A new Micro and Nano-Fabrication Facility has been inaugurated at the Graphene Research Centre of the National University of Singapore (NUS). The new facility is the first-of-its-kind nano-science and nano-technology center in the Asian region devoted to graphene research.
By Will Soutter
15 Jun 2012
Researchers from the San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering at the University of California engineered a method to facilitate metallic nanocrystals to self-assemble into bigger structures that could find applications in future generations of lenses and antennas.
By Will Soutter
15 Jun 2012
Data storage devices employ either magnetic or electronic memory cells. The use of individual molecules as memory cells would transform the data storage landscape as molecular memories result in a thousand-fold reduction in size.
By Will Soutter
15 Jun 2012
The InVentures Group (IVG) offers financial, business and strategic services to organizations at any stage of development and provides support to turn the business profitable. The latest company to seek the services of IVG is New Zealand-based nanomaterials manufacturer, NUENZ.
By G.P. Thomas
15 Jun 2012
The Review of Scientific Instruments journal from the American Institute of Physics has published the results of an experimental study by a team of researchers that has developed an imaging device which combines a synchrotron X-ray source and an optical microscope.
By Will Soutter
15 Jun 2012
This year’s Julius Springer Prize for Applied Physics 2012 will be awarded to Dr. Thomas Elsässer from the Max Born Institute in Berlin and Dr. Horst Weller from the University of Hamburg for their pioneering achievements and the detailed understanding of elementary processes on the sub-nanoscale.
SouthWest NanoTechnologies has expanded its SMW specialty multi-wall carbon nanotube (MWCNT) line with two new grades, SMW200 and SMW210, which can be utilized as additives to increase lithium ion battery cathode performance and electrical conductivity of polymer compounds.
By Will Soutter
14 Jun 2012
At a Dana-Farber Cancer Institute’s medical oncology laboratory, Sean Burns, E’13, is working intensively to develop and improve nanoparticle screening techniques for assessing the efficacy of potential drugs on different types of cancer.
By G.P. Thomas
14 Jun 2012
imec and Panasonic have extended their strategic partnership for joint research and development on advanced CMOS process technologies, wireless communication, healthcare and flexible electronics by signing a new three-year deal at the Panasonic Headquarters based in Osaka, Japan.
By Will Soutter
14 Jun 2012
NanoLogix, a biotechnology company focusing on rapid diagnostics, has reported that the company’s research and development team together with researchers from the University of Texas Health Science Center - Houston (UTHSC-Houston) is creating a multi-well, microplate reader version of NanoLogix’s BioNanoFilter (BNF) diagnostics for large volume lab conditions.
Internet search engines provide us with search results in the form of websites containing required information and listed in the order of relevance. Search engines employ a set of mathematical calculations known as page ranking algorithm to determine the relevance of web pages in respect to the search criteria.
By G.P. Thomas
14 Jun 2012
The Querrey Simpson Charitable Foundation has gifted $10 million to Northwestern University to open a center for carrying out research in the field of regenerative nanomedicine. The facility will be named The Louis A. Simpson and Kimberly K. Querrey Center for Regenerative Nanomedicine after its benefactors, Louis A. Simpson, member Trustee at Northwestern, and his wife, Kimberly K. Querrey.
By Will Soutter
14 Jun 2012
Scientists at the University of Illinois have published the results of their studies to evaluate microscopy techniques employed to analyze the structure and shape of pollen grains.
Sony is all set to launch its first flow cytometer analysis device, the Cell Sorter SH800. The device is an automated implementation of Sony’s expertise in laser optics and is expected to find application in the fields of stem-cell research, regenerative medicine, cancer treatment and immunology.
By Will Soutter
14 Jun 2012
Scientists from Trinity College Dublin have made a groundbreaking research, which shows that individual's health may get seriously affected when exposed to nanoparticles and this may lead to rheumatoid arthritis and other serious autoimmune disorders.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
13 Jun 2012