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MIT Researcher's Graphene-Based Designs Hold Promise for Water Purification

Researchers working in Rohit Karnik’s lab are searching for tiny solutions to some of the biggest challenges the world is facing.

1 Sep 2016

Edge Structures of Graphene Species May Lead to Smarter Design of New Materials

Polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) form an important class of molecules, which can perhaps be regarded as small, discrete graphene species and which play a prominent role in the development of organic electronics.

1 Sep 2016

Electronic Interactions Play Vital Role in Dimensional Crossover of Semiconductor Nanomaterials

Collaborative research at the University of Notre Dame has demonstrated that electronic interactions play a significant role in the dimensional crossover of semiconductor nanomaterials.

1 Sep 2016

Researchers Discover How Protein 'Corona' of Silver Nanoparticles Impact Their Cellular Toxicity

A recent study deciphered how silver nanoparticles interacted with the cells of the immune system. This was achieved by Vladimir Bochenkov, a senior fellow at the Faculty of Chemistry, MSU, with colleagues from Denmark.

1 Sep 2016

Particle Works Launches Range of High Quality Magnetic Nanoparticles

Particle Works – the nano- and microstructured material specialist – has developed magnetic nanoparticles offering superior performance and physical characteristics. The particles are composed of cobalt protected by a thin shell of iron oxide, offering up to five times the performance of other commercially available products. Supplied with a choice of functional coatings, they are suitable for organic and aqueous solvents, as well as for functionalization with, for example, antibodies.

1 Sep 2016

Researchers Develop New 'Helix-to-Tube' Strategy to Synthesize Covalent Organic Nanotubes

Kaho Maeda, Dr. Hideto Ito, Professor Kenichiro Itami of the JST-ERATO Itami Molecular Nanocarbon Project and the Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (ITbM) of Nagoya University, and their colleagues have reported in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, on the development of a new and simple strategy, "helix-to-tube" to synthesize covalent organic nanotubes.

31 Aug 2016

Graphene Used to Enhance Properties of 2D Semiconductor

According to Penn State materials scientists, their recently discovered 2D material creating technique could pave the way for new and extraordinary properties, mainly in a class of materials known as nitrides.

30 Aug 2016

Electron Color Controlling Device Made of Bilayer Graphene

A recent breakthrough in a new field of physics known as valleytronics is the development of a device made of bilayer graphene.

30 Aug 2016

Scientists Explain Creation of Intricate Nanostructures by Hitting with High Energy Ions

Intricate nanostructures can be created on crystal surfaces by hitting them with high energy ions. Scientists from TU Wien (Vienna) can now explain these remarkable phenomena.

30 Aug 2016

UTA Engineer Earns NSF Grant to Develop Nanocomposite Hydrogel Bioinks for Printing 3D Tissues

The advent of 3-D printing has led to many innovations in manufacturing, assembly and production.

30 Aug 2016

Rice University Receives Citation for Chemical Breakthroughs Award for Discovery of Carbon 60

The American Chemical Society has presented Rice University the Citation for Chemical Breakthroughs Award in recognition of the discovery of carbon 60, or the buckyball, at Rice in 1985.

29 Aug 2016

New Nanoscale Wireless Communication System Increases Information Transmission Speed

The need to develop components with increased efficiency and speed, at scales that are small enough to function on a computer chip, is becoming important in the quest for next-generation technologies.

26 Aug 2016

New Research Milestone Facilitates Creation of Scalable Crystalline Graphene Films

A team of researchers have discovered a process to repair graphene oxide (GO) structures that have a fault which make the material to exhibit low carrier mobility.

26 Aug 2016

Research Reveals Graphene Balloons can Withstand Extreme Pressure

Researchers at The University of Manchester state that small balloons manufactured using one-atom-thick material graphene can endure huge pressures, much more than those at the bottom of the deepest ocean. This is possible because of the extraordinary strength of graphene, which is 200 times stronger than steel.

26 Aug 2016

World’s Biggest Telescope Meets World’s Second Fastest Supercomputer

A prototype part of the software system to manage data from the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) telescope has run on the world’s second fastest supercomputer in China

24 Aug 2016

Nanotechnology News

MIT Researcher's Graphene-Based Designs Hold Promise for Water Purification

Edge Structures of Graphene Species May Lead to Smarter Design of New Materials

Electronic Interactions Play Vital Role in Dimensional Crossover of Semiconductor Nanomaterials

Researchers Discover How Protein 'Corona' of Silver Nanoparticles Impact Their Cellular Toxicity

Particle Works Launches Range of High Quality Magnetic Nanoparticles

Researchers Develop New 'Helix-to-Tube' Strategy to Synthesize Covalent Organic Nanotubes

Graphene Used to Enhance Properties of 2D Semiconductor

Electron Color Controlling Device Made of Bilayer Graphene

Scientists Explain Creation of Intricate Nanostructures by Hitting with High Energy Ions

UTA Engineer Earns NSF Grant to Develop Nanocomposite Hydrogel Bioinks for Printing 3D Tissues

Rice University Receives Citation for Chemical Breakthroughs Award for Discovery of Carbon 60

New Nanoscale Wireless Communication System Increases Information Transmission Speed

New Research Milestone Facilitates Creation of Scalable Crystalline Graphene Films

Research Reveals Graphene Balloons can Withstand Extreme Pressure

World’s Biggest Telescope Meets World’s Second Fastest Supercomputer

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