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Japanese Researchers Develop a Photocatalyst that Increases Hydrogen Production Tenfold

Hydrogen is an alternative source of energy that can be developed from renewable sources of water and sunlight. A photocatalyst capable of increasing hydrogen production tenfold has been developed by a group of Japanese Researchers.

19 May 2017

Stanford Team Applies Nanotechnology to Enhance Performance of Key Industrial Catalyst

According to a new research led by scientists at Stanford University and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory a small amount of stretching or squeezing can produce a big increase in catalytic performance.

19 May 2017

World's Thinnest Hologram Opens Door to New 3D Realm

Science fiction is filled with interactive 3D holograms. They have been used in epic movies such as Star Wars and Avatar, but the challenge for researchers is trying to turn them into reality by developing holograms that are sufficiently thin to work with advanced electronics.

19 May 2017

Professor Narayan Pradhan receives the Young Nanoscientist India Award 2017 for his outstanding contribution to Nanotechnology in India

Oxford Instruments is delighted to announce Professor Narayan Pradhan of Indian Association of Cultivation Science, Kolkata – as the winner of the Young Nanoscientist India Award 2017. Professor Narayan Pradhan was presented with the trophy on April 27, 2017 by Bharat Ratna Professor C.N.R. Rao for his outstanding contribution to Nanotechnology in India, instituted by the Nanotechnology Forum 2017 and organised at Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore in India.

From Oxford Instruments plc 19 May 2017

CNTs' Large Surface Area and Flexible Structure Produce Ultra-High Capacity Lithium-Air Batteries

Lithium-air batteries with extremely high electric storage capacity have been developed by a NIMS Research Team headed by Yoshimi Kubo and Akihiro Nomura, Team Leader and Researcher, respectively, Lithium Air Battery Specially Promoted Research Team, C4GR-GREEN.

18 May 2017

UC San Diego Research Team Develops Ultimate Natural Sunscreen

UC San Diego’s Chemists, Nanoengineers, and Materials Researchers might have just developed the ultimate natural sunscreen. They have created nanoparticles that imitate the behavior of natural melanosomes, melanin-generating cell structures that protect skin, eyes and other tissues from the destructive effects of UV radiation.

18 May 2017

New Way of Energy Dissipation in Graphene Nano-Resonators

Energy dissipation is a key element in understanding numerous physical phenomena in thermodynamics, nuclear fission, photonics, photon emissions, chemical reactions, or even electronic circuits, among others.

17 May 2017

Zenyatta Ventures Announces Successful Testing of Graphene Oxide Material by U.S. Based Advanced Materials Company

Recently, Zenyatta Ventures reported the successful testing of their graphene oxide material by a top U.S. based advanced materials company manufacturing silicon-graphene anodes for the next generation of lithium-ion batteries.

17 May 2017

New Lake Shore eBook Discusses the FORC Measurement and Analysis Method

First-order-reversal-curve (FORC) measurements have become indispensable for characterizing interactions and coercivity distributions in a wide array of magnetic materials.

From Lake Shore Cryotronics Inc. 17 May 2017

Self-Forming Silver Nanoparticles Retain High Conductivity in Printable Elastic Conductor

Japanese scientists have developed a new printable elastic conductor that retains high conductivity even when stretched to five times its original length.

16 May 2017

Research Shows Gas Can Bestow Laser-Induced Graphene with Super Properties

Researchers from Rice University who are credited for inventing laser-induced graphene (LIG) for applications such as supercapacitors have recently discovered a way to create the spongy graphene either superhydrophilic or superhydrophobic.

16 May 2017

WSU Team Delivers "Nanotherapeutics" Directly to Tumor for First Time

A team of researchers from Washington State University (WSU) have shown a method to supply a drug to a tumor by attaching it to a blood cell. The innovation would enable doctors to target tumors with anticancer drugs that might otherwise destroy healthy tissues.

16 May 2017

Deben Announce That Their Tensile Stage has Been Selected by GETec & Nanosurf for Their AFSEM Correlative AFM and SEM Product

Deben, a leading provider of in-situ testing stages together with innovative accessories and components for electron microscopy, reports on the use of the AFSEM™ correlative AFM & SEM system with their tensile stage for in situ mechanical test and measurement. Manufactured by GETec, it will be sold by Nanosurf and other selected sales channels worldwide.

From Deben 16 May 2017

New Environmentally Friendly Method to Make Nanoclusters of Zinc Peroxide

Anticancer nanomaterials have been created by a team of researchers at Aalto University, Finland by simulating the volcano-induced dynamic chemistry of the deep ocean.

15 May 2017

Oxford Instruments Increases EBSD Speed by an Order of Magnitude

Large area phase map of a weld margin in a duplex stainless steel, with zoomed IPF map showing the actual resolution. Sample was ~ 5 mm x 3 mm and 50,000,000 points were collected at 2000 points per second.

From Oxford Instruments NanoAnalysis 15 May 2017

Nanotechnology News

Japanese Researchers Develop a Photocatalyst that Increases Hydrogen Production Tenfold

Stanford Team Applies Nanotechnology to Enhance Performance of Key Industrial Catalyst

World's Thinnest Hologram Opens Door to New 3D Realm

Professor Narayan Pradhan receives the Young Nanoscientist India Award 2017 for his outstanding contribution to Nanotechnology in India

CNTs' Large Surface Area and Flexible Structure Produce Ultra-High Capacity Lithium-Air Batteries

UC San Diego Research Team Develops Ultimate Natural Sunscreen

New Way of Energy Dissipation in Graphene Nano-Resonators

Zenyatta Ventures Announces Successful Testing of Graphene Oxide Material by U.S. Based Advanced Materials Company

New Lake Shore eBook Discusses the FORC Measurement and Analysis Method

Self-Forming Silver Nanoparticles Retain High Conductivity in Printable Elastic Conductor

Research Shows Gas Can Bestow Laser-Induced Graphene with Super Properties

WSU Team Delivers "Nanotherapeutics" Directly to Tumor for First Time

Deben Announce That Their Tensile Stage has Been Selected by GETec & Nanosurf for Their AFSEM Correlative AFM and SEM Product

New Environmentally Friendly Method to Make Nanoclusters of Zinc Peroxide

Oxford Instruments Increases EBSD Speed by an Order of Magnitude

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