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Scientists Use Microspheres to Fabricate Artificial Molecules

A new method to develop complexly arranged tiny objects combined with microspheres has been discovered by a group of scientists at IBM Research Zurich and ETH Zurich. These tiny objects are only a few micrometres in size and are formed in a modular manner, allowing their design to be programmed so that every single component displays a wide variety of physical properties. This is followed by introducing the micro-objects into a solution through a very simple step after the fabrication process.

5 Apr 2016

Researchers Find Way to Make Ruthenium Nanoframes

The world is run by catalysts. They clean up after cars, help make fertilizers, and could be the key to better hydrogen fuel. Now, a team of chemists, led by Xiaohu Xia from Michigan Technological University, has found a better way to make metal catalysts.

4 Apr 2016

Scientists Observe 100-Fold More Heat Transfer than Classical Predictions at Nanoscale Distances

In a new study recently published in Nature Nanotechnology, researchers from Columbia Engineering, Cornell, and Stanford have demonstrated heat transfer can be made 100 times stronger than has been predicted, simply by bringing two objects extremely close—at nanoscale distances—without touching. Led by Columbia Engineering’s Michal Lipson and Stanford Engineering’s Shanhui Fan, the team used custom-made ultra-high-precision micro-mechanical displacement controllers to achieve heat transfer using light at the largest magnitude reported to date between two parallel objects.

1 Apr 2016

Researchers Develop Paperlike Battery Electrode Using Graphene and Silicon Oxycarbide Glass

A paperlike battery electrode developed by a Kansas State University engineer may improve tools for space exploration or unmanned aerial vehicles.

1 Apr 2016

Nano One Successfully Produces High-Voltage Cobalt-Free Lithium Ion Battery Cathode Materials

Dan Blondal, CEO of Nano One Materials Corp. announced today that Nano One has successfully produced high-voltage cobalt-free lithium ion battery cathode materials. Testing shows that this Nano One material has advantages over commercial equivalents.

1 Apr 2016

Rice University Professor to be Honored with Two Coveted Nanotechnology Awards

Pulickel Ajayan, the Benjamin M. and Mary Greenwood Anderson Professor in Engineering and founding chair of the Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering, has been chosen to receive two major honors in his field: the 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award in Nanotechnology from the Houston Technology Center and the 2016 NANOSMAT Prize.

1 Apr 2016

Ø20mm x 10mm Mini Ultrasonic Piezo Rotary Stage with Integrated Encoder, Created by PI

From Physik Instrumente (PI) GmbH & Co KG 31 Mar 2016

New Reference Samples Allow CD-AFM Tip Calibration with Uncertainty of Below 1nm

As the sizes of computer chips in electronic devices continue to shrink, traditional measurement tools (e.g., microscopes utilizing visible light) are no longer capable of examining surface features, which can be just tens of nanometers. In order to examine these tiny features, researchers use tools such as the critical dimension atomic force microscope (CD-AFM), which measures features by dragging its ¡Ö10 nm tip across the subject¡¯s surface much like a record player needle pulling across a record¡¯s grooves.

31 Mar 2016

Scientists Explore Environmental Impact of Anti-Odor Athletic Clothes Containing Silver Nanoparticles

Anti-odor athletic clothes containing silver nanoparticles have gained a foothold among exercise buffs, but questions have arisen over how safe and effective they are. Now scientists report in ACS' journal Environmental Science & Technology that silver nanoparticles and coatings do wash off of commercially available garments in the laundry but at negligible levels. They also found that even low concentrations of silver on clothing kept microbes at bay.

From American Chemical Society 31 Mar 2016

Researchers Develop New Thin Film Fabrication Technique by Adapting Current ALD Methods

In the world of nano-scale technology, where work is conducted at the atomic level, even the smallest changes can have an enormous impact. And a new discovery by a University of Alberta materials engineering researchers has caught the attention of electronics industry leaders looking for more efficient manufacturing processes.

31 Mar 2016

Scientists Create 3D Image of Food on Nanometer Scale for First Time

Scientists from the University of Copenhagen and the Paul Scherrer Institute in Switzerland have, for the first time, created a 3D image of food on the nanometer scale. The method the scientists used is called Ptychographic X-ray computed tomography. It has promising prospects as a more detailed knowledge of the structure of complex food systems could potentially save the food industry large sums of money and reduce food waste that occurs because of faulty production.

31 Mar 2016

Agriculture Secretary Announces Over $5.2 Million Investment to Support Nanotechnology Research

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced an investment of more than $5.2 million to support nanotechnology research at 11 universities. The universities will research ways nanotechnology can be used to improve food safety, enhance renewable fuels, increase crop yields, manage agricultural pests, and more. The awards were made through the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI), the nation's premier competitive, peer-reviewed grants program for fundamental and applied agricultural sciences.

31 Mar 2016

Picosun’s ALD Solutions Transform Battery Technology

Picosun Oy, the leading supplier of advanced ALD (Atomic Layer Deposition) thin film coating technology, now provides ALD equipment to transform battery manufacturing.

From Picosun Oy 30 Mar 2016

New Technique Uses Antibody-Coated Nanoparticles for Real-Time Microscopic Analysis of Cell-to-Cell Interactions

Nanotechnology has led to better diagnostic techniques and more effective treatments for a variety of illnesses. Tiny devices enable scientists to observe cell activity and deliver drugs to individual cells -- a breakthrough that is on the verge of revolutionizing precision medicine for treatment of diseases such as cancer.

30 Mar 2016

Unwanted Interactions with Various Substrate Materials Can Influence Electric Properties of Graphene

Juelich physicists have discovered unexpected effects in doped graphene - i.e. graphene that is mixed with foreign atoms. They investigated samples of the carbon compound enriched with the foreign atom nitrogen on various substrate materials.

30 Mar 2016

Nanotechnology News

Scientists Use Microspheres to Fabricate Artificial Molecules

Researchers Find Way to Make Ruthenium Nanoframes

Scientists Observe 100-Fold More Heat Transfer than Classical Predictions at Nanoscale Distances

Researchers Develop Paperlike Battery Electrode Using Graphene and Silicon Oxycarbide Glass

Nano One Successfully Produces High-Voltage Cobalt-Free Lithium Ion Battery Cathode Materials

Rice University Professor to be Honored with Two Coveted Nanotechnology Awards

Ø20mm x 10mm Mini Ultrasonic Piezo Rotary Stage with Integrated Encoder, Created by PI

New Reference Samples Allow CD-AFM Tip Calibration with Uncertainty of Below 1nm

Scientists Explore Environmental Impact of Anti-Odor Athletic Clothes Containing Silver Nanoparticles

Researchers Develop New Thin Film Fabrication Technique by Adapting Current ALD Methods

Scientists Create 3D Image of Food on Nanometer Scale for First Time

Agriculture Secretary Announces Over $5.2 Million Investment to Support Nanotechnology Research

Picosun’s ALD Solutions Transform Battery Technology

New Technique Uses Antibody-Coated Nanoparticles for Real-Time Microscopic Analysis of Cell-to-Cell Interactions

Unwanted Interactions with Various Substrate Materials Can Influence Electric Properties of Graphene

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Nanoparticles That Boost Tomato Plant Growth

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