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Authentication System Combining Moiré Patterns and Microlithography Techniques May Help Thwart Forgeries

In order to thwart forgeries, EPFL researchers propose a new miniaturized authentication system. By combining both, moiré patterns and microlithography techniques, it can be easily recognized by the naked eye and impossible to reproduce through currently existing printer or scanner technology.

31 Jul 2013

MOFs Hold Enormous Potential for New Generation of Clean Engineering

Brian Shoemaker is helping a national team of scientists answer a million dollar question. Could a substance that resembles baby powder curb global carbon emissions?

31 Jul 2013

Novel Nanotechnology Process Used to Grow Super Black Material on Lightweight Substrates

Surrey NanoSystems' unique nanotechnology processing know-how has been used to deposit the world's blackest material on lightweight, temperature-sensitive substrates. Its new 'super black' coating can be applied to optical instruments for space applications, to reduce reflections and increase sensitivity.

31 Jul 2013

Ultratech/Cambridge NanoTech Moves to New State-of-the-Art Facility in Waltham, Mass.

Ultratech, Inc., a leading supplier of lithography, laser-processing and inspection systems used to manufacture semiconductor devices and high-brightness LEDs (HB-LEDs), today announced that it has moved Ultratech/Cambridge NanoTech to Waltham, Mass.

31 Jul 2013

NanoMend Project Helps Develop New Optical Interferometry System

As part of the NanoMend project IBS Precision Engineering, Centre for Process Innovation limited (CPI) and the University of Huddersfield are collaborating in the development of a new optical interferometry system for fast surface measurement of low contrast defects over large, industrially–compatible substrate areas.

31 Jul 2013

Thin Layer of Hydrocarbon Contaminates Surface of Graphene When Exposed to Air

Objects made from graphite—such as lithium-ion batteries—are “hydrophobic,” meaning that they “dislike” water. For decades this lack of likeability has presented significant challenges in terms of building more durable technological devices made with graphite—until now.

30 Jul 2013

Water Helps Form Long Graphene Nanoribbons

New research at Rice University shows how water makes it practical to form long graphene nanoribbons less than 10 nanometers wide.

30 Jul 2013

Tetrapod Quantum Dots Enable Precise Measurement of Polymer Fiber’s Tensile Strength

Fluorescent tetrapod nanocrystals could light the way to the future design of stronger polymer nanocomposites. A team of researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) has developed an advanced opto-mechanical sensing technique based on tetrapod quantum dots that allows precise measurement of the tensile strength of polymer fibers with minimal impact on the fiber’s mechanical properties.

From Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 30 Jul 2013

FDA Clears IntelligentMDx’s Automated Molecular Diagnostic Test for Detection of VRE Associated Genes

IntelligentMDx (privately held) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared its automated molecular diagnostic test that detects the presence of vanA and vanB genes that can be associated with vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE). This is one of the tests in IMDx's portfolio of infectious disease products to be cleared by the FDA for use on Abbott's fully automated m2000 platform.

30 Jul 2013

Flotek Sponsors Research on Impact of Nanotechnology on Oil and Natural Gas Production

Flotek Industries, Inc. announced today sponsorship of applied research at Texas A&M University to investigate the impact of nanotechnology on oil and natural gas production in emerging, unconventional resource plays.

30 Jul 2013

MSU Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory Invites School Students for Physics of Atomic Nuclei Program

Researchers at the MSU National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory are inviting 24 high school students to learn about current research from faculty members.

30 Jul 2013

Hydrogen Takes on Structures of Layered Honeycomb-Like Lattices Under High Pressure

Hydrogen is deceptively simple. It has only a single electron per atom, but it powers the sun and forms the majority of the observed universe. As such, it is naturally exposed to the entire range of pressures and temperatures available in the whole cosmos. But researchers are still struggling to understand even basic aspects of its various forms under high-pressure conditions.

30 Jul 2013

Novel Two-Layer, See-Through Solar Film with Double Efficiency

Nearly doubling the efficiency of a breakthrough photovoltaic cell they created last year, UCLA researchers have developed a two-layer, see-through solar film that could be placed on windows, sunroofs, smartphone displays and other surfaces to harvest energy from the sun.

30 Jul 2013

Bone Cells Grow Better on Titanium Surfaces Coated With Carpet of Tiny Nanowires

Broken bones and joint replacements may someday heal faster, thanks to an unusual coating for medical implants under development at The Ohio State University.

30 Jul 2013

Nanotech Opportunities in Biomedicine to be Presented at Institute National d'Optique Conference

Nano Labs Corp. is pleased to announce that Dr. Victor Castano, Chief Innovations Officer of Nano Labs, will be presenting "Nanotechnology and Photonics: Challenges and Opportunities in Biomedicine" today at the Institute National d'Optique conference in Montreal, Canada.

30 Jul 2013

Nanotechnology News

Authentication System Combining Moiré Patterns and Microlithography Techniques May Help Thwart Forgeries

MOFs Hold Enormous Potential for New Generation of Clean Engineering

Novel Nanotechnology Process Used to Grow Super Black Material on Lightweight Substrates

Ultratech/Cambridge NanoTech Moves to New State-of-the-Art Facility in Waltham, Mass.

NanoMend Project Helps Develop New Optical Interferometry System

Thin Layer of Hydrocarbon Contaminates Surface of Graphene When Exposed to Air

Water Helps Form Long Graphene Nanoribbons

Tetrapod Quantum Dots Enable Precise Measurement of Polymer Fiber’s Tensile Strength

FDA Clears IntelligentMDx’s Automated Molecular Diagnostic Test for Detection of VRE Associated Genes

Flotek Sponsors Research on Impact of Nanotechnology on Oil and Natural Gas Production

MSU Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory Invites School Students for Physics of Atomic Nuclei Program

Hydrogen Takes on Structures of Layered Honeycomb-Like Lattices Under High Pressure

Novel Two-Layer, See-Through Solar Film with Double Efficiency

Bone Cells Grow Better on Titanium Surfaces Coated With Carpet of Tiny Nanowires

Nanotech Opportunities in Biomedicine to be Presented at Institute National d'Optique Conference

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