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Graphene-Infused Rubber Bands Hold Promise for Improving Healthcare

Although body motion sensors already exist in different forms, they have not been widely used due to their complexity and cost of production.

20 Aug 2014

Graphene Scientist at University of Manchester Wins Enterprise Award

A University of Manchester graphene scientist has won a prestigious award for his business proposal to set up a standards service for the one-atom thick material.

20 Aug 2014

Critical Advance in Creating Medical Nanorobots

Researchers from the Institute of General Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences and MIPT have made an important step towards creating medical nanorobots.

20 Aug 2014

Forecast Report on Global Market for Carbon Nanotubes

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "The Global Market For Carbon Nanotubes To 2024" report to their offering.

20 Aug 2014

Nano-Optical Cables May Replace Copper Wiring on Computer Chips

The invention of fibre optics revolutionized the way we share information, allowing us to transmit data at volumes and speeds we’d only previously dreamed of. Now, electrical engineering researchers at the University of Alberta are breaking another barrier, designing nano-optical cables small enough to replace the copper wiring on computer chips.

20 Aug 2014

Innovative Method for Imaging Cesium Distributions in Plant Cells

A research group led by Dr. Hirokazu Komatsu, a member of the YAMATO-MANA Program and a researcher at the International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA; Director General: Masakazu Aono) of the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS; President: Sukekatsu Ushioda), and Dr. Katsuhiko Ariga, MANA Principal Investigator and Supermolecules Unit Director, in collaboration with postdoctoral researcher Dr. Eri Adams and unit leader Dr. Ryoung Shin of the RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, have developed a novel method for imaging cesium distributions in plant cells. Prior to this work, imaging of cesium distributions in plant cells had not been available.

20 Aug 2014

Researchers Capture and Release Single-Cells

Scientists at the Houston Methodist Research Institute have figured out how to pick up and transfer single cells using a pipette -- a common laboratory tool that's been tweaked slightly. They describe this engineering feat and preliminary test results in a recent issue of the Journal of the American Chemical Society.

20 Aug 2014

Forecast Report on Global Graphene Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Graphene Market (Product Type, Application, Geography) - Size, Share, Global Trends, Company Profiles, Demand, Insights, Analysis, Research, Report, Opportunities, Segmentation and Forecast, 2013 - 2020" report to their offering.

20 Aug 2014

NIH Awards $1.15 Million Grant to Train Next Generation of Cancer Nanomedicine Scientists

Northeastern University has received a five-year, $1.15 million grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Cancer Institute to train the next generation of cancer nanomedicine scientists and clinicians through a unique experiential learning program.

20 Aug 2014

Collaborative Project on Ultrafast Dynamics of Atoms, Molecules, and Nanostructures

Kansas State University physicists and computer scientists are involved in a collaborative project to understand a long-lasting mystery: how light interacts with matter.

19 Aug 2014

New Report on Lithography, Deposition, and Etch Market for Flip Chip/WLP Manufacturing

Reportbuyer.com has added a new market research report: Lithography, Deposition, and Etch Market Analysis for Flip Chip/WLP Manufacturing

19 Aug 2014

Nanowires of Electric Bacteria are Cytochromes

For the past 10 years, scientists have been fascinated by a type of "electric bacteria" that shoots out long tendrils like electric wires, using them to power themselves and transfer electricity to a variety of solid surfaces.

19 Aug 2014

BASF’s Tinosorb A2B Nanoparticle-Sized UV Filter Receives EU Approval for Use in Cosmetics

Tinosorb®A2B* is the first UV filter to be included in the positive list (Annex VI) of the new EU Cosmetics Regulation. Therewith, BASF’s highly efficient broadband filter is also the first UV filter with particle sizes smaller than 100 nanometers approved for use in cosmetics in Europe.

19 Aug 2014

Transparent Conductive Electrodes and Energy Storage Applications Forecast to Drive Graphene Materials Market

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Graphene materials for opto & electronic applications

19 Aug 2014

Interstellar Dust Impact Creates Nano-Sized Crater

Since 2006, when NASA's Stardust spacecraft delivered its aerogel and aluminum foil dust collectors to Earth, a team of scientists has combed through the collectors in search of rare, microscopic particles of interstellar dust.

18 Aug 2014