December 2007

Hot Article: High relaxivity for new contrast agents
04 December 2007
Two new gadolinium-based contrast agents show exceptional relaxation enhancements.

Hot article: Viral factory produces nanotubes
07 December 2007
Biological nanotubes can be assembled using viral proteins and DNA templates as short as 50 base pairs.

Digital displays with better breeding
07 December 2007
Mixing dyes with DNA could be the solution for bright, robust electronic displays and digital paper.

Protruding polymer offers release
10 December 2007
Researchers from the US have created smart nanocomposite films whose potential applications range from self cleaning sensors to fuel efficient transport.

Extending the catenane chain
11 December 2007
Chemists in the US have taken the first step towards an entirely new, flexible form of polymer.

Defrosting magnetic single molecules
13 December 2007
In the future computer memory could be made from molecular magnets say European researchers

Lithium livens up carbon dioxide conversion catalyst
13 December 2007
Wouldn't it be good if we could make useful chemicals from carbon dioxide?

Enzyme-powered delivery vehicles
14 December 2007
Dutch scientists have made nanotubes move using enzyme-powered motors

