• Fast, Accurate New Nanoparticle-Based Sensor System for Screening Cancer drugs

    Using an engineered gold nanoparticle and three fluorescent proteins provides "a three-channel sensor that can be trained to detect subtle changes in cell surface properties." Read more

  • NASA Experiments with Self-Assembly Techniques on the International Space Station

    The Structure of Paramagnetic Aggregates from Colloidal Emulsions (InSPACE) experiments explored nanoparticles suspended in magnetorheolocial fluids, a type of smart fluid that tends to self-assemble into shapes in the presence of a magnetic field. Read more

  • Technique Simultaneously Determines Nanomaterials’ Chemical Makeup

    Researchers from DOE's Argonne National Laboratory & Ohio Univ. have devised a powerful technique that simultaneously resolves the chemical characterization and topography of nanoscale materials down to the height of a single atom. Read more

  • Bullet-Proof Armour and Hydrogen Sieve Add to Graphene’s Promise

    One-atom-thick material blocks 'bullet' strikes but allows protons to pass through. Read more

  • Nanoparticle Detects the Deadliest Cancer Cells in Blood

    The nanoparticles—dubbed nanoflares—attach themselves to individual cancer cells in a blood sample and then glow, allowing cancerous cells to be detected and sorted with the help of a laser. Read more

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USDA FS logoUSDA Nanocellulose Commercialization Report Released

The report details the pathway to commercializing affordable, renewable, and biodegradable cellulose nanomaterials from trees, and is the result of a workshop earlier this year.
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Mike Meador headshotNASA's Dr. Mike Meador Named New NNCO Director

Prior to joining NNCO, Dr. Meador managed NASA's Nanotechnology Project in the Game Changing Technology Program.
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