Industrial Nanotech, a provider of energy conserving solutions based on nanotechnology, has reported that its patented Nansulate translucent thermal insulation and protective coating will be utilized for skylight insulation in the recently awarded Caribbean Marketplace Renovation Project. The City of Miami is undertaking the renovation project.
A research team led by Erin Lavik from the Case Western Reserve University has demonstrated that nanoparticles customized to bind with blood platelets quickly stop bleeding, thus doubling the survival rate in the critical first hour after a lethal injury.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
21 Aug 2012
A multi-institute team headed by researchers at University of California, Santa Barbara's Bren School of Environmental Science & Management has studied the environmental impact of nanomaterials by growing soybeans in soil polluted by two manufactured nanomaterials (MNMs).
By G.P. Thomas
21 Aug 2012
Scientists from King's College London together with AMOLF and ICFO have successfully mapped the interaction of light with complex photonic materials by breaking the light resolution limit at the nanoscale. This was done by employing a new technique that integrates optical detection and electronic excitation.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
21 Aug 2012
Scientists from King's College London together with AMOLF and ICFO have successfully mapped the interaction of light with complex photonic materials by breaking the light resolution limit at the nanoscale. This was done by employing a new technique that integrates optical detection and electronic excitation.
By Will Soutter
21 Aug 2012
Scientists have revealed how smaller molecules can be imprisoned within a carbon molecule. This allows the study of wave-like behavior which is considered to be a fundamental property of matter.
By Will Soutter
21 Aug 2012
Computation of prime factors is no longer a basic math problem when big numbers are considered, something like a 600-digit number, and then it becomes a demanding, long drawn out process.
By G.P. Thomas
21 Aug 2012
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) researchers have reported that they have discovered methods of developing defect-free patterns of nanocrystal films. They have controlled the position and shape of the nanocrystal films with nanoscale resolution.
Scientists have developed an automated system that uses advanced image processing and artificial intelligence for detecting subtle differences in nematodes used for biological research.
On August 16, 2012, XG Sciences, a producer of innovative nanomaterial dubbed xGnP graphene nanoplatelets and associated materials, has conducted a grand opening ceremony to celebrate the commencement of production at its new headquarters and production facility situated in Delhi Township, close to Lansing, Michigan.
By Will Soutter
21 Aug 2012
Research and Markets has included a new book titled ‘Characterization Techniques for Polymer Nanocomposites. Polymer Nano-, Micro- and Macrocomposites’ to its catalogue.
Researchers at HRL Laboratories have demonstrated first-of-its-kind graphene-based square-law millimeter detectors that show a linear dynamic range of more than 60 dB, the highest value ever quantified in semiconductor detectors.
By Will Soutter
17 Aug 2012
A research team headed by Lin Wang from Carnegie Institution has discovered a new superhard form of carbon clusters, which exhibit both crystalline and amorphous structure and are comparable to diamond.
By Will Soutter
17 Aug 2012
Nanotechnology and nanoparticles have pervaded all spheres of life. While these extremely tiny particles invisible to the naked eye have numerous benefits that enhance the properties of products, very little is known about the possible detrimental effects of nanoparticles on health and environment when they are released into the environment from discarded products.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
17 Aug 2012
Researchers have identified cancer drug targets through genome sequencing of cancer cells. In order to hasten the process of testing the discovered drug targets, researchers at MIT have engineered nanoparticles capable of delivering RNA.