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Low-Cost Water Splitter Created Using Silicon Semiconductor Coated in Nickel Nanofilm

Stanford University scientists have created a silicon-based water splitter that is both low-cost and corrosion-free. The novel device – a silicon semiconductor coated in an ultrathin layer of nickel – could help pave the way for large-scale production of clean hydrogen fuel from sunlight, according to the scientists. Their results are published in the Nov. 15 issue of the journal Science.

16 Nov 2013

Tiny Holograms Created Using Nanoantenna Metasurface

Researchers have created tiny holograms using a "metasurface" capable of the ultra-efficient control of light, representing a potential new technology for advanced sensors, high-resolution displays and information processing. The metasurface, thousands of V-shaped nanoantennas formed into an ultrathin gold foil, could make possible "planar photonics" devices and optical switches small enough to be integrated into computer chips for information processing, sensing and telecommunications, said Alexander Kildishev, associate research professor of electrical and computer engineering at Purdue University.

16 Nov 2013

DOC’s mems|cam Mobile Imaging Product Wins Third Annual MEMS Technology Showcase

DigitalOptics Corporation (DOCTM), a wholly owned subsidiary of Tessera Technologies, Inc., is pleased to announce that its mems|cam™ mobile imaging product was a winner in the third annual MEMS Technology Showcase® at the 2013 MEMS Executive Congress®. MEMS Technology Showcase is sponsored by MEMS Industry Group (MIG) and awarded each year after live presentation to recognize innovative uses of MEMS technology that enhance user experience in electronic devices.

From XPERI INC. 16 Nov 2013

Global Industry Analysis Report on Microscopy Devices Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Microscopy Devices Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends And Forecast, 2012 - 2018" report to their offering.

From Research and Markets 16 Nov 2013

Surface Oxygen Used to Grow Large Single Graphene Crystals on Copper

When it comes to the growth of graphene — an ultrathin, ultrastrong, all-carbon material — it is survival of the fittest, according to researchers at The University of Texas at Austin.

15 Nov 2013

Researchers Observe Mitotic Spindle Within Cell-Sized Droplet of Cytoplasm Using Microfluidics Technology

Every cell, no matter how large or small, must regulate the size of its internal parts. Like organs, these parts, called organelles, perform basic functions to keep cells alive and healthy.

15 Nov 2013

Endomagnetics wins Nanomedicine Award

Endomagnetics, the company co-founded in the United Kingdom by a University of Houston researcher to develop products to improve the standard of breast cancer care, has been named one of two winners of an inaugural Nanomedicine Award in the European Union.

15 Nov 2013

Penn State Creates New Center for Two-Dimensional and Layered Materials

The promise of nanoscale science is that useful and unprecedented properties appear when materials are shrunk to the size of 100 nanometers or less. Now, Penn State and the Materials Research Institute have launched a center to discover what new properties can be created when atom-thick 2-dimensional layers of elemental materials and chemical compounds are formed or when those layers are built up into completely new 3-dimensional structures.

15 Nov 2013

Advenira to Provide Solution Derived Nanocomposite Coatings for Novomet Submersible Pumping Systems

Advenira Enterprises Inc., a developer of Solution Derived Nanocomposite (SDN™) coating technology, announced that it has recently executed a joint development agreement (JDA) with Novomet, a Russian company that supplies oil mining equipment throughout the world. Under the agreement Advenira will provide coatings for submersible pumping systems developed by Novomet.

15 Nov 2013

Carbon Nanotube Arrays for Field Electron Emitters to be Tested in Space

A pair of carbon nanotube arrays will be flying in space by the end of the year to test technology that could provide more efficient micro-propulsion for future generations of spacecraft. Part of a Cube Satellite (CubeSat) developed by the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT), the arrays will support what is expected to be the first-ever space-based testing of carbon nanotubes as electron emitters.

15 Nov 2013

Novel Method to Drill Nanopores Without Affecting Graphene’s Electrical Sensitivity

The instructions for building all of the body’s proteins are contained in a person’s DNA, a string of chemicals that, if unwound and strung end to end, would form a sentence 3 billion letters long. Each person’s sentence is unique, so learning how to read gene sequences as quickly and inexpensively as possible could pave the way to countless personalized medical applications.

15 Nov 2013

New Report on Nanobiotechnology Applications, Markets and Companies

Research and Markets has announced the addition of a new report "2013 Report on Nanobiotechnology Applications, Markets and Companies" to their offering.

From Research and Markets 15 Nov 2013

Imperfections in 2D Materials Lead to Nanoscale Magnets

According to a new theory by Rice University scientists, imperfections in certain two-dimensional materials create the conditions by which nanoscale magnetic fields arise.

15 Nov 2013

Highly Sensitive Nanosensor Detects Radioactive Materials in Waste Water

As the Fukushima crisis continues to remind the world of the potential dangers of nuclear disposal and unforeseen accidents, scientists are reporting progress toward a new way to detect the radioactive materials uranium and plutonium in waste water. Their report on the design of a highly sensitive nanosensor appears in ACS’ The Journal of Physical Chemistry C.

From American Chemical Society 15 Nov 2013

FibeRio Technology Exhibit New Nanofiber Filtration Media at INDA Filtration 2013

FibeRio Technology Corporation – The Force For Nanofibers – has introduced MERV 15 and HEPA grade nanofiber filtration media from Forcespinning® technology that it is displaying in its booth at the INDA Filtration 2013 tradeshow.

14 Nov 2013

Nanotechnology News

Low-Cost Water Splitter Created Using Silicon Semiconductor Coated in Nickel Nanofilm

Tiny Holograms Created Using Nanoantenna Metasurface

DOC’s mems|cam Mobile Imaging Product Wins Third Annual MEMS Technology Showcase

Global Industry Analysis Report on Microscopy Devices Market

Surface Oxygen Used to Grow Large Single Graphene Crystals on Copper

Researchers Observe Mitotic Spindle Within Cell-Sized Droplet of Cytoplasm Using Microfluidics Technology

Endomagnetics wins Nanomedicine Award

Penn State Creates New Center for Two-Dimensional and Layered Materials

Advenira to Provide Solution Derived Nanocomposite Coatings for Novomet Submersible Pumping Systems

Carbon Nanotube Arrays for Field Electron Emitters to be Tested in Space

Novel Method to Drill Nanopores Without Affecting Graphene’s Electrical Sensitivity

New Report on Nanobiotechnology Applications, Markets and Companies

Imperfections in 2D Materials Lead to Nanoscale Magnets

Highly Sensitive Nanosensor Detects Radioactive Materials in Waste Water

FibeRio Technology Exhibit New Nanofiber Filtration Media at INDA Filtration 2013

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