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Graphite/Graphene Technology Applications Will Lead to Impressive Growth

Even though graphite companies have been ever increasing blips on investors' radar screens over the past couple of years, the space got a massive visibility and validation boost when the already iconic Tesla Motors announced its planned lithium ion battery gigafactory to be completed by 2017 to support the demand for its new Tesla Model S.

21 Aug 2014

New Tech Valley High School at Albany NanoTech Complex

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the completion of the new Tech Valley High School, which focuses on providing students with a solid foundation in science, technology, engineering and math skills, which are increasingly important as New York continues to expand its leadership in the development of next generation technologies.

21 Aug 2014

Ovoid Structure Made of Nanocrystalline Iron-Rich Clay Discovered in Nakhla Martian Meteorite

A new ovoid structure discovered in the Nakhla Martian meteorite is made of nanocrystalline iron-rich clay, contains a variety of minerals, and shows evidence of undergoing a past shock event from impact, with resulting melting of the permafrost and mixing of surface and subsurface fluids.

21 Aug 2014

Wayne State Professor Named ACS Fellow for Research on Synthesis of Nanoscale Materials

Wayne State University Professor of Chemistry Stephanie Brock is among a select group of scientists to be named to the prestigious 2014 American Chemical Society (ACS) Fellows Program.

21 Aug 2014

Novel Technology for Study of Atomic Vibration in Small Particles

Physicists at the University of York, working with researchers at the University of Birmingham and Genoa, have developed new technology to study atomic vibration in small particles, revealing a more accurate picture of the structure of atomic clusters where surface atoms vibrate more intensively than internal atoms.

21 Aug 2014

Magnetic Properties of Inorganic Materials Could be Modulated Through Organic Photoactive Molecules

A research conducted by the Institute for Molecular Science of the Universitat de València and of the Institute for Chemical Technology of the Universitat Politècnica de València and the Spanish National Research Council, confirms for the first time the possibility of modulating the magnetic properties of an inorganic material through organic photoactive molecules activated by light.

21 Aug 2014

Nano-Channels Can Help Unravel Tangled Mass of DNA

A simple and effective way of unravelling the often tangled mass of DNA is to “thread” the strand into a nano-channel. A study carried out with the participation of the International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA) in Trieste used simulations to measure the characteristics that this channel should have in order to achieve maximum efficiency.

21 Aug 2014

Global Nanocomposites Market Forecast to Grow at 17.69% CAGR

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Nanocomposites Market 2014-2018" report to their offering.

21 Aug 2014

Science Translational Medicine Publishes Positive Data on Tekmira's Lipid Nanoparticle Technology for Targeting Marburg Virus

Tekmira Pharmaceuticals Corporation, a leading developer of RNA interference (RNAi) therapeutics, today announced the publication of data in a peer-reviewed scientific journal which highlights positive results in an animal model of Marburg virus infection enabled by Tekmira's lipid nanoparticle (LNP) technology.

21 Aug 2014

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