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Call for Regulation of Nanotechnology and the Use of Nanomaterials in Food Packaging

26 Jun 2008

Potential Harm from Nanomaterials

Potential risks from the use of nanomaterials will be explored by three Arizona State University engineering faculty in a project supported by a $400,000 grant from the U.S.Department of Energy Office of Biological and Environmental Research.

26 Jun 2008

Outstanding Thermal Transfer Thanks to Ceramic Nanoparticles

Coolink today released its new Chillaramic thermal compound. Thanks to ceramic nano particles, Chillaramic achieves outstanding thermal transfer while not being electrically conductive. Chillaramic is easy to apply, easy...

26 Jun 2008

Optical Cloaking Devices Almost Within Reach

Now you see it, soon you might not, researchers at the University of Illinois say. In computer simulations, the researchers have demonstrated an approximate cloaking effect created by concentric rings of silicon photo...

26 Jun 2008

Finding May Be Key to Solving Fuel Cell Reliability Issues

Seeking to understand a new fuel cell material, a research team working at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), in collaboration with the University of Liverpool, has uncovered a novel structure tha...

26 Jun 2008

Snapshot of Water Inside Carbon Nanotubes

Researchers have identified a signature for water inside single-walled carbon nanotubes, helping them understand how water is structured and how it moves within these tiny channels.

26 Jun 2008

Phenomenon May Impact How Manufacturers Estimate Lifetime of Future Nanoscale Electronics

Using an ultra-fast method of measuring how a transistor switches from the “off” to the “on” state, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recently reported that ...

26 Jun 2008

Building Complex 3-D Nanoscale Structures of Magnetic Materials

Materials scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a process to build complex, three-dimensional nanoscale structures of magnetic materials such as nickel or nickel-iron alloys using techniques compatible with standard semiconductor manufacturing.

26 Jun 2008

Using Nanoreactor to Produce Crystalline Zinc Oxide at Room Temperature

Semiconductors have become indispensable for modern technology. For example, oxide semiconductors such as zinc oxide (ZnO) are the materials of choice for transparent conducting layers for blue LEDs, liquid crystal displ...

26 Jun 2008

Nanoparticle Characterization Crucial for Developers of Drug Delivery Systems

Nanoparticle characterization using the Zetasizer Nano from Malvern Instruments is providing essential information for researchers working on drug delivery systems at the UK’s newest School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences.

26 Jun 2008

Nanotechnology has the Potential to Reshape the Food Packaging Industry

Engineered nanoscale materials (ENMs), which contain novel properties that offer potential benefits for use in food packaging, raise new safety evaluation challenges for regulators and industry, according to a report released today by the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies (PEN) and the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA).

25 Jun 2008

Big Step Towards Quantum Computer

Post Doc Henrik Ingerslev Jørgensen from the Nano-Science Center, located at the Niels Bohr Institute at the University of Copenhagen, has come an important step closer to the quantum computer. The journal Nature Ph...

25 Jun 2008

IBM and ETH Zurich Announces Partnership in Nanotechnology

IBM and ETH Zurich, a premiere European science and engineering university, today announced the formation of a partnership in the field of nanotechnology. As part of this collaboration, a new nanotechnology laborator...

25 Jun 2008

Cambridge NanoTech Signs Agreements to Sell and Service ALD Equipments in Asia

Cambridge NanoTech, the world leader in Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) equipment for research and industry, today announced that it has signed agreements with Start Science of Beijing, China and CORREMAX International of ...

25 Jun 2008

White Paper Outlines Challenges in Manufacturing High-Purity Ceramic Powders on a Nanoscale

SACHEM has published a white paper titled "Avanta AC"! Advanced Ceramics Solutions as Enablers for Advanced Ceramic Nanopowders" online. This white paper outlines the challenges in manufacturing high-purity ceramic powders on a nanometer scale , as well as the advantages of SACHEM's new line of products.

25 Jun 2008