Physics professor, Apparao Rao from Clemson University has been awarded a $1.2 million grant by the National Science Foundation (NSF) for his research study on carbon nanomaterials in the context of their application in energy storage mediums.
By Will Soutter
24 Sep 2012
An interdisciplinary team of researchers from the University of Delaware are involved in the development of a structural health monitoring system based on composites incorporating carbon nanotubes.
By G.P. Thomas
21 Sep 2012
Targeted drug delivery has gained popularity with development in nanotechnology. Researchers at the University of Georgia (UGA) have enhanced the process of direct drug delivery to targeted cells using nanoparticles to the next level where the drugs are delivered to a particular organelle in the targeted cells.
By Will Soutter
21 Sep 2012
MiniFAB (AUST) Pty Ltd will be presenting and exhibiting at the 2012 Lab-on-a-Chip World Congress (LOAC-WC) conference (25-26 September) in San Diego, CA. MiniFAB will have a significant presence at LOAC-WC, with a platf...
Biological Systems Unit of the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University is involved in the development of low-cost and high-efficient waste-fueled microbial fuel cells for real-world applications.
By Will Soutter
21 Sep 2012
Cornell University will participate in the research work to be carried out at the new nanoelectronics research center established by the National Science Foundation (NSF).
By G.P. Thomas
21 Sep 2012
Researchers at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in conjunction with researchers from the Pennsylvania State University and University of Washington have found that molecules are capable of sensing curvature at the nanoscale and hence differ in their reactions on curved surfaces and flat surfaces.
SK hynix, a global supplier of memory devices including flash memory chips and dynamic random access memory chips (DRAMs), has entered into the extreme ultraviolet lithography (EUVL) mask infrastructure (EMI) partnership of SEMATECH based at the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE) of the University at Albany.
By Will Soutter
21 Sep 2012
SPTS Technologies, the company that provides wafer processing solutions globally for semiconductor packaging, MEMS, power management device markets and such related markets, has introduced a low temperature plasma-enhanced chemical vapour deposition (PECVD) solution that addresses the issues in via-reveal passivation or post-through silicon via (TSV) processing in packaging of 3D integrated circuits.
By Will Soutter
21 Sep 2012
Scientists at University of Delaware are a step closer to creating self-assembling devices based on functional materials derived from nanoparticles.
By Will Soutter
21 Sep 2012
A team of scientists from the University College, London, and University of Melbourne, headed by Professor Andrew Dzurak and Dr Andrea Morello from the School of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications at University of New South Wales (UNSW), has developed the first functional quantum bit (qubit) based on a single silicon atom.
By Will Soutter
21 Sep 2012
Graphene is a one-atom-thick carbon material that demonstrates exotic properties suitable for the development of advanced electronic devices. However, to develop these graphene-based electronic devices, it is necessary to create junctions that link the nanomaterial to the ‘external world’ via at least two metal wires.
By Will Soutter
20 Sep 2012
In a study that appeared in the Applied Catalysis B: Environmental magazine, TECNALIA researchers have discussed the release of nanomaterials due to water flow on surfaces comprising nanomaterials.
By Will Soutter
20 Sep 2012
A multi-disciplinary team from the Regenerative Medicine Institute at the National University of Ireland Galway together with researchers at Trinity College Dublin has developed a new technique based on the electrical properties of carbon nanotubes to create cells that enable the reproduction of cardiac cells.
By Will Soutter
20 Sep 2012
Marie Backman, a physicist at the University of Helsinki, Finland, and coworkers have explored the mechanism behind bonding of gold atoms with other atoms using a model. This model takes bond direction into account.
By Will Soutter
20 Sep 2012