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Micro and Nanosystems Researchers at KTH Develop New Plastic Manufacturing Process

Researchers at the Department of Micro- and Nanosystems at KTH have developed a new way to simultaneously shape and surface treat plastic components. The new method can reduce the manufacturing cost of medical devices, such as diagnostic tools for various diseases.

16 Sep 2016

For First time, Researchers see Individual Atoms Keep Away from Each Other or Bunch up as Pairs

Observations of atomic interactions could help pave way to room-temperature superconductors. If you bottle up a gas and try to image its atoms using today’s most powerful microscopes, you will see little more th...

16 Sep 2016

High-Capacity Nanoparticle for Potential Use in Targeted Cancer Therapy

Nanoparticles provide a promising way to deliver cancer drugs in a targeted manner, which help to kill the cancer cells without affecting the healthy tissue. The downside is that a most of the nanoparticles previously developed are only capable of carrying one or two drugs.

16 Sep 2016

Primoceler Brings Expertise to Micro-Optics, Microfluidics Markets Through Privanet’s VC Investment

Microfabrication leader Primoceler is preparing for a surge in production volume, all thanks to a venture capital (VC) investment from Privanet, An online marketplace for unlisted securities.

15 Sep 2016

Nanotubes With Similar Structures Can Exhibit Different Properties

Nanotubes can be used for many things: electrical circuits, batteries, innovative fabrics and more. Scientists have noted, however, that nanotubes, whose structures appear similar, can actually exhibit different properties, with important consequences in their applications.

15 Sep 2016

Research Reveals New Insights and Properties of Matter at the Nanoscale

Nanoscience researchers at UCLA have established that a fluid that behaves similar to water in daily life turns as heavy as honey when trapped in a nanocage of a porous solid, providing new insights into the way matter acts in the nanoscale world.

15 Sep 2016

Reduced Graphene Oxide, Graphene Oxide and Graphene Integrated onto Silicon Substrates

A method that helps to integrate reduced graphene oxide (rGO), graphene oxide (GO) and graphene onto silicon substrates at room temperature using nanosecond pulsed laser annealing has been developed by materials researchers at North Carolina State University.

14 Sep 2016

Spontaneous Mechanical Buckling Observed in Freestanding Graphene

A team of physicists, led by researchers at the University of Arkansas, have monitored spontaneous mechanical buckling in freestanding graphene with scanning tunneling microscopy, demonstrating it's potential as a new electronic power source.

14 Sep 2016

New Energy Generating Fabric Uses Wind and Sun to Power Devices

Textiles capable of producing electricity from physical movement have been known for a while. A team of researchers from Georgia Institute of Technology have gone a step further and created a fabric that can concurrently harvest energy using both motion and sunshine.

14 Sep 2016

Nanobiotix Files for First Market Approval of NBTXR3 Product in Europe

NANOBIOTIX, a late clinical-stage nanomedicine company pioneering novel approaches for the local treatment of cancer, has filed for market approval (CE Marking) in Europe for its lead product, a first-in-class radio-enhancer, NBTXR3.

14 Sep 2016

Vorbeck, Reliance Join Hands to Develop Graphene-Enhanced Synthetic Elastomer Products

Reliance Industries Ltd, one of Asia’s top petrochemical production companies, and Vorbeck Materials Corp., a leading producer of graphene and graphene-based products, announced today that they have signed a joint development agreement to develop graphene-enhanced synthetic elastomer products.

14 Sep 2016

Nanoengineers Create New Open-Source Database of Elemental Crystal Surfaces and Shapes

Nanoengineers at the University of California San Diego, in collaboration with the Materials Project at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), have created the world’s largest database of elemental crystal surfaces and shapes to date.

14 Sep 2016

NIST Team Studies Transfer of Nanoscale Motion via Microelectromechanical System

From the printing press to the jet engine, mechanical machines with moving parts have been the basis of technology for several centuries. With the U.S. industry developing smaller mechanical systems, they experience greater challenges - microscopic parts tend to stick together and wear out when they come in touch with each other.

14 Sep 2016

NNCO Announces Next Free Webinar: Nanotechnology and the Insurance Industry

The National Nanotechnology Coordination Office (NNCO) will hold the next in its series of free webinars addressing challenges in commercializing nanotechnology on Thursday, September 22, 2016, from 1 to 2 PM EDT. Thi...

14 Sep 2016

Imec Scientist Awarded ERC Starting Grant to Develop Breakthrough Flexible Electronics

World-leading nanoelectronics research center imec announces that Kris Myny, one of its young scientists, has been awarded an ERC Starting Grant.

From IMEC 14 Sep 2016

Nanotechnology News

Micro and Nanosystems Researchers at KTH Develop New Plastic Manufacturing Process

For First time, Researchers see Individual Atoms Keep Away from Each Other or Bunch up as Pairs

High-Capacity Nanoparticle for Potential Use in Targeted Cancer Therapy

Primoceler Brings Expertise to Micro-Optics, Microfluidics Markets Through Privanet’s VC Investment

Nanotubes With Similar Structures Can Exhibit Different Properties

Research Reveals New Insights and Properties of Matter at the Nanoscale

Reduced Graphene Oxide, Graphene Oxide and Graphene Integrated onto Silicon Substrates

Spontaneous Mechanical Buckling Observed in Freestanding Graphene

New Energy Generating Fabric Uses Wind and Sun to Power Devices

Nanobiotix Files for First Market Approval of NBTXR3 Product in Europe

Vorbeck, Reliance Join Hands to Develop Graphene-Enhanced Synthetic Elastomer Products

Nanoengineers Create New Open-Source Database of Elemental Crystal Surfaces and Shapes

NIST Team Studies Transfer of Nanoscale Motion via Microelectromechanical System

NNCO Announces Next Free Webinar: Nanotechnology and the Insurance Industry

Imec Scientist Awarded ERC Starting Grant to Develop Breakthrough Flexible Electronics

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