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New Book on Emerging Applications of Carbon Nanotubes, Graphene and Nanomaterials

Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, today announced the publication of new content on graphene and materials science, including Graphene: Properties, Preparation, Characterisation and Devices by Viera Skakalova and Alan Kaiser. Carbon nanotubes, graphene and nanomaterials are emerging and increasingly important materials with many applications in medicine, computing, optics, energy and materials science.

From Elsevier B.V 26 Sep 2014

Carbon Nanotechnology Expert Awarded NJIT Board of Overseers Excellence in Research Prize and Medal

NJIT Distinguished Professor Somenath Mitra, Ph.D., whose pioneering research has spanned a spectrum of applications for carbon nanotechnology that address critical quality-of-life issues, will receive the seventh annual Board of Overseers Excellence in Research Prize and Medal on Oct. 2, 2014.

26 Sep 2014

Extremely Thin Semitransparent Perovskite Solar Cells Demonstrate 9.9% Efficiency

One of the most common complaints about solar power is solar panels are still too expensive to be worth the investment. Many researchers have responded by making solar cells, the tile-like components of solar panels that absorb and transfer energy, more efficient and longer lasting.

26 Sep 2014

Researchers Develop Nanocomposites for Food and Metal-Mechanical Industries

At the Center for Innovation, Research and Development in Engineering and Technology (CIIDIT), from the Faculty of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering at the Autonomous University of Nuevo León (UANL) on the PIIT in the North of Mexico, nanocomposites have been developed for the economical production of instruments directed to the metalworking industry in the region.

26 Sep 2014

Novel One-Step Process to Synthesize Oxide Nanoparticles

Scientists at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Materials Science and Technology Division have developed a novel one-step process using, for the first time in these types of syntheses, potassium superoxide (KO2) to rapidly form oxide nanoparticles from simple salt solutions in water.

26 Sep 2014

Silicon Nanoparticles May Serve as Detectable ‘Tags’ for Tracking Nanosized Substances

If it's true that good things come in small packages, then the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) can now make anyone working with nanoparticles very happy. NIST recently issued Reference Material (RM) 8027, the smallest known reference material ever created for validating measurements of these man-made, ultrafine particles between 1 and 100 nanometers (billionths of a meter) in size.

From National Institute of Standards and Tech (NIST) 26 Sep 2014

New Nanoscale Structure Increases Brightness and Efficiency of Organic LEDs

Princeton University researchers have developed a new method to increase the brightness, efficiency and clarity of LEDs, which are widely used on smartphones and portable electronics as well as becoming increasingly common in lighting.

26 Sep 2014

Electron Microscopy Helps Image Atoms Gliding on Surface of 2D Crystals

Understanding how atoms "glide" and "climb" on the surface of 2D crystals like tungsten disulphide may pave the way for researchers to develop materials with unusual or unique characteristics, according to an international team of researchers.

26 Sep 2014

Researchers Open and Close Nanovesicles Using a Magnet

Chemists and physicists of Radboud University managed to open and close nanovesicles using a magnet. This process is repeatable and can be controlled remotely, allowing targeted drug transport in the body, for example.

26 Sep 2014

Nanotechnology Makes Chef Jackets Water Repellent and Stain-Proof

An Australian startup is using a patented nanotechnology to create 'hydrophobic' chef jackets and aprons. Fabricor says this means uniforms that stay clean for longer, and saving time and money.

25 Sep 2014

NIH Awards $5.8 Million for Development of Microfluidic, 3D Human Liver Model

With a new $5.8 million, three-year award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine will further develop a state-of-the-art, microfluidic 3D model system that mimics structure and function of the liver to better predict organ physiology, assess drug toxicity and build disease models.

25 Sep 2014

Swissmedic Approves Celgene’s ABRAXANE for Treatment of Metastatic Pancreatic and Breast Cancers

Celgene International Sàrl, a wholly owned subsidiary of Celgene Corporation, today announced that Swissmedic, the regulatory authority for Switzerland, has granted approval for ABRAXANE® (paclitaxel formulated as albumin bound nanoparticles, or nab-paclitaxel) as a treatment for metastatic pancreatic cancer (in combination with gemcitabine), and as a treatment for metastatic breast cancer.

25 Sep 2014

Forecast & Opportunities Report on United States Photomask Market

Growth in Semiconductor, Display and Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS) Markets to Drive Overall Demand for Photomasks in the Country

25 Sep 2014

Mechanics with Biology Helps Discover Communication between Cells

When the body forms new tissues during the healing process, cells must be able to communicate with each other. For years, scientists believed this communication happened primarily through chemical signaling. Now researchers at Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh have found that another dimension – mechanical communication – is equally if not more crucial.

25 Sep 2014

Intrinsic Electric Fields Can Drive Oxygen Diffusion at Interfaces in Engineered Complex Oxide Thin Films

Complex oxides have long tantalized the materials science community for their promise in next-generation energy and information technologies. Complex oxide crystals combine oxygen atoms with assorted metals to produce unusual and very desirable properties. Because their electrons interact strongly with their environments, complex oxides are versatile, existing as insulators, metals, magnets, and superconductors. They can tightly couple diverse physical properties, such as stress and strain, magnetism and magnetic order, electric field and polarization.

From Oak Ridge National Laboratory 25 Sep 2014

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New Book on Emerging Applications of Carbon Nanotubes, Graphene and Nanomaterials

Carbon Nanotechnology Expert Awarded NJIT Board of Overseers Excellence in Research Prize and Medal

Extremely Thin Semitransparent Perovskite Solar Cells Demonstrate 9.9% Efficiency

Researchers Develop Nanocomposites for Food and Metal-Mechanical Industries

Novel One-Step Process to Synthesize Oxide Nanoparticles

Silicon Nanoparticles May Serve as Detectable ‘Tags’ for Tracking Nanosized Substances

New Nanoscale Structure Increases Brightness and Efficiency of Organic LEDs

Electron Microscopy Helps Image Atoms Gliding on Surface of 2D Crystals

Researchers Open and Close Nanovesicles Using a Magnet

Nanotechnology Makes Chef Jackets Water Repellent and Stain-Proof

NIH Awards $5.8 Million for Development of Microfluidic, 3D Human Liver Model

Swissmedic Approves Celgene’s ABRAXANE for Treatment of Metastatic Pancreatic and Breast Cancers

Forecast & Opportunities Report on United States Photomask Market

Mechanics with Biology Helps Discover Communication between Cells

Intrinsic Electric Fields Can Drive Oxygen Diffusion at Interfaces in Engineered Complex Oxide Thin Films

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