York-based Pfizer confirmed a deal Wednesday that would pay BIND up to $200 million...