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Novel Nanoparticles Being Tested Have Researchers Seeing Stars

Novel nanoparticles being tested at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have researchers seeing stars. In a recent paper,* NIST scientists used surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) to demonstrate that gold nanostars exhibit optical qualities that make them superior for chemical and biological sensing and imaging.

15 Oct 2008

Buckypapers Clarify Optical and Electrical Behavior of Nanotubes

Using highly uniform samples of carbon nanotubes-sorted by centrifuge for length-materials scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have made some of the most precise measurements yet of the concentrations at which delicate mats of nanotubes become transparent, conducting sheets.

15 Oct 2008

PANalytical Launches Axios FAST, the Fastest X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometer Available

The launch of the new Axios FAST simultaneous XRF system is another landmark achievement for leading X-ray analysis company PANalytical (Almelo, the Netherlands). Advanced, rapid, and easy to use, the Axios FAST is synonymous with the highest levels of accuracy and precision, excellent detection limits, high throughput and maximum uptime.

15 Oct 2008

Utilizing the Power of Nanotechnology for Orthopaedic Applications

Pioneer Surgical Technology, Inc. today announced the U.S. market release of their FortrOss bone graft substitute. The novel biologic will make its public debut at the 23rd Annual Meeting of the North American Spine Soci...

15 Oct 2008

Using Nanowires to Develop Neural Probe Limiting Damage to Cells and Biological Tissue

Engineering researchers at the University of Arkansas have developed a neural probe that demonstrates significantly greater electrical charge storage capacity than all other neural prosthetic devices.

15 Oct 2008

Nanotechnology Could Hurt Small-Scale Farmers

Despite the many benefits of nanotechnology on electronics, medicines, and foods, a non-government organization is now seeing the pains such technology could bring. In the field of nano agriculture, it is believed th...

15 Oct 2008

Teaching Tiny Metallic Objects to Swim

Ayusman Sen, head of the Department of Chemistry at Penn State, makes tiny, metallic objects do something extraordinary -- he makes them swim. Sen's work is driven by catalysis, the chemical phenomenon whereby a subs...

15 Oct 2008

Extreme Nature Helping Scientists to Overcome Challenges in Producing Nanomaterials

Scientists are using designs in nature from extreme environments to overcome the challenges of producing materials on the nanometre scale. A team from the UK's John Innes Centre, the Scripps Research Institute in Cal...

15 Oct 2008

Investgating the Elastic Properties of ZnO Nanowires

Recently, zinc oxide (ZnO) nanowires have drawn major interest because of their semiconducting nature and unique optical and piezoelectric properties. Various applications for ZnO nanowires have been conceived, including...

15 Oct 2008

New Record for Micromachined Piezoelectric Energy Harvesters

In the framework of Holst Centre, IMEC achieved a new record for micromachined piezoelectric energy harvesters, now delivering an output power of 60µW. The harvester can be realized with a simple, low-cost CMOS-compatible production process by using aluminum nitride (AlN) as piezoelectric material.

15 Oct 2008

IMEC Developed Method to Stabilize Nanomorphology of Organic Solar Cells

IMEC's associated laboratory IMOMEC, located on the campus of the Hasselt University, developed a method to stabilize the nanomorphology of organic solar cells resulting in a lifetime improvement of at least a factor 10.

From IMEC 15 Oct 2008

IMEC Answers the Needs of Today's Major Memory Companies

In order to explore solutions to overcome the scaling limitations of conventional Flash memory cells, IMEC has started new research activities on resistive RAM (RRAM) cells. With these activities, IMEC answers the needs of today's major memory companies.

From IMEC 15 Oct 2008