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WPI Receives NSF Award to Develop Novel Process for Making Nano-Ceramic Reinforced Metal Matrix Composites

Diana Lados, associate professor of mechanical engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) and founding director of the university's Integrative Materials Design Center (iMdc), has received a three-year, $424,000 award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support the development of a new way to manufacture metal-ceramic composites, which can be used to make vehicles lighter and more energy efficient, while significantly increasing their performance.

15 Sep 2014

Researchers Realize Optical Control of 2D Nanomaterial Photo Luminescence

Plasmonic nanophotonics and two dimensional materials are hot topics for recent optics and condensed mater physics. How to combine surface plasmon and plat 2D materials, such as graphene and MoS2, and realize excitation light active control of material opto-electronic properties, is very important for the future application.

15 Sep 2014

Electrons Move at a Controllable Angle to Applied Fields in Graphene

In a research paper published this week in Science, the collaboration led by MIT's theory professor Leonid Levitov and Manchester's Nobel laureate Sir Andre Geim report a material in which electrons move at a controllable angle to applied fields, similar to sailboats driven diagonally to the wind.

15 Sep 2014

IMBED to Advance Polymeric Nanofilm Wound Healing Technology with Investment from WISC Partners

Strategic operating capital fund, Wisconsin Investment and Strategic Capital Partners (“WISC Partners”), has made the lead investment in Imbed Biosciences (“IMBED”) in order to advance the development and commercialization of their promising wound healing technology.

15 Sep 2014

Global Nano-Enabled Food and Beverage Packaging Market Forecast to Grow at 10.48% CAGR

Reportbuyer.com has added a new market research report: Global Nano-enabled Food and Beverage Packaging Market 2014-2018

15 Sep 2014

FormFactor Launches MEMS-Based NAND Flash Memory Probe Card

FormFactor, Inc. today announced the introduction of its Vector™ NAND Flash Memory probe card, a novel MEMS-based probe card designed to test cost-sensitive NAND Flash devices.

From Camtek FRT Metrology 12 Sep 2014

World’s Largest DNA Origami Created

Researchers from North Carolina State University, Duke University and the University of Copenhagen have created the world’s largest DNA origami, which are nanoscale constructions with applications ranging from biomedical research to nanoelectronics.

From North Carolina State University 12 Sep 2014

Liposomes with Embedded Nanoparticles May Help Treat Cancer

In the race to find more effective ways to treat cancer, Boise State University biophysicist Daniel Fologea is working outside the rules of general mathematics that say one plus one equals two. In his world, one plus one adds up to a whole lot more.

12 Sep 2014

Specialized Adaptive Optics Microscope Peers through Visually Opaque Obscuring Layer

Zooming in on diseased tissue or scanning fragile biological samples are essential tools in medicine and biological research, but this often requires peering through layers of tissue and other materials that can blur and distort the image. Certain modern microscopes can compensate for this, but only for weak aberrations or by using invasive "guide stars," imaging aids that provide a stable reference point.

12 Sep 2014

Targeted Nanoparticle May Help Regenerate Healthy Heart Tissue without Using Stem Cells

A targeted nanoparticle created by researchers at North Carolina State University and the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute may help heart attack patients regenerate healthy heart tissue without using donated or processed stem cells. This new nanomedicine could also alleviate some of the difficulties involved with stem cell therapy, including treatment delays and invasive procedures.

From North Carolina State University 12 Sep 2014

SMIC Launches 38nm NAND Process Technology

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation ("SMIC";) announced the readiness of 38nm NAND Flash process technology, making it the only foundry to manufacture NAND products for its customers.

From Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) 12 Sep 2014

Nanoparticle Electronic Skin for Early Breast Cancer Detection

For detecting cancer, manual breast exams seem low-tech compared to other methods such as MRI. But scientists are now developing an "electronic skin" that "feels" and images small lumps that fingers can miss.

From American Chemical Society 12 Sep 2014

Manchester University to Build £60m Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre

Funding provided by the UK Research Partnership Investment Fund, the Technology Strategy Board and Masdar, an Abu Dhabi-based clean technology and renewable energy company

12 Sep 2014

Nanodiamonds Hold the Key to the Mystery of the Big Freeze

A new study published in The Journal of Geology provides support for the theory that a cosmic impact event over North America some 13,000 years ago caused a major period of climate change known as the Younger Dryas stadial, or “Big Freeze.”

12 Sep 2014

DESY X-ray Stroboscope Films Movement of Lipid Molecules

Researchers from Göttingen in collaboration with colleagues from Augsburg have 'filmed' the movement of lipid molecules using an X-ray stroboscope at DESY. In the scientific journal Physical Review Letters, researchers lead by Professor Tim Salditt of the University of Göttingen report that their study offers new insights into the dynamics of biomolecules, which compose materials such as cell membranes.

12 Sep 2014