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Max Planck Florida Electron Microscope Can Create 3D Map of Brain's Neurons

Florida Atlantic University, one of Florida's leading public research universities, and the internationally renowned Nansen Neuroscience Network (NNN) in Norway, a premier network of organizations dedicated to research into neuroscience in Europe, have signed a memorandum of understanding for cooperative research and education in the areas of neuroscience and brain health.

16 Apr 2015

SEMICON Southeast Asia: Advantest to Highlight Nanotechnology Metrology and Lithography Tools

Experience the newest developments in semiconductor test solutions, nanotechnology products and terahertz systems by visiting leading semiconductor test equipment supplier Advantest Corporation's exhibit at SEMICON Southeast Asia. The exposition takes place April 22-24, 2015, at the SPICE Arena in Penang, Malaysia.

16 Apr 2015

Researchers Create Nano-Scale Map of Toner Ink on Paper

A team of Finnish scientists has found a new way to examine the ancient art of putting ink to paper in unprecedented 3-D detail. The technique could improve scientists' understanding of how ink sticks to paper and ultimately lead to higher quality, less expensive and more environmentally-friendly printed products.

16 Apr 2015

Graphenea Begins to “Fly Solo”

CIC nanoGUNE, founder of Graphenea together with a group of private investors, will no longer be a partner of the company from its fifth anniversary, as stipulated in the foundational agreement with Nanotechnology Investment Group SL. Graphenea has become an international benchmark in the sector of graphene, a key material in the development of nanotechnology.

16 Apr 2015

Inexpensive, Carbon Nanotube-Based Sensor to Detect Rotting Meat

MIT chemists have devised an inexpensive, portable sensor that can detect gases emitted by rotting meat, allowing consumers to determine whether the meat in their grocery store or refrigerator is safe to eat.

16 Apr 2015

FlexEnable to Enhance the Global Graphene Value Chain

FlexEnable, the leader in the development and industrialisation of flexible electronics, has announced its participation in the Graphene Flagship, the EU’s biggest ever initiative in the field of graphene and related materials.

16 Apr 2015

New Global Nanomedicine Market & Pipeline Insight 2015 Report

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Nanomedicine Market & Pipeline Insight 2015" report to their offering.

15 Apr 2015

Silver Nanowire Electrodes Enable Hyper-Stretchable Elastic-Composite Generator

A research team led by Professor Keon Jae Lee of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) has developed a hyper-stretchable elastic-composite energy harvesting device called a nanogenerator.

15 Apr 2015

Simple Method to Grow Perovskites into Elongated Nanocrystals for Lasers

Take a material that is a focus of interest in the quest for advanced solar cells. Discover a "freshman chemistry level" technique for growing that material into high-efficiency, ultra-small lasers.

15 Apr 2015

Researchers Combine X-ray Ptychography and Fluorescence Microscopy to Study Role of Trace Elements

Scientists have developed a new approach that combines ptychographic X-ray imaging and fluorescence microscopy to study the important role trace elements play in biological functions on hydrated cells.

15 Apr 2015

Gold Nanoparticles Tethered to pHLIPs Increase Effectiveness of Cancer-Killing Radiation

Researchers from Brown University and the University of Rhode Island have demonstrated a promising new way to increase the effectiveness of radiation in killing cancer cells.

15 Apr 2015

Researchers Explore Ways in Which Electrical Charges Move Along DNA Bases

Electrical charges not only move through wires, they also travel along lengths of DNA, the molecule of life. The property is known as charge transport.

15 Apr 2015

Iron Nanoparticles Heated at Precise Temperatures May Help Treat Tumors

Seeking a way to stimulate antitumor responses via the immune system, Steven Fiering, PhD, of Norris Cotton Cancer Center at Dartmouth, has identified the precise temperature that results in a distinct body-wide antitumor immune response that resists metastatic disease.

15 Apr 2015

JPK Reports on the Use of the NanoWizard® 3 AFM System at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem

JPK Instruments, a world-leading manufacturer of nanoanalytic instrumentation for research in life sciences and soft matter, reports on the use of their NanoWizard® AFM system in the Institute of Chemistry of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

From Bruker BioAFM 14 Apr 2015

Study Holds Promise for Developing Graphene-Based Spintronic Devices

A group of scientists at Chalmers University of Technology has performed an experiment which showed that large area graphene can effectively maintain the electron spin for a long period of time and at the same time it also communicates the spin over longer distances than has been feasible until now.

14 Apr 2015