Posts Tagged ‘Rice University’

NANO 103: Nanotechnology in Advanced Materials & Aerospace

NANO 103: Nanotechnology in Advanced Materials & Aerospace

Friday, March 19, 2010 HTC Conference Center 410 Pierce Street 7:15 am – noon While sporting goods was the first market to take advantage of nano-enhancement, aerospace is the next frontier—with nano-research and development already underway. This continuation of our Rice-HTC “NANO Short Course”... (Continue reading)

Second Annual Conference of the Society for the Study of Nanoscience and Emerging Technologies

Second Annual Conference of the Society for the Study of Nanoscience and Emerging Technologies

The Society for the Study of Nanoscience and Emerging Technologies (S.NET) is an international association that promotes open intellectual exchange towards the advancement of knowledge and understanding of nanotechnologies in society. S.NET represents diverse communities, viewpoints, and methodologies in the... (Continue reading)

Rice physicists kill cancer with ‘nanobubbles’

Rice physicists kill cancer with 'nanobubbles'

Using lasers and nanoparticles, scientists at Rice University have discovered a new technique for singling out individual diseased cells and destroying them with tiny explosions. The scientists used lasers to make “nanobubbles” by zapping gold nanoparticles inside cells. In tests... (Continue reading)

Rice celebrates the Year of Nano

Rice celebrates the Year of Nano

In the quarter century since five men had their “Aha!” moment in Houston, the buckminsterfullerene molecule has become the vanguard of a revolution. Nanotechnology is already changing life on Planet Earth, and its potential is only beginning to be realized. On... (Continue reading)

Video Shows Nanotube Spins As It Grows

Video Shows Nanotube Spins As It Grows

New video showing the atom-by-atom growth of carbon nanotubes reveals they rotate as they grow, much like the halting motion of a mechanical clock’s second hand. Published online this month by researchers at France’s Université Lyon1/CNRS and Houston’s Rice University,... (Continue reading)