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Nanowire LEDs Provide Better Light, Consume Less Energy

The latest research from the Niels Bohr Institute shows that LEDs made from nanowires will use less energy and provide better light.

26 Jun 2015

Eiichi Hosokawa Memorial Award

A visit to the Runcorn headquarters of Hosokawa Micron Ltd., by the President of Hosokawa Micron Corporation, Mr. Yoshio Hosokawa, culminated in the presentation of the prestigious Eiichi Hosokawa Memorial Award for 2014, presented to the company in recognition of its improved business performance.

From Hosokawa Micron Ltd 25 Jun 2015

Study on Unique Gas-Flow Properties of Molecular Tubes Published in ACS Nano

Chemistry professor Linda Shimizu oversees a series of crowd-pleasing chemistry demonstrations in middle and high schools throughout central South Carolina every year. They are spirited affairs, and her research in the laboratory is just as dynamic ?but with a sense of order that really keeps atoms in line.

25 Jun 2015

Right Combination Determines Future Success of Graphene and Other 2D Materials

Modern technology is defined by a relatively small number of basic materials ?and the key to the future success of graphene and other 2d materials is finding the right combination to unleash new potential and new capabilities.

25 Jun 2015

TN-SCORE Creates Innovative Ideas for Nano-Catalysts Designed for Economical Chemical Production

For the last five years, scientists and engineers at Vanderbilt University have been collaborating closely with colleagues at other public and private universities and research centers throughout Tennessee in an effort to increase the state? energy research capacity.

25 Jun 2015

Research on New Means to Kill Harmful Bacteria Published in Nano Letters

The global rise in antibiotic resistance is a growing threat to public health, damaging our ability to fight deadly infections such as tuberculosis.

25 Jun 2015

Multifunctional Nanohybrid Materials Can Play an Important Role in Noninvasive Cancer Diagnosis

Various diagnostic imaging techniques are currently used for clinical imaging/disease diagnosis.

25 Jun 2015

New Technique for Creating Nanostructured, Full-Color, Flexible, Thin-Film Reflective Display

Imagine a soldier who can change the color and pattern of his camouflage uniform from woodland green to desert tan at will. Or an office worker who could do the same with his necktie. Is someone at the wedding reception wearing the same dress as you? No problem - switch yours to a different color in the blink of an eye.

25 Jun 2015

Tailored Light Can Help Analyze Individual Nanostructures

By adapting a mode of the light field to a system under study, the interaction of light with matter can be optimized. In this context, the spatial distribution of the electric field of such a tailored mode plays an important role.

25 Jun 2015

Researchers Demonstrate Graphene Integration to a Variety of Different Microstructured Geometries

Researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have developed a new approach for forming 3D shapes from flat, 2D sheets of graphene, paving the way for future integrated systems of graphene-MEMS hybrid devices and flexible electronics.

25 Jun 2015

Better Understanding of How Heat is Transported through Nanometer-Scale Materials

A growing interest in thermoelectric materials ?which convert waste heat to electricity ?and pressure to improve heat transfer from increasingly powerful microelectronic devices have led to improved theoretical and experimental understanding of how heat is transported through nanometer-scale materials.

25 Jun 2015

New Versatile Technique to Rapidly Create Nano-Structured Grids for Functional Materials

Down at the nanoscale, where objects span just billionths of a meter, the size and shape of a material can often have surprising and powerful electronic and optical effects. Building larger materials that retain subtle nanoscale features is an ongoing challenge that shapes countless emerging technologies.

25 Jun 2015

Carbon Sciences to Develop Graphene-Based Devices for Cloud Computing

Carbon Sciences Inc., focused on developing breakthrough technologies based on graphene, the new miracle material, today commented further on it plans to develop graphene-based devices for cloud computing.

25 Jun 2015

Graphene Week 2015: Graphene and 2D Technologies Hold Biggest Promise for Industrial Applications

Scientists must focus on graphene and 2D technologies that hold the biggest promise in terms of industrial applications, conference delegates told.

24 Jun 2015

Nanometric Sensor Identifies Biomarkers of Cancer, Nervous System Diseases

The early diagnosis of certain types of cancer, as well as nervous system diseases such as multiple sclerosis and neuromyelitis optica, may soon be facilitated by the use of a nanometric sensor capable of identifying biomarkers of these pathological conditions.

24 Jun 2015

Nanotechnology News

Nanowire LEDs Provide Better Light, Consume Less Energy

Eiichi Hosokawa Memorial Award

Study on Unique Gas-Flow Properties of Molecular Tubes Published in ACS Nano

Right Combination Determines Future Success of Graphene and Other 2D Materials

TN-SCORE Creates Innovative Ideas for Nano-Catalysts Designed for Economical Chemical Production

Research on New Means to Kill Harmful Bacteria Published in Nano Letters

Multifunctional Nanohybrid Materials Can Play an Important Role in Noninvasive Cancer Diagnosis

New Technique for Creating Nanostructured, Full-Color, Flexible, Thin-Film Reflective Display

Tailored Light Can Help Analyze Individual Nanostructures

Researchers Demonstrate Graphene Integration to a Variety of Different Microstructured Geometries

Better Understanding of How Heat is Transported through Nanometer-Scale Materials

New Versatile Technique to Rapidly Create Nano-Structured Grids for Functional Materials

Carbon Sciences to Develop Graphene-Based Devices for Cloud Computing

Graphene Week 2015: Graphene and 2D Technologies Hold Biggest Promise for Industrial Applications

Nanometric Sensor Identifies Biomarkers of Cancer, Nervous System Diseases

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