This article provides an overview of nanotechnology and biotechnology research at NASA Ames Research Center and covers current results in the areas of carbon nanotube (CNT) growth and characterization and functionalization, nanotubes in scanning probe microscopy, inorganic nanowires, biosensors, chemical sensors, nanoelectronics optoelectronics, computational nanotechnology, quantum device simu...

Drug developers recruit and combine principles, procedures and strategies from chemistry, pharmacology, nanotechnology and biotechnology, focusing on the generation of functional vehicles as nano-carriers of drugs for improved stability and enhanced intracellular delivery.[...].

The current nano-technology revolution is facing several major challenges: to manufacture nanodevices below 20 nm, to fabricate three-dimensional complex nano-structures, and to heterogeneously integrate multiple functionalities. To tackle these grand challenges, the Center for Scalable and Integrated NAno-Manufacturing (SINAM), a NSF Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center, set its goal to es...

DPNTM is a versatile technology that leverages Scanning Probe Microscopy for applications in biotechnology, photomask repair, molecular-electronics, nano-electronics and mask-less lithography. The DPN process was augmented for biotechnology applications (genomics, proteomics) through the design, development, prototype fabrication, testing and manufacture of commercial microfluidic systems calle...

Guanine quadruplexes (G4) are unusual four-stranded nucleic acid structures formed by G-rich DNA/RNA. Beyond their likely biological relevance, the self-assembly, stability, and rigidity of these structures are also interesting for nanotechnology and biotechnology applications. Therefore, efforts are carried out to understand the rules that govern stability and folding of G-quadruplexes. We foc...

Kyung Shin Kang, Jin Woo Lee, Ki-Joo Kim, Jong-Won Rhie, and Dong-Woo Cho 4 Department of Mechanical Engineering, POSTECH, Pohang, Gyungbuk, 790-784, Korea Department of Nano Engineering, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA Department of Plastic Surgery, College of medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea Division of Integrative Biosciences and Biotechnology, POSTECH, P...

T HE Internet of Things paradigm has transformed the way we operate our personal and professional lives, it is driving our economy and will continue to enable many new opportunities in broad research areas. As this pervasive and ubiquitous interconnection of our everyday life appliances continues into the future, new types of devices enabled by nano and biotechnology promise to push engineering...