Chemical & Engineering News: Nano SCENE

Nanoparticles Fall Through Policy Cracks

nobody@acs.org("Leigh Krietsch Boerner") — 23 May 2013 18:38:54 +0000

Environment: Under current U.S. environmental and health regulations, federal agencies could miss identifying risks associated with new nanomaterials

Bandages Silence Genes

nobody@acs.org("Katherine Bourzac") — 23 May 2013 14:07:00 +0000

RNA Interference: Nanocoatings on bandages and other medical materials could deliver RNAs capable of shutting off genes related to disease

Iron Makes RNA Catalyze An Additional Chemical Reaction

nobody@acs.org("Carmen Drahl") — 22 May 2013 15:10:55 +0000

Replicating conditions on ancient Earth adds a new twist to RNA’s possible role in the origin of life

Supercapacitors Made From Hemp

nobody@acs.org("Journal News and Community") — 22 May 2013 15:10:54 +0000

Researchers turn agricultural waste into a carbon nanomaterial for high-power supercapacitors

Archaeology’s Hidden Secrets

nobody@acs.org("Sarah Everts") — 17 May 2013 12:12:00 +0000

Ancient Ivory: Metal traces on Phoenician artifacts show long-gone paint and gold

Energy-Storing Nanomaterial Made From Hemp

nobody@acs.org("Katherine Bourzac") — 15 May 2013 12:23:00 +0000

Electronics: Researchers turn agricultural waste into a carbon nanomaterial for high-power supercapacitors

Nanoparticle Network Acts As An Artificial Pancreas

nobody@acs.org("Melissae Fellet") — 14 May 2013 05:03:58 +0000

Biomedical Engineering: Material releases enough insulin to maintain normal blood sugar levels in diabetic mice for at least 10 days

Bayer Will Exit Carbon Nanotubes

nobody@acs.org("Michael McCoy") — 13 May 2013 05:04:01 +0000

Drug Delivery With A Bang

nobody@acs.org("Stu Borman") — 13 May 2013 05:03:37 +0000

Nanoscience: Chain-shattering polymeric therapeutics could release medicines on demand

Tailored Geometry For Nanostructures

nobody@acs.org("Mitch Jacoby") — 13 May 2013 05:03:16 +0000

Unique properties could improve catalysis, batteries

Hear, Hear For The Bionic Ear

nobody@acs.org("Celia Henry Arnaud") — 13 May 2013 05:03:00 +0000

Tissue Engineering: 3-D-printed devices detect frequencies beyond human perception

Fabricating Biocompatible Electronics That Can Last

nobody@acs.org("Katherine Bourzac") — 07 May 2013 16:39:00 +0000

Medical Devices: Flexible silicon circuits combine performance and durability for medical implants and prosthetics

Thin Inorganic Ribbons Coil And Flex

nobody@acs.org("Mitch Jacoby") — 06 May 2013 05:02:40 +0000

Ability to bend imparts biomolecule-like self-assembly qualities to ordinarily rigid inorganic structures

Preventing Food-borne Illness

nobody@acs.org("Lauren K. Wolf") — 06 May 2013 05:02:23 +0000

ACS Meeting News: Nanomaterial-based sensors might enable farmers and consumers to detect food pathogens in real time

Batteries Get Flexible

nobody@acs.org("Mitch Jacoby") — 06 May 2013 05:02:00 +0000

Polymers could power bendable displays and other devices in safer ways

Coatings Fight Furniture Fires

nobody@acs.org("Prachi Patel") — 02 May 2013 22:27:54 +0000

Nanomaterials: Ultrathin films could replace troublesome flame retardants

Nanocoating Helps Furniture Foam Fight Fire Without Troubling Flame Retardants

nobody@acs.org("Prachi Patel") — 30 Apr 2013 22:19:00 +0000

Nanomaterials: An ultrathin film made from a biopolymer and a sulfur-based acid could be an effective replacement for chlorine- and bromine-based commercial flame retardants

Building New Materials With Light

nobody@acs.org("Katherine Bourzac") — 29 Apr 2013 12:38:00 +0000

Nanotechnology: A simple optical system assembles two-dimensional structures of nanoparticles using a laser beam and could lead to new materials for sensors and photonic devices

Cardio Calcification Close-Up

nobody@acs.org("Celia Henry Arnaud") — 29 Apr 2013 05:02:18 +0000

Electron microscopy reveals hydroxyapatite nanoparticles associated with all stages of calcification-related cardiovascular disease

Map Charts Chemical Space

nobody@acs.org("Stu Borman") — 29 Apr 2013 05:02:00 +0000

Mathematical algorithm capable of generating virtual molecules could help researchers discover new drugs and materials

Nanosuit Protects Living Bugs In Vacuum

nobody@acs.org("Lauren K. Wolf") — 22 Apr 2013 05:02:49 +0000

Organisms such as fruit fly larvae survive for at least an hour under vacuum when shielded by a flexible polymer membrane

Detecting Single-Atom Nuclear Spins In Silicon

nobody@acs.org("Stu Borman") — 22 Apr 2013 05:02:48 +0000

Magnetic-resonance-based method could aid quantum computing

Hydrogels And Aerogels From Melons

nobody@acs.org("Bethany Halford") — 22 Apr 2013 05:02:45 +0000

Chemists transform watermelon, promising carbonaceous materials

Nanosponges Soak Up Toxins

nobody@acs.org("Lauren K. Wolf") — 22 Apr 2013 05:02:39 +0000

Tiny membrane-coated particles keep poisonous proteins away from healthy cells, save mice injected with lethal doses

Soaking Up Uranium

nobody@acs.org("Mitch Jacoby") — 22 Apr 2013 05:02:38 +0000

Nanotechnology: Porous framework compound may work to extract the dissolved metal from seawater

Mapping The Brain Onto The Mind

nobody@acs.org("Lauren K. Wolf") — 21 Apr 2013 18:53:00 +0000

BRAIN initiative aims to improve tools for studying neurons to answer questions about human thought and behavior

Developing Superatom Science

nobody@acs.org("Jyllian Kemsley") — 15 Apr 2013 05:02:30 +0000

Intriguing, discrete species with atom-mimicking properties may lead to new catalysts or materials

Exposition Highlights

nobody@acs.org("Stu Borman") — 15 Apr 2013 05:02:21 +0000

C&EN panelists and instrument industry editors pick new products that stand out

Controlling Nanocrystals

nobody@acs.org("Mitch Jacoby") — 11 Apr 2013 23:18:56 +0000

ACS Meeting News: Relative rates of surface deposition and diffusion govern crystal morphology

Nanosolder For Safer Surgery

nobody@acs.org("Katherine Bourzac") — 09 Apr 2013 12:37:46 +0000

Nanomedicine: Composites of peptides and gold nanorods could help surgeons seal up incisions using laser light

Catalyst Stimulates Self-Doping In Silicon Nanowires

nobody@acs.org("Mitch Jacoby") — 08 Apr 2013 05:04:51 +0000

Aluminum mediates silicon nanowire growth and becomes absorbed in the growing structure in the process

Germanium Slims Down To Skinny Layers

nobody@acs.org("Bethany Halford") — 08 Apr 2013 05:04:48 +0000

Single- and few-layer sheets of germanane could find use in optoelectronic and sensing applications

Chemistry Aficionado And Lifelong Learner

nobody@acs.org("Mitch Jacoby") — 08 Apr 2013 05:03:00 +0000

Priestley Medalist Peter J. Stang emerged from adversity to catalyze advances in chemistry and serve as one of the field’s leading statesmen

Titanium Dioxide Coating Improves Efficiency Of Graphene-Based Solar Cells

nobody@acs.org("Prachi Patel") — 03 Apr 2013 18:59:11 +0000

Solar Energy: The antireflective layer could lead to efficient, low-cost devices

Toward Sustainable Electronics

nobody@acs.org("Stephen K. Ritter") — 01 Apr 2013 05:03:18 +0000

To reduce electronic waste, a diverse team of engineers searches for new materials, training a savvy workforce along the way

Digital Memory Goes 2-D

nobody@acs.org("Kate Greene") — 28 Mar 2013 17:53:00 +0000

Electronics: A new memory device consisting of the two-dimensional materials graphene and molybdenum disulfide could store more data in smaller spaces than conventional memory can

Nanoparticles Treat Degenerative Eye Disease Without Eye Injections

nobody@acs.org("Tim Wogan") — 27 Mar 2013 14:20:00 +0000

Nanomedicine: Polymer particles deliver therapeutic gene to eye tissue to improve the vision of mice with a model of macular degeneration

Nanocalipers Get A Grip On Nanotubes

nobody@acs.org("Bethany Halford") — 25 Mar 2013 05:04:03 +0000

Diporphyrin molecule discriminates among single-walled carbon nanotubes on the basis of diameter and other physical features

DNA Weaved Into A Gridiron

nobody@acs.org("Bethany Halford") — 25 Mar 2013 05:04:00 +0000

DNA origami strategy allows construction of curved and three-dimensional objects from the nucleic acid

Bedbugs Beat Pesticides Their Own Way

nobody@acs.org("Carmen Drahl") — 18 Mar 2013 05:03:34 +0000

Bloodsucking insects beef up defenses near their exoskeletons—a trick no other insect uses

Synthetic Biominerals Outdo Mother Nature

nobody@acs.org("Sarah Everts") — 18 Mar 2013 05:03:33 +0000

Materials that mimic sea sponge skeleton are incredibly flexible and can guide light

Magnetic Superatoms

nobody@acs.org("Jyllian Kemsley") — 18 Mar 2013 05:03:32 +0000

Vanadium-sodium clusters with properties that mimic individual atoms could find use in spintronic devices

Training Immune Cells

nobody@acs.org("Journal News and Community") — 18 Mar 2013 05:03:29 +0000

Researchers trap T cells in emulsion droplets in hopes of reprogramming them to attack new disease targets

Nanocomposite Material Help Capacitors Pack A High Energy Punch

nobody@acs.org("Katherine Bourzac") — 15 Mar 2013 19:38:04 +0000

Electronics: Polymer-nanowire combination leads to electrical components that store large amounts of energy in small volumes

Light-Activated Soft Material Inches Along

nobody@acs.org("Lauren K. Wolf") — 15 Mar 2013 17:49:59 +0000

Composite made of a liquid-crystalline polymer and carbon nanotubes might someday put soft robots in motion

Silica Nanostructures Cut Power Demands Of Computer Memory

nobody@acs.org("Kate Greene") — 14 Mar 2013 05:03:00 +0000

Electronics: Phase-change memory with low power needs could lead to fast data storage in personal electronics

Training Immune Cells To Combat Disease

nobody@acs.org("Katherine Bourzac") — 05 Mar 2013 14:45:00 +0000

Immunology: Researchers trap immune cells in droplets of water in oil in hopes of reprogramming them

Self-Assembly Gives Anticancer Drug An Edge

nobody@acs.org("Stu Borman") — 04 Mar 2013 06:03:36 +0000

Camptothecin conjugated to a peptide self-assembles into nanomaterials that kill cancer cells effectively

Carbon Aerogels Sop Up Hydrocarbons

nobody@acs.org("Elizabeth K. Wilson") — 04 Mar 2013 06:03:31 +0000

Porous ultralight materials made from bacterial cellulose could be used to clean up oil and fuel spills

Multiblock Polymer Nanoparticles Attack Tumors

nobody@acs.org("Prachi Patel") — 28 Feb 2013 16:12:00 +0000

Drug Delivery: All-in-one nanocarriers evade the immune system, target tumors, and release drugs inside cancer cells

Carbon Nanotube-Coated Filters Foil Bacteria

nobody@acs.org("Louisa Dalton") — 27 Feb 2013 16:11:00 +0000

Water Treatment: The materials hold a charge to thwart microbial slime from clogging reverse osmosis filters