MagForce, a major medical device firm focusing on nanomedicine in oncology, and Mayo Clinic, a major US medical center, have inked a pre-clinical research deal.
By Will Soutter
26 Jun 2012
Researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) have developed nitrogen-enriched iron-carbon nanorods, which can be used as a low-cost alternative to platinum catalysts used in microbial fuel cells (MFCs).
By Will Soutter
25 Jun 2012
The American Chemical Society (ACS) Science & the Congress Project has announced a luncheon briefing on ‘Nanomaterial Safety: Do We Have the Right Tools?,’ which will be conducted in the Russell Senate Office Building Room 325 on June 27, 2012.
National Institute of Standards and Technology(NIST) researchers have discovered that when graphene is subjected to mechanical strain, forming it into a drumhead, the effect of magnetic fields are mimicked, creating a quantum dot, which is an exotic semiconductor type having a large number of potential applications in electronic devices. The June 22, 2012 issue of Science has published the results.
Medical implants in the human body often have to combat against Staphylococcus aureus bacteria that form a biofilm on the device. These bacteria are difficult to treat as they are mostly resistant to antibiotics.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
25 Jun 2012
Vorbeck Materials and its partners Princeton University and Pacific Northwest National Labs (PNNL) have won the R&D 100 Award, an annual award instituted by R&D Magazine in honor of 100 most important technological and scientific products and innovations of the year.
The US Patent & Trademark Office (USPTA) has permitted materials science company, NaturalNano, a patent to safeguard the process for employing the company’s patented Halloysite Nanotubes (HNT) in synthesizing nanocomposites. This extends to heat-treated clays and polymers as well.
By Will Soutter
25 Jun 2012
Frost & Sullivan has released a report on the nascent Printed Electronics (PE) market that highlights the opportunities available and the frenzied research and development initiatives accompanying it.
SPTS Technologies, a provider of cutting-edge wafer processing solutions, has joined the MEMS Consortium headed by the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)’s member, the Institute of Microelectronics (IME) in Singapore.
By Will Soutter
25 Jun 2012
Using carbon nanotubes, Rice University scientists, Bruce Weisman and Satish Nagarajaiah, have developed a new class of paint named ‘strain paint,’ which is capable of detecting strain in airplanes, bridges and buildings.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
22 Jun 2012
Graphene is a single-layer sheet of carbon atoms. The structure of graphene consists of six-member carbon rings, resembling a honeycomb.
By G.P. Thomas
22 Jun 2012
A study carried out at the Richard E. Smalley Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Rice University, revealed the potential of flattened carbon nanotubes.
By Will Soutter
22 Jun 2012
Graphene is a single-layer sheet of carbon atoms. Plasmons are oscillations that are assumed to exist on graphene.
By Will Soutter
22 Jun 2012
Research groups in Spain have succeeded in imaging light confined on graphene.
By Will Soutter
22 Jun 2012
Research carried out at North Carolina State University to identify better methods for genetic material packaging to aid in gene therapy has led to findings that could significantly impact gene therapy research and DNA-based electronics.
By Will Soutter
22 Jun 2012