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
ClassOne Equipment has marketed its 150th mask aligner product to the Smart System Technology and Commercialization Center (STC) which is a division of the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE) at Albany.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
30 Jul 2011
A real estate investment trust (REIT) focusing on offering real estate services to the life science industry, BioMed Realty Trust has signed a lease contract with BIND Biosciences for its Vassar Street property situated in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
30 Jul 2011
A company focusing on enhancing health and safety of inhabitants and the surrounding environment, PerkinElmer has launched Clarus SQ 8 Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometer (GC/MS), creating a unique industry standard for stability and sensitivity.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
29 Jul 2011
A Purdue University research team has succeeded in developing ultra-pure material capable of capturing novel states of matter and finding applications in superior-speed quantum computing.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
29 Jul 2011
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have developed a light-weight sandwich structure using tin and graphene.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
29 Jul 2011