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Flame Annealing Technique Improves Surface Area of Nanowires

A research team from the Stanford University has developed a simpler and faster technique to effectively modify the surface chemistry and significantly expand the surface area of nanowires with noble metal or metal oxide nanoparticles.

By Dr. Cameron Chai 2 May 2012

New Nanoparticle Self-Assembling Technique to Produce Device-Ready Thin Films

A team of researchers from the University of California Berkeley and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has developed a low-cost technique to direct nanoparticles to self-assemble themselves into device-ready materials.

From Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 2 May 2012

New Book Sheds Light on Use of Nanomaterials in Concrete

Research and Markets has included a new book titled ‘Nanomaterials in Concrete: Advances in Protection, Repair, and Upgrade’ to its database.

From Research and Markets 2 May 2012

Cumulative Shipments of SiTime’s MEMS Timing Solutions Surpass 100 Million Units

SiTime, a company specializing in silicon MEMS solutions, has so far shipped over 100 million units of MEMS oscillators, resonators, and clock generators in total.

By Dr. Cameron Chai 2 May 2012

Zyvex Technologies and ENVE Composites Introduce Nano-Enhanced Carbon Fiber Downhill Bike Rim

Zyvex Technologies and ENVE Composites announced an exclusive partnership to provide a bicycle rim specifically for downhill mountain biking that uses the latest advanced materials comprised of nanoenhanced carbon fiber.

From Zyvex 1 May 2012

UK Biotechnology Company NanoSight Wins Queen's Award for Enterprise

A Queen's Award for Enterprise for International Trade 2012 has been awarded to NanoSight, the UK's fastest growing biotechnology company.

1 May 2012

Oxford Instruments launches new solution for EDS on TEM

Oxford Instruments NanoAnalysis, a world leader in microanalysis software and systems, has announced the launch of AZtecTEM, EDS software for the Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM).

From Oxford Instruments NanoAnalysis 1 May 2012

MICRO.NANO.MEMS 2013 Gets Off to a Great Start

Rapid News Communications Group are delighted to announce the return of the USA’s leading high precision Manufacturing event, MICRO.NANO.MEMS 2013.

1 May 2012

Researchers Discover New Graphene-Based Material for Conducting Electricity

A University of Exeter team has discovered a lightweight, flexible and transparent material for conducting electricity.

By Dr. Cameron Chai 30 Apr 2012

NDnano Researcher Explores Nanotechnology-Associated Safety and Ethics Issues

Kathleen Eggleson, a researcher from the University of Notre Dame’s Center for Nano Science and Technology (NDnano), has discussed about an emerging ethics and safety issue associated with nanotechnology in her recent paper.

By Dr. Cameron Chai 30 Apr 2012

Single nanomaterial yields many laser colors

Red, green, and blue lasers have become small and cheap enough to find their way into products ranging from BluRay DVD players to fancy pens, but each color is made with different semiconductor materials and by elaborate...

30 Apr 2012

Minalogic-Supported Delpix Project Adapts X-ray Tomography to Real-time Quality Inspection on the Manufacturing-Line

Minalogic has announced that the Delpix project has enabled the creation of a full X-ray rapid-tomography system for quality inspection on the production line.

30 Apr 2012

New Magnetoelectric Sensors for Deep Brain Stimulation

Up to now, the brain's magnetic field is measurable only under technical laboratory conditions. This technique is therefore not feasible in terms of the broader medical use, although it would be significant for diagn...

30 Apr 2012

Bio-inspired polymer synthesis enhances structure control

A new bio-inspired approach to synthesising polymers will offer unprecedented control over the final polymer structure and yield advances in nanomedicine, researchers say. In a study published last week in the presti...

30 Apr 2012

Handheld Microscope Facilitates Faster Oral Cancer Detection

A team of scientists from the University of Texas at Austin has devised a handheld microscope that shows promise in decreasing the time consumption to detect oral cancer.

By Dr. Cameron Chai 30 Apr 2012