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Unveiling the Buried Secrets of the Nanoworld

A novel super-resolution X-ray microscope developed by a team of researchers from the Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI) and EPFL in Switzerland combines the high penetration power of x-rays with high spatial resolution, making it possible for the first time to shed light on the detailed interior composition of semiconductor devices and cellular structures.

18 Jul 2008

Researchers Discover Method to Induce and Suppress Branching of Nanorods

A new technique for growing single-crystal nanorods and controlling their shape using biomolecules could enable the development of smaller, more powerful heat pumps and devices that harvest electricity from heat.

18 Jul 2008

Snapshots of Individual Molecular Rotors in Motion

Humans have long been trying to make the dream of nanoscopic robots come true. The dream is, in fact, taking on some aspects of reality. Nanoscience has produced components for molecular-scale machines. One such device is a rotor, a movable component that rotates around an axis. Trying to observe such rotational motion on the molecular scale is an extremely difficult undertaking.

18 Jul 2008

Advanced Diamond Technologies Wins R and D 100 Award for UNCD Seals

Advanced Diamond Technologies, Inc., the world leader in developing and applying diamond films for industrial and electronic applications wins the prestigious R and D 100 Award for its UNCD Seals-deemed “one of the...

17 Jul 2008

Fasten Your Seatbelts - Global Photovoltaic Market Facing Turbulent Times

The Global PV Market is Facing Some Turbulent Times. For Survivors, Market Prospects Will Be Infinite. The enormous growth in the solar industry will lead to an oversupply situation in the short term; however, grid-parity could be reached in three to four years' time leading to an infinite market. The enormous growth in the solar industry will lead to an oversupply situation in the short term; however, grid-parity could be reached in three to four years' time leading to an infinite market.

17 Jul 2008

City Solar to Purchase 250MWs of Amorphous Silicon Modules over Five Years

EPV SOLAR, Inc. a thin-film solar module manufacturer and photovoltaic systems provider headquartered in New Jersey, USA, announced today that it has entered into a long-term solar module supply agreement with City Solar...

17 Jul 2008

Argonne Lab Researchers Win Two R and D 100 Awards for Fluid Sealing and Lithium-Ion Battery Technologies

Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory and their industrial partners have won two R and D 100 Awards for innovative fluid sealing and lithium-ion battery technologies. Argonn...

From Argonne National Laboratory 17 Jul 2008

Bringing Cleaner and Healthier Pet Products Worldwide through Smart Nanotechnology

Nano Pet Products, LLC, a Wilton, Connecticut-based company dedicated to bringing cleaner and healthier pet products to pet owners worldwide through Dog Gone Smart(TM) nanotechnology, has added Royal Pet Supplies, one of the nation's largest independent pet supply distributors based in Brentwood, Long Island, New York, and Pompano Beach, Florida, to meet increasing demand for the company's revolutionary new Dog Gone Smart(TM) Bed and Dog Gone Smart(TM) Wear product lines.

17 Jul 2008

Free Admission to Museum for nanotxUSA'08 Attendees

The Perot Museum of Nature and Science is a new facility to be built at Victory Park in downtown Dallas named in honor of Ross Perot Sr. and his wife, Margot. Those attending nanotxUSA’08 will be able to see a mode...

17 Jul 2008

Magnetic Nanoparticles - New Treatment Against Cancer

Scientists at Georgia Tech have developed a potential new treatment against cancer that attaches magnetic nanoparticles to cancer cells, allowing them to be captured and carried out of the body. The treatment, which has ...

17 Jul 2008

Treating Eye Diseases using Nanotechnology

While nanotechnology is being used in everything from paints to car exteriors, clothing and cosmetics, research is also underway using the technology to discover medical breakthroughs. Nanoparticle research by Professor ...

17 Jul 2008

LDK Solar Signs Agreement to Supply Multicrystalline Solar Wafers to Belgium Company

LDK Solar Co., Ltd., a leading manufacturer of multicrystalline solar wafers, today announced that it has signed a ten-year contract to supply multicrystalline solar wafers to Belgium-based Photovoltech. Under the ter...

17 Jul 2008

Virtual Environment Enables Scientists to Interpret Data from Dynamic AFMs

Purdue University is operating a virtual environment that enables scientists and engineers to interpret raw data collected with powerful instruments called dynamic atomic force microscopes.

17 Jul 2008

Educating Public About Nanotechnology Causes People to Become Worried and Cautious

Educating the public about nanotechnology and other complex but emerging technologies causes people to become more "worried and cautious" about the new technologies' prospective benefits, according to a rec...

17 Jul 2008

Quantum Rods to Ferry Diagnostic and Therapeutic Agents Across Blood-Brain Barrier

A unique nanoparticle system developed by University at Buffalo scientists takes advantage of the versatility of bioconjugated quantum rods to ferry novel diagnostic and therapeutic agents across the blood-brain barrier, according to recent in vitro findings.

17 Jul 2008