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Formation of Interconnected Carbon Nanostructures on Graphene Substrate in a Simple Assembly Process

Engineers from the University of Pennsylvania, Sandia National Laboratories and Rice University have demonstrated the formation of interconnected carbon nanostructures on graphene substrate in a simple assembly process that involves heating few-layer graphene sheets to sublimation using electric current that may eventually lead to a new paradigm for building integrated carbon-based devices.

10 Jun 2009

Completely New Material Having Significance in Carbon-Carbon Composite Field and Other Applications

JenLaur Ltd., LLC is announcing the discovery of a template for creation of amino acids, nucleosides, and RNA through a proprietary patent pending method of metallofullerene production.

10 Jun 2009

First Step to a Better Understanding of "Impossible" Behavior

Molecules with five-fold symmetry arrange themselves on a surface as a two-dimensional crystal, although theoretically this ought not to be possible. Recently researchers at Empa and the University of Zurich have taken the first steps to a better understanding of this "impossible" behavior by monitoring the complicated crystallization process with a scanning tunnel microscope.

28 May 2009

Buckyball Could be Used to Inhibit a Strain of HIV Virus

Rice University's Andrew Barron and his group, working with labs in Italy, Germany and Greece, have identified specific molecules that could block the means by which the deadly virus spreads by taking away its ability to bind with other proteins.

20 May 2009

Researchers Synthesized the First Example of an Inorganic Carbon-Free C80 Analogue

The discovery of a soccer-ball-shaped molecule made of 60 carbon atoms was a minor revolution in chemistry: Fullerenes are spherical, highly symmetrical molecules made of carbon atoms, and are the third form of carbon after diamond and graphite.

30 Apr 2009

Nanotechnology-Based Lubricant Significantly Decreases Damaging Wear Pits on Gear Teeth

ApNano Materials, Inc., a cleantech company and provider of nanotechnology-based products, today announced that new test conducted at the FZG Gear Research Centre of the Technical University of Munich, Germany, clearly shows that ApNano Material's nanotechnology-based lubricant NanoLub significantly decreases damaging wear pits on gear teeth.

23 Apr 2009

Nanotechnology - A Thriving Area of Research and Development in 2008

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "global market for nanoscale technologies". This 828 page report provides the most comprehensive global market assessment yet of industrial application...

From Research and Markets 12 Apr 2009

Cytec Industries and IMEC Announces Partnership to Increase Lifetime of Organic Photovoltaics

Cytec Industries Inc. (NYSE:CYT), a global leader in specialty chemicals and materials, and IMEC, Europe's leading independent nanoelectronics research institute will work together to develop a commercially viable technology for organic photovoltaic devices with enhanced stability and extended lifetime.

From IMEC 9 Apr 2009

Parabon NanoLabs to Revolutionize Nanotechnology Field

Parabon Computation, a veteran provider of extreme-scale grid computing software and services, announced today the spin-off of Parabon NanoLabs, a subsidiary dedicated to designing and producing breakthrough products at the nano-scale.

From Parabon NanoLabs 31 Mar 2009

Cheap Solar Cells Can Become a Reality Through R+D in Organic Electronics

Flexible display screens and cheap solar cells can become a reality through research and development in organic electronics. Physicists at Umeå University in Sweden have now developed a new and simple method for producing cheap electronic components.

25 Mar 2009