A research team comprising members from two government research institutes, five universities and a private firm has secured a Department of Defense Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative grant to incorporate superior qualities found in single and two-dimensional nanomaterials into three dimensions.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
11 Aug 2011
The scientists from the University of Vienna and Vienna University of Technology have identified complicated structures created by minute particles suspended in liquids.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
11 Aug 2011
A democratic appropriator for scientific research, Congressman Chaka Fattah has declared that three research projects have received an award of $978,242 from the National Science Foundation.
Among them two grants dea...
By Dr. Cameron Chai
11 Aug 2011
The performance of an artificially built device or a living cell is determined by the assembling of nanometer-sized pieces into a structure. Researchers from the University of Oregon and Harvard University have discovered a novel imaging tool to predict and explore such structures.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
11 Aug 2011
Bandgap Engineering has declared that it had acquired two patents indicating considerable breakthroughs in the cost and effectiveness of solar energy conversion.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
11 Aug 2011
Researchers at the University of Nottingham are developing a novel method of analyzing and creating molecules that could lead to the production of novel nanomaterials for applications in ultrafast and ultra-compact data storage devices and computers.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
11 Aug 2011
Heidelberg-based company CEOS, Carl Zeiss Nano Technology Systems, and University of Ulm have signed a contract to move onto the second phase of the sub-angstrom low voltage electron microscope (SALVE) project.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
11 Aug 2011
NanoString Technologies, a developer of molecular diagnostics and provider of life science tools for translational research, has declared availability of its nCounter rat miRNA expression assay kit for application on the nCounter analysis system.
UC San Diego physicists have invented a new type of lens-less X-ray microscope capable of penetrating deep into materials and allow viewing of minuscule details at 1 nm scale or one billionth of a meter.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
10 Aug 2011
Translucent has declared the availability of vGaN product line of silicon-based wafer templates commercially. This company is a supplier of rare-earth-oxide (REO) based silicon substrates for applications of epitaxial semiconductors.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
10 Aug 2011
NanoLogix, a biotechnology company focusing on quick identification and detection of living microorganisms, has declared that a peer-reviewed paper from the University of Texas Health Science Center has been published by the American Journal of Perinatology certifying that BioNanoFilter (BNF) and NanoLogix BioNanoPore (BNP) Quick Test technology can identify and detect Group B Strep (GBS) within 4 to 6 hours of time.
A developer of nanomaterials for antiviral therapy, NanoViricides has stated that the company is financially stable and equipped with resources to enhance its drug product line by its first IND submission to the FDA.
The University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine scientists are studying the tooth enamel biomineralization process, which could allow them to develop unique nanoscale methods to produce biomaterials.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
10 Aug 2011
The Bruker Nano Surfaces division has launched a brand new website for atomic force microscopy (AFM) probes at www.brukerAFMprobes.com.
At a workshop held at the Center for Nanoscale Systems (CNS) at Harvard University, researchers from academia and industry received training in device and material processing utilizing plasma dry etching. The event was o...