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Chemistry World July 13, 2007 Tom Westgate |
Colourful Colloids A simple mixture of iron oxide, a polymer and water can take on any color simply by applying a magnetic field. |
Chemistry World December 10, 2007 Killugudi Jayaraman |
Scientists Trap Light in Nano-Soup Physicists in India, have demonstrated how to trap and retrieve light using a soup of micro- and nano-sized magnetic spheres. |
Chemistry World February 18, 2009 Lewis Brindley |
Nanomaterials Blossom US researchers have found a new way to use magnetic fields to encourage nanoparticles to self-assemble into unique shapes. |
Chemistry World July 17, 2012 Harriet Brewerton |
Pinning down cancer US scientists have synthesized pin-shaped nanoparticles with magnetic and optical properties. The nanoparticles could be used for magnetic resonance imaging, early detection and photothermal therapy of cancer and other diseases. |
Chemistry World March 20, 2014 James Urquhart |
Nanoparticle composites make colorful magnetic crystals Incorporating nanoparticles into single crystal materials can imbue them with new properties, such as color and magnetism, thanks to gel crystallization techniques developed independently by UK and Chinese research groups. |
Chemistry World July 13, 2010 Lewis Brindley |
Magnetic micro-machines made from liquid iron Chinese researchers have made microscopic springs and turbines by shining light through ferrofluids - liquids containing iron nanoparticles. |
Technology Research News February 11, 2004 |
Magnets tune photonic crystal Researchers from Fudan University in China have found that it is possible to use a magnetic field to quickly shift or block certain frequencies of electromagnetic signals passing through photonic crystals made from semiconductor material. |
Technology Research News December 11, 2002 Eric Smalley |
Microscopic mix strengthens magnet Magnets are usually an either-or proposition. They either generate a strong magnetic field or they hold up well in the presence of external magnetic fields. A method that mixes the two types of magnets at the nanoscale could pave the way for smaller electric motors and generators. |
Technology Research News December 1, 2004 |
Smart Dust Gets Magnetic One of the main challenges in making labs-on-a-chip is finding ways to control and mix tiny amounts of liquids. Researchers are using minuscule silicon particles to carry out these tasks. |
Chemistry World February 28, 2006 Jon Evans |
Magnetic Appeal of Shape-Change Polymer Polymer scientists developed polymers that change shape in response to a magnetic field by incorporating magnetic iron(III)oxide nanoparticles into a shape-memory polyetherurethane compound known as TFX. |
Reactive Reports September 2005 David Bradley |
Nano Surprise A surprising mechanism by which polymers form nanocomposite particles could provide researchers with a new tool for controlling the growth of such materials. |
Reactive Reports Issue 60 David Bradley |
Fried Rust Could Prevent Arsenic Poisoning Arsenic-contaminated drinking water, could one day become a thing of the past thanks to the unexpected discovery of the magnetic properties of rusty nanoparticles. |
Chemistry World February 4, 2011 |
MOF magnets deliver drugs German scientists have encapsulated nanomagnets inside metal organic frameworks. The MOF magnets can be filled with a drug, which is released when a magnetic field is applied. |
IEEE Spectrum August 2011 Hadjipanayis & Gabay |
The Incredible Pull of Nanocomposite Magnets Nanotechnology could make rare earth magnets even stronger. |
Technology Research News May 5, 2004 |
Nano Wires Make Tiny Compasses Researchers have built compass needles as small as 20 by 200 nanometers, which could be used to measure magnetic fields at the nanoscale and to orient nanosized wires during the process of building molecular-sized structures. |
Chemistry World October 2, 2012 Fiona McKenzie |
Protein sorting within cells US scientists have used magnetic nanoparticles with specific ligands to latch on to and visualize specific proteins in living cells. |
Chemistry World July 20, 2011 Josh Howgego |
Magnets turn up the heat on tumours Claims that magnets can cure cancer might sound like quackery. But French researchers have harnessed iron oxide structures from bacteria to selectively kill tumour cells using an alternating magnetic field. |
Chemistry World January 30, 2008 Jonathan Edwards |
DNA Helps Nanoparticles Crystallize Two papers in Nature have each shown a simple way to build designer crystals from nanoparticles, using DNA as 'glue'. Both methods show promise as a cheap way of mass-producing complex materials like photonic crystals. |
Chemistry World November 15, 2011 Phillip Broadwith |
Creating a toolbox for nanoparticle synthesis Hybrid nanoparticles made from several different materials that can be built up in a controlled and directed manner have been created by chemists in the US. |
Reactive Reports December 2003 David Bradley |
Airy magnets Spanish researchers have created a new type of magnetic material that is ultra-light and transparent. The airy magnets could have applications in flat screen displays and magneto-optical memory devices for computers. |
Chemistry World January 28, 2008 Lewis Brindley |
Colourful Crystals Monitor Humidity Chinese chemists have developed a material that changes color according to the humidity of the air around it. |
Chemistry World May 18, 2009 James Urquhart |
Tailored colors for photonic crystals Korean and US scientists have permanently fixed the color of block copolymer photonic crystals by swelling photonic gels and 'freezing' them as they display the desired color. |
Chemistry World November 27, 2013 Emma Stoye |
Magnetic replicas capture pollen's sticking power The replica particles are identically shaped to the original pollen grains, which allows them to stick to surfaces like polystyrene using van der Waals forces. Converting pollen into these iron oxide replicas could be a useful way to manufacture adhesive microparticles. |
Chemistry World November 22, 2012 Jon Cartwright |
Magnesium oxide might be liquid in super-Earths There may be more planets outside our solar system with protective magnetic fields than previously thought. That's the implication of a US study, which has demonstrated that the common planetary mineral magnesium oxide turns into a metallic liquid at high pressure. |
Chemistry World May 1, 2012 David Bradley |
A colorful way to size up nanoparticles Researchers in China have now developed a straightforward light-scattering technique to estimate the size of gold nanoparticles in the 35 to 110nm range. |
Chemistry World February 22, 2008 James Mitchell Crow |
Toxin Test in a Lunchbox Scientists in the US have developed a cheap lunchbox-sized device that can detect exposure to toxic metals in minutes. |
Chemistry World July 26, 2006 Victoria Gill |
Reversible Glue `De-Bonds' at the Touch of a Button A new kind of superglue that uses nanoscale magnetic particles to bond and de-bond on command has been developed. |
Chemistry World April 7, 2009 Lewis Brindley |
Cells get in line Magnetic nanoparticles that 'shepherd' cells into neat lines have been designed by American scientists. |
Chemistry World November 17, 2014 James Urquhart |
Beetle behind breath test for bank notes Simply breathing on money could soon reveal if it's the real deal or counterfeit thanks to a beetle-inspired ink that reversibly changes color in response to humidity. |
Chemistry World November 28, 2007 Richard Van Noorden |
Magnetic Field Detectors for Less Than a Penny Cheap electronic components industrially manufactured in their millions every year are also smart materials that can sense magnetic fields without any external power supply, UK scientists have discovered. |
Technology Research News July 30, 2003 |
See-through magnets hang tough Researchers from the Independent University of Barcelona (UAB) and the University of Zaragoza in Spain have found a way to form transparent, durable, lightweight magnets that maintain their magnetism in magnetic fields and high temperatures. |
Technology Research News July 13, 2005 |
Magnetics Drives Particle Patterns Researchers have devised a way to use electric and magnetic fields to assemble magnetic microparticles into a wide variety of patterns, including clusters, rings, chains and networks. |
IEEE Spectrum September 2008 Willie D. Jones |
World's Most Powerful Magnet Under Construction One hundred tesla without self-destructing |
Chemistry World July 25, 2014 Emma Stoye |
Magnetic nanocubes self-assemble into spirals Scientists have been coaxing nano-sized cubes of magnetite (Fe 3O 4) into larger, more complex structures like helices without using a template by exposing them to a magnetic field. |
Chemistry World March 20, 2009 Jon Cartwright |
Medical Probes Get Easy to Spot Scientists in the US have created nano-scale medical probes that are visible via both magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and optical microscopy. |
Chemistry World October 7, 2012 David Bradley |
Magnetic nanoparticles zap cancer Nanoparticles can be used as a remote-controlled magnetic death switch to kill cancer cells, according to researchers from Korea. |
Chemistry World January 30, 2009 Hayley Birch |
Nanocrystals Get in Shape for Catalysis New research in fine tuning the shape and size of nanoparticles could lead to important advances in catalysis. |
Chemistry World November 12, 2008 Lewis Brindley |
Microscope Reveals Catalyst Secrets A promising technique for watching catalysts in action could provide new insights into how they work, report scientists in the Netherlands. |
Chemistry World September 25, 2007 Richard Van Noorden |
Magnetic Dreams Disputed Magnetochemists are disputing the breakthrough discovery of a metal-organic material which its inventors claimed to be magnetic at room temperature and stable in air. |
Chemistry World February 11, 2014 Stephen McCarthy |
Multiferroic material breaks symmetry with layers Scientists have made a material capable of both piezoelectric and ferromagnetic behavior. The discovery opens up the possibility of a new class of polarizable and magnetic compounds, and could lead to better devices for storing electronic information. |
Chemistry World August 23, 2010 James Urquhart |
Growing magnetic leaves A magnetic leaf has been created by researchers in Germany using a simple one-step process to synthesise a complex iron carbide microstructure that mimics the intricate structure of a leaf. |
Chemistry World July 19, 2011 Jon Cartwright |
Magnetic Sponge Can Squeeze Itself Out Researchers in Japan and Singapore have created a sponge that can wring itself out upon application of a magnetic field. |
Chemistry World January 17, 2007 Richard Van Noorden |
Molecular Magnets of Mystery Researchers have discovered a new class of molecular magnets which work above room temperature. But why the magnets work, and what their structures are, remains a perplexing mystery. |
Chemistry World January 26, 2012 Simon Hadlington |
The world's first magnetic soap Researchers have created a liquid surfactant that can be moved by a magnet. |
Popular Mechanics March 2003 Paul Eisenstein |
World's Most Powerful Magnet The "magnetar," or magnetic neutron star known as Soft Gamma Repeater 1806-20, is the most powerful known magnetic object in the universe. While it's unlikely anything man-made will ever come close to the power of a magnetar, it's not for lack of trying. |
Chemistry World June 27, 2010 Simon Hadlington |
Nanoparticles allow remote control of cells In an experiment reminiscent of the mind-control rays that featured prominently in B-movies from the 1950s, scientists in the US have used a magnetic field to alter the behavior of an animal. |
Chemistry World December 12, 2007 Simon Hadlington |
Iron Oxide Succumbs to the Gentle Touch Chemists in Japan and France have produced a new iron oxide with a sheet-like structure that could be used in fuel cells and sensors. |
Chemistry World December 17, 2007 Jonathan Edwards |
A Simpler Way to Photonic Crystals Chinese scientists have found an easy way to make highly regular crystal structures from a polymer mixture. |
Technology Research News December 31, 2003 |
Shape key to strong sensors Researchers have found a possible explanation for why a pair of semiconducting compounds -- mixes of silver and selenium or tellurium -- are strong magnetic sensors over a wide range of magnetic field strengths. |
Chemistry World July 25, 2013 Rowan Frame |
Nanomagnets clean blood Nanoparticles that never have to enter the body can capture harmful components in blood, scientists in Switzerland have shown. |