The University of Nevada, with campuses in Las Vegas and Reno, is active in nanotechnology research, and a number of nanotech companies operate out of the area, covering application areas from electronics and sensors to defense and clean energy.
Energy needs to be preserved and recycled to prevent wastage. Thermoelectric devices, enhanced by nanotechnology, can convert waste heat energy into useful electricity.
By Will Soutter
9 Jan 2013
In this Insights from Industry interview, John LeMoncheck, President and CEO of Cambrios, tells AZoNano's AZoNano about their novel silver nanowire material for printable touch screens.
By Will Soutter
8 Jan 2013
The growing significance of nanotechnology has now led to the development of nanobubbles, which is drawing a lot of attention from a variety of fields. Nanobubbles play a vital role in many sectors that include scientific research, medical and food sectors.
By Will Soutter
7 Jan 2013
Professor Giuseppe Battaglia and Professor Adam J. Engler talk to AZoNano about Nano-Scopic Foam Biomaterial.
Dr. Xiaolong Zou, Research Associate at Rice University talks to AZoNano about Sub-Nanowire Formation.
In the LED, semi-conductor, automotive and medical sectors, surface metrology and characterization is an important criterion to ensure product performance in a wide range of applications. These industries use 3D optical microscopy for fast and accurate process monitoring, research, and product development.
Molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) is a two-dimensional (2D) nanostructured material that has been used for many years as an industrial lubricant in its bulk form. The 2D form of the material was not discovered until 2011, when scientists succeeded in producing a transistor made from this new material.
By Will Soutter
3 Jan 2013
Solid lipid nanoparticles (SLNs) serve as an alternative carrier system for traditional colloidal carriers like polymeric microparticles, nanoparticles, liposomes and emulsions. SLNs act as a new colloidal drug carrier for intravenous applications.
By Will Soutter
20 Dec 2012
Nanopollution is a growing issue - we are already releasing a large amount of nanomaterials into the environment, and we do not have a strong idea how many of them will impact human health. Research is progressing rapidly, and hopefully we will build a picture of which materials need particular care and attention, and develop methods of dealing with them, before too much damage is done.
By Will Soutter
18 Dec 2012