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Manchester Spin-Out Company Produces High-Quality Graphene

A University of Manchester spin-out company producing high-quality graphene and other 2-D materials will bring applications using the wonder material closer to reality.

15 Jun 2013

Synchrotron X-ray Scanning Tunneling Microscopy Helps Acquire Atomic-Level Fingerprint of Materials

Getting the atomic-level fingerprint of a material takes a lot more than just a dab of ink.

From Argonne National Laboratory 15 Jun 2013

Single Atom Contacts Created Between Gold and Graphene Nanoribbons

Scientists at Aalto University and Utrecht University have created single atom contacts between gold and graphene nanoribbons.

15 Jun 2013

Graphene Nanoribbons Boost Efficiency of Lithium Ion Batteries

Researchers at Rice University have come up with a new way to boost the efficiency of the ubiquitous lithium ion (LI) battery by employing ribbons of graphene that start as carbon nanotubes.

15 Jun 2013

Nano-Sensor Detects Harmful Airborne Substances

The “electronic nose” sensor developed by a University of California, Riverside engineering professor, and being commercialized by Innovation Economy Crowd (ieCrowd), will be further refined to detect deadly pathogens including toxic pesticides in the global food supply chain, according to a recently signed product development and distribution agreement.

From University of California at Riverside 15 Jun 2013

Researchers Carve Nano-Volcanoes Using Light

Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a method for creating “nano-volcanoes” by shining various colors of light through a nanoscale “crystal ball” made of a synthetic polymer. These nano-volcanoes can store precise amounts of other materials and hold promise for new drug-delivery technologies.

From North Carolina State University 15 Jun 2013

ANSM Approves Nanobiotix’s NBTXR3 Clinical Trial for Advanced Cancers

NANOBIOTIX, a clinical-stage nanomedicine company pioneering novel approaches for the local treatment of cancer, announces today that its lead compound NBTXR3 has received authorization from the French Medicine Agency, ANSM, to start a clinical trial in patients with locally advanced cancers of the oral cavity or oropharynx (head and neck cancer), at the Institut Curie, Paris, France, a French leading cancer treatment center.

From Nanobiotix 14 Jun 2013

Research and Markets Offers Subscription to Plastics, Rubber and Composites Publication

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Plastics, Rubber and Composites" subscription to their offering.

From Research and Markets 14 Jun 2013

UMC to Develop 10nm CMOS Process Technology with IBM Alliance

IBM and United Microelectronics Corporation ("UMC"), a leading global semiconductor foundry, today announced that UMC will join the IBM Technology Development Alliances as a participant in the group's development of 10nm CMOS process technology.

From United Microelectronics Corporation 14 Jun 2013

Novel Plasmonic Transducer Holds Promise for Ultra-Sensitive Nanoscale Sensors

Researchers at FOM Institute AMOLF in Amsterdam and EPFL in Lausanne have developed a new way to measure tiny displacements with light. By confining plasmons in a resonant cavity that is only 20 nanometers wide, they could precisely measure mechanical motion smaller than the size of an atom. Their work is published this week in the journal Nano Letters.

14 Jun 2013

Tufts Nanomedicine Researcher Named Pew Scholar

Qiaobing Xu, assistant professor of biomedical engineering at Tufts University School of Engineering, was named a Pew Scholar in Biomedical Sciences by the Pew Charitable Trusts.

14 Jun 2013

New Report on Global Nanotechnology Drug Delivery Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Nanotechnology Drug Delivery Market 2012-2016" report to their offering.

From Research and Markets 14 Jun 2013

Fraunhofer EMFT Installs AltaCVD System for Poly-Silicon Film Deposition in MEMS Applications

Altatech, a subsidiary of Soitec, announced today that it has installed and qualified an AltaCVD system at the Fraunhofer Research Institution for Modular Solid State Technology EMFT in Munich where it will be used to deposit poly-silicon films for CMOS and MEMS applications. This repeat order from Fraunhofer EMFT reinforces the AltaCVD system’s leadership position in advanced material deposition for semiconductor applications.

14 Jun 2013

Novel Nano-Sensor Differentiates Melanoma Cells from Normal Skin Cells

According to new research from the Monell Center and collaborating institutions, odors from human skin cells can be used to identify melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer. In addition to detecting a unique odor signature associated with melanoma cells, the researchers also demonstrated that a nanotechnology-based sensor could reliably differentiate melanoma cells from normal skin cells.

14 Jun 2013

UT Austin Receives SRC-NIST Nanoelectronics Award to Develop Ultra-Low-Power Transistor

The Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded The University of Texas at Austin a five-year, $7.8 million nanoelectronics award.

14 Jun 2013