A range of new materials was created by nanotechnology in the past decade.
By Will Soutter
22 Jun 2012
Recently published IHS iSuppli Automotive MEMS Market Tracker report has ranked Sensata Technologies, a provider of sensors and controls, as a top 10 global automotive microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) supplier for the year 2011.
By Will Soutter
22 Jun 2012
Qcept Technologies, a company specializing in wafer inspection solutions, has reported that so far the company has secured over 30 orders from 8 clients for its ChemetriQ Inspection Services (Q-Services) offering, a key landmark achieved by the company.
By Will Soutter
22 Jun 2012
A collaborative study by researchers from Hong Kong Polytechnic, Rice University and Tsinghua University shows that it is possible to build single layered carbon nanotubes measuring 1 m in length. This is significant to researchers who are constantly trying to build advanced materials that could change the landscape of power distribution systems.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
21 Jun 2012
Research carried out by Patna University botanist, Naheed Ahmad and physicist, Seema Sharma, has yielded an environment friendly method to synthesize silver nanoparticles. The study titled "Biosynthesis of silver na...
By G.P. Thomas
21 Jun 2012
Nanocomposites developer, NaturalNano . has released an online video that demonstrates the separation of circulating tumor cells (CTC) from blood by employing microtubes which are lined with NaturalNano’s halloysite nanotubes (HNT).
By G.P. Thomas
21 Jun 2012
The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA)’s new literature review has reported that there is a lack of awareness about the possible risks associated with the handling of nanomaterials at the workplace and serious gaps in the method of communicating these risks to workers.
By Will Soutter
21 Jun 2012
As part of its 15th anniversary, Zyvex Technologies, a specialist in carbon nanotechnology products, will host a special session titled ‘Carbon Nanotechnology: From Chemistry to Commercialization - Why Relationships are More Important than Technology’ at Nanotech 2012, a part of TechConnect World.
Applied Nanotech has been awarded a contract worth $275,642 from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center's Construction Engineering Research Laboratory for the development of glass fiber-reinforced composite (GFRP) panels to provide enhanced protection to facilities from blast and ballistic threats, degradation, seismic events and electromagnetic interference.
By Will Soutter
21 Jun 2012
Bruker today announced the release of the first turnkey solution for Li battery electrochemical atomic force microscopy (EC-AFM) research. The new EC-AFM accessory adds a sealed electrochemical cell specifically designed for battery research and turn-key 1ppm environmental control to the industry-leading Dimension Icon® AFM platform to enable long-term in situ studies of Li battery electrodes.
RTI International has released a reliable web-based resource called the Nanomaterial Registry, which classifies and assesses the environmental and biological implications of a wide variety of nanomaterials using publically available resources.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
20 Jun 2012
Scientists from the Electronic & Magnetic Materials & Devices (EMMD) Group at the Center for Nanoscale Materials have used cryogenic ultrahigh vacuum scanning tunneling microscopy to observe extremely weak molecule-surface interactions between fullerene C60 deposited over graphene grown epitaxially on silicon carbide substrates.
By Will Soutter
20 Jun 2012
The future of medicine is migrating towards nano-scale thanks to the developments in nanotechnology, thus realizing healthcare solutions that once believed to be possible only in science fiction.
By G.P. Thomas
20 Jun 2012
The National Science Foundation has awarded a grant worth $390,000 to Professor Luke Hanley, Head of Chemistry at the University of Illinois at Chicago, to investigate coating techniques for solar panel films utilizing metal chalcogenide nanoparticles.
By Will Soutter
20 Jun 2012
NanoSteel, a provider of proprietary nano-structured steel material designs, has developed new, advanced high-strength steels (AHSS) with superior ductility and strength for use in automotive structures.
By Will Soutter
20 Jun 2012