Springer and the editors of the Journal of Materials Science announce the winners of the Sapphire Prize, awarded to the best papers published in the journal during its 2011 Sapphire (45th) Anniversary Year. The winners o...
Rice University researchers have discovered a novel technique to make graphene suitable for use in organic chemistry. They found a way to attach organic molecules to graphene.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
30 Nov 2011
A research study conducted at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has revealed that sensors made of less-perfect graphene deliver enhanced sensitivity.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
30 Nov 2011
Drug delivery companies, NanoMedical Systems and Leonardo Biosystems have inked a development deal wherein NanoMedical Systems will design and launch a commercial production process for nanoporous silicon particles used in the multi-stage drug delivery system of Leonardo Biosystems.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
30 Nov 2011
According to two reports on nanotoxicology, most of the studies conducted in the past ten years mainly focused on the application of nanomaterials rather than their risk to the human health and environment.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
30 Nov 2011
Tekmira Pharmaceuticals has declared that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved its TKM-Ebola investigational new drug (IND) application, paving the way for the company to start a Phase 1 clinical study.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
30 Nov 2011
Raymond Browning of R. Browning Consultants has developed a first-of-its-kind X-ray photoelectron spectroscopic microscope at the Brookhaven National Laboratory of the U.S. Department of Energy.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
30 Nov 2011
Life Technologies has introduced an advanced platform called the FLoid Cell Imaging Station, which unlike fluorescence microscopy can be operated easily by all researchers irrespective of their technical knowledge.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
30 Nov 2011
Analog Devices’ innovative iMEMS technology-based 3-axis digital accelerometer called ADXL346 has been chosen by Full Flight Technology for its Velocitip Ballistic System, a first-of-its-kind system that uses an arrow-housed device to collect data on arrow speed, bow performance and flight dynamics for high-precision archery.
A research team led by Hui-Ming Cheng, a Professor at the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, and Nikhil Koratkar, a Professor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, has used graphene foam as a gas sensor to detect harmful explosive chemicals, paving the way to the commercialization of the next-generation of gas sensors based on nanostructures.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
30 Nov 2011
Scientists from Malvern Panalytical and from biological ingredients and technology developers, Novozymes Biopharma, have successfully completed the first phase of extensive collaborative studies.
At the Materials Research Society (MRS) Fall 2011 Meeting, Bruker announced today the release of the Innova-IRIS, an integrated system for correlated atomic force microscopy and Raman spectroscopic imaging.
An analysis performed by a group of researchers at the University of Maine and the Northwestern University paves the way to understand the challenges that need to be tackled in order to realize the full potential of artificial molecular machines.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
29 Nov 2011
Scientists of the University of Cambridge have published a novel research, demonstrating a novel flexible collective osmotic shock (COS) method for creating nanoporous materials, in the journal “Nature Materials”. The nanoporous substances can be used in wide range of applications from water purification devices to chemical sensors.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
29 Nov 2011
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)’s Institute of Microelectronics (IME) has inked a strategic partnership with Alcatel-Lucent Bell Laboratories and GLOBALFOUNDRIES to commercialize advanced silicon chips that were designed as part of its Silicon Photonics research platform to promote high-bandwidth and high-speed optical communications.