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Mapping of Compression Required to Cause Wrinkles May Help Design Nanostructured Materials

Engineers from Brown University have mapped out the amounts of compression required to cause wrinkles, creases, and folds to form in rubbery materials. The findings could help engineers control the formation of these structures, which can be useful in designing nanostructured materials for flexible electronic devices or surfaces that require variable adhesion.

19 Jul 2013

Gold Nanofibers Integrated With Cardiac Cells to Form Functional Engineered Tissues

Heart tissue sustains irreparable damage in the wake of a heart attack. Because cells in the heart cannot multiply and the cardiac muscle contains few stem cells, the tissue is unable to repair itself — it becomes fibrotic and cannot contract properly.

18 Jul 2013

New Report on Global Nanocomposites Market

Transparency Market Research has released a new market report titled "Nanocomposites (Carbon Nanotubes, Polymer Metal Fiber, Nanofibers, Graphene, Nanoplatelet and Others) Market for Automotive, Aviation, Electronics, Energy, Construction, Healthcare, Plastics, Military, Consumer Goods and Other Applications - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast, 2012 - 2018".

18 Jul 2013

Enzyme Nanocapsules in Sponge-Like Matrix May Help Treat Diabetes

Researchers have developed a drug delivery technique for diabetes treatment in which a sponge-like material surrounds an insulin core. The sponge expands and contracts in response to blood sugar levels to release insulin as needed. The technique could also be used for targeted drug delivery to cancer cells.

From North Carolina State University 18 Jul 2013

EPSRC Grant to Develop Graphene-Based Energy Storage Devices

The University of Manchester has been awarded nearly £8 million for two research projects as part of the Government’s strategy to invest in key technologies.

18 Jul 2013

Advanced Mixed Oxide Thin Film Transistors Used to Create Flexible Color Organic Light Emitting Display

Imagine a paper-thin computer display you could roll up and carry around easily. The Flexible Electronics and Display Center at Arizona State University is advancing technologies to make that possibility a reality.

From Arizona State University 18 Jul 2013

Uppsala Researchers Synthesize Novel Material with Nanopore Structure

A novel material with world record breaking surface area and water adsorption abilities has been synthesized by researchers from Uppsala University, Sweden. The results are published today in PLOS ONE.

18 Jul 2013

Advanced Microscopy Workshop Helps Understand Biofilms

Nearly a dozen commercial and industrial scientists – some representing Fortune 500 companies and all possessing advanced degrees – arrived at Montana State University on Monday looking to go back to school for a day.

18 Jul 2013

Polymeric Nanocapsules Support Reduction of Toxic Oxygen Compounds

Researchers at the University of Basel have successfully developed artificial organelles that are able to support the reduction of toxic oxygen compounds. This opens up new ways in the development of novel drugs that can influence pathological states directly inside the cell. The results have been published in the Journal «Nano Letters».

18 Jul 2013

Carbon Nanotube Carpets Used to Detect Polarized Light

Using carpets of aligned carbon nanotubes, researchers from Rice University and Sandia National Laboratories have created a solid-state electronic device that is hardwired to detect polarized light across a broad swath of the visible and infrared spectrum.

18 Jul 2013

Stem Cells Directed Using Magnetized Iron Oxide Nanoparticles

Magnets could be a tool for directing stem cells’ healing powers to treat conditions such as heart disease or vascular disease.

18 Jul 2013

H2W Tech Release New High Stability Stepper Driver

The SD-03-48-125 from H2W Technologies is a cost effective, high performance, bi-polar, two phase micro-stepping drive which utilizes the pure-sinusoidal current control technique. It is best suited for applications which require extreme low noise and heat. It operates well in an environment where input voltage may experience instability and fluctuation.

From H2W Technologies 18 Jul 2013

XEI Scientific Announce China Distribution Deal with Yi Xin Technology

XEI Scientific Inc, maker of the popular EVACTRON® De-Contaminator™ Plasma Cleaning System for electron microscopes and other vacuum chambers, has appointed the Yi Xin Technology Group to be the exclusive distr...

From XEI Scientific 17 Jul 2013

New Technique to Make Actual Nanoscale Measurements of Plasmonic Nanomaterials

Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Maryland have shown how to make nanoscale measurements of critical properties of plasmonic nanomaterials—the specially engineered nanostructures that modify the interaction of light and matter for a variety of applications, including sensors, cloaking (invisibility), photovoltaics and therapeutics.

From National Institute of Standards and Tech (NIST) 17 Jul 2013

Cadence DFM Flows Adopted to Perform Electrical Variability Optimization for UMC 28nm Designs

Cadence Design Systems, Inc., a leader in global electronic design innovation, today announced that after extensive benchmark testing, semiconductor foundry United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) has adopted the Cadence® “in-design” and signoff design-for-manufacturing (DFM) flows to perform physical signoff and electrical variability optimization for 28nm designs.

From Cadence Design Systems 17 Jul 2013