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Nanosurface Created with Potential Applications in Medical Devices

A researcher from RMIT and collaborators have created a novel nanosurface to be used in medical devices and implants that will prevent contamination with lethal bacteria.

24 Aug 2016

New Energy Storage Material Designed for Electric Vehicles

Penn State materials researchers have achieved the energy-storage goal of a polymer dielectric material possessing high power density, high energy density, and superior charge-discharge efficiency for hybrid and electric vehicle applications.

24 Aug 2016

Researchers Develop Tiny Quantum Dots in Graphene

When confined to small spaces, electrons exhibit their quantum properties. Extremely small quantum dots in graphene have been developed by Scientists from TU Wien (Vienna), Manchester and Aachen.

24 Aug 2016

Silicon Nanoparticles Trained to Juggle Light

Research findings prove the capabilities of silicon nanoparticles for flexible data processing in optical communication systems

24 Aug 2016

Nanoparticles to Stop Internal Bleeding Could Help to Save Lives

Stopping bleeding as fast as possible is vital to save lives when severe trauma has occurred on the highway or the battlefield. Several techniques are used to control external bleeding, however surgery is currently the only way to stop blood loss within the body from injury to internal organs.

23 Aug 2016

Use of Precious Metals Reduced in Fuel Cell Reactions

A team of researchers from Washington State University (WSU) have created a novel nanomaterial that could enhance the performance and reduce the costs of fuel cells by using small amounts of precious metals, such as palladium or platinum.

23 Aug 2016

University of Puerto Rico and NASA Back in the News – XEI Reports

XEI Scientific Inc. reports on the launch of NASA rocket carrying the RockSat-X payload from the University of Puerto Rico which incorporates a plasma radical source from XEI

From XEI Scientific 23 Aug 2016

Compact Micro-Translation Stage for Single and Multi-Axis Precision Positioning is Fast and Precise

PI’s palm-sized motorized positioning stage combines precision with long lifetime components, making it more attractive to research and industry

From PI (Physik Instrumente) LP 23 Aug 2016

Biolin Scientific Partners with L.A.B. Analytical to Expand Analytical Instrument Business in Scandinavia

Biolin Scientific has signed an agreement with L.A.B. Analytical, a specialist laboratory appliances provider, to distribute Biolin Scientific’s state-of the-art surface analysis instruments in Sweden, Denmark, Norway an...

From Biolin Scientific 23 Aug 2016

Nanotech, KolourOptik Technology Recently Featured by Simon Fraser University

Nanotech Security Corp. today announced that the company and its KolourOptik® technology were recently featured by Simon Fraser University.

22 Aug 2016

Scientists Develop New Method of Identifying Damages in Polymers

Pipes can burst for many reasons, such as subzero temperatures or catastrophic events, or continuous use and time can wear the material, leaving dents and dings that become evident only when it is too late.

22 Aug 2016

UA Engineers Work on Creating Phonons with Nature-Defying Characteristics

Over the years, development in the fields of energy and electronics has promoted advances in information technology, biomedicine and energy. A team of researchers from the University of Arizona (UA) are introducing a new field - phononics.

18 Aug 2016

Research Team Develops New and Potentially Cost-Efficient Way to Purify Carbon Nanotubes

Imagine an electronic newspaper that you could roll up and spill your coffee on, even as it updated itself before your eyes.

17 Aug 2016

ONR-Sponsored Scientists Create Electrical Wires Using Renewable "Green" Energy Resources

Scientists sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) have genetically modified a common soil bacteria to create electrical wires that not only conduct electricity, but are thousands of times thinner than a human hair.

17 Aug 2016

New Nanorobotic Agents Precisely Administer Anti-Cancer Drugs

A research team from Polytechnique Montréal, McGill University, and Université de Montréal has successfully developed novel nanorobotic agents that travel through the bloodstream and precisely inject a drug by targeting the active regions of cancerous tumors. The study represents a scientific breakthrough in cancer research.

16 Aug 2016