The prominent journal "Science" has selected the Bugscope project as the winner of the monthly Science Prize for Online Resources in Education or SPORE.
The Bugscope project run out of University of Illinoi...
By Dr. Cameron Chai
30 Jul 2011
Flow Polymers has received a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant to enhance the unique nano-filler technology for tire innerliners.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
30 Jul 2011
A manufacturer of accurate positioning solutions and products for mobile control, asset management, mapping and GIS, civil engineering, agriculture, construction, and surveying markets, Topcon Positioning Systems (TPS) has launched the Aquila hybrid microscope in North America.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
30 Jul 2011
University of Minnesota engineers have used layered mesoporous nanostructures to increase the efficiency of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSC) by 26%.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
30 Jul 2011
Scientists at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University have demonstrated that an organic memory transistor made from silver nanoparticles and plastic pentacene has a larger memory capacity when operated at elevated temperatures.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
30 Jul 2011
Brandeis University lab scientists have created artificial cilia, small hair-like structures that execute functions such as identifying the exact spot of organs during their development and removing microscopic waste from the lungs, to study its beating patterns.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
30 Jul 2011
Nanyang Technological University (NTU) declared that it will invest nearly $3 million for three years to establish a new research center for nanostructured photosystems for the development and commercialization of future-generation solar cells.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
30 Jul 2011
Rice University research team led by Pulickel Ajayan has developed a lithium ion battery in a single nanowire, which could be used as a rechargeable power source for future-generation nanoelectronics.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
30 Jul 2011
Ecology Coatings declared that its nanotechnology-based generally considered as safe (GRAS) coatings have been nominated for the Michigan Green Chemistry Governor’s Award. Winners will be announced on October 27 2011.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
30 Jul 2011
Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have designed a new photovoltaic energy-conversion system using a material whose surface is etched with billions of nanoscale pits that help the surface to emit light energy with wavelengths suitable for optimum electricity production by the system.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
30 Jul 2011
Toshiba America Electronic Components has expanded its NAND flash family with the launch of a new series of superior performance 24-nm e-MMC devices.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
30 Jul 2011
MIT and Draper Laboratory have developed a device that enables drug manufacturers to develop medicines that inhibit the spread of cancer and allows them to view the migration of diseased cells.
Modern cosmology beliefs hold that antimatter and matter existed in equal quantities in the Big Bang when the universe was created. Scientists are developing artificial antimatter atoms to understand the symmetry between antimatter and matter.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
30 Jul 2011
Researchers at Northwestern University have introduced a novel technique to create rapid prototypes of nanoscale structures and devices using a print head that is so cost-effective that it can be even disposed after process completion.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
30 Jul 2011
A Nanotechnology Discovery Academy conducted in Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) campus, between July 11 to 15, 2011, has offered a good opportunity for 13 high school teachers from Indianapolis and its surrounding regions to explore how enhancement of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education can be addressed by employing advanced nanotechnology researches and approaches.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
30 Jul 2011